Literatura-Mundo Comparada

Coord: Helena Buescu

      
This subgroup aims to structure and to develop the field of Comparative and World Literature in Portugal, based on two theoretical assumptions: the comparative perspective and the estrangement of reading. It has developed a set of anthologies (6 vols) on World Literature in Portuguese, based on the assumption that the world-scope of literatures in Portuguese, in terms of geographical spread (Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia) and of number of speakers (270 million) may be considered as a paradigmatic example for other cases. The subgroup argues that it is necessary to develop a non-Eurocentric conception of European literatures, and that such is the case of literatures in Portuguese.


Objectives

Up to 2025, WORLD LITERATURE will have developed the following objectives:

  • Completion of the 3-volume anthologies under research (the first part was published in 2017, the second one in 2018 and the third in 2020); 
  • A project in Digital Humanities, through the design and development of a comprehensive website, with a cartographic visualization of the results of the 3-volume anthologies, historical and geographical maps, guidelines, and paradigmatic texts of the anthologies in digital version;
  • Advanced training, through regular invitations to top scholars in the field.
  • Participation in international schools, such as International Network for Comparative Humanities (INCH, Princeton and Notre Dane Univ.), and Institute of World Literature (Harvard Univ.).
  • Organization of one scientific event (international conference) per year.
  • Organization of publications that will showcase the results of the project.



Recent and planned activities

  • 2021, 2022, 2023 e 2024: participação na sessão de verão do Institute of World Literature, respectivamente em Mainz (Alemanha) (dois alunos, um líder de seminário) e nas Universidades de Harvard (um líder de seminário, dois alunos).
  • 2022: uma conferência internacional sobre “Short Fiction as World Literature” (27-29 de outubro), em colaboração com a European Network for Short Fiction.
  • 2022: foram estabelecidos protocolos com a UNESCO. Após a pandemia, reiniciaremos suas atividades.
  • 2023: oficina: (Literatura-Mundo e Inovação Pedagógica: Fundamentos e Práticas de Leitura FLUL), 2ª edição.
  • 2023: uma conferência internacional sobre "Literatura Comparada e Literatura-Mundo: o Básico".



Key publications

 

Team

Full members
Helena Buescu

Amândio Reis
Gonçalo Cordeiro

Graciete Gomes da Silva

Inocência Mata

Marta Pacheco Pinto

Simão Valente

Members in training
Bernardo Ferreira
Camila Seixas e Sousa
Francisco Marques

Collaborators
José Pedro Serra

Partners

  • High Patronage of the Presidency of the Portuguese Republic
  • Camões – Institute for Cooperation and Language
  • UNESCO National Commission
  • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
  • Foundation for Science and Technology
  • ELiCa
  • Romanian Cultural Institute
  • Portuguese Society of Authors

 

Contact

literaturamundo@fl.ul.pt

CEComp
Centro de Estudos Comparatistas
Faculdade de Letras
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Portugal

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