I am delighted to have participated as a guest keynote speaker with a lecture/performance entitled “HerCinema” at the University of Birmingham.
The Department of Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham hosted the XI Conference of the Association of British and Irish Lusitanists on 11th and 12th September.
“HerCinema” proposes a lecture/performance in media res that reactivates archive footage to create a new cinematic narrative.
My talk was introduced by Maria Inês Castro Silva. It was honor to be among so many wonderful speakers.
HerCinema by Luísa Sequeira
HerStory is a term coined by Robin Morgan to designate a historical narrative told from a feminist perspective. Based on this concept, HerCinema by Luísa Sequeira proposes a lecture/performance in media res that reactivates archive footage to create a new cinematic narrative. In a gesture of resistance and memory, women forgotten by the history of dominant cinema are evoked. HerCinema is configured as a space for editing and creation, where the female gaze challenges dominant representations and restores women to their role as narrator and author. Through the reconfiguration of the archive, new perspectives emerge — poetic, political and feminist.
HerStory é um termo cunhado por Robin Morgan para designar uma narrativa histórica contada a partir de uma perspetiva feminista. A partir deste conceito, HerCinema de Luísa Sequeira propõe uma palestra/performance in media res que utiliza imagens de arquivo, reativadas para criar uma nova narrativa cinematográfica. Num gesto de resistência e memória, evocam-se mulheres esquecidas pela história do cinema dominante. HerCinema configura-se como um espaço de montagem e criação, onde o female gaze desafia representações dominantes e devolve à mulher o seu papel enquanto narradora e autora. Através da reconfiguração do arquivo, emergem novas perspectivas — poéticas, políticas e feministas.