Public Works of the Portuguese Empire in the 19th Century.
Alice Santiago Faria, integrated researcher at CHAM - Center for Humanities, talks about public works of the Portuguese Empire in the 19th century, discussing the relevance of these buildings and infrastructure still present today in various territories. What is the importance of the training of Luso-descendant engineers in Goa in their autonomy? How did the local Public Works Directorates operate and what was their impact? What buildings and works stand out? Alice Santiago Faria answers these and other questions.
Assistant researcher at CHAM - Center for Humanities, with the individual project of her title "Cerca de 1892: Departamentos de Obras Públicas e a construção diária do império Português" - with the support of FCT, Alice Santiago Faria coordinates, together with Renata Araújo, the research project "TechNetEMPIRE - Technoscientific Networks in the construction of the built environment in the Portuguese Empire (1647-1871)" (financed by FCT). She graduated in Architecture from the University of Coimbra and has a PhD in Art History from the Université de Paris I. Her work crosses the historical approach of architecture with the history of science and technology, using digital research methods in the field of humanities.
The interview is conducted by Lisa Moura.
Coordination
Isabel Araújo Branco (CHAM)
Organization
CHAM / NOVA FCSH
