New exhibition about Aristides de Sousa Mendes in Bordeaux

New exhibition about Aristides de Sousa Mendes in Bordeaux

The exhibition 1940. L’exil pour la vie [1940. Exile for life] opened today, in Bordeux, with the participation of the historian Cláudia Ninhos in the scientific curatorship team. Marking the 80th anniversary of the German army’s offensive in northeastern...
Raquel Varela receives award from ASICOM

Raquel Varela receives award from ASICOM

This week, Raquel Varela received the Iberoamerican ASICOM-Universidad de Oviedo Prize, awarded by the Asociación Iberoamericana de la Comunicación (ASICOM), in collaboration with the University of Oviedo. The award is given annually to personalities and institutions...
From the Empire to queer history – New FCT scholarships at IHC

From the Empire to queer history – New FCT scholarships at IHC

The results of the 2020 Call for PhD Research Scholarships of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) were released on 1 October and the IHC was awarded four new PhD Scholarships in the History and Archaeology panel. Joana Matias proposes to study the role of...
Portugal, a Retrospective

Portugal, a Retrospective

In a partnership with the newspaper Público and the publishing house Tinta da China, the IHC has launched, in September, the online course Portugal, a Retrospective, with scientific coordination by historian Rui Tavares. The course takes a backwards approach to...
IHC strengthens research into forced workers in Nazi Germany

IHC strengthens research into forced workers in Nazi Germany

IHC’s project “Portuguese and Spanish Forced Laborers under National Socialism: History, Memory and Citizenship”, coordinated by Cláudia Ninhos, was approved for funding by the European program “Europe for Citizens – European Remembrance”. Shortly before, in the...
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