Sara Albuquerque

Science: Studies of History, Philosophy, and Scientific Culture
Contact:
sma@uevora.pt
Biography
Sara Albuquerque completed her PhD in History of Science at the University of London in 2013. She is currently a researcher at the IHC — University of Évora. She previously worked, as a researcher, at the Natural History Museum in London and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. She has received two awards, an honor (Honorary Research Associate, Kew) and is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London.
She works in the areas of natural sciences and humanities, with particular interests in: history of science, natural history collections, museology, material culture, botany, ethnobotany, economic botany, networks of knowledge, and cross-cultural encounters.
Research fields
- History of science
- Natural history colections
- Material culture
- Ethnobotany
Selected publications
- Albuquerque, Sara. “Glimpses of British Guiana at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886,” Culture & History Digital Journal 5 (2016): e010. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/chdj.2016.010 [PDF]
- Albuquerque, Sara. ““Flower of Aristolochia gigas var. sturtevantii used as a hat by a native of British Guiana” – a photograph from Everard im Thurn at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,” Archives of Natural History 42 (2015): 355-356. [PDF]
- Albuquerque, Sara. “Watercolours of orchids native to British Guiana at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, attributed to Hannah Cassels im Thurn (1854–1947),” Archives of Natural History 39 (2012): 344-347. [PDF]
- Albuquerque, Sara, R. K. Brummitt & Estrela Figueiredo. “Typification of Names Based on the Angolan Collections of Friedrich Welwitsch,” Taxon 58 (2009): 641-646. [link]
Main projects
- Coordinator of the project “KNOWledge networks in 19th century AFRICA: A Digital Humanities approach to colonial encounters and local knowledge in the narratives of Portuguese expeditions (1853-1888)” — Hosted by the IHC — University of Évora and funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (2022.01599.PTDC).
- “Botanical Exchanges and Networks of Knowledge: Friedrich Welwitsch’s African Expedition – Iter Angolense (1853 – 1860)” — Individual postdoctoral project funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BPD/108236/2015) and supervised by Maria de Fátima Nunes. [link]
- “Cross-Cultural Histories of Tropical Botany in Latin America” — PhD thesis presented at the University of London, supervised by Luciana Martins (Birkbeck, University of London) and Christopher Mills (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Individual PhD project funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK). [link]
- Researcher in the field project “Living objects, beyond Museum walls – Field trip do Guyana, South America” — Coordinated by Luciana Martins (Birkbeck, University of London) and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (UK). 2016-2019 [CDA 08/329]
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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.
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)
Tempo
julho 17 (Quinta-feira) - 19 (Sábado)
Localização
University of Lisbon School of Law
Alameda da Universidade — Cidade Universitária — 1649-014 Lisbon
Organizador
Institute of Contemporary History — NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities and CEIS20 - Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies — University of Coimbra

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A film exhibition organised by the FILMASPORA project, which promotes an encounter between productions arising from the Sintra area and works made in the Bairro do
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A film exhibition organised by the FILMASPORA project, which promotes an encounter between productions arising from the Sintra area and works made in the Bairro do Zambujal.
Mostra FILMASPORA
Nos dias 19 e 20 de Julho, a equipa do projecto FILMASPORA organiza uma mostra de filmes que promove o encontro entre produções da Linha de Sintra e obras realizadas no Bairro do Zambujal.
Junte-se a nós para dois dias de diálogo, partilha e cinema.
O projeto FILMASPORA tem como objectivo fomentar o intercâmbio cultural e audiovisual, aproximando comunidades através da exibição de curtas e médias-metragens que dão voz às vivências, expressões e narrativas locais.
Programa
19 de Julho
A Partilha — Associação de Moradores do Bairro do Zambujal, Loures, 21h
21h – HIP-HOP KRIOLO
21h30 – Enciclopédia Hip Hop Volume 1 (2016), de Uncle C
20 de Julho
Espaço Mbongi 67, Linha de Sintra, 16h
16h – Lisboa, Pódio de Quimeras (2021), de Welket bungué
16h30 – Cantores do Submundo (2012), de Fernando Moreira
>> Programa da mostra (PDF) <<
Tempo
19 (Sábado) 9:00 pm - 20 (Domingo) 6:00 pm
Localização
Loures and Sintra
Organizador
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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