Paulo Catarino Lopes
Integrated Researcher at the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM), Paulo Catarino Lopes is also Associate Researcher at CHAM – Humanities Center, both Research Units of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas) of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA FCSH), academic institution in which he obtained the degrees of Master and PhD in History after graduating in the same scientific domain at the School of Arts and Humanities (Faculdade de Letras) of Universidade de Lisboa (FLUL).
Having as field of specialization Medieval History, his research interests focus on the following themes: Travel, Circulation and Mobility; Diplomacy and International Relations; Identity Constructions and Mental Representations.
Currently, he works as a PhD researcher hired by NOVA FCSH, developing in this context a project entitled «Portugal and foreigners in the Late Middle Ages. Comparative study of identity constructions and mental representations identifiable in written production evocative of diplomatic relations (activity of agents and delegations) and the practice of transnational travel». This work is funded by national funds through the FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under the Norma Transitória – DL 57/2016/CP1453/CT0015 (DOI 10.54499/DL57/2016/CP1453/CT0015) and the Strategic Project of the Institute of Medieval Studies – financing UIDB/00749/2020 (DOI 10.54499/UIDB/00749/2020).