Publication of two issues of Nova Contemporary Music Journal
The volume 4, issues I and II of the Nova Contemporary Music Journal: Listening to today’s music, is now available! Click here to access the two most recent issues of the journal.
25
Feb
2026
“Essay Crossings”: Reading and Discussion Seminar
On March 20, at 6:00 p.m., the Reading and Discussion Seminar “Essay Crossings” will begin, running from March to July at Edições do Saguão. In this first session, João Pedro Cachopo will guide a discussion of Jean Starobinski’s “Is It Possible to Define the Essay?”, which will serve as a point of departure for a broader reflection on the... Read More
25
Feb
2026
Lecture “Postscript to Entre Brasis”
On March 2, at 6:00 pm, in room B201 at NOVA FCSH (Av. de Berna), the Research Cluster on Thought and Music will host the lecture “Postscript to Entre Brasis”. The event aims to extend the debate initiated during the “Entre Brasis” workshop, held on February 11, building on two presentations: “The Song of Brazilian Thought” by Pedro Duarte (PUC-Rio/CNPq/UCP – FCT... Read More
22
Feb
2026
CESEM PhD Students Meeting – Second Edition
The CESEM Second PhD Students Meeting (February 26-27, 2026) is promoted by the PhD Students Committee of CESEM, a research unit of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University Lisbon, and it will be hosted at the University of Évora (CESEM – Évora Section), Casa Cordovil, Room 125. The CESEM PhD Students Meeting aims... Read More
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Otto Mayer-Serra Prize 2025 I Luís M. Santos (CTC) wins 2nd Prize
Luís M. Santos (Research Group for the Study of Music, Critical Theory and Communication) won the 2nd prize in the Otto Mayer-Serra 2025 competition with “‘Deutschland über alles… na música‘: o discurso sobre a música sinfónica em Lisboa no tempo da Primeira República”. The Otto Mayer-Serra Award is an annual distinction promoted by the Center... Read More
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16
Feb
2026
Conference of the José Mário Branco Studies and Documentation Centre – Music and Freedom
This conference will present various aspects of the activities of the José Mário Branco Studies and Documentation Centre – Music and Freedom (CEDJMB-ML), established in 2021 following the deposit of José Mário Branco’s documentary archive at NOVA FCSH. Operating as a collaborative platform between CESEM, INET-md, and subsequently IHC, the CEDJMB-ML has as its core... Read More
Article by Vinícius de Aguiar (CTC) published by Oxford University Press
Vinícius de Aguiar, from the Research Group for the Study of Music, Critical Theory and Communication (CTC), published the article “AI Augments Musical Creativity: But Does the Music Swing?” in The Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, from Oxford University Press. The article is available on the journal’s website and will also be included in... Read More
Newsletter I February 2026
The February edition is now available. Subscribing to the CESEM newsletter is the most convenient way to receive, directly in your email, the latest news and essential information about events, projects, and other opportunities. Staying connected to the CESEM community has never been easier!
4
Feb
2026
RESONANCE project reading club session
The second session of the RESONANCE project reading club will take place on February 9 and, this time, it will be virtual. One of the chapters of André Lepecki’s book ‘Exhausting Dance: Performance and the Politics of Movement’ will be discussed. The project seeks to reflect on the documentation and patrimonialisation of historical performative works... Read More
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Visit by Tiago Viana de Freitas, visiting researcher at CESEM, to the Sociedade Filarmónica União e Capricho Olivalense
On January 16, the visiting researcher from CESEM – NOVA FCSH, Tiago Viana de Freitas (Early Music Studies Group), visited the Sociedade Filarmónica União e Capricho Olivalense (SFUCO), the oldest civil band in the city of Lisbon in uninterrupted activity, founded on June 1, 1886, and based in the parish of Olivais. In addition to... Read More