In the wake of José Capela's commited knowledge, the organizers aim to pay him a tribute and thus have a new approach to Mozambique with a multidisciplinary perspective, like the one he promoted.

Argument

Throughout his life, from his ethical and civic awareness, José Capela was commited to Mozambique in many ways. In the historical field, soon it was recognized that his historiography represented a renovation of the perspectives about Mozambique's different actors and transformation processes – not only due to his sofisticated view, but also due to the focus of his writings. In a sense, Africans, and particularly Mozambicans, gained a voice through his works, a consequence of what happened after the publication of the letters sent to the Voz Africana newsroom.

It should be noted that his academic work was preceded by a highly personal engagement with the Mozambicans. Taking into account the role of the Beira’s Church in the press and, specifically, the role of José Soares Martins in the management of the Diário de Moçambique and Voz Africana newspapers, but also the media's role in the democratization process of Mozambican society, this event will also host papers focusing on the Mozambican press (both with an historical and a contemporary perspective) – for example, focusing on the press’ social and political role in the democratization and the construction of a political dialogue.

In summary, and in the wake of his commited knowledge, the organizers aim to pay a tribute to José Capela and thus have a new approach to Mozambique with a multidisciplinary perspective, like the one he promoted. We welcome proposals about the topics that Capela also focused, especially:

• History and social dynamics of Mozambique;
• Mozambique’s historiography and the challenges the social knowledge faces today;
• History and the media's socio-political role in Mozambique.

Important dates

• Abstract submission: 15 March 2017

• Abstract acceptance: 30 March 2017
• Programme announcement: 3 April 2017

Submission guidelines

Proposals should include

• Name, institutional affiliation, and email
• Title
• Abstract (up to 1500 characters, with spaces)
• Three key-words

Submit your abstract in Portuguese, Spanish, French, or English by 15 March at this link.

Practical information 

• Venue  Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto
• Dates 29 and 30 May 2017

Organisation

Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto; Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa; Centro de Estudos Internacionais do ISCTE-IUL; IHC-FCSH/NOVA

Organisation Committee

• Augusto Nascimento . Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
• Eugénia Rodrigues . Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
• João Dias . Centro de Estudos Internacionais do Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
• Jorge Ribeiro . Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
• Maciel Santos . Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
• Marco Alvarez . Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
• Miguel Silva . Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto

Scientific Committee

• Augusto Nascimento . Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
• Aurélio Rocha . Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
• Clara Carvalho . Centro de Estudos Internacionais do Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
• Eric Morier-Genoud . Queen’s University Belfast
• Eugénia Rodrigues . Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
• Fernando Florêncio . Universidade de Coimbra
• Isabel Rodrigues . Centro de Linguística da Universidade do Porto
• Jeanne Penvenne . Tufts University
• Joel das Neves Tembe . Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
• José Damião Rodrigues . Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
• José Ramiro Pimenta . Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
• Luís Jorge Manuel António Ferrão . Magnífico Reitor da Universidade Pedagógica, Moçambique
• Luís Nuno Rodrigues . Centro de Estudos Internacionais do Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
• Maciel Santos . Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
• Malyn Newitt . King’s College London
• Michel Cahen . Centro de investigação “Les Afriques dans le monde”/CNRS-Sciences Po Bordeaux; École des hautes études hispaniques et ibériques, Casa de Velázquez, Madrid e Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa
• Orlando Quilambo . Magnífico Reitor da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Moçambique
• Paulo Jorge Fernandes . Instituto de História Contemporânea da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• Pedro Aires Oliveira . Instituto de História Contemporânea da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• Valdemir Zamparoni . Universidade Federal da Bahia