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Based on the theme "Feminist Arts of Words", the XI edition of the Gender Workshop Series proposes a series of monthly talks, around feminist, gender and colonial issues, with authors and other curators of the arts of words. In this session, we will talk with Alexandra Lucas Coelho, about her work.

Bio note
Alexandra Lucas Coelho was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She is an author and a journalist. She has worked in radio, as a reporter and editor covering conflict zones in diverse landscapes such as the Middle East and Central Asia. She worked as a correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, where she lived between 2010 and 2014, and was awarded several prizes in the journalistic field. She is the author of several books of chronicles, travel, and reporting, besides some novels, among which we highlight the trilogy Vai, Brasil (2013), Deus-dará (2016) and Cinco voltas na Bahia com um beijo para Caetano Veloso (2019).

Recommended reading: Deus-dará e Cinco voltas na Bahia com um beijo para Caetano Veloso

In accordance with the rules in force, distance between people is assured and wearing a mask during the event is mandatory. Participation is limited to 30 people and subject to prior registration. To do so, please send an e-mail to gw@ces.uc.pt between 09/12/2020 and 17/12/2020. Confirmation will be sent in due course.

Session organised in collaboration with Cena Lusófona and the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra).