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 […]

This open class, by Prof. J. Carlos Teixeira, will focus on medieval German poetry, providing an analysis of several poems of the Minnesänger, as well as an overview of the historical context in which they were produced. Carlos Teixeira is a professor of German Literature at the University of Porto. He holds a Ph.D. in […]

The goal of this workshop is to empower your reading, building on your reactions, instincts and reflections. While AI can find you fancy vocabulary, it cannot replace the power of your unique impressions. Date: December 2, 2024 Schedule: 2pm-3.30pm Venue: FLUL, Room C015 Contacts: willLab_ul@letras.ulisboa.pt.

Nobody can deny the power of the city to change and reorder all of life. Inglis, 2000 For many years leaving the countryside to move to urban areas was in itself a challenge.  The unknown that the city unveiled and the mystery in all the hidden corners was, as it is today, a free ride […]

ABSTRACT: The colonial empire ended in 1974, leaving a widespread sense of orphanhood that resonated deeply in Portuguese literature. Margarida Calafate Ribeiro and António Sousa Ribeiro (2018) observe that, through writing, the descendants of the empire reconcile with their parents' memories—particularly those of their war-veteran fathers. This internal dialogue, however, often shifts toward reflections on […]

CFP: Representations of old age and ageing in literary and cultural narra4ves. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities Editors Joaquim Pinheiro (Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades da Universidade da Madeira; CECH-UC) Zuzanna Zarebska (Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa; CEAUL) The present volume invites articles that explore the themes related to ageing and old age. […]

Philip Roth once said that O’Brien was one great part of the World, “brilliant, wild, soaring and indomitable”. (O’Hagan, 2024) She dwelled in her imagination from which she attempted to understand the human condition and where she found solace and a sense of belonging. “She lived inside her prose” (O’Hagan, 2024), one that she rarely […]

Date: from February 11 to May 27, 2025 Schedule: Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the exception of the class on Wednesday, March 12 Method: with or without assessment Hybrid scheme: face-to-face and online Number of places: 25 Registration: until January 24, 2025 through the Academic Services of the School of Arts and […]