In the course of its long history, melancholy has revealed a very wide range of manifestations and the very meaning of melancholy is the subject of enormous disparities. Qualified as divine or demonic, morbid passion or the expression of a superior ingenuity, it proves to be extremely ambivalent. This plurality of modes and figures of melancholy is particularly evident in the Renaissance period, during which melancholy acquired the status of a hugely relevant cultural phenomenon.
The Modes of Melancholy Seminar aims at creating a multidisciplinary space for exchange, reflection and debate between researchers with diverse approaches to the melancholic phenomenon. From a historical point of view, this Seminar will particularly focus on the Renaissance period, taking into account the historical dynamics of human affections and thought.
Coordenation
Adelino Cardoso (CHAM)
Teresa Lousa (CHAM)
Organization
CHAM / NOVA FCSH
