Academic work brings together nine Lusophone Cultures through Art and Technology

On 6 February, at Lusófona University - Porto University Centre, the presentation of the book entitled Media, Art & Technology in the Nine Portuguese-Speaking Cultures took place, edited by José Manuel Simões, Professor at the University of São José, in Macau. The work proposes a multidisciplinary reading on the role of media, the arts and technology in the Lusophone space, articulating theoretical foundations, methodologies and classification proposals that contribute to a deeper understanding of these territories.

The book presentation session was attended by several authors of chapters, namely Vanessa Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Professor at the institution, with the text “Nakhodha and the Mermaid on the Island of Mozambique: Immersive Narratives as a Communication Model for Human and Sustainable Development”; Rui Torres, Professor at Universidade Fernando Pessoa (UFP), with the chapter “Art and Technology in Portugal: Chronologies, Archaeologies, Symbologies”; Professor José Manuel Simões, with “Contribution of Digital Media to Entrepreneurship and Development in São Tomé and Príncipe”; and Professor Paulo Faustino from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the Universidade do Porto (FLUP), author of “The Media System as a Lever for Democratic Development in Timor-Leste”.

The initiative was promoted by researcher and Professor Vanessa Rodrigues in partnership with the PhD in Communication and Activisms – coordinated by Professors Carla Cerqueira and Célia Taborda – and forming part of the activities of the Laboratory for the Study of the Portuguese-Speaking Intercultural Community (LabCLIP), coordinated by Professor Lurdes Macedo.

In an interview, Professor José Manuel Simões explained that the book was created with the purpose of bringing together the nine geographical spaces that share the Portuguese language – “The book itself speaks for itself, writes for itself. It seeks to unite the nine quadrants that speak Portuguese and this is the great goal already implicit in its very creation.”

Regarding the central message of the work, the Professor underlined the global dimension of the Portuguese language – “The fourth most spoken language in the world today has a shared development potential due to its ethnic and cultural diversity. This is enormous potential on a global scale.”

By bringing together media, art and technology, the publication aims to foster dialogue between contexts in Europe, Africa, America and Asia, highlighting the potential for cooperation and shared development within this space. The work is available online in open access and also in physical format, in Portuguese and in English, broadening its reach to different academic and scientific communities.

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Credits

Text | Image
Bruna Pereira

Editing
Paulo Renato