Representations of postmemory

What is shown by the post-memory of the Colonial Wars which we have been studying—be it in gathering second-generation testimonies, or in the critical appreciation of artistic and cultural production of post-memory (a phenomenon visibly expanding)—consists also of the fact that the Colonial War in Africa generates, from the children’s viewpoint, a mechanism of acknowledgement and interrogation, first in the family sphere and then in the public sphere, in the case of authorial gestures.

We leave some examples of artistic products by ‘Children of the Colonial Wars’, a generation that doesn’t have first-hand knowledge of the war, but of which it constructs a representation drawing on fragments they gather from private and public narratives.

Novels:

José Rodrigues dos Santos (born in 1964, Mozambique): O Anjo Branco, Lisboa: Gradiva, 2010.

Norberto Vale Cardoso (born in 1976, Chaves): Impressão Digital, Lisboa: Roma, 2005.

Paulo Bandeira Faria (born in 1963, Viseu): As Sete Estradinhas de Catete, Matosinhos: Quidnovi, 2007.

Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho (born in 1963, Porto): Daqui a Nada, Lisboa: Contexto, 1992.

Rui Vieira (born in 1966, Porto): Guardador de Almas, Porto: Âmbar, 2005.

Plastic Arts:

Ana Vidigal (born in 1960, Lisboa)

"Void", 2007 (in Individual Exhibition “Menina Limpa, Menina Suja”, CAM, 2010)

"Penelope", 2000 (in Individual Exhibition “Menina Limpa, Menina Suja”, CAM, 2010)

Miguel Palma (born in 1964, Lisboa)

Film and Documentary:

António Ferreira (born in 1970): Deus não Quis (short track, fiction), Persona non Grata, 2007.

Luísa Marinho (born in 1978): Poeticamente Exausto, Verticalmente Só: a história de José Bação Leal (documentary), Persona non Grata, 2007.

Margarida Cardoso (born in 1963): A Costa dos Murmúrios (fiction), Filmes do Tejo/ Les Filmes d'Aprés Midi, 2004.

Marta Pessoa (born in 1974): Quem vai à Guerra (documentary), Real Ficção, 2011.

Paulo César Fajardo (born in 1980): Adeus até ao meu regresso: soldados do império (documentary), 2007.

Theatre:

Filipe Araújo (born in 1981), Susana Gaspar (born in 1986) and Paulo Campos dos Reis (born in 1974), IGNARA#Guerra Colonial, 2007-2009.

teatromosca [Theatre Company] (text by Manuel Bastos; director Mário Trigo), Dor Fantasma, 2010.

Music:

Trovante, "Aerograma", in Sepes, EMI: 1986.

Delfins, “Aquele Inverno”, in O Outro Lado Existe, EMI: 1988.

Pólo Norte, “Prisioneiro da Memória”, in Aprender a Ser Feliz,1996.

Xutos & Pontapés, “Inferno (O Filme), partes 1 e 2”, in XIII, 2001.

Dr. Salazar, “Veterano de Guerra”, in Antes e Depois, 2006.




	Project Objectives Who we are Methods Some results Activities Publications Symposium ESF workshop Media Bibliography Links Contacts Poetry of the Colonial Wars Entrar Utilizador/a: Password: Esqueceu os dados de acesso?	Representations of postmemory What is shown by the post-memory of the Colonial Wars which we have been studying—be it in gathering second-generation testimonies, or in the critical appreciation of artistic and cultural production of post-memory (a phenomenon visibly expanding)—consists also of the fact that the Colonial War in Africa generates, from the children’s viewpoint, a mechanism of acknowledgement and interrogation, first in the family sphere and then in the public sphere, in the case of authorial gestures. We leave some examples of artistic products by ‘Children of the Colonial Wars’, a generation that doesn’t have first-hand knowledge of the war, but of which it constructs a representation drawing on fragments they gather from private and public narratives. Novels: José Rodrigues dos Santos (born in 1964, Mozambique): O Anjo Branco, Lisboa: Gradiva, 2010. Norberto Vale Cardoso (born in 1976, Chaves): Impressão Digital, Lisboa: Roma, 2005. Paulo Bandeira Faria (born in 1963, Viseu): As Sete Estradinhas de Catete, Matosinhos: Quidnovi, 2007. Rodrigo Guedes de Carvalho (born in 1963, Porto): Daqui a Nada, Lisboa: Contexto, 1992. Rui Vieira (born in 1966, Porto): Guardador de Almas, Porto: Âmbar, 2005. Plastic Arts: Ana Vidigal (born in 1960, Lisboa) "Void", 2007 (in Individual Exhibition “Menina Limpa, Menina Suja”, CAM, 2010) "Penelope", 2000 (in Individual Exhibition “Menina Limpa, Menina Suja”, CAM, 2010) Miguel Palma (born in 1964, Lisboa) Film and Documentary: António Ferreira (born in 1970): Deus não Quis (short track, fiction), Persona non Grata, 2007. Luísa Marinho (born in 1978): Poeticamente Exausto, Verticalmente Só: a história de José Bação Leal (documentary), Persona non Grata, 2007. Margarida Cardoso (born in 1963): A Costa dos Murmúrios (fiction), Filmes do Tejo/ Les Filmes d'Aprés Midi, 2004. Marta Pessoa (born in 1974): Quem vai à Guerra (documentary), Real Ficção, 2011. Paulo César Fajardo (born in 1980): Adeus até ao meu regresso: soldados do império (documentary), 2007. Theatre: Filipe Araújo (born in 1981), Susana Gaspar (born in 1986) and Paulo Campos dos Reis (born in 1974), IGNARA#Guerra Colonial, 2007-2009. teatromosca [Theatre Company] (text by Manuel Bastos; director Mário Trigo), Dor Fantasma, 2010. Music: Trovante, "Aerograma", in Sepes, EMI: 1986. Delfins, “Aquele Inverno”, in O Outro Lado Existe, EMI: 1988. Pólo Norte, “Prisioneiro da Memória”, in Aprender a Ser Feliz,1996. Xutos & Pontapés, “Inferno (O Filme), partes 1 e 2”, in XIII, 2001. Dr. Salazar, “Veterano de Guerra”, in Antes e Depois, 2006.

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Representations of postmemory