Programme

Event: International Conference – Between Demystification and Utopia: An Inquiry into Lusophony

Date: 22nd – 23rd October 2014

Venue: Speakers Hall, University of Saint Joseph

Programme

Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 

9:00-9:30   Registration

9:30 – Opening Ceremony

  • Welcoming speech: Lucie Bernier, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities

10:00-10:45 Discussant:  Maria Vitalina Leal de Matos, Emeritus Professor University of Lisbon & Catholic University of Portugal

The myth of Camoens

10:45-11:00 Group Photography  & Tea/Coffee break

11:00-12:30  1st Panel: Lusophony policy, language policies

Chair: Ana Correia, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Saint Joseph

  • Fernanda Gil Costa, Head of the Portuguese Department, University of Macau
  • Carlos André, Director of Portuguese Teaching and Research Centre, Macao Polytechnic Institute

João Laurentino Neves, Director of Instituto Português do Oriente

Break

2nd Panel: Concepts, contexts: history and strategies

14:30-16:00  Part 1

Chair: Lucie Bernier, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph

  • Cathryn Clayton, Associate Professor, Center for Chinese Studies, University of Hawaii
  • Emilie Tran, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Administration and Leadership, University of Saint Joseph
  • Inocência Mata, Associate Professor, Portuguese Department, University of Macau

16:00-16:15: Tea/Coffee break

16:15-18:00  Part 2

Chair: Isabel Morais, Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph

  • Vasconcelos Saldanha, Full Professor, Department of History, University of Macau
  • Manuel Afonso Costa, University of Macau

Vitor Teixeira, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities & Creative Industries, University of Saint Joseph

 Thursday, 23rd October 2014

3rd Panel: Myths and ideologies in literary representations

9:30-10:45  Part 1

Chair: Vitor Teixeira, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities & Creative Industries, University of Saint Joseph

  • Yao Jing Ming, Vice President, Cultural Institute of Macau
  • Isabel Morais, Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
  • Vera Borges, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph

10:45-11:00  Tea/Coffee break

11:00-12:30: Part 2

Chair: TBA

  • Maria João Amaral, Lecturer, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul Korea
  • Margarida Conde, Visiting Language Instructor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
  • Ana Vairinhos. Visiting Language Instructor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph

Break

4th Panel: Testimonies on Lusophony in Macau

14:30-16:30

Chair: TBA

  • Sales Marques, President, Institute of European Studies of Macau
  • Anabela Ritchie, Honorary Member of the Catholic Foundation for Higher Education
  • Amélia António, President of Casa de Portugal in Macau
  • Humberto Évora, President of the Associação de Divulgação da Cultura Cabo-Verdiana
  • Carlos Frota, Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow, Faculty of Administration and Leadership, University of Saint Joseph

16:30-17:00  Closing Ceremony

  • Vera Borges, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
  • Peter Stilwell, Rector, University of Saint Joseph

17:00-18:00 Port Wine

Sponsor: Macao Foundation

Last Updated: August 22, 2014 at 3:58 pm

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