October 1, 12-1pm EST, free, on zoom
Cape Verdean Independence and the Making of a Nation
with Angelo Barbosa, Carlos Almeida, and Inês Brito, moderated by Naomi Slipp
October 1, 12-1pm EST, free, on zoom
On the 50th anniversary of Cape Verde’s independence from Portugal, join leading experts to learn more about the independence movement in Cabo Verde in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, explore acts of revolution under the PAIGC, and consider the legacies of Cape Verdean independence from Portugal today, in the island nation, our region, and globally. Moderated by Naomi Slipp, Douglas & Cynthia Crocker Endowed Chair for Chief Curator and Director of Museum Learning at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, this free, online program is a unique opportunity to learn more about this important historic event, and is offered as a companion to the Museum’s Cape Verdean Contemporary project.
About the speakers:
Dr. Carlos A. Almeida is a Professor of Portuguese, the Director of LusoCentro, and Coordinator of the Portuguese / English Community Interpreting Certificate at Bristol Community College, in Fall River, Massachusetts and a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, a Master of Arts in Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics and a Doctorate in Lusophone Literatures and Cultures from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He specializes in Portuguese and Cabo Verdean Languages, Literatures and Cultures. He is a co-translator of Baltazar Lopes’ Chiquinho – A Novel of Cabo Verde (2019). He is a Board of Director’s Member of the Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford and a Member of the Cape Verdean Advisory Committee of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Angelo Barbosa was born in Cabo Verde, in Assomada, Island of Santiago. He holds a BA in Management and Administration by Fundação Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo Brazil, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Ball State University, Indiana, in the United States. In 2019, he became the director of the Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies (PPICVS) at Bridgewater State University. As director, he has reached out to address the converging needs of the Republic of Cabo Verde, Bridgewater State University (BSU), the Cabo Verdean Diaspora, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Prior to his tenure at PPICVS, he worked for 20 years in public administration Cabo Verde; served for seven years as CIO of the University of Cabo Verde’s first Board of Directors. Angelo has a strong interest in Cabo Verdean History, Culture, Language and Music. He has produced important work in the music scene individually and as part of bands such as Abel Djassi, Finason, and recently with Terreru Music.
Inês Brito, a native of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, holds advanced degrees from universities in Cape Verde, Portugal, and the United States in the areas of education, literature, and linguistics. She currently works as a literacy instructor in the Boston Public Schools and teaches Cape Verdean Creole at Harvard University. She has served as a committee member in the development of ALUPEC, the standardized orthography for Cape Verdean Creole, and has played an integral role as a consultant, employee, and volunteer with numerous Cape Verdean political, social, and educational organizations. Brito was a member of the PAIGC in Fogo in the mid-1970s.
