Truth and Enigma: Essay on Adorno’s aesthetic thinking João Pedro Cachopo This book focuses on Theodor W. Adorno’s aesthetic thinking (1903-1969) and seeks to clarify his most decisive challenge: the critical capture and exploration of the “truth content” of works of art. That the truth of art, according to Adorno, is inseparable from its critical... Read More

The essay Niccolò Jommelli rediscovered: a new autograph of a Laudate Pueri with 16 voices, by António Jorge Marques, received special mention in the 6th Principe Francesco Maria Ruspoli Musicological Studies International Prize. This essay is about Niccolò Jommelli’s only autograph in the Iberian Peninsula and which belongs to the Conde de Redondo Fund of... Read More

CESEM’s researcher Pedro Marquês de Sousa was awarded the Cultural Merit Medal by the Secretary of State for Culture. CESEM collaborator Pedro Marquês de Sousa was awarded the Cultural Merit Medal by the Secretary of State for Culture on September 1 as part of the National Philharmonic Bands Day celebrations, in recognition of the work... Read More

Jorge Peixinho music edition Within the scope of the Jorge Peixinho Project – Critical Edition of the Chamber Works (PTDC / EAT-MMU / 113714/2009), funded by FCT. More information: Here

Access to information and knowledge is essential for the progress of teaching and research, but also for the sustainable development of society. Worldwide, authors, researchers, institutions and funding agencies have recognized that research work is incomplete if its results do not reach a wider audience – including small businesses, science journalists, professionals and the general... Read More

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE October the 7th and 8th 2016, FCSH/NOVA Organization: CysMus (Group for Advanced Studies in Music and Cyberculture) of SociMus (Advanced Studies in Sociology of Music), CESEM (Sociology and Musical Aesthetics Research Center) FCSH/NOVA The conference’s aim is to join researchers, specialists, artists, students, producers, and other interested parties, in the discussion of transdisciplinary... Read More

Inaugural Lecture, Thursday 29th September, 2016 18h-19.30h, Auditório 2, Torre B, FCSH/NOVA Born in Ghana, Kofi Agawu is Professor of Music at Princeton University and Adjunct Professor at the University of Ghana, Legon. He has taught at Harvard, Yale, Cornell, King’s College London, Duke and Haverford College and held visiting positions at the University of Toronto, Indiana... Read More

Our purpose is to explore what the concept of performance means today – performance in theory and in praxis. This discussion will allow us, on the one hand, to evaluate the pertinence of this notion in the traditional hermeneutical performative field and on the other hand to reflect on the essence and the limits of... Read More

Theme: Professional training for early childhood – What does GermInArte offer? Context: The GermInArte project has conceived two immersive training cou- rses – “Jardim Interior” and “Caleidoscópio” – concerning arts for infancy. In 2016/17, short courses called “transitive training” will be added to this list. We aim to spread the idea that artistic experiences are... Read More