Profile

Email

claudianovais93@gmail.com

Science ID

6012-1680-9002

Ciênciavitae

ORCID

Lab2PT Group

LandS - Landscapes and Societies

Scientific Area

History and Archaeology; History

Supervision

Maria Marta Lobo de Araújo

Project Title

Forgiving so as not to litigate: justice, crime, gender and female honor in Minho (17th and 18th centuries)

Abstract

Despite the more recent advances produced by national and international historiography that sought to intercept gender issues with justice during the Old Regime, our investigation will allow us to discuss the role of women as agents of crimes against honor in the contexts of mediation settled by notarial deed . The objective is to discuss women as passive and active agents in justice, in the Minho region, in particular in the regions of Braga and Viana da Foz do Lima, during the 17th and 18th centuries. Our analysis will be made using handwritten notary sources ("perdões de parte") and printed documentation worked according to qualitative and quantitative methodologies. “Forgive in order not to litigate: justice, crime, gender and female honor in Minho (17th and 18th centuries)” is an innovative study project that problematizes the concepts of gender, violence, justice, crime, power, authority and female legal capacity.

Keywords

Honor; Justice and crime; Minho; Women

FCT Reference

2022.11112.BD

Organic Unit

Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho