To mark the 50th anniversary of Viriato da Cruz’s death in Beijing, the Viriato da Cruz Commission will hold an international conference on his poetic work and political thought at the University of Porto between June 22 and 23, 2023.

Admitting that his militant poetry presupposes a prior sociological, human and political analysis, the study of Viriato da Cruz’s poetic work defies linear literary analysis.

Moreover, on the one hand, far from being a static entity, its political thought goes through countless metamorphoses; on the other hand, its political intervention in countless political organizations, based in different countries and continents, is hardly compatible with rigid theoretical and ideological frameworks.

In this context the conference aims to:

1. Confront different perspectives of his complex poetic legacy.
2. Understand the different shades of his political thought and party-political intervention.

We welcome submissions of abstracts from numerous subject areas, including, but not limited to, African literature and history.

We suggest some topics:

1.Viriato da Cruz and the Literatures written in Portuguese language.

2. Let’s discover Angola and Angolan literature

3. Political Thought

4. Party political intervention.

Scientific Committee

• Angela Lazagna, Researcher of the Research Group “Neoliberalism and Class Relations in Brazil” – CNPq/Unicamp.
• Francisco Soares, Researcher at the Center for Transdisciplinary Research on Culture, Space and Memory (CITCEM) and Collaborating Professor at the Graduate Program, Institute of Arts and Letters, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
• Francisco Topa, Associate Professor, Department of Romance Studies, Faculty of Letters, University of Porto.
• Isabel Lobo, Director of the António Aurélio Gonçalves Chair, University of Mindelo, São Vicente.
• Moisés Fernandes, Associate Professor and Researcher of the degree in History of the Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon.

Practical information:

The conference will be held in hybrid mode at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto.

The Colloquium is free of charge for all speakers and other participants.

Various factors make it impossible for us to subsidize travel and accommodation for the speakers. We intend to publish the communications.

Submission:

– We invite abstract submissions of up to 250 words;

– Abstracts should be prepared for anonymous review;

– Shipping to: queiroz.regina@gmail.com;

– Deadline for abstract submission: March 15, 2023;

– Notification of acceptance: April 1, 2023.