“This multilingual volume reflects on the idea of ‘fragmentation’ and its role in the production of knowledge. It emphasises the fragmentary dimension of the transfer and circulation of objects and artefacts, which converged and transited from America to Europe between the 16th and 20th centuries.)”
The session will feature the participation of João de Figueirôa-Rêgo (CHAM Publishers), Rui Magalhães (Húmus Editions), and the book's coordinators, Rafael Gaune Corradi (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Università di Padova) and Antonella Romano (EHESS – École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales). The presentation will be conducted by Miruna Achim (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de México).
Fragmentos de Mundo: Objetos y artefactos americanos en tránsito (siglos XVI-XX), Rafael Gaune Corradi (coord.), Antonella Romano (coord.), Lisboa/Vila Nova de Famalicão: Húmus/CHAM, 2023, 204p., (Studies & Documents Collection, 29)
