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Lecture organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy. Solidaridad internacional desde el exilio:
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Lecture organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy.
Solidaridad internacional desde el exilio:
chilenos y argentinos en Mozambique (1975-1986)
No primeiro de dois eventos com o galardoado com o Prrémio Amílcar Cabral, Ricardo Pérez Haristoy fará uma conferência pública acerca da sua investigação, em que explora as actividades dos exilados latino-americanos como cooperantes técnico-profissionais internacionais em Moçambique, rearticulando as suas experiências de militância transnacional no projecto socialista sob a coordenação da FRELIMO.
Ricardo Pérez Haristoy doutorou-se em História na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Chile. Actualmente, é investigador independente a realizar o projecto “Relações entre o Paraguai e o Chile (1973-1977): Fontes Diplomáticas e Paradiplomáticas” no Museu da Justiça, Centro de Documentação e Arquivo para a Defesa dos Direitos Humanos do Paraguai (financiado pelo CONACYT).
ENTRADA LIVRE
O Prémio Amílcar Cabral é promovido pelo Instituto de História Contemporânea e pelo Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC.
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(Wednesday) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
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Institute of Contemporary History - NOVA FCSH and University of Évora, and Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC
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Lecture organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy. Solidaridad internacional desde el exilio:
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Lecture organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy.
Solidaridad internacional desde el exilio:
chilenos y argentinos en Mozambique (1975-1986)
No primeiro de dois eventos com o galardoado com o Prrémio Amílcar Cabral, Ricardo Pérez Haristoy fará uma conferência pública acerca da sua investigação, em que explora as actividades dos exilados latino-americanos como cooperantes técnico-profissionais internacionais em Moçambique, rearticulando as suas experiências de militância transnacional no projecto socialista sob a coordenação da FRELIMO.
Ricardo Pérez Haristoy doutorou-se em História na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Chile. Actualmente, é investigador independente a realizar o projecto “Relações entre o Paraguai e o Chile (1973-1977): Fontes Diplomáticas e Paradiplomáticas” no Museu da Justiça, Centro de Documentação e Arquivo para a Defesa dos Direitos Humanos do Paraguai (financiado pelo CONACYT).
ENTRADA LIVRE
O Prémio Amílcar Cabral é promovido pelo Instituto de História Contemporânea e pelo Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC.
Time
(Wednesday) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
Organizer
Institute of Contemporary History - NOVA FCSH and University of Évora, and Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC

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Research seminar organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy. El Archivo del Terror
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Research seminar organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy.
El Archivo del Terror y la Guerra Fría en el Cono Sur
O segundo evento promovido no âmbito do Prémio Amílcar Cabral, com Ricardo Pérez Haristoy, é um seminário de investigação dirigido, sobretudo, a estudantes de doutoramento — mas não só.
A sessão tem como objectivo observar, no contexto das dinâmicas de interacção histórica entre o Chile e o Paraguai, o contraste que o governo da Unidade Popular representou para o General Alfredo Stroessner, e como o golpe de estado no Chile constituiu um momento de fortalecimento da ligação entre as suas forças armadas que, posteriormente, desencadearam a Operação Condor.
Ricardo Pérez Haristoy doutorou-se em História na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Chile. Actualmente, é investigador independente a realizar o projecto “Relações entre o Paraguai e o Chile (1973-1977): Fontes Diplomáticas e Paradiplomáticas” no Museu da Justiça, Centro de Documentação e Arquivo para a Defesa dos Direitos Humanos do Paraguai (financiado pelo CONACYT).
INSCRIÇÃO OBRIGATÓRIA através do email raquelribeiro@fcsh.unl.pt
O Prémio Amílcar Cabral é promovido pelo Instituto de História Contemporânea e pelo Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC.
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(Thursday) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Organizer
Institute of Contemporary History - NOVA FCSH and University of Évora, and Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC

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Fernando Rosas' book will be presented in Vila Franca de Xira, at the Museum of Neo-Realism, with moderation by António Carvalho.
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Fernando Rosas‘ book will be presented in Vila Franca de Xira, at the Museum of Neo-Realism, with moderation by António Carvalho.
Direitas Velhas, Direitas Novas
Este é um livro sobre a história das ideias políticas. Mais concretamente, sobre a história das ideias da extrema‑direita na Europa ocidental do pós‑Segunda Guerra Mundial. Como sobreviveram, se adaptaram ou se transformaram após a derrota dos fascismos — o seu cânone ideológico — em 1945.
Em Direitas Velhas, Direitas Novas, o historiador Fernando Rosas analisa a evolução das organizações da extrema‑direita herdeiras do fascismo paradigmático das décadas de 1930 e 1940, nos seus contextos históricos, económico‑sociais, políticos e culturais. Assim podemos compreender as permanências e as mudanças, as divisões e as reunificações, os anos de marginalidade e recuo, e os períodos — sempre inesperados — de reemergência. E podemos, finalmente, responder à questão controversa e por demais actual sobre a natureza, as origens e os perigos da extrema‑direita emergente.
Nos momentos cruciais de crise, de regressão e de decadência das instituições e das referências ideológicas, as direitas velhas e as novas extremas‑direitas reencontram‑se ciclicamente para salvaguardar privilégios e impor pela força as soluções a que a resistência política e social faz frente.
A sessão conta com a presença do autor e moderação de António Carvalho, co-curador da exposição Resistir! Os Portugueses no Sistema Concentracionário do III Reich, patente no piso 1 do Museu do Neo-Realismo.
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(Saturday) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Museum of Neo-Realismmuseuneorrealismo@cm-vfxira.pt Rua Alves Redol, 45 — 2600-099 Vila Franca de Xira

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Congress that will seek to analyse the role of the Portuguese armed forces and their adversaries from the colonial wars to the period of transition to independence. Deadline: 15 31
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Congress that will seek to analyse the role of the Portuguese armed forces and their adversaries from the colonial wars to the period of transition to independence. Deadline: 15 31 January 2025
Das Guerras ao Pós-25 de Abril:
Os Militares em Territórios em Convulsão
Hoje, cinco décadas após o 25 de Abril, impõe-se uma reflexão mais profunda sobre a actuação dos militares portugueses nas então colónias. Os condicionamentos decorrentes da nova situação política levaram os militares mobilizados a actuar de forma díspar, em rendições, combates ou negociações. Também os movimentos de libertação foram agindo de forma igualmente díspar num turbilhão de acontecimentos que se sucediam vertiginosamente. Entretanto, novas forças surgiam nos teatros de operações.
O colóquio internacional Das Guerras ao Pós-25 de Abril: Os Militares em Territórios em Convulsão – 2 a 4 de Abril de 2025 – procurará analisar o papel das forças armadas portuguesas e de seus adversários desde os tempos dos conflitos ao período de transição para as independências (Guiné, Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe, Angola, Moçambique e Timor). Propõe-se também explorar a entrada em cena de novos actores militares (por exemplo, Cuba, África do Sul) e o tipo de interacção mantido com os militares portugueses.
Chamada para comunicações
O tempo decorrido sobre a guerra colonial, ou as guerras de libertação, e a consequente sedimentação da inevitabilidade das independências – que se vão tornando distantes – vão relativizando sentimentos e expurgando o carácter panfletário de muitas das opiniões e dos juízos emitidos, por vezes sem fundamento, acerca da situação e das possibilidades de actuação dos militares portugueses, nos territórios ainda colonizados, antes e após o 25 de Abril de 1974.
Entre ensaios, monografias e memórias, já muito se escreveu sobre a guerra colonial ou sobre as guerras de libertação, assim como sobre a descolonização. Decerto, muitas questões ainda podem e devem ser discutidas – parafraseando Valentim Alexandre, não podia haver descolonização exemplar porque tal teria como premissa uma colonização exemplar –, mas importa uma reflexão mais profunda e justa sobre a actuação dos militares ao longo dessas várias guerras. Os militares estavam obviamente condicionados nas suas noções de autoridade e de missão, bem como na sua operacionalidade, tanto pela conjuntura internacional quanto pela repercussão de novos paradigmas políticos, que alastravam entre oficiais, sargentos e praças. Atente-se, por exemplo, na intermitência dos combates, na diversidade dos terrenos, nas reacções das populações, na multiplicidade de adversários e suas tácticas e armamentos. Independentemente do sentimento do imperioso cumprimento de um dever, inevitavelmente emergiria a percepção de que a beligerância se arrastava para um fim sem sentido.
Como já sucedia antes, a cada dia decorrido sobre o 25 de Abril, tal pesaria sobremaneira na decantação do juízo do nulo sentido político de acções militares. De permeio com mudanças na cadeia de comando e na operacionalidade, militares de diferentes condições e responsabilidade moveram-se em várias (e, nalguns casos, inusitadas) direcções, guiando-se por díspares motivações, decisões e estratégias, também na medida em que isso era política e militarmente possível. Se alguns ensaiaram como desígnio militar ganhar tempo até à definição política de Lisboa relativamente à independência das colónias, outros julgaram-se obrigados a agir quase disruptivamente para acelerar tal definição, forçando a mão dos decisores metropolitanos. Previsivelmente, as acções armadas coexistiram com encontros e acordos informais de tréguas com forças guerrilheiras dos movimentos.
Não obstante, os militares tiveram de lidar, nalguns casos, com o recrudescimento das acções armadas dos movimentos de libertação nos meses seguintes ao 25 de Abril. Com efeito, os militares portugueses foram sujeitos a acções armadas que, visando-os enquanto força do colonizador – com a justificação de circunstância de que se pretenderia democratizar em Portugal e prosseguir a colonização –, buscavam a conquista da melhor posição para garantir o acesso ao poder após a independência, em prejuízo de outros movimentos ou de meros concidadãos.
Se a guerra já se revelara um fardo pesado, após o 25 de Abril, a situação não foi menos desafiante: a actuação dos militares tornou-se variada, desde o desinteresse por acções armadas até à mobilização para conter tentativas restauracionistas ou para, sem sucesso, impor a paz, o que, por exemplo, não foi conseguido no turbilhão de Angola.
Sob pressão da eclosão e propagação de conflitos raciais e, depois, de violentíssimos confrontos, em que condições foi possível manter, ou não, uma coesão mínima? Como é que o comando e a capacidade operacional se mantiveram, ou se corroeram, no confronto entre o desejo de regressar “são e salvo” e a adesão aos projectos de construção nacional nos novos territórios, entre outras motivações?
Os militares desdobraram-se em actuações díspares: além de rendições inesperadas, ações ofensivas, negociações para o estabelecimento de acordos de cessar-fogo e de paz, actuação conjunta com forças dos movimentos, ou de uma das facções, suporte aos movimentos, sem esquecer ações de retaliação pela prisão de soldados portugueses.
Este Colóquio Internacional Das Guerras ao pós-25 de Abril: Os Militares em Territórios em Convulsão acolherá análises do papel das forças armadas portuguesas e de seus adversários desde os tempos dos conflitos ao período de transição para as independências (Guiné, Cabo Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe, Angola, Moçambique e Timor).
Atenta a evolução nalguns territórios no sentido de uma acrescida internacionalização de seus diferentes conflitos, o Colóquio acolherá também contribuições que se proponham explorar a entrada em cena de novos atores militares (por exemplo, Cuba, África do Sul) e o tipo de interação mantido com militares portugueses.
Línguas de trabalho
Português, castelhano, francês e inglês
Eixos temáticos
- Os cursos das guerras e a gestação de perceções políticas entre os militares
- Actuações na governação dos territórios ultramarinos
- Percepções políticas nas forças militares e coesão no terreno
- Filiações político-ideológicas e actuação junto de civis
- As especificidades dos processos de descolonização dos vários territórios
- A condição das tropas lealistas
- Elementos incorporados localmente: trajectórias do pré ao pós-25 de Abril
- Interacções entre militares portugueses e corpos militares estrangeiros
As propostas de comunicação, em *docx, entre 180 a 200 palavras, deverão ser enviadas para o endereço guerra25abril@letras.ulisboa.pt até 15 31 de Janeiro de 2025. As propostas devem ser acompanhadas de uma nota biográfica com 100 palavras.
Comissão Organizadora
Ana Mónica Fonseca (CEI, ISCTE-IUL)
Augusto Nascimento (CH-ULisboa)
Catarina Laranjeiro (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
João Vieira Borges (CPHM; CH-ULisboa)
Pedro Aires Oliveira (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
André Morgado (secretariado) (CH-ULisboa)
Comissão Científica
Ana Mónica Fonseca (CEI, ISCTE-IUL)
Augusto Nascimento (CH-ULisboa)
Aurora Almada e Santos (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Catarina Laranjeiro (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Edalina Sanches (ICS — ULisboa)
João Fusco Ribeiro (CICP)
João Vieira Borges (CPHM; CH-ULisboa)
Luís Barroso (IUM)
Pedro Aires Oliveira (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Sílvia Correia (FLUP)
Sílvia Roque (CES; UÉ)
Vasco Martins (CES)
Víctor Barros (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Instituições organizadoras
Instituto de História Contemporânea — Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
Comissão Portuguesa de História Militar
Centro de Estudos Internacionais do Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Time
april 2 (Wednesday) - 4 (Friday)
Location
School of Arts and Humanities - University of Lisbon
Alameda da Universidade — 1600-214 Lisbon
Organizer
Several Institutions
28mayAll Day2950 Anos de DipandaInternational colloquium(All Day) LuandaEvent Type :Colloquium

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Colloquium aimed at boosting studies on the history of the Angolan press and Portuguese-speaking African countries. Deadline: 20 February 16 March 2025 [NEW DEADLINE] 50 Anos de Dipanda. A
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Colloquium aimed at boosting studies on the history of the Angolan press and Portuguese-speaking African countries. Deadline: 20 February 16 March 2025 [NEW DEADLINE]
50 Anos de Dipanda. A imprensa africana e a democracia
Em 2025, Angola assinala 50 anos de Dipanda (independência) e 180 anos da existência da sua imprensa, pelo que essas duas efemérides devem ser significativamente celebradas nas mais diversas formas. A ideia de liberdade e a luta para o seu alcance e preservação sempre estiveram presentes na trajectória da imprensa angolana, por isso, é compreensível que no quadro do cinquentenário da Independência Nacional, ela (a imprensa) seja reconhecida com um protagonista relevante no processo da sua materialização.
Ao lado de outros protagonistas, jornalistas e jornais participaram no processo de construção da ideia de Nação, inicialmente corporizada na expressão angolense, e que assumiu outras formas de manifestação ao longo da História, na luta de libertação nacional, nas contradições e conflitos internos, e não estão alheios ao processo de democratização do país.
Por outro lado, com a independência de Angola a 11 de Novembro de 1975 terminou o império português em África, fechando o ciclo de processos de independência dos países africanos que o integravam, sequente à revolução de Abril de 1974 em Portugal, o qual se iniciara em Setembro de 1974 com o reconhecimento da independência da Guiné.
A Biblioteca Nacional de Angola, em parceria com o GIEIPC-IP – Grupo Internacional de Estudos da Imprensa Periódica Colonial do Império Português, organizam o Colóquio Internacional “50 Anos de Dipanda. A imprensa africana e a democracia”, com o objectivo de impulsionar os estudos sobre a história da imprensa angolana e dos Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, explorando a sua vertente cultural e política, e o seu papel intelectual na história dos países envolvidos, das suas conexões e inscrição em redes intelectuais mais vastas.
O evento dirige-se a estudantes, investigadores/as das ciências sociais e humanas (História, Linguística, Literatura, Jornalismo, Sociologia e áreas afins) e à sociedade em geral, incentivando, deste modo, um diálogo multidisciplinar entre os diversos intervenientes e será em formato presencial e online, e será estruturado em painéis, nos quais serão apresentadas comunicações de investigadores/as nacionais e estrangeiros. Os oradores/as poderão apresentar as suas comunicações apoiados por um Power Point. As apresentações terão a duração máxima de 15 minutos e serão seguidas de debate.
Língua de trabalho: Português
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Eixos temáticos:
– Ideias de independência e autonomia na imprensa;
– A imprensa de resistência e de libertação;
– Processos de transição pós-colonial;
– Imprensa, sociedade civil e esfera pública;
– Liberdade de expressão, censura e repressão;
– Políticas de preservação e acesso aos arquivos de imprensa;
– Escrita feminina e as mulheres na imprensa;
– Intelectuais, movimentos e circulações;
– Literatura, criação e divulgação cultural na imprensa quotidiana;
– Estudos sobre a história da imprensa;
– Imprensa entre o monopartidarismo e o multipartidarismo: 50 anos de trajectória.
Submissão de propostas de comunicação:
Enquadradas por estas temáticas, as propostas de comunicação com os respectivos resumos deverão ser submetidos para o mail coloquiodipanda@gmail.com em formato Word (até 300 palavras, Times New Roman, 12). As propostas devem ser acompanhadas por uma nota biográfica dos/as proponentes (máximo 100 palavras). Deverão indicar se pretendem participar presencialmente ou online.
Prazo: 20 de Fevereiro de 2025. [NOVO PRAZO]
Avaliação e Resposta:
As propostas serão avaliadas pela Comissão Científica em colaboração com a Comissão Organizadora. Os proponentes serão informados sobre a aceitação ou rejeição até 28 de Fevereiro de 2025.
Organização
Biblioteca Nacional de Angola
GIEIPC-IP – Grupo Internacional de Estudos da Imprensa Periódica Colonial do Império Português
Parceiros
ANM – Arquivo Nacional de Moçambique, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
BLX – Hemeroteca Municipal de Lisboa
BNP – Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
CD25A – Centro de Documentação 25 de Abril, Universidade de Coimbra
CEComp-Centro de Estudos Comparatistas, Faculdade de Letras – Universidade de Lisboa
CEsA – Centro de Estudos sobre África e Desenvolvimento, ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa
CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, Universidade NOVA – Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
CITEM – Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar Cultura, Espaço e Memória, Universidade do Porto
FCSF – Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Filosofia, Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo
FMS – Fundação Mário Soares e Maria Barroso
IHC – Instituto de História Contemporânea, Universidade NOVA – Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
IRNPPC – The International Research Network on Postcolonial Print Cultures
LER – Laboratoire d’Études Romanes, Université Paris 8
UNI-CV – Cátedra Unesco de História e Património, Universidade de Cabo Verde
UNILAB – Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira
Comissão Organizadora
Adelaide Vieira Machado (CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, NOVA FCSH)
Alexandra Aparício (Investigadora independente, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Universidade Agostinho Neto)
Alice Santiago Faria (CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, NOVA FCSH)
Bruno Júlio Kambundu (ISCED/Luanda – Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Luanda)
Diana Afonso Luhuma (Biblioteca Nacional de Angola)
João Pedro Lourenço (ISCED/Luanda – Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Luanda)
José Miguel Ferreira (IHC – Instituto de História Contemporânea, NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Sandra Ataíde Lobo (CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, NOVA FCSH)
Comissão Científica
Andrea Marzano (UniRio – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Dinis Kibanguilako (ISCED-Luanda – Instituto Superior de Ciências da Educação de Luanda)
Eduardo Antonio Estevam Santos (UNILAB – Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira)
Everton V. Machado (CEComp-Centro de Estudos Comparatistas, FLUL)
Francisco Soares (CITEM – Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar Cultura, Espaço e Memória, Universidade do Porto)
Isabel Castro Henriques (FLUL – Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa)
Isabel Lustosa (CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, NOVA-FCSH)
Isadora de Ataíde Fonseca (CECC – Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade Católica de Lisboa)
Jelmer Vos (Universidade de Glasgow)
Joel Tembe (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane)
José Filipe Pinto (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias)
Luís Kandjimbo (Universidade Agostinho Neto, IELT- Instituto de Estudos de Literatura e Tradição, NOVA FCSH)
Marcelo Bittencourt (UFF – Universidade Federal Fluminense)
Noemi Alfieri (CHAM – Centro de Humanidades, NOVA-FCSH)
Victor Barros (IHC – Instituto de História Contemporânea, NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Time
may 28 (Wednesday) - 29 (Thursday)
Location
Luanda
Organizer
Several institutions

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Congress that will bring together contributions that allow us to identify and understand different ways of developing collaborative practices in associations and social movements. Associativism and social movements, collaborative
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Congress that will bring together contributions that allow us to identify and understand different ways of developing collaborative practices in associations and social movements.
Associativism and social movements, collaborative practices between science and citizenship
3rd Congress Public History in Portugal
Public participation in scientific research has taken on a growing role among the academic community. It constitutes a civic commitment and a potential field for methodological innovation. It shapes the various stages of the scientific process, from the formulation of problems to the definition of the method, from the collection and analysis of data to the discussion of results, ensuring co-creation and shared authority.
On the other hand, associations and social movements play an active role in the production and dissemination of knowledge and in disputes over memory, emphasising their role in building democratic societies. Autonomously or through calls to academia, they develop projects that ensure archiving and de-archiving, creation and deconstruction, affirmation and dispute of the past and the present.
Whatever the case, it is always about citizenship realisation, by analysing, intervening and transforming society. However, these processes do not always result in the benefit of those involved, as would be their purpose, and it is necessary to discuss their complexities, related to informed consent, and the return of results, among other ethical issues.
The aim of the 3rd Congress on Public History in Portugal: Associativism and Social Movements, Collaborative Practices Between Science and Citizenship, which will be held at A Voz do Operário, in Lisbon, Portugal, on 5 and 6 June, is to bring together contributions that allow us to identify and understand different ways of developing collaborative practices in the field of associations and social movements. We welcome, among others, communication proposals related to:
- Oral history projects;
- Safeguarding and disseminating archives;
- Heritage and memorialisation processes;
- Processes of artistic co-creation;
- Decolonisation of scientific knowledge;
- Ethical dimensions in the process of knowledge building;
- Co-authorship and shared authority;
- Collaborative methodologies;
- Research and impact assessment;
- Dissonances in collaborative projects.
Deadline for proposal submission: 15 April 2025
🔗 Proposal submission: HERE (in Portuguese).
Organisation: IN2PAST
Email: historiapublica@fcsh.unl.pt
>> 📎 Download the call for papers (PDF, in Portuguese) <<
Organising Committee:
Cristina Pratas Cruzeiro (IHA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Joana Dias Pereira (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Joana Miguel Almeida (CRIA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Marta Prista (CRIA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Patrícia Roque Martins (IHA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Sónia Vespeira de Almeida (CRIA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Scientific Committee:
Ana Bigotte Vieira (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Giulia Strippoli (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Helena Elias (VICARTE / FBAUL)
João Mineiro (CRIA – Iscte / IN2PAST)
Maria Alice Samara (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Paulo Jorge Fernandes (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Pedro Aires Oliveira (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Sérgio Pratas (CPCCRD / OBAP – Observatório do Associativismo Popular)
Photo: © Cristina Pratas Cruzeiro
Time
june 5 (Thursday) - 6 (Friday)
Organizer
Several Institutions

Event Details
The purpose of this international workshop is to expand the study of economic planning, focusing on the specific trajectories of Southern European countries. Deadline: 31 March 2025 Connected histories
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Event Details
The purpose of this international workshop is to expand the study of economic planning, focusing on the specific trajectories of Southern European countries. Deadline: 31 March 2025
Connected histories of economic planning in Southern Europe 1945-1989
The impact of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, along with the remarkable economic growth of countries from East Asia, have sparked a renewed interest in the role of state intervention, bringing back into the contemporary debate numerous subjects that had become marginal in both mainstream academia and the public sphere. Industrial policy, in particular, has become a topic of inquiry across various disciplines, encouraging scholars to revisit the period that followed the Second World War, when economic planning seemed to hold the keys to unlock the future. Driven by a strong belief in the possibilities opened up by scientific knowledge and technical expertise, social scientists and engineers dedicated themselves to the collection of data, designing models to ensure the optimal allocation of resources and devising ambitious schemes for agricultural and industrial development. Across the dividing lines of the Cold War, political regimes of different kinds employed a broad range of instruments to transform the social landscape and accelerate the pace of capital accumulation. Transnational epistemic communities were formed, allowing for the worldwide circulation of knowledge, as a new category of ‘experts’ met at international conferences, creating networks, sharing their experiences and identifying challenges and possibilities across distinct fields, ranging from credit and industrial productivity to agriculture and education.
The purpose of this international workshop is to address all such aspects and expand the study of economic planning, focusing on the specific trajectories of Southern European countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, and Turkey) during the 20th Century. By adopting a broad notion of ‘Southern Europe’, the aim is to bring into light contrasting national experiences, but also to explore unexpected and hitherto unconsidered forms of circulation, influence, and cooperation. For that purpose, we welcome paper proposals with an historical perspective, centred in Southern Europe, which address, among others, the following topics:
— Planning agencies.
— Planning expertise, theory and technology.
— Development projects and infrastructure.
— Industry, agriculture and services.
— Central banks, credit and monetary policy.
— Gender and kinship.
— Labour, class and social inequality.
— Race, migration and colonialism/post-colonialism.
— Nature and environment.
— International organizations.
— Foreign trade and investment.
Proposals should include a brief biographical note, paper title and an abstract of no more than 300 words emailed to ricardonoronha@fcsh.unl.pt. The deadline for submission is 31 March 2025. Notification of acceptance will be given by 11 April March 2025. Presenters will be asked to submit their paper (4000 to 6000 words) by 31 May, with the prospect of contributing to a special journal issue. Travel and accommodation costs may be supported by the organizing institution (IHC — NOVA FCSH /IN2PAST) if no other funding is available.
>> 📎 Download the call for papers (PDF) <<
Time
june 17 (Tuesday) - 18 (Wednesday)
Location
NOVA FCSH, sala a anunciar
Organizer
Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanitiescomunicacao.ihc@fcsh.unl.pt Avenida de Berna, 26C - 1069-061 Lisbon

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On the multiple dimensions – histories, processes, actions, memories and postcolonial legacies – of these independences that changed the configuration of global politics in the second half of the 20th
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On the multiple dimensions – histories, processes, actions, memories and postcolonial legacies – of these independences that changed the configuration of global politics in the second half of the 20th century. Deadline: 15 December 2024
50 Years of the Independence of Portuguese Colonies in Africa:
Processes, Legacies and Memories
In 2025, four former Portuguese colonies in Africa (Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe) will celebrate the 50 th anniversary of their independence, joining Guinea-Bissau which, two years earlier (in September 1973), had unilaterally proclaimed the state of Guinea, formally accessing independence on September 10, 1974. In fact, the complex negotiation processes that opened the door to independence of these territories that had been dominated by Portugal for centuries were not straightforward. Thus, from the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Guinea (an important precedent at international level) to the opening of negotiation processes in the cases of Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe complex and important geopolitical and transnational webs were established, in the African and global context of the Cold War and the aftermath of the Sino-Soviet split, which are worth analysing.
The aim of this International Conference is to mark the 50 th anniversary of these transcendental events for the lives of African territories once colonized by Portugal, some of whom (Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique) endured devastating liberation wars/colonial wars. These struggles for emancipation are part of a long history of resistance by the peoples subjected to imperial exploitation, forced labour, racism and colonialism. As it is well known, the processes that led to independence generated multiple dynamics and ramifications which, on the one hand, went beyond the main borders of each territory; on the other, produced internal and external interactions, with various elements and constraints, combining the international context of the time with internal demands for political sovereignty by the colonized peoples.
In this sense, independence should not be interpreted as an isolated historical event, nor as a linear and homogeneous event. There is a specific historicity that characterizes independence processes in each of the territories, processes that are marked by several and diverse complexities. So much so that we cannot separate independence from the struggles of the liberation movements, anti-colonialism, the revolutions in the Third World, anti-imperialism and the struggle against dictatorship and fascism in Portugal. In short, independence resulted from various struggles carried out by the liberation movements on different fronts. Their actions also contributed to the Revolution of April 25, 1974, and, consequently, to the fall of the fascist dictatorship in Portugal.
Call for Papers
After 50 years of these historical events that led to the emergence of new nation-states, this international conference aims to reflect on the multiple dimensions – histories, processes, actions, memories and postcolonial legacies – of these independences that changed the configuration of global politics in the second half of the 20th century. As such, proposals are invited for contributions on topics such as:
- Independence struggles (concepts, political, cultural and social contexts);
- Independence struggles, anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism and Third World revolutions;
- International solidarity with the former Portuguese colonies and intersections with other anticolonial struggles in the context of the Cold War;
- Actors, activists and independentist organizations;
- Gender, education and popular mobilization in the struggles for independence;
- Arts, artivism and cultural manifestations in the struggles for independence;
- Contribution from independence struggles to the fall of Portuguese dictatorship;
- Decolonization after 25 April 1974;
- Building new African nation-states and neo-colonialism;
- Colonial legacies in independent African countries and Portugal;
- Civil wars and democratic transition in independent African countries;
- The construction of memory in independent African countries and Portugal.
Abstracts for presentations (200 words) and a biographical note (250 words) should be sent to the following email: independencias50anos@gmail.com
Deadline for submissions: 15 December 2024
Notification of acceptance: 30 January 2025
Conference languages: Portuguese, English and French
>> Download the call for papers (PT / FR / EN, PDF) <<
Keynote speakers:
Maria da Conceição Neto (Universidade Agostinho Neto)
Severino Elias Ngoenha (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane)
Organisingg Committee:
Aurora Almada e Santos (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Julião Soares Sousa (CEIS 20 — Universidade de Coimbra)
Raquel Ribeiro (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Víctor Barros (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Scientific Committee:
Gabriel Fernandes (Universidade de Santiago)
Jean Martial Arséne Mbah (Investigador, Doutorado em História Contemporânea)
Jean-Michel Mabeko-Tali (Howard University)
Marçal de Menezes Paredes (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul)
Maria Nazaré de Ceita (Universidade de São Tomé)
Michel Cahen (Sciences Po Bordeaux)
Miguel Cardina (Universidade de Coimbra)
Odete Semedo (Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa, Guiné-Bissau)
Pedro Aires Oliveira (IHC — NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Teresa Cruz e Silva (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane)
Time
july 17 (Thursday) - 19 (Saturday)
Organizer
Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities and CEIS20 - Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies — University of Coimbra

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Workshop seeking to encourage a comparative discussion on dissolution of several European empires, with a greater emphasis on those which unravelled in the aftermath of post-1945 European decolonization. Deadline: 30
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Event Details
Workshop seeking to encourage a comparative discussion on dissolution of several European empires, with a greater emphasis on those which unravelled in the aftermath of post-1945 European decolonization. Deadline: 30 May
Contested Imperial Endings
In the twentieth century, the dissolution of several European empires occurred in the context of armed conflicts, whether major conflagrations such as the First World War or the counterinsurgency wars in colonial spaces. Some of these imperial break-ups were sudden, happening after military defeats, such as the capitulation of the German and Habsburg empires in 1918, or as the culmination of protracted colonial wars which proved to be deeply divisive among the metropolitan publics, such as the Algerian war of independence or the decolonization wars in Portuguese-speaking Africa. The circumstances surrounding some of the major political decisions which involved capitulations or negotiated agreements with nationalist movements may have been quite different, but there were significant similarities as well. In all these cases, a sense of wounded pride or deep resentment surfaced in the discussions that followed the political settlements that allowed for the surrender of territory.
Accusations of ‘scuttle’, ‘abandonment’, ‘neglect’, ‘irresponsibility’, or even ‘treason’, came to the fore in several debates, poisoning political discussions for quite some time. The myth of the ‘stab in the back’, which emerged after the German and Austrian collapse of 1918, and was also present in several debates in European metropoles after 1945, influenced conspiracy theories that shaped debates in the following years, with echoes that reach the present day.
Based on an ongoing research project that assesses metropolitan reactions to the conduct of the Portuguese military in East Timor in 1975, a workshop under the auspices of the Institute of Contemporary History and the Portuguese Commission of Military History, will be held in Lisbon in September 2025, seeking to encourage a comparative discussion on some of these themes in various contexts, with a greater emphasis (but not exclusively) on those which unravelled in the aftermath of post-1945 European decolonization.
The expected outcome of the workshop is the submission of a dossier/special issue to an international peer-reviewed journal.
Invited speakers:
Mark Cornwall, David M. Anderson, T. W. Brocades, S. André Bercovic, Victor Delaporte, Pedro Aires Oliveira, Zélia Pereira, and Rui Feijó.
We welcome papers which may highlight:
- The language and images which permeated debates in several countries (United Kingdon, France, Belgium, the Netherlands).
- The role of public opinion and the media.
- The undertaking of inquiry commissions into aspects of decolonization/imperial retreat.
- Attempts to bring charges against individuals (politicians, military) in courts of law.
- The consequences experienced by those targeted by the accusations (i.e., in their political and professional careers, or even on a more violent level).
Please send your abstract (max. 300 words) until 30 May to projetodectil@gmail.com.
The organizing committee will reply until 15 June.
English will be the working language.
Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes.
>> Download the Call for Papers (PDF) <<
Organisers:
Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA University Lisbon
Portuguese Commission of Military History
The event is part of the FCT research project DecTiL — Auditing Decolonization in Timor-Leste, 1974-82: the Riscado Report (doi.org/10.54499/2023.10636.25ABR)
Time
september 8 (Monday) - 9 (Tuesday)
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Organizer
Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Portuguese Commission of Military History
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Congress that will bring together contributions that allow us to identify and understand different ways of developing collaborative practices in associations and social movements. Associativism and social movements, collaborative
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Congress that will bring together contributions that allow us to identify and understand different ways of developing collaborative practices in associations and social movements.
Associativism and social movements, collaborative practices between science and citizenship
3rd Congress Public History in Portugal
Public participation in scientific research has taken on a growing role among the academic community. It constitutes a civic commitment and a potential field for methodological innovation. It shapes the various stages of the scientific process, from the formulation of problems to the definition of the method, from the collection and analysis of data to the discussion of results, ensuring co-creation and shared authority.
On the other hand, associations and social movements play an active role in the production and dissemination of knowledge and in disputes over memory, emphasising their role in building democratic societies. Autonomously or through calls to academia, they develop projects that ensure archiving and de-archiving, creation and deconstruction, affirmation and dispute of the past and the present.
Whatever the case, it is always about citizenship realisation, by analysing, intervening and transforming society. However, these processes do not always result in the benefit of those involved, as would be their purpose, and it is necessary to discuss their complexities, related to informed consent, and the return of results, among other ethical issues.
The aim of the 3rd Congress on Public History in Portugal: Associativism and Social Movements, Collaborative Practices Between Science and Citizenship, which will be held at A Voz do Operário, in Lisbon, Portugal, on 5 and 6 June, is to bring together contributions that allow us to identify and understand different ways of developing collaborative practices in the field of associations and social movements. We welcome, among others, communication proposals related to:
- Oral history projects;
- Safeguarding and disseminating archives;
- Heritage and memorialisation processes;
- Processes of artistic co-creation;
- Decolonisation of scientific knowledge;
- Ethical dimensions in the process of knowledge building;
- Co-authorship and shared authority;
- Collaborative methodologies;
- Research and impact assessment;
- Dissonances in collaborative projects.
Deadline for proposal submission: 15 April 2025
🔗 Proposal submission: HERE (in Portuguese).
Organisation: IN2PAST
Email: historiapublica@fcsh.unl.pt
>> 📎 Download the call for papers (PDF, in Portuguese) <<
Organising Committee:
Cristina Pratas Cruzeiro (IHA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Joana Dias Pereira (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Joana Miguel Almeida (CRIA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Marta Prista (CRIA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Patrícia Roque Martins (IHA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Sónia Vespeira de Almeida (CRIA – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Scientific Committee:
Ana Bigotte Vieira (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Giulia Strippoli (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Helena Elias (VICARTE / FBAUL)
João Mineiro (CRIA – Iscte / IN2PAST)
Maria Alice Samara (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Paulo Jorge Fernandes (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Pedro Aires Oliveira (IHC – NOVA FCSH / IN2PAST)
Sérgio Pratas (CPCCRD / OBAP – Observatório do Associativismo Popular)
Photo: © Cristina Pratas Cruzeiro
Tempo
junho 5 (Quinta-feira) - 6 (Sexta-feira)
Organizador
Several Institutions

Detalhes do Evento
The purpose of this international workshop is to expand the study of economic planning, focusing on the specific trajectories of Southern European countries. Deadline: 31 March 2025 Connected histories
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Detalhes do Evento
The purpose of this international workshop is to expand the study of economic planning, focusing on the specific trajectories of Southern European countries. Deadline: 31 March 2025
Connected histories of economic planning in Southern Europe 1945-1989
The impact of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, along with the remarkable economic growth of countries from East Asia, have sparked a renewed interest in the role of state intervention, bringing back into the contemporary debate numerous subjects that had become marginal in both mainstream academia and the public sphere. Industrial policy, in particular, has become a topic of inquiry across various disciplines, encouraging scholars to revisit the period that followed the Second World War, when economic planning seemed to hold the keys to unlock the future. Driven by a strong belief in the possibilities opened up by scientific knowledge and technical expertise, social scientists and engineers dedicated themselves to the collection of data, designing models to ensure the optimal allocation of resources and devising ambitious schemes for agricultural and industrial development. Across the dividing lines of the Cold War, political regimes of different kinds employed a broad range of instruments to transform the social landscape and accelerate the pace of capital accumulation. Transnational epistemic communities were formed, allowing for the worldwide circulation of knowledge, as a new category of ‘experts’ met at international conferences, creating networks, sharing their experiences and identifying challenges and possibilities across distinct fields, ranging from credit and industrial productivity to agriculture and education.
The purpose of this international workshop is to address all such aspects and expand the study of economic planning, focusing on the specific trajectories of Southern European countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, and Turkey) during the 20th Century. By adopting a broad notion of ‘Southern Europe’, the aim is to bring into light contrasting national experiences, but also to explore unexpected and hitherto unconsidered forms of circulation, influence, and cooperation. For that purpose, we welcome paper proposals with an historical perspective, centred in Southern Europe, which address, among others, the following topics:
— Planning agencies.
— Planning expertise, theory and technology.
— Development projects and infrastructure.
— Industry, agriculture and services.
— Central banks, credit and monetary policy.
— Gender and kinship.
— Labour, class and social inequality.
— Race, migration and colonialism/post-colonialism.
— Nature and environment.
— International organizations.
— Foreign trade and investment.
Proposals should include a brief biographical note, paper title and an abstract of no more than 300 words emailed to ricardonoronha@fcsh.unl.pt. The deadline for submission is 31 March 2025. Notification of acceptance will be given by 11 April March 2025. Presenters will be asked to submit their paper (4000 to 6000 words) by 31 May, with the prospect of contributing to a special journal issue. Travel and accommodation costs may be supported by the organizing institution (IHC — NOVA FCSH /IN2PAST) if no other funding is available.
>> 📎 Download the call for papers (PDF) <<
Tempo
junho 17 (Terça-feira) - 18 (Quarta-feira)
Localização
NOVA FCSH, sala a anunciar
Organizador
Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanitiescomunicacao.ihc@fcsh.unl.pt Avenida de Berna, 26C - 1069-061 Lisbon

Detalhes do Evento
Workshop seeking to encourage a comparative discussion on dissolution of several European empires, with a greater emphasis on those which unravelled in the aftermath of post-1945 European decolonization. Deadline: 30
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Detalhes do Evento
Workshop seeking to encourage a comparative discussion on dissolution of several European empires, with a greater emphasis on those which unravelled in the aftermath of post-1945 European decolonization. Deadline: 30 May
Contested Imperial Endings
In the twentieth century, the dissolution of several European empires occurred in the context of armed conflicts, whether major conflagrations such as the First World War or the counterinsurgency wars in colonial spaces. Some of these imperial break-ups were sudden, happening after military defeats, such as the capitulation of the German and Habsburg empires in 1918, or as the culmination of protracted colonial wars which proved to be deeply divisive among the metropolitan publics, such as the Algerian war of independence or the decolonization wars in Portuguese-speaking Africa. The circumstances surrounding some of the major political decisions which involved capitulations or negotiated agreements with nationalist movements may have been quite different, but there were significant similarities as well. In all these cases, a sense of wounded pride or deep resentment surfaced in the discussions that followed the political settlements that allowed for the surrender of territory.
Accusations of ‘scuttle’, ‘abandonment’, ‘neglect’, ‘irresponsibility’, or even ‘treason’, came to the fore in several debates, poisoning political discussions for quite some time. The myth of the ‘stab in the back’, which emerged after the German and Austrian collapse of 1918, and was also present in several debates in European metropoles after 1945, influenced conspiracy theories that shaped debates in the following years, with echoes that reach the present day.
Based on an ongoing research project that assesses metropolitan reactions to the conduct of the Portuguese military in East Timor in 1975, a workshop under the auspices of the Institute of Contemporary History and the Portuguese Commission of Military History, will be held in Lisbon in September 2025, seeking to encourage a comparative discussion on some of these themes in various contexts, with a greater emphasis (but not exclusively) on those which unravelled in the aftermath of post-1945 European decolonization.
The expected outcome of the workshop is the submission of a dossier/special issue to an international peer-reviewed journal.
Invited speakers:
Mark Cornwall, David M. Anderson, T. W. Brocades, S. André Bercovic, Victor Delaporte, Pedro Aires Oliveira, Zélia Pereira, and Rui Feijó.
We welcome papers which may highlight:
- The language and images which permeated debates in several countries (United Kingdon, France, Belgium, the Netherlands).
- The role of public opinion and the media.
- The undertaking of inquiry commissions into aspects of decolonization/imperial retreat.
- Attempts to bring charges against individuals (politicians, military) in courts of law.
- The consequences experienced by those targeted by the accusations (i.e., in their political and professional careers, or even on a more violent level).
Please send your abstract (max. 300 words) until 30 May to projetodectil@gmail.com.
The organizing committee will reply until 15 June.
English will be the working language.
Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes.
>> Download the Call for Papers (PDF) <<
Organisers:
Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA University Lisbon
Portuguese Commission of Military History
The event is part of the FCT research project DecTiL — Auditing Decolonization in Timor-Leste, 1974-82: the Riscado Report (doi.org/10.54499/2023.10636.25ABR)
Tempo
setembro 8 (Segunda-feira) - 9 (Terça-feira)
Localização
Lisbon, Portugal
Organizador
Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Portuguese Commission of Military History
março, 2025
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Seminar to mark International Women’s Day, honouring Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira on her 100th birthday. Mulheres na Arqueologia: (estrati)grafias 3 Nos 100 anos do nascimento de Maria
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Seminar to mark International Women’s Day, honouring Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira on her 100th birthday.
Mulheres na Arqueologia: (estrati)grafias 3
Nos 100 anos do nascimento de Maria Helena da Rocha Pereira
Organização:
Ana Cristina Martins (IHC — Universidade de Évora / IN2PAST / SGL)
Francisco B. Gomes (UNIARQ – FLUL)
Tempo
(Quinta-feira) 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Organizador
Institute of Contemporary History — University of Évora, Lisbon Geographical Society, and UNIARQ — FLUL
Detalhes do Evento
Mariana Almeida's thesis, "Os Azulejos Portugueses em Cabo Verde", on Portuguese tiles in Cape Verde, will be defended in a public examination at the
Detalhes do Evento
Mariana Almeida‘s thesis, “Os Azulejos Portugueses em Cabo Verde”, on Portuguese tiles in Cape Verde, will be defended in a public examination at the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
PhD Programme in History.
Tempo
(Quinta-feira) 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Localização
NOVA FCSH, Almada Negreiros College, Auditorium 223
NOVA's Campolide Campus — 1099-085 Lisbon
Organizador
NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanitiesgeral@fcsh.unl.pt Avenida de Berna, 26 C — 1069-061 Lisbon

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Transdisciplinarity as a vital tool and framework for reimagining museums and their colonial collections from an inclusive and decolonial perspective. Decolonizing Museums and Colonial Collections Towards a Transdisciplinary
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Transdisciplinarity as a vital tool and framework for reimagining museums and their colonial collections from an inclusive and decolonial perspective.
Decolonizing Museums and Colonial Collections
Towards a Transdisciplinary Agenda and Methods
Set to take place from March 12 to 14, 2025, in Figueira da Foz (Portugal), this international conference is a collaborative effort between colleagues from Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA University, and Évora University (Portugal), Queens College, City University of New York (USA), University of São Paulo (Brazil), and Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford (UK), supported by TheMuseumsLab.
The conference will delve into the theme of transdisciplinarity as a vital tool and framework for reimagining museums and their colonial collections from an inclusive and decolonial perspective. Globally, there is a growing movement fueled by public demand to decolonize museum institutions. However, practical strategies for decolonizing museums and addressing their colonial collections are often lacking in discussions.
Transdisciplinarity has emerged as a response to the growing complexity of contemporary issues in society and must also be invoked to deal with the complexity of decolonization and the processes of collection documentation and rethinking of the ‘captive’ objects held in museums. To undiscipline museums and adopt a novel approach to documenting, curating, and presenting colonial collections, there is a need for future museums to be receptive to diverse ways of knowing, both within and beyond academia. Consequently, through case studies from around the world, this conference aims to disseminate transdisciplinary experiences and methodologies related to museums and colonial collections, fostering a more inclusive and informed approach to preserving and presenting historical knowledge.
Keynote speakers:
Meryem Korun (Head of TheMuseumsLab at Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin)
Mark Thurner (FLACSO–Ecuador/University of London/University of Florida)
David William Aparecido Ribeiro (Paulista Museum, University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Marta Lourenço (Director of the National Museum of Natural History and Science of the University of Lisbon)
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Call for papers
We welcome submissions on topics such as:
- Colonialism and power dynamics
- Provenance research
- Object, material culture biographies
- Restitution, repatriation, and reparation
- Collections development and care
- Decolonization and reinterpretation
- Exhibitions, and representing hidden and untold stories
- Representation and identity memory and healing
- Cultural appropriation and ownership
- Education and awareness
SELECTION PROCESS
Expressions of interest should be emailed to the conveners in English for consideration for oral presentation. Selected contributors will be invited to participate in a pre-conference workshop, scheduled to be held online in September 2024, aimed at further developing their contributions for potential inclusion in an edited volume focusing on “Museums and Colonial Collections: Advancing a Transdisciplinary Agenda, and Methods”. We strongly encourage early career researchers and individuals from underrepresented regions of the world to submit their contributions. We are prepared to offer technical support as needed. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us for guidance or additional information. All submissions must be original and not previously published.
Expressions of interest should include the following details:
- Title of the proposed paper
- Last and first name of the author/s
- Affiliation of the author/s (acronyms must be avoided)
- Contact details: e-mail, telephone number, postal address
- Abstract of the paper (300 to 400 words)
- Keywords (maximum 5)
- Short biography of the author/s (max. 50 words)
The abstract must be sent to this email address 2025conferencetransmat@gmail.com
IMPORTANT DATES
18 March 2024: Call for abstracts
30 April 2024: Deadline for submission of abstracts
30 May 2024: Abstract acceptance
15 November 2024: Full paper submission
12 – 14 March 2025: International Conference
Organisers:
Elisabete Pereira, IHC — University of Ébvora / IN2PAST (Portugal)
Robert T Nyamushosho, Queens College, City University of New York (USA)
Marília Xavier Cury, Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Lennon Mhishi, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford (UK)
Concept Note
Globally, there is a widespread and ongoing movement driven by public demand to decolonize museums and their collections. Nonetheless, the practical application of decolonizing museums and their collections is often conspicuously absent from many discussions. As always, the precise interpretation of decolonization in the context of museums remains a subject of ambiguity, both conceptually and in practice. Does it entail the restitution of stolen artworks or objects? Does it involve the recruitment of individuals from diverse racial backgrounds and the inclusion of indigenous voices merely as a symbolic gesture in exhibition design? Whilst the notion of decolonization lacks a clear definition, it is undeniable that a shift in museum institutions towards diversified perspectives on the cultures they represent is critical. Crucially, most decolonial thinkers concur that this diversification must transcend the confines of so-called ‘experts’ and the prevailing colonial narratives. It should aspire to reconstruct the museum as a platform for inclusive dialogue and engagement at all levels of decision-making.
A novel and critical approach to dismantling Eurocentrism in museums and collections research involves the development of a strategic transdisciplinary agenda. This agenda empowers museums to reimagine their collections and transition from being possessors of objects to becoming custodians of those collections. By integrating various forms of knowledge into the museum’s practices, encompassing natural, ethnographic, historical, and archaeological artefacts, museums can avoid perpetuating colonial attitudes and behaviours. This approach also facilitates a comprehensive process of repatriation and restitution in meaningful ways where they are most needed.
Transdisciplinarity, unlike interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity, recognizes multiple levels of reality and encourages collaborative problem-solving across different segments of society. It is a practice-oriented approach that promotes the participation of various stakeholders, particularly those possessing local knowledge or external to academic institutions, fostering mutual learning and enriching the collective knowledge base (Häberli et al., 2001; Nilsson Stutz 2018; Rigolot 2020; Zierhofer and Burger 2007). Transdisciplinarity has emerged in response to the growing complexity of contemporary issues in society and must be invoked to deal with the intricacy of decolonization and the processes of documenting collections and the restitutions of ‘imprisoned’ objects. Historically, academic disciplines and departments were established to specialize in distinct domains of knowledge, providing scientific solutions to concrete economic and societal issues.
However, for understanding and solving some of the most important, complex, and difficult issues we face, whether in environmental protection, formulating inclusive public policies, accommodating religious and cultural pluralism, or dealing humanely and respectfully with objects from former empires held in European museums, transdisciplinarity methodologies must be required. Drawing upon validated expertise from various disciplines and other specialized knowledge domains, transdisciplinarity amalgamates diverse viewpoints and contributions toward a shared objective (Klein, 2015; Augsburg, 2014; Levy, 2011; Jants, 1970; Rigolot 2020; Scholz and Steiner, 2015). This approach necessitates collaborative action and entails “border work,” fostering intercommunication both within and outside academia (Horlick-Jones, Sime, 2004; Mignolo, 2000; Nilsson Stutz, 2018).
Within the context of museums stemming from former colonial powers and their intricate transnational collections, this book/conference underscores the significance of organizing and providing access to these collections through a transdisciplinary approach. It is argued here that museums, as trusted societal institutions, must depart from conventional curatorial practices, embracing transparency and the public dissemination of their collections, whether they are archaeological, archival, ethnographic, or natural history collections. This process necessitates the acknowledgment that some objects were acquired through violent means or from affluent donors who amassed their wealth from colonial empires. Decolonization is a subject of intense debate and complexity, entailing discussions of cultural issues and taking into account the various layers of knowledge tied to museum objects, their historical contexts, and the stakeholders engaged in their collection and
exhibition.
Cameron and Mengler (2009) underscore that the traditional museum knowledge system is rooted in an 18th-century classification and objectivity paradigm, which shapes how collections are documented, interpreted, and portrayed. This system, entrenched in disciplinary hierarchies, often presents colonial collections as exotic curiosities and novelties. Many of these objects either find themselves on display or languish in museum storerooms, embodying cultural traditions that colonial governments and Western-style museums actively discouraged and misrepresented. This has led to a neglect of the cultural traditions and knowledge systems from which these collections originated.
Accessing this knowledge and engaging with the communities from which it emanates is crucial for a more profound understanding of global history and its complex cultural legacies. The process of collecting and studying these artifacts requires the amalgamation of diverse disciplinary perspectives and the fusion of information, data, theories, and methodologies to create a synthesis that transcends individual disciplines. This process also involves capturing diverse narratives surrounding collections and their circulation.
In colonial territories, the systems of local knowledge production were disrupted, resulting in generational memory loss and knowledge imbalances. Separating objects from their original communities and distorting their meanings led to enduring memory losses and knowledge asymmetries that persist unaddressed to this day. These imprecise interpretations persist in museums, which often overlook the significance and contexts of these objects, disregarding the potential contributions of the communities of origin in reshaping Eurocentric museums and knowledge institutions (Scholz and Steiner, 2015).
Museums, traditionally employed as colonial tools, have played a pivotal role in shaping identity formation and legitimizing a Eurocentric and hierarchical worldview as universally applicable. However, they must transition from being passive repositories, merely housing vast collections of objects and treasures from diverse cultures around the world. The responsibilities of museums extend to the collections they curate, the voices they represent, and the knowledge systems they embody. This necessitates a transformation in consciousness and the adoption of a new paradigm that acknowledges historical biases in museum practices and narratives, striving for a more inclusive future.
This new paradigm involves adopting a transdisciplinary approach that transcends the confines of individual disciplines in pursuit of a unified understanding of knowledge and the proposition of solutions for contemporary issues such as racism and discrimination.
In order to undiscipline museums and adopt a novel approach to documenting, curating, and presenting collections, this book/conference advocates for future museums to be receptive to diverse ways of knowing, both within and outside the academic sphere. It aims to represent hidden and untold stories, advocating for transdisciplinary research that allows researchers and research subjects to collaborate on an equitable footing. This approach enriches knowledge and understanding without favoring any single investigator or actor over another. As museums navigate these changes, various projects, such as “Looking both ways,” (Crowell et al., 2001), exemplify the transdisciplinary approach by offering an inclusive opportunity for all interested individuals to participate and contribute to the research process, yielding valuable results in combating the coloniality of knowledge. This book/Conference contributes to the dissemination of transdisciplinary experiences and methodologies related to museums and colonial collections, fostering a more inclusive and informed approach to recording, preserving, and presenting knowledge about the past. Globally, there is a widespread and ongoing movement driven by public demand to decolonize museums and their collections. Nonetheless, the practical application of decolonizing museums and their collections is often conspicuously absent from many discussions. As always, the precise interpretation of decolonization in the context of museums remains a subject of ambiguity, both conceptually and in practice. Does it entail the restitution of stolen artworks or objects? Does it involve the recruitment of individuals from diverse racial backgrounds and the inclusion of indigenous voices merely as a symbolic gesture in exhibition design? Whilst the notion of decolonization lacks a clear definition, it is undeniable that a shift in museum institutions towards diversified perspectives on the cultures they represent is critical. Crucially, most decolonial thinkers concur that this diversification must transcend the confines of so-called ‘experts’ and the prevailing colonial narratives. It should aspire to reconstruct the museum as a platform for inclusive dialogue and engagement at all levels of decision-making.
A novel and critical approach to dismantling Eurocentrism in museums and collections research involves the development of strategic transdisciplinary working methods. This agenda empowers museums to reimagine their collections and transition from being possessors of objects to becoming custodians of those collections. By integrating various forms of knowledge into the museum’s practices, encompassing natural, ethnographic, historical, and archaeological artifacts, museums can avoid perpetuating colonial attitudes and behaviours. This approach also facilitates a comprehensive process of repatriation and restitution in meaningful ways where they are most needed.
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Cameron, F.R., Mengler, S. (2009). “Complexity, Transdisciplinarity and Museum Collections Documentation”. Journal of Material Culture, 14, 189 – 218.
Crowell, A. L., Steffian, A. F., & Pullar, G. L. (Eds.). (2001). Looking both ways: Heritage and identity of the Alutiiq people. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Press.
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12 (Quarta-feira) 9:00 am - 14 (Sexta-feira) 6:30 pm
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Several Institutions

Detalhes do Evento
Lecture organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy. Solidaridad internacional desde el exilio:
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Lecture organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy.
Solidaridad internacional desde el exilio:
chilenos y argentinos en Mozambique (1975-1986)
No primeiro de dois eventos com o galardoado com o Prrémio Amílcar Cabral, Ricardo Pérez Haristoy fará uma conferência pública acerca da sua investigação, em que explora as actividades dos exilados latino-americanos como cooperantes técnico-profissionais internacionais em Moçambique, rearticulando as suas experiências de militância transnacional no projecto socialista sob a coordenação da FRELIMO.
Ricardo Pérez Haristoy doutorou-se em História na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Chile. Actualmente, é investigador independente a realizar o projecto “Relações entre o Paraguai e o Chile (1973-1977): Fontes Diplomáticas e Paradiplomáticas” no Museu da Justiça, Centro de Documentação e Arquivo para a Defesa dos Direitos Humanos do Paraguai (financiado pelo CONACYT).
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O Prémio Amílcar Cabral é promovido pelo Instituto de História Contemporânea e pelo Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC.
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(Quarta-feira) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Localização
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
Organizador
Institute of Contemporary History - NOVA FCSH and University of Évora, and Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC

Detalhes do Evento
Research seminar organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy. El Archivo del Terror
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Research seminar organised as part of the third edition of the Amílcar Cabral Prize, awarded to Chilean historian Ricardo Pérez Haristoy.
El Archivo del Terror y la Guerra Fría en el Cono Sur
O segundo evento promovido no âmbito do Prémio Amílcar Cabral, com Ricardo Pérez Haristoy, é um seminário de investigação dirigido, sobretudo, a estudantes de doutoramento — mas não só.
A sessão tem como objectivo observar, no contexto das dinâmicas de interacção histórica entre o Chile e o Paraguai, o contraste que o governo da Unidade Popular representou para o General Alfredo Stroessner, e como o golpe de estado no Chile constituiu um momento de fortalecimento da ligação entre as suas forças armadas que, posteriormente, desencadearam a Operação Condor.
Ricardo Pérez Haristoy doutorou-se em História na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Chile. Actualmente, é investigador independente a realizar o projecto “Relações entre o Paraguai e o Chile (1973-1977): Fontes Diplomáticas e Paradiplomáticas” no Museu da Justiça, Centro de Documentação e Arquivo para a Defesa dos Direitos Humanos do Paraguai (financiado pelo CONACYT).
INSCRIÇÃO OBRIGATÓRIA através do email raquelribeiro@fcsh.unl.pt
O Prémio Amílcar Cabral é promovido pelo Instituto de História Contemporânea e pelo Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC.
Tempo
(Quinta-feira) 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Organizador
Institute of Contemporary History - NOVA FCSH and University of Évora, and Padrão dos Descobrimentos / EGEAC

Detalhes do Evento
Fernando Rosas' book will be presented in Vila Franca de Xira, at the Museum of Neo-Realism, with moderation by António Carvalho.
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Fernando Rosas‘ book will be presented in Vila Franca de Xira, at the Museum of Neo-Realism, with moderation by António Carvalho.
Direitas Velhas, Direitas Novas
Este é um livro sobre a história das ideias políticas. Mais concretamente, sobre a história das ideias da extrema‑direita na Europa ocidental do pós‑Segunda Guerra Mundial. Como sobreviveram, se adaptaram ou se transformaram após a derrota dos fascismos — o seu cânone ideológico — em 1945.
Em Direitas Velhas, Direitas Novas, o historiador Fernando Rosas analisa a evolução das organizações da extrema‑direita herdeiras do fascismo paradigmático das décadas de 1930 e 1940, nos seus contextos históricos, económico‑sociais, políticos e culturais. Assim podemos compreender as permanências e as mudanças, as divisões e as reunificações, os anos de marginalidade e recuo, e os períodos — sempre inesperados — de reemergência. E podemos, finalmente, responder à questão controversa e por demais actual sobre a natureza, as origens e os perigos da extrema‑direita emergente.
Nos momentos cruciais de crise, de regressão e de decadência das instituições e das referências ideológicas, as direitas velhas e as novas extremas‑direitas reencontram‑se ciclicamente para salvaguardar privilégios e impor pela força as soluções a que a resistência política e social faz frente.
A sessão conta com a presença do autor e moderação de António Carvalho, co-curador da exposição Resistir! Os Portugueses no Sistema Concentracionário do III Reich, patente no piso 1 do Museu do Neo-Realismo.
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(Sábado) 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Museum of Neo-Realismmuseuneorrealismo@cm-vfxira.pt Rua Alves Redol, 45 — 2600-099 Vila Franca de Xira
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