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Blackness in Portugal from a different analytical perspective, a conversation with the authors of “Tribuna Negra”

A meeting with the authors of Tribuna Negra: Origens do Movimento Negro em Portugal (1911-1932), Cristina Roldão, José Pereira and Pedro Varela, resulted in this long conversation at BUALA. The book presents a complex plot that neatly ties together the available information and many loose ends. As a research stance, the authors' interrogative formulation, acknowledging the limitations, leaves unanswered what we still don't know: “what have they said?”, “what have they done?”, it creates new questions and confirms how much research is yet to be done on Black Lisbon at the beginning of the 20th century. In fact, by reading the book, you get the feeling that each chapter could be another book.

Face to face

22.02.2025 | by Marta Lança