Call for Papers: Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies “Teaching Literatures in Portuguese”

Guest Editors: Ana Bela Almeida (University of Liverpool) and Joana Meirim (Universidade Católica de Lisboa). Please send an abstract of up to 300 words before September 30, 2021.

Publication of Ocean Crossings (PLCS 33), edited by André Nóvoa

Tagus Press, the publishing arm of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announces the publication of Ocean Crossings (PLCS 33), edited by André Nóvoa.

Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives receives a donation from the Associação Académica

The materials, which include the Associação Académica flag, the portraits of past club presidents, team photos, opposition team pennants and other ephemera, will be collected and curated at the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives

Helio and Amelia Pedroso Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies for the Spring term of 2022

Employment Opportunities

Hélio and Amélia Pedroso/Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies for the Fall term of 2021 (September to December)

The Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture/Tagus Press (CPSC/TP) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is seeking candidates for the Hélio and Amélia Pedroso/Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) Endowed Chair in Portuguese Studies for the Fall term of 2021 (September to December).

Publication of Freedom Sun in the Tropics by Ana Maria Machado

Tagus Press, the publishing arm of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announces the publication of Freedom Sun in the Tropics by Ana Maria Machado, translated by Renata Wasserman.

In Memoriam

24 December 2020 Professor Christopher E. Larkosh

Preserving Portuguese culture at UMassD

The generosity of several donors brings the rich history of the Portuguese to life at UMass Dartmouth

Publication of The Unknown Islands by Raul Brandão

In partnership with the Government of the Azores, Tagus Press, the publishing arm of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announces the publication of The Unknown Islands by Raul Brandão translated by David Brookshaw and with an introduction by Urbano Bettencourt.

Publication of News on the American Dream by Alberto Pena Rodríguez

Tagus Press, the publishing arm of the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announces the publication of News on the American Dream: A History of the Portuguese Press in the United States by Alberto Pena Rodríguez, translated by Serena J. Rivera with Gloria Sá and with a foreword by Frank F. Sousa.