Academy as Community: English and American Studies in Portugal and
Europe
Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon
9-10 May 2013
9-10 May 2013
At
a time when political and cultural paradigms are on the verge of crisis and/or
change, it is of the utmost importance to revisit the theoretical and pragmatic
frameworks that sustain (and constrain) our research practices. Indeed the
Humanities are currently facing challenges caused by the increasing
encroachment of a utilitarian scientific discourse based on evidence and
logics, at the cost of musing and creativity, as well as the menace of
austerity politics that undervalue the investment in culture and memory.
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