Pessoa's Geometry of the Abyss: Modernity and the Book of Disquiet

"Fernando Pessoa wrote prolifically in many genres until his untimely death in 1935, and he has long been widely recognized as Portugal's most influential twentieth century writer. The publication of the Book of Disquiet in 1982, however, caused a seismic change in the appreciation of his work and its place in Modernism. In that great and vast collection of fragments, Pessoa firmly established his place among the canon of European modernists and radically questioned many of Modernity's assumptions. Alain Badiou, for example, has argued that philosophers are not yet able to assimilate Pessoa's thinking. Paulo de Medeiros's new study, one of the first to be dedicated to the Book of Disquiet, takes up that challenge, exploring the text's connections with photography, film, politics and textuality itself, and developing comparisons with D. H. Lawrence, Walter Benjamin, and Franz Kafka."

O Silêncio das sereias (Ensaio sobre o Livro do Desassossego)

"O Livro do Desassossego, obra ímpar da literatura mundial, tem sido objecto de estudo dos mais variados pensadores de renome mundial. Professor de literatura da Universidade de Warwick e especialista em estudos pessoanos, Paulo de Medeiros aponta novos e intrigantes caminhos na interpretação do livro maior de Fernando Pessoa. Socorrendo-se dos escritos de inúmeros autores, de Jacques Rancière a Alain Badiou, traça paralelos com outros escritores contemporâneos de Pessoa e renova a nossa visão sobre o Livro do Desassossego e sobre o universo mental do poeta. Abordando vários temas, como a espectralidade, a política ou a sexualidade na escrita de Pessoa, O Silêncio das Sereias é um ensaio imprescindível para quem pretenda compreender o Livro do Desassossego."

Postcolonial Theory And Lusophone Literatures

Postcolonial Theory and Lusophone Literatures (2007) é uma das primeiras coletâneas de ensaios assinados, tanto por reconhecidos académicos como por membros mais jovens, que proporciona uma reflexão crítica inicial sobre diferentes modos de abordar as literaturas escritas em Português a partir de uma perspetiva pós-colonial. Os vários ensaios baseiam-se numa resistência comum contra as várias formas de colonialismo e neo-colonialismo, ao mesmo tempo que proporcionam estudos independentes baseados em casos concretos relacionados com Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde, Moçambique, Portugal e Timor Leste.  

Contemporary Lusophone African Film: Transnational Communities and Alternative Modernities

"Offering a range of critical perspectives on a vibrant body of films, this collection of essays engages with questions specific to the various cinemas and films addressed while putting forward an argument for their inclusion in current debates on world cinema. The collection brings together 11 chapters by recognized scholars, who analyze a variety of films and videos from Angola, Cape Verde, Guiné-Bissau, and Mozambique. It also includes an interview with Pedro Pimenta, one of the most distinguished African film festival organizers. Drawing on various theoretical perspectives, the volume strives to reverse the relative invisibility that has afflicted these cinemas, arguing that most, if not all, Lusophone films are transnational in all aspects of production, acting, and reception. The initial three chapters sketch broad, comparative overviews and suggest theoretical approaches, while the ensuing chapters focus on specific case studies and discuss a number of key issues such as the convergence of film with politics, the question of gender and violence, as well as the revisiting of the period immediately following independence. Attention is given to fiction, documentary films and recent, short, alternative video productions that are overlooked by more traditional channels. The book stresses the need to pay attention to the significance of African film, and Lusophone African film in particular, within the developing field of world cinema. Bringing together general overviews, historical considerations, detailed case studies, and focused theoretical reflections, this book is a significant volume for students and researchers in film studies, especially African, Lusophone cultural studies, and world cinema."

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