Programme
Event: International Conference – Between Demystification and Utopia: An Inquiry into Lusophony
Date: 22nd – 23rd October 2014
Venue: Speakers Hall, University of Saint Joseph
Programme
Wednesday, 22nd October 2014
9:00-9:30 Registration
9:30 – Opening Ceremony
- Welcoming speech: Lucie Bernier, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
10:00-10:45 Discussant: Maria Vitalina Leal de Matos, Emeritus Professor University of Lisbon & Catholic University of Portugal
The myth of Camoens
10:45-11:00 Group Photography & Tea/Coffee break
11:00-12:30 1st Panel: Lusophony policy, language policies
Chair: Ana Correia, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Saint Joseph
- Fernanda Gil Costa, Head of the Portuguese Department, University of Macau
- Carlos André, Director of Portuguese Teaching and Research Centre, Macao Polytechnic Institute
João Laurentino Neves, Director of Instituto Português do Oriente
Break
2nd Panel: Concepts, contexts: history and strategies
14:30-16:00 Part 1
Chair: Lucie Bernier, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
- Cathryn Clayton, Associate Professor, Center for Chinese Studies, University of Hawaii
- Emilie Tran, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Administration and Leadership, University of Saint Joseph
- Inocência Mata, Associate Professor, Portuguese Department, University of Macau
16:00-16:15: Tea/Coffee break
16:15-18:00 Part 2
Chair: Isabel Morais, Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
- Vasconcelos Saldanha, Full Professor, Department of History, University of Macau
- Manuel Afonso Costa, University of Macau
Vitor Teixeira, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities & Creative Industries, University of Saint Joseph
Thursday, 23rd October 2014
3rd Panel: Myths and ideologies in literary representations
9:30-10:45 Part 1
Chair: Vitor Teixeira, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities & Creative Industries, University of Saint Joseph
- Yao Jing Ming, Vice President, Cultural Institute of Macau
- Isabel Morais, Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
- Vera Borges, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
10:45-11:00 Tea/Coffee break
11:00-12:30: Part 2
Chair: TBA
- Maria João Amaral, Lecturer, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul Korea
- Margarida Conde, Visiting Language Instructor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
- Ana Vairinhos. Visiting Language Instructor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
Break
4th Panel: Testimonies on Lusophony in Macau
14:30-16:30
Chair: TBA
- Sales Marques, President, Institute of European Studies of Macau
- Anabela Ritchie, Honorary Member of the Catholic Foundation for Higher Education
- Amélia António, President of Casa de Portugal in Macau
- Humberto Évora, President of the Associação de Divulgação da Cultura Cabo-Verdiana
- Carlos Frota, Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow, Faculty of Administration and Leadership, University of Saint Joseph
16:30-17:00 Closing Ceremony
- Vera Borges, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Saint Joseph
- Peter Stilwell, Rector, University of Saint Joseph
17:00-18:00 Port Wine
Sponsor: Macao Foundation
