Conference ’50 Years of Mozambican Literature: Trajectories and Creative Practices’ will take place on October 9-10 at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Conference ’50 Years of Mozambican Literature: Trajectories and Creative Practices’

Date: October 9-10, 2025. Free attendance. Time to be confirmed.
Venue:Room 1 of the congress area at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Av. de Berna, 45A, 1067-001 Lisbon)
Organised by: CEsA – Centre for African and Development Studies (CEsA/ISEG Research/ISEG-ULisboa) and UEM – Eduardo Mondlane University
Supported by: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and CEsA/ISEG Research/ISEG-ULisboa
Partnerships: University of Bayreuth, Sorbonne Nouvelle, and State University of Campinas

In the year marking 50 years since African Literatures became part of the curriculum at a Portuguese university (FLUL-ULisboa), this two-day conference, organised by CEsA – Centre for African and Development Studies (ISEG Research/ISEG-ULisboa) in partnership and collaborative effort with Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) in Mozambique, will feature four thematic round tables. The event will bring together writers, artists, and university lecturers from Portugal and Mozambique to present and discuss developments in the creative and research practices of African literatures, focusing on the progress and future of Mozambican Literature over the past fifty years. Mozambican Literature is considered a unique example within Portuguese-speaking African literatures. Contributions from experts in African Literatures, particularly Mozambican Literature, from European universities (Bayreuth and Sorbonne Nouvelle) and Brazilian universities (UNICAMP – State University of Campinas) will also be included.

This two-day conference, 50 Years of Mozambican Literature: Trajectories and Creative Practices, will highlight the creative dimension as a driving force for research. By incorporating writers, editors, filmmakers, and artists, the event will showcase perspectives on the recent past—spanning half a century—within the realms of creation, teaching, publishing, and translation, while envisioning a promising future shaped by the experiences of younger generations.

Free attendance. Please note that the event does not include academic paper submissions.

Organising Committee:
Ana Mafalda Leite (FLUL/ULisboa and CEsA/ISEG Research/ISEG/ULisboa)
Lucílio Manjate (UEM)

Scientific Committee:
Ana Mafalda Leite (FLUL/ULisboa and CEsA/ISEG Research/ISEG/ULisboa)
Egídia Souto (Sorbonne Nouvelle)
Elena Brugioni (UNICAMP)
Elídio Nhamona (UEM)
Jessica Falconi (FLUL/ULisboa e CEsA/ISEG Research/ISEG/ULisboa)
Joana Pereira Leite (CEsA/ISEG Research/ISEG/ULisboa)
José Camilo Manusse (UEM)
Lucílio Manjate (UEM)
Ute Fendler (University of Bayreuth)

Author: CEsA Communication (comunicacao@cesa.iseg.ulisboa.pt)
Images: Reproduction