Biography

António Fernando Marques Ribeiro Reis (Lisbon, 1948) holds a PhD in History, specialising in Cultural History and Contemporary Mentalities, from the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (2001). He was a professor on the History degree course and the Masters in Contemporary History at the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (1983-2010). His connection to this institution also translated into intense activity in its various scientific and management bodies, as well as his commitment to founding and affirming the Institute of Contemporary History, where he held management positions from 1993 to 2010.

A driving force behind areas of study such as the History of the First Republic, the Oppositions to the Estado Novo, the April Revolution and the Transition to Democracy, he is credited with such landmark works of contemporary Portuguese history as “Raúl Proença – Biografia de um Intelectual Político Republicano” [Raúl Proença – Biography of a Republican Political Intellectual] (Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 2003), the six volumes of “Portugal Contemporâneo” [Contemporary Portugal], coordinated by him (Lisbon: Publicações Alfa, 1990-1993, Direction and Co-authorship) or, more recently, the “Dicionário do 25 de Abril” [Dictionary of the 25th of April] (Porto, Figueirinhas, 2016-2017).

Research fields

• History of culture and mentalities
• History of the First Republic
• History of the opposition to Estado Novo
• April Revolution and the transition to Democracy

Selected publications

• Reis, António, Maria Inácia Rezola & Paula Borges Santos (Coord.). Dicionário de História de Portugal: O 25 de Abril, 8 Volumes. Porto: Figuerinhas, 2016-2017.
• Reis, António. Raúl Proença – Biografia de um Intelectual Político Republicano, 2 Volumes. Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 2003. [link]🔓
• Reis, António (Coord.). As Grandes Correntes Políticas e Culturais do Séc. XX. Lisbon: Edições Colibri / Institute of Contemporary History, 2003. [link]
• Reis, António (Coord.). A República Ontem e Hoje – III Curso Livre de História Contemporânea. Lisbon: Edições Colibri / Institute of Contemporary History, 2002. [link]
• Reis, António (Dir.). Portugal Contemporâneo, 6 Volumes. Lisbon: Alfa, 1990-1993. 2ª Edição revista e actualizada, 3 Volumes. Lisbon: Selecções do Reader’s Digest, 1996.
• Reis, António (Coord.). Portugal – 20 Anos de Democracia. Lisbon: Círculo de Leitores, 1994 (Temas e Debates, 1996).

Main projects

• Editorial project “Mediateca do Século XX” — Direction and co-authorship of the Portuguese version of the German edition from Bertelsmann. 10 Volumes + 10 videos + 10 CDs on the ten decades of the 20th century. Lisbon: Lexicultural, 1998-1999.
• Editorial project “25 Anos em Documentos e Imagens. Fontes para a História do Partido Socialista” — In collaboration with Alfredo Caldeira. CD. Lisbon: Fundação Mário Soares, 1999.
• Editorial project “O 5 de Outubro de 1910” — In collaboration with Alfredo Caldeira. CD. Lisbon: Diário de Notícias / Jornal de Notícias, 5 de Outubro de 2005.