Jornal-Magazine da Mulher, a feminine mediation of Neo-Realism
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32112/2174.2464.2019.286Keywords:
Intellectual as a meditaro, Neo-Realism, Literary field, Feminine press, Participation culture, Cultural hegemonyAbstract
Cultural press was the stronghold of neo-realist resistance that supported a counter-hegemonic discourse and action against Salazar dictatorship. In this field, it is important to point out some feminine press in post-war time, such as Jornal-Magazine da Mulher (1950-1956), directed by Lília da Fonseca. Published monthly, it explores the potential of illustrated magazine and it contours the silence imposed by the Censorship to the public projection of the neo-realism, including through the news and the report. To that extent, it combines the usual sections of fashion, handwork and childcare with the promotion of neo-realist works, authors and key ideas, such as politicization of art, education through art or popular associativism, and the professional valorization of women, including in the intellectual domain.