Date of birth – 5^th  February 1954 (married, two sons, one daughter and one grand-son)

 

 

Vice-President of the University of Porto since June 2014

Dean and President of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, 2010 - 2014.

President of the Scientific Board of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, 2004-2010

Full Professor at the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto [Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto] since November 2001.

Teacher of the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto [Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto], University of Porto since November 1976

 

President of the Administration Board of the Instituto José Marques da Silva Foundation

Member of the IAU (International Association of Universities) Administration Board (2016-2020)

Expert of the Haut Conseil de l’Évaluation de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur (France)

Visiting Professor for the PhD in Portuguese Studies of the University of Etvös Lorand in Budapest, Hungary.

Visiting Professor of the University of Belgrade, Serbia.

 

Distinctions

 

Decoration by the French Government with the title of «Officier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques» [Officer of Academic Palms], November 2015

During her term of Vice-Rector/President for International Relations, The University of Porto received the award for Innovation in Internationalisation (EAIE, European Association for International Education, Liverpool, September 2016)

. Supervision of Master's (34) and PhD (8) dissertations in Portuguese literature

Member of Master's (113) and PhD (60) dissertation and Habilitation (23) assessment panels in all Portuguese Universities, in France (Université La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3) and in Sweden (Stockholm UniversityM

Member of Competitive Examination panels for Associate Professor (6) and for Full Professor (6) in the Universities of Porto, Évora, Coimbra, Lisboa, Nova de Lisboa and Minho

Referee of several reviews and member of projects and scholarships evaluation panels (FCT)

Member of literary awards panels

 Research Activities

Member of CITCEM (Interdisciplinary Research Centre Culture, Space and Memory) and of CREPAL, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3

Participation with a paper in many conferences in several countries (55 abroad abd 37 in Portugal): Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgary, Canada, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Morroco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Porto, Rico, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom and United States.

Main Publications

Herberto Helder, a Obra e o Homem, Lisbon, Arcádia, 1982, 263 pp.

O Surrealismo em Portugal, Lisbon, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, Col. Temas Portugueses, 1987, 739 pp.

A Poesia Portuguesa nos meados do Século XX - Rupturas e Continuidade, Lisbon, Caminho, Col. Estudos de Literatura Portuguesa, 1989, 265 pp.

O Romance Histórico em Portugal, Porto, Campo das Letras, 1999, 349 pp.

Um Poço sem Fundo – Novas Reflexões sobre Literatura e História, Porto, Campo das Letras, 2005, 453 pp.

O Sonho de Aljubarrota, Aljubarrota, Fundação Batalha de Aljubarrota, 2007, 77 pp.

History and Myth – The Presence of National Myths in Portuguese Literature, Munich, Martin Meidenbauer Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2008, 343 pp

A Lição de Blimunda – A propósito de Memorial do Convento, Colecção Saberes Plurais, Porto, Areal Editores, 2009, 126 pp.




Areas of interest

1. Humanidades > Literatura > Literaturas europeias > Literaturas românicas > Literatura portuguesa