Round table: For You, Portugal, I Swear

During the Colonial War, Portugal recruited 1.4 million military to fight in Mozambique, Angola and Guinea. A third were African, forced by the Portuguese state to carry out military service. After April 25, 1974, they were left behind. In this talk, we shall discuss historical debt, the importance of oral sources and the backstage of the film Por ti, Portugal, eu juro!.

In collaboration with DIVERGENTE – digital magazine of narrative journalism.

The session will be held in Portuguese, with no translation. Free admittance.

19 Oct / 17:15 / 75’
Culturgest - Fórum Debates
NEBULAE

Speakers

Diogo Cardoso

Reporter and visual storyteller with experience in directing and producing high end imagery. Co-founded the independent journalism project DIVERGENTE in 2014. Is also a board member of Bagabaga Studios, a non-profit cooperative dedicated to production in digital media, where he explores the boundaries of journalism, storytelling, design, photography and documentary cinema, having produced award-winning pieces.

João Séco Mané

Belonged to the 1st Company of African Commandos in Guinea, a unit of the Portuguese Army created in 1971 to deal with the advance of the Colonial War. Was forced by the Portuguese state to carry out compulsory military service at the age of 23, and against his will. Says he was betrayed and abandoned by Portugal after April 25, 1974, and to this day demands that the country keep its promises.

Sofia da Palma Rodrigues

Journalist, with experience as investigative reporter in different countries. Straddles the worlds of journalism, documentary and academia. Co-founded DIVERGENTE, a digital magazine of narrative journalism focused on investigative stories that bring new approaches to journalism. In the last few years, her investigative and data journalism projects have won several awards. Has a PHD in post-colonial studies from the University of Coimbra.

Moderator

Maria José Lobo Antunes

Anthropologist and associate researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon. In the last few years, has been researching late Portuguese colonialism, war and its memory. Interested in memory, history, visual culture and colonialism. Author of Regressos Quase Perfeitos. Memórias da Guerra em Angola (2015) and co-editor of A Guerra Guardada (2024).