The Research Centre on Peoples and Cultures (CEPCEP) organizes, after the edition of a volume dedicated to the theme, on November 27 and 28, 2023, the "Congresso Internacional Em Português - Falar, Viver e Pensar no Século XXI" (International Conference in Portuguese - on Speaking, Living and Thinking in the 21st Century), which aims to reflect on speaking, living and thinking in the 21st century having as matrix the Portuguese-speaking cultures, in varied and different expressions.

The Congress, which will be held in a face-to-face and online format, intends to contribute to the diversification and complexification of themes such as the global language.

Researchers from all over the world are invited to submit papers for presentation and discussion at the Congress.
 

SUBMISSION CRITERIA
 

Proposals should be sent in the form of an abstract, between 300 and 500 words, in Portuguese, to the address cepcep@ucp.pt.

Exceptionally, non-Portuguese speaking researchers may submit abstracts in English. If the paper is accepted for presentation, in English, the author will have to send a version of the abstract in Portuguese.

The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2023.

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The Centro de Estudos dos Povos e Culturas de Expressão Portuguesa (CEPCEP), is holding the International Congress in Portuguese - Speaking, Living and Thinking in the 21st Century, on 27 and 28 November, bringing together more than 80 researchers from all over the Portuguese-speaking world, from Timor to Brazil.

This congress aims to debate living in Portuguese in the global world, focusing on the experience of language, history and culture as bridges to the future. The aim is to think about the global reality, in its multiple and often complex dimensions, from the perspective of the cultures of Portuguese-speaking countries, encouraging the launch of international research projects.

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkc-CgqDksHtbtx80IgpVcpHBKPSk7wtU6.

Contact us: cepcep@ucp.pt

All the information is available at: www.emportugues.net

 

The Universidade Católica Editora launched, on the 16th of December, the book "Em Português: Falar, Viver e Pensar no Século XXI", in a face-to-face session in Lisbon and online for all Portuguese speaking countries, from Timor to Brazil

"In Portuguese: Speaking, Living and Thinking in the 21st Century" was coordinated by Fernando Ilharco, Marília dos Santos Lopes, Fernando Chau e Filipe Coelho.

This work, organised by Centro de Estudos dos Povos e Culturas de Expressão Portuguesa (CEPCEP), has the collaboration of researchers from universities of all Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as the institutional support of the CPLP.

The presentation of the work was in charge of Dom José Manuel Imbamba (in Angola), Professor Virgínia Leal (in Brazil) and Professor João Paulo Oliveira e Costa (at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa).

The Universidade Católica Editora launched the book "Stories in Pandemic - resilience and integral education", on December 7, with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, which presents an investigation by Centro de Estudos dos Povos e Culturas de Expressão Portuguesa (CEPCEP),in collaboration with the Gulbenkian Knowledge Academies.

This book is the result of a multiple case study - focusing on 11 Gulbenkian Knowledge Academies - carried out by CEPCEP researchers Catarina Burnay, Patrícia Dias e Rodrigo Queiroz e Melo.

This study explores the experience of these academies in developing various work projects during the confinements determined by the Covid-19 pandemic, the challenges and learning as well as its relevance to the holistic education of children and young people.