UNESCO Chair “The Cultural Heritage of the Oceans | 2022
This is the second year of the conference cycle, which is organized and promoted by the UNESCO Chair “The Cultural Heritage of the Oceans.” Between February and November 2022, we […]
This is the second year of the conference cycle, which is organized and promoted by the UNESCO Chair “The Cultural Heritage of the Oceans.” Between February and November 2022, we […]
The Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM | NOVA FCSH) organises the Early Medieval Cities Meetings (EMCITY), in partnership with several institutions, within the objective of establishing a meeting point for […]
"The horse in the Portuguese Middle Agges" The study of the horse in the Middle Ages is a subject that has received little interest in Portuguese historiography. However, and given […]
How bold and skilful was the man who first made a ship and put to sea, chasing the wind, seeking a land he could not see and a coast he […]
The Order of Saint Jerome has mainly been studied from an institutionalist and "triumphalist" point of view. The research underlying this speech aims to generate new perspectives, especially in terms […]
For the first Seminar in Medieval Studies, IEM is hosting the speech "Construyendo una historia visual del Atlántico en la Edad Media" by Kevin R. Wittmann. Taking place on 19 […]
IEM is pleased to inform that the next IEM Conference entitled "The Masks and the Mosque: The Kingdom of Mâli (13th-14th c.)", by Professor François-Xavier Fauvelle, will take place on […]
For the February Seminar in Medieval Studies, the IEM presents the conference "El sufismo en la península ibérica. Al-Šuštarī (610/1212-668/1269) piedra angular en la historia del sufismo", by Dr. Abdelkrim […]
The IEM here presents Journées d'Études "La diplomatie des princes héritiers (XIIIe siècle-XVIe siècle)", which builds on the work done by the "Relations internationales et diplomatie" seminar lectured by Professor […]
On 6 March, in the Madeira Regional Public Library, the Vinculum Project Day takes place. Part of the VINCULUM project, funded by the European Research Council, this aims to conceptualise […]
For the March Seminar in Medieval Studies, the IEM presents the conference "Bilinguismo poético e monogamia política: Fernan Garcia Esgaravunha, Punnei eu muit’en me quitar (A126/B241)", by Dr. Fabio Barberini. […]
During the Middle Ages, the Church was a universal institution in Western Europe, which placed itself above kingdoms, lordships, and other political entities. Medieval society, practically as a whole, considered […]