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 Desasossego)

Le Livre de l'intranquillité, ouvrage sans précédent dans la littérature mondiale, a été étudié par les penseurs les plus divers et de renommée mondiale. Le professeur de littérature à L'université de Warwick et spécialiste de Fernando Pessoa, Paulo de Medeiros, nous indique de nouvelles voies d'interpréter ce livre majeur de Fernando Pessoa. S'appuyant sur les écrits d'innombrables auteurs, de Jacques Rancière à Alain Badiou, il établit des parallèles avec d'autres écrivains contemporains de Pessoa et renouvelle notre vision du Livre de l'intranquillité et de l'univers mental du poète. L'auteur travaille divers sujets tels que le spectre, la politique ou la sexualité dans l'écriture de Pessoa, ce qui fait de Le silence des sirènes un essai indispensable pour quiconque souhaiterait comprendre le Livre de l'intranquillité.

Postcolonial Theory And Lusophone Literatures

Postcolonial Theory and Lusophone Literatures (2007) est l'un des premiers recueils d'essais écrit par des chercheurs confirmés ainsi que par des jeunes chercheurs. Ceci permet de fournir un premier regard critique sur les différentes approches des littératures en langue portugaise dans une perspective postcoloniale. Les différents essais laissent transparaître une résistance commune contre les différentes formes de colonialisme et de néo-colonialisme, tout en proposant des études indépendantes fondées sur des cas concrets concernant l'Angola, le Brésil, le Cap Vert, le Mozambique, le Portugal et le Timor Oriental.

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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