The University of Massachusetts Lowell has announced a series of four lectures presented by Prof. Ana Valdez, the inaugural Luso-American Foundation Visiting Professor in Portuguese Studies in the UMass Lowell History Department. The lectures, free and open to the general public, are scheduled for March and April, beginning on Thursday, March 12. Professor Valdez will […]
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Community: Lectures on the ‘History of the Portuguese Age of Discovery’ open to the public – UMass Lowell
Posted on 25 February 2015.
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5th Edition: Madeira Literary Festival celebrates ‘Beauty’ – Funchal
Posted on 25 February 2015.
On its 5th edition, the ‘Madeira Literary Festival’ is taking place in the Baltazar Dias Municipal Theatre, Funchal, Madeira Island, from March 16 to March 22. One of the most significant cultural events on the island, the festival attracts local and international writers, poets and literary critics generating a wealth of ideas and cultural exchange. […]
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Lecture: Vasco Rato to address ‘Austerity Policies and Politics” – UMass Dartmouth
Posted on 24 February 2015.
Vasco Rato, executive president of the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), will deliver a lecture titled ‘Austerity Policies and Politics: The EU and the US Rumble’ on February 27, at 5:30 pm, in Grand Reading Room of the Claire T. Carney Library at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The event, free and open to the public, […]
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Alice Clemente | Portuguese language and literature had to find a place – Interview
Posted on 23 February 2015.
By Millicent Borges Accardi, Contributor (*) A native of Pawtucket, RI, Professor Alice Clemente is a Portuguese-American with roots in mainland Portugal. After completing her undergraduate and graduate work in Spanish Literature at Brown University, her love for the Portuguese language and heritage kept her working in a degree in Language Arts. For over ten […]
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Festival: Arte Institute joins the ‘Iberian Suite – Global Arts Remix’ – Kennedy Center
Posted on 23 February 2015.
The New York based Arte Institute participates in the international arts festival “Iberian Suite: Global Arts Remix” taking place March 3 through March 24, organized by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC. The festival, highlighting the “many cultures that comprise the Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking peoples,” includes […]
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Lecture: Richard Zenith to present the work of Fernando Pessoa – Library of Congress
Posted on 23 February 2015.
Noted literary critic and translator of Portuguese literature Richard Zenith presents a lecture titled “Fernando Pessoa: An Englishly Portuguese, Endlessly Multiple Poet” at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the Library’s Whittall Pavilion. The pavilion is located on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is […]
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