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Will Lab: Pronunciation Workshops

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Will Lab: Pronunciation Workshops

Improve your English pronunciation with this special workshop tailored for Portuguese learners of English (B1 level). In this 90-minute session, you will:

  • Uncover and practise frequently mispronounced English words
  • Receive guidance on challenging consonants
  • Have the opportunity to ask specific pronunciation questions during a Q&A session

Although the primary focus will be on standard southern British English, enthusiasts of other English accents are also encouraged to attend. Intrigued? Join me this Thursday, the 19th, at 9.30 in Room B112.B. 

Improve your English pronunciation with this special workshop tailored for Portuguese learners of English (B2 level). In this 90-minute session, you will:

  • Uncover and practise frequently mispronounced English words
  • Receive guidance on challenging vowels
  • Have the opportunity to ask specific pronunciation questions during a Q&A session

Although the primary focus will be on standard southern British English, enthusiasts of other English accents are also encouraged to attend. Intrigued? Join me this Friday, the 20th, at 12.30 in Room C248.B.

Open Seminar: (Eco)poeticsof Alterity

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Open Seminar: (Eco)poeticsof Alterity

The poet Kwame Dawes will be at FLUL on October 26 and will participate in an open seminar of the MA in LACM, (Eco)Poetics of Alterity, between 13:00 and 15:00 (room C215), followed by a public reading of poems and a conversation in amphitheater III at 15:30, moderated by Mário Avelar.

To take part in the seminar, please RSVP by October 24 to margaridagato@edu.ulisboa.pt. Both events are free of charge.

The Edge of Human Experience: Blake and Tolkien’s Art

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The Edge of Human Experience: Blake and Tolkien’s Art | Online Event

13/10/2023 19:30-20:30

Have you ever looked at a piece of visual art by J.R.R. Tolkien and thought ‘that looks a bit like Blake’?

In this online talk, PhD student Annise Rogers will examine why this might be so, even though, as far as we are aware, Tolkien never cited Blake as an influence.

Romantic connections, even within Blakean study, have tended to be based on texts. This is due, in part, to the slippery nature of the term ‘Romanticism’, a term difficult to define in literature, and even harder in visual art.

William Blake has always been an immensely important figure in the history of visual art, influencing artists and artistic movements such as the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris, and Art Nouveau. J.R.R. Tolkien is commonly regarded as one of the forefathers of contemporary fantasy fiction. But what connects these two artists, and how are they visually connected?

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-edge-of-human-experience-blake-and-tolkiens-art-tickets-726049612937

1st FLUL Film Festival

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1st FLUL Film Festival

The present film festival showcases films done by students from the School of Arts and Humanities. The main theme is “Cinema and Humanity”, with a particular focus on the relationship between Portugal and the United States of America. This festival is promoted by ULICES, the American Corner and the School of Arts and Humanities, with the support of the Goethe Institut.

The aim is to promote the creation and exhibition of films at the university level, encouraging students to make their own films, fostering imagination and the reflection on the moving image and its various themes. The festival has a single competition section, which includes an award for Best Film and two honorable mentions. There are eleven films in competition:

Manifestar Destino – Francisco Rainha e Marta Oliveira, 7min, 50sec.
Do Infinito ao Mais Além – Margarida Cereceda, 12min, 04sec.
Wonder – Baltasar Cruz, 5min, 12sec.
Mâe – Daniela Dias, 09min, 22sec.
Pena da Morte – Tiago Zacarias, 5min, 10sec.
American Dream – Laura Toscano, 21min, 13sec.
Serenata Atlântica – Inês Telo, 6min, 12sec.
For Those Lost, Reborn at Last – Mariana Rodrigues, 10min, 54sec.
Move to the Side – Leonor Picoito, 15min, 11sec.
Ocupa – Mário Matos, 6min, 6sec.
463 West Street, New York – Jasmim Befencourt, 5min, 30sec.

Panel of the Film Festival:

Hugo Martins – Film Director and Cinema teacher (President of the Jury)
Pedro Estácio – American Corner
José Duarte – Film Studies Professor (ULICES-FLUL)
Teresa Althen – Goethe-Institut
Miguel Mira – Digital artist, researcher and Cinema teacher

The projection and awards ceremony will take place on October 30, 15h30, at the Goethe-Institut.

William Blake & the Labyrinths of Reception 

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William Blake & the Labyrinths of Reception

Professor Jason Whitaker (University of Lincoln), Doctor Sibylle Erle (Chair of the Blake Society) and Doctor Camila Oliveira (University of Lisbon) will discuss the different forms in which the poet, painter and engraver William Blake (1757-1827) received diverse traditions and was received by successive generations of readers in a myriad of social, political and cultural contexts.

The ULICES 2023 Autumn Seminars are organised by Doctor Camila Oliveira & Professor Alcinda Pinheiro de Sousa (RG1), members of the research project on cultural and literary forms of reception and memory (RG1 and RG2).

Travelling Memories. Travel 1 

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Travelling Memories. Travel 1 

Travelling Memories. Travel 1 is simultaneously a celebration of the 1983 exhibition and the remembering of this exhibition and its content, through the eyes, the technique, and technology of the year 2023. It will take place at the Museu de Marinha, Lisbon, from the 21st October 2023 to 29th February, 2024.

Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2022 conference – online, 17-19 November, 2022

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Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2022 conference – online, 17-19 November, 2022

The Association for Cultural Studies (ACS) and the University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies (CEAUL/ULICES) are delighted to announce that the Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2022 conference is finally happening – the conference will be held in an online format from November 17 to November 19, 2022.

The Crossroads in Cultural Studies conference, customary a biennial event, brings scholars together to engage with the past, present and future of cultural studies scholarship. The conference has played an important role in the creation of a global discussion of Cultural Studies. It has become a major international conference where scholars from all five continents gather regularly to exchange research, views, and insights. In 2020, the conference was initially planned to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, in July, but has been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Crossroads in Cultural Studies 2022 is co-organised by the Association for Cultural Studies (ACS) and the University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies (CEAUL/ULICES), at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon. It is the first online installment of the conference.

We welcome participants whose proposals have been accepted for the 2020 conference as well as non-presenting attendees.

Dates: 17-19 November, 2022
Venue: Online on Zoom

More information about the programme is available here
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For questions regarding the registration process and registration/membership fees, please contact: info@cultstud.org
For questions regarding the conference generally, please contact: crossroads2022@cultstud.org

The following Conference Registration Fees cover participation in all academic events during the online conference.

Early Bird Registration fee ONLY for ACS members – 25 EUR
Early Bird Registration fee for non-ACS members – 85 EUR
The fees for Early Bird Registration shall apply until and inclusive of September 15th, 2022.

Regular Registration fee ONLY for ACS members – 40 EUR
Regular Registration fee for non-ACS members – 100 EUR
The fees for Regular Registration shall apply after the Early Bird Registration ends until November 19th, 2022.

ACS members are eligible for a reduced registration fee. Please note that to be eligible for a reduced registration fee, your ACS membership has to be valid at the time of conference registration. The membership fee can be paid separately, prior to the conference registration at https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/ACS_membership . More information about the membership tiers and benefits can be found at https://www.cultstud.org/wordpress/membership/

For questions regarding the registration and membership fees, please contact: info@cultstud.org

FOR PRESENTERS: We ask all the speakers to register by August 15th to confirm their attendance.

This event is financed by national funds through the FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., within the scope of the projects UIDB/00114/2020 and UIDP/00114/2020.

ESC – ENGLISH STUDIES COURSE

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ESC – ENGLISH STUDIES COURSE: Academic Writing Skills Course: English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

This 50-hour on site and online course aims to help teachers, researchers, and post-graduate students to develop their writing competencies in academic English. The pedagogical approach is based on a workshop model, with a series of writing exercises that will be assessed by the teacher and discussed amongst peers in the weekly classes.

Dates: October 2, 2023 to January 10, 2024
Timetable: Mondays [room A114] and Wednesdays [room C245.B], 4.00-6.00pm
Credits: 1.8 ECTS
Fee (researchers, teachers, post-graduate students): 15€
Deadline to register: September 29
English language requirement: B2.2 or higher[1]
Enrolment: All those interested must fill in the enrolment form (available here) and email it to: gestao.ceaul@letras.ulisboa.pt

[1] Students should submit a certificate or diploma. If they do not have one, they may take a placement test prior to beginning the course.

CFP: Messengers from the Stars

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Call for Papers
Messengers from the Stars: On Science Fiction and Fantasy
No. 7, 2024

Guest Editor: Ana Daniela Coelho
Co-editor: Diana Marques

Messengers from the Stars is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal, offering academic articles, reviews, and providing an outlet for a wide range of creative work inspired by science fiction and fantasy. The 2023 issue will be dedicated to the following theme:

Adapting Fantasy and Sci-Fi in the Age of Streaming

Adaptation, whether recognized as such or not, has long been a staple in Fantasy and Sci-Fi productions of different media. Given the undeniable importance of streaming and the increasing number of new productions, this tendency has only grown stronger in recent years, as the plethora of available material is joined by multiple-platform strategies, where both narrative and audience engagement are enhanced.

2022 has borne witness to expanding universes – HBO’s House of Dragon or Amazon Prime’s The Rings of Power –, as well as to new adaptations – Wheel of Time, Shadow and Bone. Beyond the more usual literature-to-film movement, adaptations from, to or including fewer central media or formats, such as comics – Sandman (Netflix, 2022-) – or videogames – The Witcher (Netflix, 2019-), The Last of Us (2023-) – also made their debut in the last few years.

In addition, transmedia storytelling and expansion of narratives beyond one main story arch are increasingly common, as new productions are brought to light – Arcane (Netflix, 2021-) –, and pioneering projects were remembered and celebrated, as in the case of the recent 10th anniversary of web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012).

Thus, for this issue we are looking for articles that delve deeper into the topics of streaming and adaptation of Fantasy and Sci-Fi works, in particular objects that exploit the new capacities brought about by new platforms, namely transmedia strategies.

Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • Adaptation of fantasy/sci-fi worlds into streaming/new platforms
  • Transmedia storytelling
  • Audience engagement and fandom
  • Issues of fidelity/creative independence to/from source texts
  • Expanding/reimagining fantasy/sci-fi worlds
  • Relevance of streaming platforms in the adaptation of fantasy/sci-fi works

Submissions, between 4000 and 6000 words in English, must be sent to mfts.journal@gmail.com by December 31st, 2023. The authors will be notified by the end of January.

In addition, you can propose a book or film review. We welcome book and film reviews on current science fiction and fantasy research and PhD dissertations. Reviews should be between 500 to 1,000 words. Longer reviews, e.g. dealing with more than one book, should be agreed upon with the Editorial Board. The guideline for book/film reviews is available here.

All submissions must follow the journal’s guidelines available at: http://messengersfromthestars.letras.ulisboa.pt/journal/submission-guidelines