Scholarship on East Timor commonly depicts indigenous socio-political arrangements in terms of a dualistic division of power between a “ feminine” ritual sphere and a “ masculine” political sphere. Originating in anthropological works, this conception has also informed most historical research on East Timor during the nineteenth century as well as discussions about the rights and political position of women in Timor today. Challenging this paradigm, this article demonstrates that during the nineteenth century there was a proliferation of ruling queens in Portuguese Timor. The article presents data on the number and distribution of these queens and proposes an analytical framework within which to situate feminine leadership in what has long ...
A research scholarship of the Australian National University, Canberra, has made possible the prepar...
This paper considers the gender positioning of white Australian women working on aid projects in Eas...
This article explores the mimesis of indigenous “customs and law” as a theory of and strategy for co...
Scholarship on East Timor commonly depicts indigenous socio-political arrangements in terms of a dua...
The present article is a rejoinder to Douglas Kammen recent study “ Queens of Timor” (Archipel 84, 2...
International audienceThe presence of women at the head of kingdoms is well attested in Timor in the...
This essay examines the social position of women and the implications of gender representations amon...
This article analyzes colonial investigations of the indigenous polities designated as reinos (king...
There are few groups’ followers of the matrilineal system in the world but they are present in all c...
The issue of women's gender equality in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province provides important insight...
Contestar a tradição, transformar a sociedade : a função das mulheres na transição democrática de Ti...
Through the centuries, women have survived violence in Timor-Leste. They were actively involved in t...
This article explores Timor-Leste’s long history of colonial encounters with modernity and globalisa...
This article explores Timor-Leste�s long history of colonial encounters with modernity and globalisa...
Women and the Politics of Gender in Post-Conflict Timor-Leste Between Heaven and Earth Edited by Sar...
A research scholarship of the Australian National University, Canberra, has made possible the prepar...
This paper considers the gender positioning of white Australian women working on aid projects in Eas...
This article explores the mimesis of indigenous “customs and law” as a theory of and strategy for co...
Scholarship on East Timor commonly depicts indigenous socio-political arrangements in terms of a dua...
The present article is a rejoinder to Douglas Kammen recent study “ Queens of Timor” (Archipel 84, 2...
International audienceThe presence of women at the head of kingdoms is well attested in Timor in the...
This essay examines the social position of women and the implications of gender representations amon...
This article analyzes colonial investigations of the indigenous polities designated as reinos (king...
There are few groups’ followers of the matrilineal system in the world but they are present in all c...
The issue of women's gender equality in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province provides important insight...
Contestar a tradição, transformar a sociedade : a função das mulheres na transição democrática de Ti...
Through the centuries, women have survived violence in Timor-Leste. They were actively involved in t...
This article explores Timor-Leste’s long history of colonial encounters with modernity and globalisa...
This article explores Timor-Leste�s long history of colonial encounters with modernity and globalisa...
Women and the Politics of Gender in Post-Conflict Timor-Leste Between Heaven and Earth Edited by Sar...
A research scholarship of the Australian National University, Canberra, has made possible the prepar...
This paper considers the gender positioning of white Australian women working on aid projects in Eas...
This article explores the mimesis of indigenous “customs and law” as a theory of and strategy for co...