The course will offer an overview of ageing studies with an insight into the theory as well as literature and culture in English it sustains. It will advance the understanding of the ageing process across life-span and its expression in different genres such as life-writing, poetry and fiction. The ESC in AS will interrogate the […]

Narrative Medicine (NM) is evolving from its first definitions (Charon, 2001; Greenhalgh. 1999) and perhaps can be seen as moving towards an approach related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations. In the past two decades, NM has been “used” mainly with certain groups to develop empathy and trust in the relationship […]

This talk brings together ageing studies and children’s literature in order to argue that the relationship between child and older person has ramifications for our understanding of ourselves as temporal and relational beings. Scholars such as Vanessa Joosen have suggested that we revisit the traditionally limiting and even stereotypical alignment between the child and the […]

Ciclo de Seminários “Lectures on the Medieval North”: Massimiliano Bampi – Defining Old Norse saga genres: problems and perspectives Resumo: "Although in Old Norse scholarship it is customary to divide the corpus of extant sagas into genres, the current taxonomy has proven rather controversial for a number of reasons. In this talk I shall address the most relevant issues […]

Old English Course The aim of this free course consists in identifying the general characteristics of Old English (phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical) as well as in understanding the idiosyncrasy of this language in the context of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Students are expected to acquire competences that will allow them to read and interpret […]

Course in Narrative Medicine: from 5 June to 3 July 2023, during post-labour hours 17h00-20h00. The Course in Narrative Medicine takes place during the summer semester, from 5 June to 3 July, after working hours, from 5pm to 8pm, and in hybrid format (face-to-face and remote). The Course aims to provide training on the role, […]

RHOME 2023 Representations of Home in Literatures and Cultures in English (Dis)locations: the shifting thematics of home The ULICES Representations of Home research project addresses issues of identity and belonging in different geo-political, socio-cultural contexts of countries where English is or has become a language of communication. Since its formation in 2013, the project has […]

    Palestra PHM, 6 de julho 2023, “Comunicação e perda: A narrativa dos profissionais de saúde em cuidados paliativos” com Maria de Jesus Moura (Instituto Português de Oncologia, Lisboa).  A palestra estará disponível online via Zoom, através do link Zoom, no dia 6 de julho 2023 (quinta-feira), a partir das 17.00h (Hora de Portugal Continental).

Tittle: The House of FictionGuest Speaker: Dr Thomas WallerDate: 26 September, 11 amSala: Room B112.EOrganisation: University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies | RHOME – Representations of Home project  

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 […]

Education in media literacy is crucial in an increasingly polarized society. This statement leaves us with some questions: To reflect on these questions, the Centre for English Studies of the University of Lisbon (CEAUL/ULICES) in partnership with the American Corners Portugal have organized the event "Media Literacy: from theory to practice". The morning will be […]

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 […]