At a time when the fragility of the European Union is being debated, evoke 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 to come.
In this context, this meeting aims to reflect on the composition and description of European landscapes (human and physical) in the transition period of the Respublica Christiana for a Europe conceived as an emerging scenario of national monarchies and great dynastic houses. If on the one hand it aims to inquire about the way in Portugal in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the European space was projected, on the other aims to identify the nature of the representations then constructed.
On another level, we seek valid answers to key questions such as the nature and consistency of the relationship with the various European territories. Political, diplomatic and military contacts, as well as interactions of a religious and commercial nature, and also artistic circulation will be at the center of a multidisciplinary reflection.
The representations that supported the developed figurations denounced increasingly marked identities, but also brought with it, although in most cases little declared, the early evocations of an awareness of a space and a common cultural heritage.
Participation:
Participation upon prior registration until April 17 to the email: paulo.lopes@fcsh.unl.pt. Free entry for students. Other participants: € 5
(Includes coffee breaks, certificate of attendance and folder with information about the activity and related apeakers).
Organization Committee
Paulo Catarino Lopes (CHAM)Organization
CHAM / NOVA FCSHIEM
