Marina Vieira de Carvalho, who holds a Ph.D. in History, offers commentary on the article “Black Muses: Race, Gender, and Class in the Life and Work of Gilka da Costa Machado.”
The video explores the life and work of Gilka Machado, a pioneering Afro-Brazilian writer of erotic poetry in the early 20th century, highlighting the intersections of race, gender, and class in her literary work.