Lectures
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Museum of Toronto’s Black Diasporas’ Community Archiving Panel
I will be one of the panelists at the Museum of Toronto’s “A Place for Community Archiving Panel,” together with June Chow and Dr. Cheryl Thompson. The event is happening on January 30, starting at 6pm, at 401 Richmond St. West, and is part of the Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto exhibition program. Admission is free. See here for…
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Q&A after screening of the film “Salgueiro Maia: The Implicated”
Last night, I was invited by the Consul-General of Portugal, Ana Luisa Riquito, to offer a Q&A session following the screening of Sérgio Graciano’s film Salgueiro Maia: The Implicated at Toronto’s Spadina Theatre, part of this year’s European Union Film Festival. It was a pleasure to share insights and some of my own family history…
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Comemorações do 25 de Abril em Montreal
Tive a imensa honra e prazer de participar nas comemorações dos 50 anos do 25 de Abril junto da comunidade portuguesa de Montreal, pela qual fui convidado a dar palestras e entrevistas aos meios de comunicação comunitários. Agradeço a forma calorosa e atenção de todas as pessoas que me acolheram e com quem interagi, principalmente…
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Webinar at the Center for Portuguese Studies, UMass Dartmouth
The Center for Portuguese Studies | Tagus Press, and the Ferreira Mendes Portuguese-American Achives at UMass Dartmouth invited me to deliver a webinar on June 10. My lecture will be titled “Breaking the News: Portuguese Lusotropicalist Public Relations and Lobbying in the United States, 1961-4,” and will count with the special participation of Prof. Glória de Sá. Here…
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Publishing in Open Access panel
This Wednesday, October 23rd, 10.30-12.00, I’m participating in a panel for graduate students at York University, Scott Library, about Publishing in Open Access.
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Roundtable at the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre, July 21
On July 21, starting at 2 p.m., at the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre, I will be participating in a roundtable discussion about the history and contemporary lives of Portuguese working people in Canada, and how they intersect with contemporary art practices. Our conversation will be prompted by Teresa Ascenção‘s exhibition “Daily Bread,” currently on display…
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“Summer of ’77”: thank you note.
Thank you to everyone who came to our “Summer of ’77” Community Conversation at the Gallery of the Portuguese Pioneers last night. We had wonderful presentations that were both enlightening and moving. The discussion afterwards was stimulating, engaging, and generated a lot of positive energy, which will propel us forward, towards other events addressing important…
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Community Conversation: The Summer of ’77: How Emanuel Jaques’ Murder Changed Toronto
I have organized a York University Community Conversation on the murder of Emanuel Jaques in the summer of 1977, and the major impact it had in Toronto, particularly with Portuguese, LGBTQ, and sex worker communities. I will be one of the presenters in this public panel, alongside historians Daniel Ross and Tom Hooper, and sex…
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