This talk reads Robert Bresson’s Notes on the Cinematographer, not as a mere collection of thoughts, but as spiritual reflections. These brief meditations record aspects of his film practice in condensed form and reveal the connection between contemplation and action. The contemplative tone of the book becomes perceptible through the careful o…[Read more]

This talk reads Robert Bresson’s Notes on the Cinematographer, not as a mere collection of thoughts, but as spiritual reflections. These brief meditations record aspects of his film practice in condensed form and reveal the connection between contemplation and action. The contemplative tone of the book becomes perceptible through the careful o…[Read more]

This talk reads Robert Bresson’s Notes on the Cinematographer, not as a mere collection of thoughts, but as spiritual reflections. These brief meditations record aspects of his film practice in condensed form and reveal the connection between contemplation and action. The contemplative tone of the book becomes perceptible through the careful o…[Read more]

Nöel Carroll has been one of the most eloquent proponents of an anti-essentialist view of art, in particular, of cinema. He seems to think that Stanley Cavell holds an essentialist view of film, put forward in his foundational work, The World Viewed, and developed in later essays and books. While Carroll admires Cavell’s philosophical readings of…[Read more]

Nöel Carroll has been one of the most eloquent proponents of an anti-essentialist view of art, in particular, of cinema. He seems to think that Stanley Cavell holds an essentialist view of film, put forward in his foundational work, The World Viewed, and developed in later essays and books. While Carroll admires Cavell’s philosophical readings of…[Read more]

Nöel Carroll has been one of the most eloquent proponents of an anti-essentialist view of art, in particular, of cinema. He seems to think that Stanley Cavell holds an essentialist view of film, put forward in his foundational work, The World Viewed, and developed in later essays and books. While Carroll admires Cavell’s philosophical readings of…[Read more]

Paper on performance and personal identity in the television series “Battlestar Galactica”.

Paper on performance and personal identity in the television series “Battlestar Galactica”.

A igreja colegiada de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, localizada no centro histórico da cidade de Angra, foi uma importante instituição litúrgico-musical no final do século XVIII sendo dissolvida pelo decreto da reforma eclesiástica de 17 de maio de 1832. O presente estudo examina a atividade musical desta instituição e o seu impacto enquanto…[Read more]

A noção de uma paisagem sonora histórica aplicada ao espaço urbano tem sido uma das várias áreas que foram desenvolvidas a partir da ideia de cartografar os sons urbanos partindo de uma perspectiva histórica. Na Península Ibérica tem sido desenvolvida nas cidades andaluzas de Sevilha e Granada. Angra tornou-se rapidamente num espaço central n…[Read more]

Uma das várias relações que a Catedral de Évora manteve com as outras instituições religiosas da cidade foi de natureza musical. Neste contexto encontramos o mosteiro feminino cisterciense de S. Bento de Cástris e as suas relações com a cidade, em particular, com a Catedral onde as primeiras referências datam do tempo do mestre de capela Mateus d’…[Read more]