Contraponto, program series featuring Tagus Press literary personalities
When: Sunday,
February 21, 2021
11:00 AM
-
12:00 PM
Where: > See description for location
Description: Dear Friends,
Please join us and tune in to WJFD Radio FM for Contraponto, a program series sponsored by the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, and the Luso-American Development Foundation. This program features a series of interviews hosted by Irene Amaral and featuring Tagus Press literary personalities.
The first interview will air this Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 11:00 am. The featured guest is Urbano Bettencourt (University of the Azores) discussing, The Unknown Islands by Raul Brandao, the latest volume of the Bellis Azorica Series (Tagus Press, 2020).
Listen live at 97.3FM, wjfd.com., WJFD Radio App or iHeart Radio!
The Unknown Islands is considered one of the most beautiful works of travel literature in Portuguese and one of the most important homages to the Azorean archipelago. In the summer of 1924, Raul Brandao undertook a trip through the Azores and Madeira. Fascinated with the landscapes of the islands and seduced by the people, he went on to pen this foundational text of Azorean literature elegantly capturing the natural beauty of the landscape as well as the culture and the imaginary of this storied place.
RAUL BRANDAO (1867-1930) was a Portuguese intellectual, writer, journalist, and military officer. His writing is characterized by the powerful realism of his literary descriptions and the moving lyricism of his language. Although he published in a variety of genres, his sensitive and sympathetic portrayal of the human condition remained the central theme of his work.
URBANO BETTENCOURT holds a PhD in Portuguese Studies from the University of the Azores, where he lectured from 1990 until 2014. He is currently a researcher at the Research Center for Regional and Local Studies at the University of Madeira (CIERL-UMa) and the Center for Humanistic Studies at the University of the Azores (CEHu-UAc).
The Unknown Islands is volume 4 of the Bellis Azorica Series, edited by Onesimo T. Almeida (Brown University) and Mario Pereira (UMass Dartmouth).
To purchase The Unknown Islands, please visit the University of Massachusetts Press website: https://www.umasspress.com/9781951470005/the-unknown-islands/
Please join us and tune in to WJFD Radio FM for Contraponto, a program series sponsored by the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, and the Luso-American Development Foundation. This program features a series of interviews hosted by Irene Amaral and featuring Tagus Press literary personalities.
The first interview will air this Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 11:00 am. The featured guest is Urbano Bettencourt (University of the Azores) discussing, The Unknown Islands by Raul Brandao, the latest volume of the Bellis Azorica Series (Tagus Press, 2020).
Listen live at 97.3FM, wjfd.com., WJFD Radio App or iHeart Radio!
The Unknown Islands is considered one of the most beautiful works of travel literature in Portuguese and one of the most important homages to the Azorean archipelago. In the summer of 1924, Raul Brandao undertook a trip through the Azores and Madeira. Fascinated with the landscapes of the islands and seduced by the people, he went on to pen this foundational text of Azorean literature elegantly capturing the natural beauty of the landscape as well as the culture and the imaginary of this storied place.
RAUL BRANDAO (1867-1930) was a Portuguese intellectual, writer, journalist, and military officer. His writing is characterized by the powerful realism of his literary descriptions and the moving lyricism of his language. Although he published in a variety of genres, his sensitive and sympathetic portrayal of the human condition remained the central theme of his work.
URBANO BETTENCOURT holds a PhD in Portuguese Studies from the University of the Azores, where he lectured from 1990 until 2014. He is currently a researcher at the Research Center for Regional and Local Studies at the University of Madeira (CIERL-UMa) and the Center for Humanistic Studies at the University of the Azores (CEHu-UAc).
The Unknown Islands is volume 4 of the Bellis Azorica Series, edited by Onesimo T. Almeida (Brown University) and Mario Pereira (UMass Dartmouth).
To purchase The Unknown Islands, please visit the University of Massachusetts Press website: https://www.umasspress.com/9781951470005/the-unknown-islands/
Contact:
Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture 508.999.8255 https://www.umassd.edu/portuguese-studies-center/
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