Academic literature on the topic 'Angolan Authors'

A partir de pressupostos teóricos e metodológicos da Crítica Literária e da Literatura Comparada, o objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar traços de personagens dos romances Mayombe e Noites de Vigília, dos autores angolanos Pepetela e Boaventura Cardoso, respectivamente, não apenas como marcos do imaginário ficcional dos autores, mas, sobretudo, como representações da trama histórica recente de Angola, de que os autores foram ao mesmo tempo testemunhas e protagonistas, no sentido de que vivenciaram (e vivenciam!) seus reflexos no cotidiano do povo angolano. A análise dos romances baseou-se em uma perspectiva metodológica de comparação entre ficção e realidade histórica de Angola, o que permitiu concluir que muitas imagens representadas pela arte literária não são, simplesmente, reflexos da história, mas, sobretudo, demonstram formas de relacionamentos e pensamentos de sujeitos históricos com suas próprias histórias. Nessa concepção, os sujeitos imaginários de Mayombe (os próprios agenciadores da guerrilha), foram relacionados com as personagens de Noites de Vigília (atores que ajudam a recontar partes fragmentadas da história angolana) para que se tenha uma dimensão não apenas fictícia de elementos que recobrem a história política e cultural desse país, como também há possibilidade de se reconhecer sujeitos em suas mais variadas dimensões históricas. ABSTRACTBased on theoretical and methodological assumptions from Literary Criticism and Comparative Literature, the objective of this work was to analyze characters from the novels Mayombe and Noites de Vigília, by Angolan authors Pepetela and Boaventura Cardoso, respectively, not only as milestones of the authors’ fictional imagination, but above all, as representations of the recent historical plot of Angola, that the authors were at the same time witnesses and protagonists, in the sense that they experienced (and experience!) their reflections in the daily life of the Angolan people. The analysis of the novels was based on a methodological perspective of comparison between fiction and the historical reality of Angola, which led to the conclusion that many images represented by literary art are not simply reflections of history, but, above all, demonstrate forms of relationships and thoughts of historical subjects with their own histories. In this conception, the imaginary subjects of Mayombe (the guerrillas' own agents) were related to the characters of Noites de Vigília (actors who help to recount fragmented parts of Angolan history) so that one can see a dimension not only of the fictitious elements that cover the political and cultural history of that country, as well as the possibility of recognizing subjects in their most varied historical dimensions. Keywords: Mayombe, Noites de Vigília, Literature, Guerrilla, Angolan History.

Este trabalho se propõe a realizar uma reflexão acerca dos conceitos empregados pelos autores Pedro Pezarat, Marcelo Bittencourt e Zeferino Capoco para o estudo do processo de independência angolano, compreendido entre os anos de 1961 e 1975. A partir de dois livros e de uma tese de doutoramento, foi possível observar que para as diferentes metodologias e perguntas foram empregados conceitos distintos para um mesmo recorte temporal.Palavras-chave: Angola; Independência; Guerra Colonial.Abstract The present article aims to reflect upon the concepts used by the authors Pedro Pezarat, Marcelo Bittencourt e Zeferino Capoco for the study of the Angolan independence process, which happened between 1961 and 1975. From the analysis of two books and one doctoral thesis, it was possible to conclude that, for different methodologies and questions, distinct concepts for the same time period were used.Keywords: Angola; Independence; Colonial War.

The article analyzes the historical reasons and modern factors of the rise of separatist sentiment in Angola’s province of Cabinda. The authors consider the socioeconomic situation in the region, the activities of separatist groups, the reaction of the Angolan government, and the role of the enclave’s rich natural resources in the struggle for self-determination.

The expansion of proclisis in contexts that typically exclude it in European Portuguese has been described as a syntactic feature that characterizes Angolan Portuguese. This article studies the presence of this feature in the literary language, based on a corpus of texts by Angolan and Mozambican authors, representing two generations: authors born in the colonial period (the Angolan Pepetela and the Mozambicans Mia Couto and Paulina Chiziane) and authors born after the independence of their countries (the Angolan Ondjaki and the Mozambican Lucílio Manjate). The study results show that proclisis has a stronger presence in the works of Angolan authors than Mozambican authors, suggesting that the shift towards the generalization of proclisis is more advanced, socially widespread and accepted in Angolan Portuguese than in Mozambican Portuguese, although it is visible in both. It is in non-finite domains that the contrast between the two African varieties is more evident. Not only is the frequency of proclisis to the infinitive higher in the Angolan Portuguese corpus, but only there is proclisis to the past participle attested. Comparing the two generations of writers, we see a significant rise of proclisis to the infinitive between Pepetela and Ondjaki and it is in Ondjaki’s works that proclisis to the past participle occurs. Regarding the Mozambican Portuguese corpus, however, there seems to be a regression in the advance of proclisis between Mia Couto and Manjate. A closer look at Rabhia, by Manjate (2017), suggests that young speakers with a high level of education may perceive the spread of proclisis as a socially marked feature.

A proposta de artigo resulta de pesquisa de pós-doutorado realizada no Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação - ISCED de Lubango em Angola. Teoricamente dialogamos com autores da epistemologia decolonial, interculturalidade, história oral, memória, patrimônio cultural e história local. Ao elaborar e desenvolver o projeto Decolonizando tempos, espaços e memórias: experiências educativas na Província de Huíla – Angola, buscamos compreender como são realizadas as aulas e atividades educativas em escolas na Província de Huíla, no tocante as questões da memória e experiências educativas a partir do estudo de documentos e das rememorações dos professores da Educação Básica. Nossos questionamentos originais foram referentes a como as questões da memória, patrimônio cultural, e história e cultura das comunidades de Huíla estão presentes nas salas de aulas. O estudo foi realizado a partir de dados coletados em escolas, narrativas de professores, no Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação-ISCED em Lubango e na Biblioteca Pública de Lubango. Procuramos investigar os diferentes saberes, fazeres e experiências vividas amalgamadas na produção do conhecimento escolar identificando como as memórias, os patrimônios e culturas locais são agenciados nas práticas docentes em escolas na província de Huíla em Angola. Neste artigo abordamos a colonização portuguesa em Angola, a independência angolana, as memórias dos educadores sobre suas experiências educativas durante as duas guerras vividas pelo povo angolano: primeiro para conquistar a sua independência do poderio colonial português e segundo a guerra civil, que seguiu a independência.Palavras-chave: Memórias. Experiências. Decolonialidade. Angola. Abstract: The article proposal results of postdoctoral research carried out at the Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação - ISCED of Lubango in Angola. We dialogue with the theoretical framework of authors of decolonial epistemology, interculturality, oral history, memory, cultural heritage and local history. When preparing and developing the project Decolonizing times, spaces and memories: educational experiences in the province of Huíla - Angola, we sought to understand how teachers carried classes and educational activities in schools in this province regarding the issues of memory and educational experiences. Our research relied on the study of documents and the remembrances of Basic Education teachers. Our original questions were related to how the issues of memory, cultural heritage and history and culture of the communities of Huíla are present in the classrooms. The study was carried out using data collected from schools, teachers' narratives, from Lubango’s Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação-ISCED and Public Library. We sought to investigate the different knowledges, practices and experiences amalgamated in the production of school knowledge while identifying how teachers manage memories, heritage and local cultures in their teaching practices in this province. In this article, we discuss the Portuguese colonization of Angola and its independence. We also present the memories of Angolan educators about their educational activities during the two Angolan wars. The first was the war for independence the second was the civil war that followed.Keywords: Memories. Experiences. Decoloniality. Angola.

Angolan writer Óscar Bento Ribas has revealed the cultural customs and oral traditions of the Angolan people through traditional tales and poetry, which show the experiences of the population transmitted from generation to generation, where words originating from the Kimbundu language are recognized and disseminated. However, young people are unaware of this legacy that exalts native memories, uses and customs; this, the problem identified in this research is insufficient knowledge of literary works by national authors who have promoted angolan culture. This narrative motivated an investigation based on the following objective: to analyze literary works by Óscar Bento Ribas, in the sociocultural context of Angola at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The study was carried out using analytical-hermeneutic method, applied to documentary reviews of literary works, taking into account essays, short stories, novels, dramas and lyricism. The main theoretical references were: Neves (2008), Sousa (2010), Tindó (2010) and Calivala (2015), who dealt with different phases of the angolan writer´s life and work, with a view to publicizing his literary creation. The results obtained provide information on biographical data, orientations related to the narratives and a sociocultural approach to the author; who, through his writing, preserved and disseminated the identity characteristics and values of the nation, through a writing style that illustrated conversations, dialects, human relationships, mysticism, feelings, experiences and regional food surrounded by exuberant nature.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the cultural values – how things should be – and the cultural practices – how things are – of Angolan society. The authors expected to find: a gap between practices and values; high levels of power distance, institutional and in-group collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, future and humane orientation; and low to medium levels of performance orientation, gender equality and assertiveness. Design/methodology/approach – In all, 235 employees in Angola responded to a questionnaire using GLOBE’s cultural scales. Findings – There is a gap between cultural practices and values. Within Angola, humane and performance orientations are the most valued cultural dimensions. Power distance and in-group collectivism are the most prevailing cultural practices. Compared to other countries, Angola has high levels of humane orientation, institutional collectivism and uncertainty avoidance values and high levels of assertiveness and performance orientation practices. Practical implications – Higher than desired levels of assertiveness and power distance, on the one hand, and lower than desired levels of humane orientation and uncertainty avoidance on the other, are key aspects that should be taken into account by HRM in this context. Originality/value – These results may have important implications for HRM in Angola. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first analysis of Angola’s culture from a business research perspective.

The Angolan State’s post-war center-piece reconstruction program, to provide the human right to ‘Water to All’, remains incomplete. The majority of Angola’s peri-urban communities still use the informal market to fill the gap. Water selling is the largest sub-sector of Luanda’s extensive informal economy, involving extractors, transporters and retailers. Negotiating for water at the local household level involves significant trading in social capital. Communities in Angola’s musseques have built on neighborhood solidarity to manage the supply of water themselves. The article is drawn from the authors’ experience in practice to examine the complexity of Angola’s informal water economy and local-level innovative responses. The Government has drawn on these lessons and adopted the community management model MoGeCA (the Portuguese language acronym for Model of Community Water Management)to help address the shortfall. The article is written from a practitioner’s point of view, based on more than a decade of experimentation in practice and support from USAID and UNICEF in taking community management to the national scale.

Introduction. One of the features of the Cold War was the movement of the rivalry of the superpowers into local armed conflicts and civil wars that took place on the territory of other states, mainly the Third World. The article examines the process of the involvement of the Soviet Union in the second half of the 1970s in the civil wars in Angola and Afghanistan. The policy of the USSR in armed conflicts outside the zone of its military-political influence has often been the subject of scientific research, but it has rarely been subjected to comparative analysis, and the authors make such an attempt, which is the novelty of the study. Methods and materials. The main method of the study is the method of comparative analysis (the actions of the USSR in 1975–1979 during the conflict in Angola and Soviet actions in the same period in Afghanistan are compared); the authors rely on documents, memoirs, and previous scientific works. Analysis. The first part of the article examines the process of the USSR’s involvement in the civil war in Angola, which began there soon after gaining independence, from the diplomatic recognition of the People’s Republic of Angola to the dispatch of Soviet military specialists. The second part of the article is devoted to the development of events in Afghanistan after the April 1978 revolution and Soviet involvement in them. Results. The authors conclude that the line adopted by the Soviet Union in relation to the military confrontation in Angola (financial, military, and other assistance, the dispatch of weapons, and military specialists) was ultimately more successful than the line implemented in relation to the civil war in Afghanistan in the form of direct military intervention by the Soviet army and its participation in the conflict outside the country. Authors contribution. T.V. Rabush described and analyzed the development of diplomatic relations between the USSR and Angola and with Afghanistan. R.A. Solovyev examined the military aspects of Soviet-Angolan and Soviet-Afghan cooperation (supply of weapons, sending military advisers, etc.). The research concept, conclusions, and literary editing of the text were carried out jointly.

The figure of Queen Nzinga Mbandi continues to be appreciated in fictional and/or historical narratives as a myth of postcolonial Angolan identity, allowing a continuous approach as to what concerns the modes of cultural representation. In this article, the works of Manuel Pedro Pacavira, Nzinga Mbandi (1975), Pepetela, A gloriosa família: o tempo dos flamengos (1997) and José Eduardo Agualusa, A Rainha Ginga e de como os africanos inventaram o mundo (2014) will be analyzed, as these authors, in different moments of the recent Angolan history, look at this emblematic figure, drawing on historical information produced by Cavazzi, Cadornega or Jean Louis Castilhon, among others. The works now in analysis reiterate the mythical figure of resistance to the European invaders, which was Nzinga Mbandi, or a strong orientation towards the nationalist exaltation supported by it, an evident strategy which, by the rescue of figures and cultural practices, is defined as a means to affirm negritude.