In the fourth session of the seminar cycle, studies will continue to be presented on family archives, consisting of documents produced, accumulated, and turned into "archives" by various Portuguese and Canary Island family groups. Issues such as the documental and archival practices of the nobility, the possible methodologies for the reconstruction of these archives, and […]
5th Session of the Cycle of the Seminar “Arquivos & História: estado(s) da(s) arte(s)"(2016-17)
From the fourteenth to the sixteenth century, European monarchies saw a gradual centralisation of power. This was accompanied by the dissemination of political ideas that contributed to the making of a new image of the prince, which relied on visual instruments to assert and construct the prince’s sovereign power. Royal and princely residences were at […]
6th Session of the Seminar Cycle “Arquivos & História: estado(s) da(s) arte(s)"(2016-17)
1th Session
The "3rd Workshop on Juridical Culture in Portugal – Dispute Settlement and Judicial Systems (9th-13th centuries): Procedure and Proof" aims to continue in the footsteps of the previous workshops, which have been conceived as opportunities for informal debate of topics which have seen some progress in Portugal in recent years, but whose specificities have been […]
This session will be dedicated to the potentialities, specificities, fragilities and challenges that emerge from a particular, unwritten type of archives, the photographic archives. First, it will address broader issues related to formal problems that emerge from the description of images, the line that separates artistic and non-artistic photographs, or the attempt to recover the […]
At a time when the fragilities of the European Union are being debated, evoking the origins of the very idea of Europe (as well as the inherent feelings and identities), perceiving obstacles and limitations, but also continuities and permanences, can be of decisive importance for the years ahead. In this context, this meeting aims to […]