Synopsis

DIIA - Iberian and Ibero-American Dialogues is a project developed within the research group LOCUS, at the Centre for Comparative Studies, Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon. 

The aim is to conduct in-depth research into the relationships between literatures in Portuguese and other Iberian languages produced in Europe and the Americas, especially since the 19th century. Taking Portuguese and Brazilian literatures as our point of departure, and exploring trans-lingual contacts, the research will involve the identification, from a comparative point of view, of intra-Iberian as well as trans-Atlantic and trans-American dialogues, considering Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Basque, and Hispano-American literatures and cultures.

With the current intensification of political, economic and cultural contacts in the Iberian and Ibero-American context, the critical reassessment of the history of these dialogues gains special relevance. This is particularly so given the modern panorama of established and emerging nationalities. Moreover, the historical approach should be accompanied by a careful consideration of geographical and symbolic spaces in the Iberian and Ibero-American universe, as well as of their permeable borders.

This kind of research must take account of the central role played by literature and the other arts in defining cultural identities. Thus, this project proposes several research paths, and takes as its main fields of analysis the critical reading and translation of literary texts, the reflection on the similarities and differences between the various literatures and cultures, and the thematization of identity matters in works of art and, more broadly, in relevant cultural productions.

The project, running since 2008, develops diverse initiatives in the following fields:

 - Research and training in the area of Iberian and Ibero-American studies (conferences, seminars, publications).
- Bibliographic survey of translations, reviews and relevant essays, to be made available on line, in conjunction with the project CECbase.
- Promotion of institutional partnerships through collaboration with members of national and foreign research units in the area of Iberian and Ibero-American studies.

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Team in 2010

Iberian Dialogues

Ângela Fernandes (U. Lisboa)     This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it                                                              
                                                                                
Esther Gimeno Ugalde (Universität Wien)     This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it                                     

Fátima Fernandes da Silva (U. Lisboa & U.  Strasbourg)   This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                            
Francisco Serra-Lopes (U. Lisboa & Universitat Pompeu Fabra)  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  
 
Irina Francisco (U. Lisboa)  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Isabel Dâmaso Santos (U. Lisboa) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

José Pedro Sousa (U. Nova de Lisboa & U. Lisboa)  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Orlanda Azevedo (U. Lisboa & U. California at Berkeley) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Rita Bueno Maia (U. Lisboa)  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Rita Reis (U. Lisboa)  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Santiago Pérez Isasi (U. Lisboa)  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Sara Rodrigues de Sousa (U. Lisboa & ISLA)  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Ibero-American Dialogues
 
Isabel Araújo Branco (U. Nova de Lisboa) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Magdalena López (U. Lisboa) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Margarida Borges (U. Coimbra) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Raquel Baltazar (U. Lisboa) This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Publications

Diálogos Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos. Actas del VI Congreso Internacional de ALEPH [Iberian and Ibero-American Dialogues. Proceedings of the VI Internacional Conference ALEPH], ed. Ângela Fernandes, Fátima Fernandes da Silva, José Pedro Sousa, Isabel Araújo Branco, Isabel Dâmaso Santos, Margarida Borges, Rita Bueno Maia, Sara Rodrigues de Sousa, Lisbon: ALEPH & Centro de Estudos Comparatistas, 2010. 
CD-ROM - ISBN: 978-989-96677-0-9 (PT) & 978-84-96915-76-3 (ES)
Available Online - www.asociacionaleph.com/files/ActasVICongreso.pdf

A Europa na Literatura Latino-Americana. Textos de Gabriel García Márquez, Luis Sepúlveda, Alejo Carpentier e Julio Cortázar [Europe in Latin American Literature. Texts by Gabriel García Márquez, Luis Sepúlveda, Alejo Carpentier and Julio Cortázar], transl. Isabel Araújo Branco & Rita Almeida Simões, forewords by Maria Fernanda de Abreu and Ângela Fernandes, Lisbon: Câmara Municipal & Casa da América Latina, 2010. Cover, Index, and Preface.

Current Activities  2011/2012

- Cycle of public talks Prémios Nobel da Literatura Latino-Americanos [Latin American Literature Nobel Prizes], May-July 2011, in collaboration with Instituto de Estudos Ibéricos e Ibero-Americanos (FSCH-UNL), Casa da América Latina and Livraria Barata-Leya. Poster.

- ESF Exploratory Workshop Looking at Iberia from a Comparative European Perspective: Literature, Narration and Identity, org. Santiago Pérez Isasi and Ângela Fernandes (FLUL, 13-14 October 2011)
More information: http://lookingatiberia.wikispaces.com

- Book editing: Catalunya, Catalunha (org. Esther Gimeno Ugalde, Fátima Fernandes da Silva, Francisco Serra Lopes).

- Bilingual book editing: Descrição do Vicereino do Peru, in collaboration with Instituto de Estudos Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos (FCSH-UNL) and Centro de História de Além-Mar (FCSH-UNL).

Previous Activities

2011: International Conference ACT25 – Catalunya, Catalunha, FLUL, 11th April. Workshops, 12th and 13th April. Organized by Esther Gimeno Ugalde, Fátima Fernandes da Silva and Francisco Serra-Lopes .
http://www.comparatistas.edu.pt/act-25.html

2010: Panel “Diálogos Ibéricos: Cine y Literatura” [Iberian Dialogues: Cinema and Literature], presented by Esther Gimeno Ugalde, Fátima Fernandes da Silva, Isabel Araújo Branco and Isabel Dâmaso Santos at the Annual Conference of AHGBI - Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland, King’s College/University of London, 12th-14th April.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/hispanists/
 
2009-2010: Cycle of dramatized readings “A Europa na Literatura Latino-Americana” [Europe in Latin American Literature], in collaboration with Instituto de Estudos Ibéricos e Ibero-Americanos (FSCH –UNL) and Casa da América Latina (Lisbon, October 2009- June 2010). 

2009: Panel “Diálogos intra-ibéricos: cultura, literatura y lengua” [Intra-Iberian Dialogues: culture, literature and language], presented by Esther Gimeno Ugalde, Fátima Fernandes da Silva, Isabel Araújo Branco and Isabel Dâmaso Santos at the Annual Conference of ACIS - Association for Contemporary Iberian Studies,  Dublin City University, 8th-10th September.
Programme ACIS 2009
www.iberianstudies.net

2009: International Conference Diálogos Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos [Iberian and Ibero-American Dialogues] – VI Congreso Internacional de ALEPH - Asociación de Jóvenes Investigadores de la Literatura Hispánica, FLUL, 27th-30th April. Org. Ângela Fernandes, Fátima Fernandes da Silva, Isabel Araújo Branco, Isabel Dâmaso Santos, Margarida Borges, Rita Bueno Maia and Sara Rodrigues de Sousa.
 http://www.comparatistas.edu.pt/aleph-2009.html

2008-2010: Bibliographic research within CECbase developed by the four students hired as FCT Research Grant (José Pedro Sousa, Mónica Cunha, Irina Francisco and Rita Reis).
 http://cecbase.comparatistas.edu.pt/