Writing of Women as Cultural Resistance

Deconstructing Memory Legacies in the Afro-Luso-Brazilian Atlantic

Edited by Margarida Rendeiro Edited by Susan de Oliveira Edited by Teresa Manjate Contributions by Ana Aires e Castro Contributions by Ana Margarida Martins Contributions by Ana Raquel Fernandes Contributions by Ana Rita Sousa Contributions by Carlos Garrido Castellano Contributions by Daviane Moreira e Silva Contributions by Federica Lupati Contributions by Fernanda Barim Camargo Contributions by Inês Nascimento Rodrigues Contributions by Luana Barossi Contributions by Luca Fazzini Contributions by Margarida Rendeiro Contributions by Miriane Peregrino Contributions by Patrícia Martinho Ferreira Contributions by Sara Laisse Contributions by Sophia Catarina Rosa Contributions by Stefane Cola Contributions by Susan de Oliveira Contributions by Teresa Manjate Contributions by Tereza Virgínia de Almeida

Book cover: Writing of Women as Cultural Resistance

Extent: 368 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: African Studies, American Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Culture - Environment - Society

Series volume number: 8

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(March 2026)

ISBN: 9783847118862

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $75.00

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This volume highlights recent research on women’s authorship in the Afro-Luso-Brazilian Atlantic, intersecting memory studies, postcolonialism, and world literature.


This volume highlights recent research on women’s authorship in the Afro-Luso-Brazilian Atlantic, intersecting memory studies, postcolonialism, and world literature. It explores how women’s literary and critical works act as cultural resistance, challenging hegemonic male narratives. Using a comparative approach, it examines canonical and non-canonical writers, including those using social media and slam poetry. Themes include gender, race, violence, and exclusion, analyzed intersectionally. Essays discuss how women’s writing deconstructs memory legacies and challenges patriarchy, neoliberalism, and Western hegemony. Methodology includes comparative analysis and fieldwork across Lusophone countries, featuring interviews and local events.

  • Edited by Margarida Rendeiro
  • Edited by Susan de Oliveira
  • Edited by Teresa Manjate
  • Contributions by Ana Aires e Castro
  • Contributions by Ana Margarida Martins
  • Contributions by Ana Raquel Fernandes
  • Contributions by Ana Rita Sousa
  • Contributions by Carlos Garrido Castellano
  • Contributions by Daviane Moreira e Silva
  • Contributions by Federica Lupati
  • Contributions by Fernanda Barim Camargo
  • Contributions by Inês Nascimento Rodrigues
  • Contributions by Luana Barossi
  • Contributions by Luca Fazzini
  • Contributions by Margarida Rendeiro
  • Contributions by Miriane Peregrino
  • Contributions by Patrícia Martinho Ferreira
  • Contributions by Sara Laisse
  • Contributions by Sophia Catarina Rosa
  • Contributions by Stefane Cola
  • Contributions by Susan de Oliveira
  • Contributions by Teresa Manjate
  • Contributions by Tereza Virgínia de Almeida