Women of the Sea: performative practices as a critique of Brazilian patriarchal colonial myths
Marie Araujo Auip,
Marcos Aurélio Bulhões Martins
Abstract:Women of the Sea: performative practices as a critique of Brazilian patriarchal co-lonial myths – The text analyses the Mulheres do Mar (Women of the Sea) project, conducted with elderly women from the Serviluz community in Fortaleza (CE). Through performance workshops, the colonial myth Iracema, by José de Alencar, was challenged. Feminist analyses in conjunction with Diana Taylor’s approach to archives and repertoires underpin the critique of the novel. Next, aspects of the methodological approach to creatio… Show more
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