Aline Valek (born 29 July 1986) is a Brazilian writer, novelist, editor and illustrator.[1] She is from Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais but moved to Brasilia early in her life. She graduated in Advertising and Propaganda at the Higher Education Institute of Brasilia, Brazil. She has published two books and currently works as a columnist for Carta Capital, a Brazilian weekly magazine.
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| Born | 29 July 1986 Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Higher Education Institute of Brasilia, B.A. |
| Occupation(s) | author, writer, novelist, editor, and illustrator |
| Employer | Carta Capital |
| Website | http://www.alinevalek.com.br/blog/ |
Literature and other activities
editValek's first book is called Hipersonia Cronica (2014) and is about Jonatan who suffers from a serious sleep problem. Her second book, Pequenas Tiranias (2015), is a trilogy of short stories about the everyday lives of common people.[citation needed]
Illustrations
editAs an illustrator, Valek drew the cover and chapters of Jarid Arraes' book – As Lendas de Dandara (2015).[2] This book is about Dandara, a black woman slave, who becomes a warrior and fights for her freedom and against slavery. Moreover, Valek edited and illustrated the cover of the first Brazilian translation of Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain's book Sultana's Dream which was first published in the Indian Ladies Magazine in Madras in 1905. This book is considered one of the first work of Indian feminist science fiction in English. According to Subramanian, Sultana's Dream[3] is a feminist utopia in which the main focus is women's education.[4]
Feminist activism
editIn one of her interviews,[5] Valek explains that science fiction can be a tool used by feminist writers to raise questions about gender roles, transphobia, race, and sexuality. Within feminist science fiction, Valek and Lady Sybylla organized a collection of ten short stories called Universo Desconstruido.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Coutinho, Sabrina. "6 autoras e ilustradoras que você precisa conhecer". Revista Pólen (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Arraes, jarid. "As Lendas de Dandara". As Lendas de Dandara. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Jahan, Roushan. "Sultana's Dream". The Feminist Press. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Subramanian, Aishwarya. "Sultana's Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain". Strange Horizons. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Arraes, Jarid. "Aline Valek: " A Literatura e nossa tambem"". Portal Forum. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Martins, Dana. "Analisando Universo Desconstruido: O que essa tal ficcao cientifica feminista tem a dizer? (parte 2)". ConversaCult. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Think Olga. "Entrevistas e Reflexoes". Olga. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Costa, Antonio Luiz M.C. "Por uma ficcao cientifica feminista". Blog do Antonio Luiz. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Martins, Dana. "Analisando Universo Desconstruido: o que essa tal ficcao cientifica feminista tem a dizer? parte 1". Conversa Cult.
- ^ Melo, Carolina. "Universo Desconstruido: contos de ficcao cientifica feminista". apesar da linguagem. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Leite, Thiago. "Universo Desconstruido Ficcao Cientifica Feminista". Teia Neuronial. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Naisa, Leticia. "O " Universo Desconstruido" e a ficcao cientifica feminista brasileira". Motherboard. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Valek, Aline. "Universo Desconstruido". Retrieved 13 October 2015.