Faculty of Arts and Humanities | University of Macau

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Time without Events of time” by Prof. Gregory Landini, University of Iowa, USA
2022-03-23 17:30 - 19:00 (Asia/Macau) | E21-3121
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/94985864920
Abstract
Time, it might be said, is concerned with the nature of the past, the present and the future, with variants of presentism and eternalism and (non-static) growing block the leading metaphysical theories. But this is hardly clarifying. Presentism is often characterized as the thesis that only the present exists, while the others embrace more. If the positions and the distinctiveness of presentism should turn on the dubious assumption of a property of ‘existing’ (present tense) or ‘being present’, then the substantive nature of the debates may well deserve to be viewed as dubious. Another questionable assumption, I argue, is that temporal relations and our understanding of tense requires a commitment to events (at least as concrete if not abstract particulars). The tenseless predication required for the characterization of events generates the static image of events standing (tenselessly) in an external relation of temporal order—an order that seems able to be modeled by applying mathematical kinds of ordering. The success of Einstein’s special relativity, interpreted as if it requires a theory of space-time events, has led many philosophers to accept the static image. These are fly bottles. To plan an escape, I introduce in contradistinction to a modest event language Le, a safe mode language Lt wherein tenselessness comes solely from the use of quantifiers (and accompanying connectives) and all primitive predicates get tense inflections. It is argued that substantive differences in theories of time can be captured within Lt and that embracing events is not required for understanding tense inflections. It is hoped that, without events and the static image they bring, a new interpretation of special relativity as a non-static theory may be developed. This interpretation has the striking consequence that the implications of special relativity have been misconstrued. A clock runs slow relative to an inertial frame in such a way that its hands always stay in lock-step with another running at a different rate relative to a frame. It will be found, however, that this is of no consolation to presentism.

FAH-DPORT-CIELA: TRIBUTES TO JOSÉ SARAMAGO ON HIS CENTENNIAL BIRTH ANNIVERSARY - 'The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis' as a paradigm of Saramagian Invention
2022-03-21 19:00 - 2022-03-27 21:30 (Asia/Macau) | https://umac.zoom.us/j/95471270325
The Research Centre for Luso-Asian Studies (CIELA) is pleased to invite all those interested to the Webinar “TRIBUTES TO JOSÉ SARAMAGO ON HIS CENTENNIAL BIRTH ANNIVERSARY – The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis’ as a paradigm of Saramagian Invention” by Professor Helena Buscu (University of Lisbon) , being held on March 21, 23 and 24, 2022, from 7:15pm to 9:15pm, via Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/95471270325
Please register HERE for the event.
TRIBUTES TO JOSÉ SARAMAGO ON HIS CENTENNIAL BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
José Saramago (1922-2010), Portugal’s Nobel Literature Laureate (1988), is not only a distinguished author within the Portuguese literary sphere, but has long become part of the group of the most significant and read authors who shaped 20th century world literature. This year his centennial birth anniversary is being celebrated worldwide by many academic and non-academic institutions. The Department of Portuguese at FAH/UM, through its Research Centre, CIELA, will also commemorate this occasion with two open online tributes.
1st Tribute
Open Online Seminar
Introduction to Saramago’s Work
This 3 session seminar will provide and introduction to Saramago’s main lines of thought and creativity developed throughout his vast literary production, through the presentation, comments and analysis of two of his works: O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis (‘The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis’) and Viagem a Portugal (‘Voyage to Portugal’). It proposes these two works as bearing the pillars of Saramago’s literary creation transversal to the author’s remaining production.
The seminar will be given by Prof. Helena Buescu (University of Lisbon, Portugal), and held Portuguese. The main target audience is advanced Graduate and Postgraduate students pursuing or interested in Portuguese language literary studies. But all others interested in attending are very welcome.
GUEST BIOGRAPHY
Professor Helena Carvalhão Buescu is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Portuguese Literature at the Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon. She has collaborated, taught and been invited to some of the most prestigious international universities in the United States, Europe, Brazil and Macao. She is a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences and the European Academy, and has received several awards for her essays. She is currently directing the project Comparative World Literature in Portuguese, having published to date four of the seven due volumes, by the publisher Tinta-da-China, in Lisbon. She is a poet, with two poetry books published in Portugal and several essays published in Portugal and overseas. She is also part of several Portuguese and European evaluation committees.

CIUM’s Academic Seminar – Inserted Words and Alternate Prose
2022-03-16 10:00 - 11:30 (Asia/Macau) | Zoom
Please join the Zoom meeting by scanning the QR code on the poster.

Important Notes on Smart Points Scheme:
1. Students who registered to the activity, attend the WHOLE activity AND arrive ON TIME will be given 1.0 Smart Point and 15.0 Knowledge Integration(CS);
2. Students who arrive late or leave early within 10 minutes will be given only half a Smart Point;
3. Students who arrive late or leave early over 10 minutes will NOT be given any Smart Point;
4. Students who leave the venue during the activity for over 15 minutes will NOT be given any Smart Point; and
5. The Confucius Institute reserves the right to make the final decision, in case of any disputes on the awarding of Smart Point(s).

"Arte Por Todo O Lado" Workshop Series
2022-03-16 - 2022-04-13
Workshop#1: Developing Oral Communicative Skills in Portuguese Through Puppetry*

Open lecture to give an introduction on world puppetry
Build puppets, develop oral production skills and present a story in Portuguese
Date: 16, 23, 30/03 & 6, 13/04 2022
Time: 16H00 – 18H00
Venue: To be confirmed
Registration: https://forms.gle/BmKrKtdEYfpK13oE7 (Deadline: 11:00am, 14/03/2022)

*Note: This workshop will be collaborated with the CIELA (Research Centre for Luso-Asian Studies).
Workshop#2: Traditional Portuguese Folk Dance

Introduce Portuguese folklore and history of costumes, uses and customs
Teach body posture, basic steps and simple dance routines
Date: 23, 30/03 & 6, 13/04 2022
Time: 15H00 – 17H30 (23/03); 15H30 – 17H00 (30/03 &6, 13/04 2022)
Venue: To be confirmed
Registration: https://forms.gle/X4XZFM3sxHPb7sku8 (Deadline: 11:00am, 14/03/2022)

FAH-DPORT: Online Seminar "Macao as the origin of Chinese Chilli Pepper's Culture"
2022-03-15 19:30 - 21:30 (Asia/Macau) | https://umac.zoom.us/j/9970692667?pwd=[REDACTED]
The Department of Portuguese of FAH is pleased to invite all those interested to the online Seminar “Macao as the origin of Chinese Chilli Pepper’s Culture” by Prof. Jin Guoping, being held on March 15, 2022, at 7:30pm, via Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/9970692667?pwd=[REDACTED]
ABSTRACT
China is now the largest producer and consumer of Chili peppers in the world. The Chinese have known of the existence of Chili peppers for only 429 years. The first reference to Chili peppers in Chinese classic texts is in 1591. Before that, of course, Chili peppers had already been introduced to China. Chili peppers went from ornamental to edible. It has become a long-lasting “spicy whirlwind” on the Chinese table.
Chili peppers are native to Central and South America. It was Columbus who brought Chili peppers back to Europe, starting the “Columbian Exchange”. It was then spread by the Portuguese to Africa and Asia. Even in Europe, it was the Portuguese who are credited with its spread. The route of the Chili peppers to Asia was from Pernambuco in Brazil to Cochim and Goa in India. It may then have been introduced to Tibet from India by land. From the sea it spread to Malacca, Thailand and Burma. Then possibly from Burma to Yunnan via the ancient Burma-Yunnan route, and then to Guizhou. Another possible route was to Zhejiang province by the Portuguese who began to operate in Shuangyu (Liampó) in 1524. It then followed the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal into the Yangtze River and spread westwards. Another route was the spread to northern China via the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It was also spread from Shuangyu to Japan, where it was then imported into Korea.
Historical sources show that es in south-west China were imported from Macau. This is reflected in the names “Hai Jiao(maritime Chili)” and “Guang Jiao(Canton’s Chili)”. The name “maritime Chili” refers to the nature of the species imported from abroad, while the name “Canton’s Chili” clearly indicates that it was imported from Canton. Given that Macao was the only port of commerce in China prior to the Opium Wars, it must have been through Macao, in Canton, that the “Canton’s Chili” was introduced to south-western China. Chili peppers brought a new taste sensation to the Chinese diet. It led to a “Chili Pepper’s Revolution” and the creation of a “Chili Pepper’s Culture” in China.
In this talk, we will also introduce in detail the various names for Chili peppers and their meanings in Spanish and Portuguese. The etymology of the English name, Chili pepper, will be explained. We would like to highlight once again the great influence that Macao has had on Chinese history and Chinese culture. This influence is reflected in the Chili peppers. More important to the Chinese than the fleeting need for silver, Chili peppers has influenced the taste of Chinese food and become one of the characteristics of Chinese culture, the origins of which can be traced back to the arrival of the Portuguese in the East and their establishment in Macao.
GUEST BIOGRAPHY
Prof. Jin Guoping is a Visiting Professor of the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies at Macau University of Science and Technology. He is also a Research Fellow at the Center for Macaology at Jinan University.
He graduated from the Spanish Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University, majoring in Spanish and Portuguese. He also holds a higher degree in Portuguese Culture and Language at the Department of Literature, University of Lisbon, Portugal and is an Academician of the Portuguese Academy of History, having received the Order of Infante D. Henrique by the Portuguese Republic.

FAH-ELC EWCC: Spring 2022 EWCC Critical Thinking Workshops (Part 2)
2022-03-14 18:00 - 2022-03-17 19:30 (Asia/Macau) | E6-2113
Workshop 3 : Everyone Else Does It! Ethical Dilemmas
Is that right? Is it legal? Is it safe? This workshop on ethics is intended to provide a practical examination of ethics as it applies to students in their university years moving on into careers. After discussing and recording the fundamentals of ethics as a class, you will be given Ethical Dilemma scenarios on campus and in the workplace. You will explore the situation in their own group, and record their progress towards an ethical outcome using the steps and questions provided.
Date: 14 March 2022 (Monday)
Time: 18:00 – 19:30pm
Venue: E6-2113
Facilitator: Christine Cheng
Language: English
Quota: 15 UM students
Purposes of this workshop:
Identify possible ethical issues on campus and workplace; explain how they decide what is right and wrong through critical thinking.
Explore different strategies for solving tough ethical dilemmas and evaluate each based on their effectiveness.
Registration: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aXi3U1y57xc8g5g
*This workshop targets UM students.
* Participants will be awarded 1 Smart Point and 15 CS on “Interpersonal Relation and Teamwork”.
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Workshop 4 : Debate everything in daily life
People will have different opinions on different topics, but can you express your statement clearly? Debate requires multiple skills, especially critical thinking. In this workshop, you will be given a topic and you will need to make a speech to argue against your opponent with reasonable ideas.
Date: 17 March 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 18:00 – 19:30pm
Venue: E6-2113
Facilitator: Tom Leong
Language: English
Quota: 20 UM students
Purposes of this workshop:

Improve their critical thinking skills by making reasonable arguments and easing the situation.
Learn the importance of having good teamwork to improve work efficiency.
Improve their ability to resolve conflicts and emotional control.

Registration: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06zLFSe2vtd16po
*This workshop targets UM students.
* Participants will be awarded 1 Smart Point and 15 CS on “Interpersonal Relation and Teamwork”.

FAH-DPORT-CIELA: Seminar "Portuguese Puppetry" by Maria Elisa da Rocha
2022-03-14 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Macau) | E22-G010
The Research Centre for Luso-Asian Studies (CIELA) is pleased to invite all those interested to the Seminar “Portuguese Puppetry” by Maria Elisa da Rocha Vilaça, being held on March 14, 2022, from 4:00pm to 5:15pm, in room E22-G010:

Macao Humanities Forum: The Responsibility and Mission of Translation Scholars in the New Era
2022-03-14 15:30 - 17:00 (Asia/Macau) | E21-3118
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) is going to organize the 2nd Lecture of the FAH Macao Humanities Forum (2021/2022) on 14 Mar 2022. The forum aims to provide a platform for world-renowned scholars from diverse humanities fields to share their research with the FAH community and other UM scholars. All members of the UM community are cordially invited to this splendid event.
In this upcoming forum, we are honored to have Professor XU Jun deliver a lecture on the topic “The Responsibility and Mission of Translation Scholars in the New Era (新時期翻譯學人的責任與使命).” Professor Xu Jun is currently a senior professor of humanities, supervises doctoral students, and is director of the Chinese Translation Academy at Zhejiang University. He was convener of the Foreign Languages and Literatures Review Committee of the Sixth and Seventh Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, deputy director of the First to Third National Steering Committee for Master’s Degree Training in Translation, executive vice president of the Translators Association of China, and judge of the Five Continents Literature Prize of the International Organization of Francophonie. He is also a member of the editorial board of nearly 20 academic journals at home and abroad, including Meta, Babel, Foreign Language Teaching and Research, Chinese Translators Journal and Foreign Languages. He has written and translated widely. His Studies in Fu Lei’s Translation was awarded the First Prize of the Ministry of Education’s Eighth Prize for Outstanding Academic Research in Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences), and his Introduction to Translation was awarded the First Prize of the First National Textbook Construction Award for Excellence in Textbooks (Higher Education Category).

Details of the forum are as follows:
Speaker: Professor XU Jun
Date: 14 Mar 2022 (Monday)
Time: 15:30 – 17:00
Venue:

Online： Zoom (Zoom link: https://umac.zoom.us/j/94559287936)
On-site：Watching the talk on Zoom at E21A- 3118 (Mandarin only)

Language: Mandarin (Simultaneous interpretation into English will be provided on Zoom.)
Topic: The Responsibility and Mission of Translation Scholars in the New Era
Abstract: In the new historical era, translation studies in China has grown robustly and rapidly, and has made great contributions to expanding the full scope of foreign language and literature studies and promoting the construction of the discipline. Based on the development of translation studies in China and my extensive personal experience, this paper offers some perspectives on how translation scholars can fulfill their responsibilities and missions in three areas, namely student training, academic research and social services.
The lecture will be conducted in Mandarin with simultaneous interpretation into English on Zoom.
Please register for the forum by 11 Mar 2022 (Fri) via https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8H5wmZZQqU4qQmi.

For more information, kindly refer to the below poster.

FAH-DPORT: Online Seminar "How to learn for practicing Portuguese"
2022-03-10 16:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Macau) | https://umac.zoom.us/j/97126278107?pwd=[REDACTED]
The Department of Portuguese of FAH is pleased to invite all those interested to the online Seminar “How to learn for practicing Portuguese” by Prof. Xu Yixing, being held on March 10, 2022, at 4:00pm, via Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/97126278107?pwd=[REDACTED]
ABSTRACT
It´s not hard to start to learn a foreign language, but it´s really hard to know how we can practice the language so that it can be well used in our daily work or life. So we´d like to suggest that the students might be conscientious of what should learn at the very beginning of the course and how can practice the knowledge leant in class. Taking the translation for example, we should know very well not only Portuguese but also our mother tongue before we can start to do so, but it is also important for us to know more about the society, the culture, the literature and so on, of the countries.
GUEST BIOGRAPHY
Prof. Xu Yixing, Catarina, is the Director of the Portuguese Department and Full Professor at the Shanghai University of International Studies, Foreign Corresponding Academician of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences, holder of the Grau Comendador da Ordem do Mérito decorated by the former President of the Portuguese Republic, Prof. Cavaco Silva, author of didactic materials for Chinese PLE learners such as Curso de Português para Chineses, and translator of Portuguese authors such as Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen and António Lobo Antunes.

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Temporal experience, metaphysics, and metametaphysics, or: on philosophising about temporal experience” by Prof. Natalja Deng, Yonsei University, South Korea
2022-03-09 17:30 - 19:00 (Asia/Macau) | E21-3118
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/99695878157
Abstract
In this talk, I would like to explore some meta-theoretical questions regarding current debates about temporal experience, by which I mean questions about how best to conceive of what is at stake in those debates. I begin by introducing the question of how we perceive temporal phenomena at all, and briefly consider a suggested reformulation of that question. I then turn to the question of whether time really passes, and whether we experience time as really passing. I examine both a metaphysics-first approach to this issue, and then the reformulation implicit in Craig Callender’s book ‘What makes time special?’ (OUP 2017). I conclude that as a reformulation, the latter does not succeed. I end with some remarks on where philosophy of temporal experience might go from here.

CPC-IPIM: Sharing Session on Doing Business in the Portuguese-speaking Countries
2022-03-09 15:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Macau) | Cultural Building Lobby (E34-Lobby)
Event organizers:

Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre of the University of Macau
Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM)

Introduction:

The Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre (CPC) of the Department of Portuguese of the University of Macau and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) jointly organized a sharing session on doing business in Portuguese-speaking countries. This event will invite representatives from the enterprises who are currently doing businesses in the Portuguese-speaking countries, to share their insights on Macau’s advantages as a “China-Portuguese platform”, and their experiences in investing in the Portuguese-speaking countries etc.

Speakers:

Mr. Benson Lau: President of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM)
Mr. Sam Zhong: General Manager of the People and Winds Company Limited; Chairman of Commercial Association of Zhuhai-Macao Cross-Border Import, Export and Retail Industry
Mr. Cai Chunyan: Vice-President of the Bank of China Macau Branch

Rundown:

Speech by Mr. Benson Lau, President of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute
Speech by Mr. Sam Zhong, General Manager of the People and Winds Company Limited; Chairman of Commercial Association of Zhuhai-Macao Cross-Border Import, Export and Retail Industry
Speech by Mr. Cai Chunyan, Vice-President of the Bank of China Macau Branch
Q&A session
Refreshments

Registration details:

Please register via this weblink https://forms.gle/gcKtkpTCjoHE1cSa6 or scan the QR code below:

Important Notes on Smart Points Scheme:
1. Students who registered to the event, attend the WHOLE activity AND arrive ON TIME will be given 0.5 Smart Point and 10 CS;
2. Students who arrive late or leave early within 10 minutes will be given only half a Smart Point;
3. Students who arrive late or leave early over 10 minutes will NOT be given any Smart Point;
4. Students who leave the venue during the activity for over 15 minutes will NOT be given any Smart Point; and
5. CPC reserves the right to make the final decision, in case of any disputes on the awarding of Smart Point(s).

FAH-ELC EWCC: Spring 2022 EWCC Critical Thinking Workshops
2022-03-07 18:00 - 2022-03-10 19:30 (Asia/Macau) | E6-2113
Workshop 1 – Business Email Writing: Communication in Real-Life Situations and Challenges
Email is an important method of communication in the workplace, and many of you will write English emails for business and workplace communication after entering the workforce. This workshop will enhance your writing skills and email etiquette. Meanwhile, this workshop aims to help you apply your English to real-life situations and improve your critical thinking abilities while identifying, evaluating, and solving real-life situations and challenges.
Date: 7 March 2022
Time: 18:00 – 19:30
Venue: E6-2113
Facilitator: Regina Zeng
Language: English
Quota: 15 UM students
Purposes of this workshop:

Students will enhance their English writing skills.
Students will improve their email etiquette.
Students will apply their English to real-life situations.
Students will improve their critical thinking abilities while identifying, evaluating, and solving real-life situations.

Registration: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3WYfqtfLvv6O5g2
*This workshop targets UM students.
* Participants will be awarded 1 Smart Point and 15 CS on “Interpersonal Relation and Teamwork”.
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Workshop 2 – Did They Say It Right? – Spotting Stereotypes in Your Favourite Movies
Stereotype is usually defined as presumptions that people hold against others based on prior experience and others’ different behaviors from self (Cherrington, 2004). When stereotypes are hold against particular groups of people according to their characteristic differences (e.g. categorized by gender, nationality, ethnicity or even sexuality), this could be fundamentally detrimental to people’s intercultural competence and their ability to communicate globally and boundlessly, which are specifically important for any language learners. Likewise, as an effective English user, students should be aware of any inappropriate presumptions in the language that they use and other people use while being able to question, analyze, criticize and correct these prejudices. In other words, to identify stereotypes essentially involves critical thinking skills as students will need to challenge a widely-believed presumption which may possibly also be believed by themselves. This workshop is to develop an intercultural awareness in students and also foster their critical thinking skills through spotting stereotypes in English media.
Date: 10 March 2022
Time: 18:00 – 19:30
Venue: E6-2113
Facilitator: Elizabeth Leong
Language: English
Quota: 15 UM students
References:
Cherrington, R. (2004). Stereotypes. In M. Byram (Ed.), Routledge Encyclopaedia of Language Teaching and Learning (pp. 574-576). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203219300
Purposes of this workshop:

To foster students’ critical thinking abilities through addressing critical issues that involve stereotypes and prejudices.
To let students understand that critical thinking abilities are one of the most important components for being an intercultural citizen in the globalized society.
To equip students with critical literacy when absorbing information from mass media

Students will be able to discover the stereotyped assumptions that exist in media such as movies and TV shows
Students will be able to relate the stereotypes found to familiar situation in their context
Students will be able to switch from different perspectives and think from others’ positions, in order to minimize inappropriate preconceptions against other people and cultures.
Students will be able to think of any actions that they can take to resolve issues raised by stereotypes in their community

Registration: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gULAAGbpiBwlNA
*This workshop targets UM students.
* Participants will be awarded 1 Smart Point and 15 CS on “Interpersonal Relation and Teamwork”.

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座：“文化記憶與早期中國文明” -Martin Kern教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: "Cultural Memory and Early Chinese Civilization" by Prof. Martin Kern
2022-03-01 20:30 - 22:00 (Asia/Macau) | E21-3118

ELC-ECAC Student Activities: Learning English Through Video/Online Games
2022-03-01 19:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Macau) | E6-2112
Dear students,
The English Co-Curricular Activities Committee (ECAC), English Language Centre (ELC) of FAH, is providing you with an activity named “Learning English Through Video/Online Games”.
Have you ever thought of learning English communication strategies and grammar through cooperative gameplay and writing responses on online forums? On the first evening of March, Mr. Joshua Lee, our ELC Senior Instructor, representing the ECAC is going to guide you with ways to make your game playing experience more rewarding by organizing a workshop which includes listening and communication practices. Come and join us!
Date: 1 March, 2022 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00PM – 8:00 PM
Venue: E6-2112
Quota: 25
Registration: scan the QR code on the poster or please click:
https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wvAumzwonWGUEC
Should you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact us at ECAC_ELC@um.edu.mo

Best Regards,
English Co-Curricular Activities Committee (ECAC)
English Language Centre
Faculty of Arts and Humanities

FAH-DPORT-CAPLE: Registration for the LAPE Exams (May) is now open until April 19, 2022
2022-03-01 08:00 - 2022-04-19 23:30 (Asia/Macau) | https://fah.um.edu.mo/department-of-portuguese/international-certification/caple-portugal/
Dear Candidates,
We are pleased to inform all those interested the LAPE Exams (May) at the University of Macau is now open for applications until April 19, 2022.
Please visit the website of the LAPE center of the University of Macau for more INFORMATION and APPLICATION.
For inquiries, please contact us by email at lape@um.edu.mo.
The Department of Portuguese

A Trip to Portuguese Classical Music
2022-02-23 15:30 - 17:30 (Asia/Macau) | Zoom
In this seminar, the speaker will present the historical periods of classical music in Portugal, as well as the main Portuguese composers by understanding and appreciating their works. In addition, the speaker will talk about the critical thinking about Portuguese history, art and culture, through the analysis of the status of Portuguese classical music in an European context.
Prof. Dai Bo is a young Chinese composer, pianist and harpsichordist. He obtained a Ph.D. in Composition from Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, where he is currently a Professor of Composition. He was also an art consultant for the project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences “Human, Art and Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence”, and the music director of CCTV’s “Multi-Young Science Night”.
Registration link (for those who would like to collect Smart Points for the seminar):
https://forms.gle/jytp9X2fZWNxMj4w9
Zoom link:
https://umac.zoom.us/j/95928741909

Important Notes on Smart Points Scheme:
1. Students who registered to the seminar, attend the WHOLE activity AND arrive ON TIME will be given 1.0 Smart Point and 20.0 Knowledge Integration(CS);
2. Students who arrive late or leave early within 10 minutes will be given only half a Smart Point;
3. Students who arrive late or leave early over 10 minutes will NOT be given any Smart Point;
4. Students who leave the venue during the activity for over 15 minutes will NOT be given any Smart Point; and
5. CPC reserves the right to make the final decision, in case of any disputes on the awarding of Smart Point(s).

FAH-DPORT-CAPLE: November 2022 Certificates are now available to pick-up at the Department of Portuguese, room E21a-3094
2022-02-22 09:00 - 2022-07-31 17:00 UTC | E21a-3094
Dear Candidates,
We are pleased to inform all of those that attended the CAPLE Exams on November 2022 that the certificates are now available to pick-up at the University of Macau.
To collect your certificate, please go to the Department of Portuguese, room E21a-3094, during office hours.
For any inquiries, please contact us by e-mail at lape@um.edu.mo
The Department of Portuguese

Affiliating to a Communal Temple via the Statue of a Deity ---- Firecracker Societies in Macau, 1900-1966
2022-02-18 13:00 - 14:30 (Asia/Macau) | E21-3118

SAO-SRS: Portuguese Debating Team Recruitment 2022 (Application deadline: 18 Feb 2022)
2022-02-18
葡語辯論隊
澳門大學葡語辯論隊正式成立於2014 年，致力於校園中推廣葡語及培養學生對葡語之興趣，葡語辯論隊定期舉行集訓，提高學生葡語水平及辯論技巧，相互學習。本辯論隊在辯論比賽中代表澳門大學參加亞洲高校葡語辯論賽及與其他院校的辯論隊交流較技，力爭辯出自己的最高水準。
2022年招新
要求：人文學院葡文系大二或大三在讀學生
報名截止時間：2022年2月18日
報名方式：掃瞄海報上的報名二維碼
聯絡方法：
魏小姐 (E31-2007)
電話： 8822 9912
網頁： https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/portuguese-debating-team/?lang=zh-hant

Portuguese Debating Team
Established in 2014, the UM Portuguese Debating Team (PDT) aims at promoting Portuguese language in campus. We organize regular trainings for team members to improve members’ Portuguese and debating skills. PDT represents University of Macau to compete in the Portuguese-speaking Asian Universities Debating Competition annually.
Requirement in year 2022:
Sophomore or junior students of Department of Portuguese
Registration deadline: 18 Feb 2022
Application: Please scan the QR code on the poster
Contact Person:
Student Resources Section (E31-2007)
Ms. Stella Ngai
Tel: (853) 88229912
Website：https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/portuguese-debating-team/

FAH-CCHC : “Chinese New Year Lantern Carnival 2022”
2022-02-16 19:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Macau) | E31 Student Activity Centre Plaza
Event Information

Event Name
:
FAH-CCHC : “Chinese New Year Lantern Carnival 2022”

Categories
:
Activity, Others, Student Activity

Organizer
:
The Calligraphy Club, the Literature Club, the Culinary Art Society of UM

Co-organizer
:
FAH – Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Date
:
16 Feb 2022

Time
:
19:30 – 21:00

Venue
:
E31 Student Activity Centre Plaza

Content
:
Activity content:
1. Eat yuanxiao
The Culinary Art Society will make yuanxiao, making the new year warmer.
(Remarks: During the epidemic period, everyone should keep a distance and wear mask. In order to reduce the risk of infection, eating and drinking are not allowed in the venue.)
2. Guess riddles
The Literary Creation Society of the University of Macao will prepare riddles and let the students brainstorm, while appreciating the joy of Chinese traditional lantern riddles.
3. Poem written in calligraphy
The Calligraphy Club provides paper, ink, brush and inkstone to the students. Everyone can take this opportunity to express their unique feelings in the Lantern Festival.
4. Pitch-pot
A traditional East Asian game.
5. A tree of blessing
6. “How much do you know about the Lantern Festival”
Let’s check your knowledge of the Lantern Festival!
The Center of Chinese history and culture of the University of Macau hereby sets up a game to let the students learn more about the Lantern Festival.
7. Photo area
Lanterns are indispensable to the Lantern Festival. The activity site is equipped with a photo area, with more than 100 lanterns of different colors.

Target Audience
:
All are Welcome

Contact Person for Details

Name
:
Ms. Tong

Tel. No
:
88222708

Fax
:
28822383

Email
:
cchc.info@um.edu.mo

[Call for Presentations] The 1st FAH Macao Humanities Roundtable
2022-02-10 08:00 - 2022-03-12 17:00 (Asia/Macau) | E21A-FAH
FAH will launch the 1st ROUNDTABLE in May this year. The FAH is committed to achieving research excellence while striving for the nurturing of a research sharing culture. The Roundtable will serve as an excellent platform for FAH colleagues and PhD students to share and showcase their ongoing or recent research with their colleagues and students. As many of you may have experienced in your research endeavor, sharing and discussing a research project and its (preliminary) findings with colleagues and students is a rewarding experience in that feedback received through this kind of exchange of ideas and insights often helps in enhancing the quality of the publications.

To that aim, the Organizing Committee of the MACAO HUMANITIES ROUNDTABLE cordially invites all FAH academic staff, and the PhD students (who have passed their thesis proposal assessment), to present their research at this event. Please refer to the following for details.

Research Areas
Any topics in Arts and Humanities

How to apply
Please submit an abstract with a title (200 words maximum) by 11 March 2022 at https://go.um.edu.mo/lx7x9f05

Eligible presenters
FAH academic staff and PhD students (who have passed their thesis proposal assessment)
Either single-authored or joint-authored presentations would be acceptable.

Presentation & discussion time
35 minutes (25 min talk + 10 min Q&A)

Language
English or Chinese

Important dates
Application deadline: 11 March 2022
Notification of results: 25 March 2022
Roundtable date: First week of May (exact date TBC)

Inquiry
Please contact Ms. Lisa Lam via lisalam@um.edu.mo should you have any questions.

We believe that this event will provide a great opportunity for FAH colleagues and students to advance communication, collaboration, and exchange in our research. Please join us and present your research in the MACAO HUMANITIES ROUNDTABLE this coming May.

FAH-CCHC : [Online]Chinese Spirit - the Photo Exhibition of Red Ribbons on the Earth Activity, Student Activity
2022-01-16 09:00 - 2022-01-21 17:30 (Asia/Macau) | Room G016, Cultural Building, Exhibition and Multi-function Hall (E34)
Event Information

Event Name
:
FAH-CCHC : [Online] Chinese Spirit – the Photo Exhibition of Red Ribbons on the Earth

Categories
:
Activity, Student Activity

Organizer
:
the Association of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture of Macau

Co-organizer
:
FAH-Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Target Audience
:
All are Welcome

Link
:
https://cchc.fah.um.edu.mo/opendayexhibition/

Contact Person for Details

Name
:
Ms. Stephenie Tong

Tel. No
:
88224028

Fax
:
88222383

Email
:
cchc.info@um.edu.mo

FAH-CCHC Lecture Series – "Social and Cultural Changes before and after Macao's return"
2022-01-10 15:30 - 16:30 (Asia/Macau)
Event Name
:
FAH-CCHC Lecture Series – “Social and Cultural Changes before and after Macao’s return”

Categories
:
Seminar / Lecture

Organizer
:
FAH – Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Speaker
:
Dr. Chong Chon Fai

Date
:
10 January 2022

Time
:
15:50 – 16:50

Venue
:
Macau Baptist College

Target Audience
:
Students and teachers of Macau Baptist College

Contact Person for Details

Name
:
Ms. Stephenie Tong

Tel. No
:
88224028

Fax
:
88222383

Email
:
cchc_adm@um.edu.mo

FAH-CCHC Lecture Series – "Lasting Spirit of Confucius:Confucius' Inheritance and Development of Zhou Gong's thought"
2022-01-10 08:00 - 09:00 (Asia/Macau)
Event Information

Event Name
:
FAH-CCHC Lecture Series – “Lasting Spirit of Confucius:Confucius’ Inheritance and Development of Zhou Gong’s thought”

Categories
:
Seminar / Lecture

Organizer
:
FAH – Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Speaker
:
Prof. YEUNG Siu Kwai

Date
:
10 January 2022

Time
:
08:15 ~ 09:00

Venue
:
Hou Kong Middle School

Target Audience
:
Students and teachers of the above mentioned local school

Contact Person for Details

Name
:
Ms. Stephenie Tong

Tel. No
:
88224028

Fax
:
88222383

Email
:
cchc_adm@um.edu.mo

FAH-CCHC : 13th Lu Xun Youth Literature Award Launching Ceremony of Macao Selection Campaign
2021-12-29 15:30 - 16:00 (Asia/Macau)
Event Information

Event Name
:
FAH-CCHC : 13th Lu Xun Youth Literature Award Launching Ceremony of Macao Selection Campaign

Categories
:
Activity, Student Activity

Organizer
:
Asia Culture Tours Satellite TV International Media Group

Co-organizer
:
FAH-Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Date
:
29 DEC 2021

Time
:
15:30 – 16:00

Venue
:
Lobby, Cultural Building (E34)

Target Audience
:
All are welcome

Contact Person for Details

Name
:
Ms. Stephenie Tong

Tel. No
:
88224028

Fax
:
28822383

Email
:
stephenietong@um.edu.mo

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座：“現代作家與漢字書法縱橫談”- 李繼凱教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “Modern Writers and Chinese Calligraphy” by Prof. Li Jikai
2021-12-23 19:00 (Asia/Macau)

FAH-CCHC : Series of Academic Exhibition of Special topics in the Special Era : The carrier of Macao Dragon Culture
2021-12-23 11:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Macau) | Room G011, Cultural Building, Lecture Hall (E34)
Event Information

Event Name
:
FAH-CCHC : Series of Academic Exhibition of Special topics in the Special Era : The carrier of Macao Dragon Culture

Categories
:
Activity, Student Activity

Organizer
:
FAH-Centre for Chinese History and Culture (CCHC)

Speaker
:
Prof. TAM MEI LENG

Date
:
23 DEC 2021

Time
:
11:00 – 13:00

Venue
:
Room G011, Cultural Building, Lecture Hall (E34)

Target Audience
:
All are Welcome

Contact Person for Details

Name
:
Ms. Stephenie Tong

Tel. No
:
88224028

Fax
:
28822383

Email
:
stephenietong@um.edu.mo

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Classical Theism and Cognitive Science of Religion: A Synthesis” by Prof. Tyler Dalton McNabb, University of Saint Joseph, Macao
2021-12-22 17:30 - 19:00 (Asia/Macau) | E21-3121
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/95398896954
Abstract
Lari Launonen and R.T. Mullins (2021) argue that if Classical Theism is true, human cognition is likely not theism-tracking, at least, given what we know from the field of cognitive science of religion. In this talk, we will develop a model for how classical theists can make sense of the findings from cognitive science, without abandoning their classical theist commitments. We will also provide an argument for how our model aligns well with the Christian doctrine of general revelation.

FAH-DPORT-CIELA: WORLD VARIETIES OF PORTUGUESE AND PORTUGUESE-BASED CONTACT LANGUAGES (Session 3)
2021-12-17 20:30 - 22:30 (Asia/Macau) | By Zoom
The CIELA open guest talk series World Varieties of Portuguese and Portuguese-based Contact Languages aims to contribute to the diffusion of current research in the field, from creole languages to non-vernacular varieties, emerging national varieties and L2 learner varieties.
Each session will focus on specific regional or national varieties of Portuguese or Portuguese-based contact languages. For the current edition spaced out through 3 weeks in December 2021, the series will cover the following:
Session 3 (17/12/21) 8:30pm – 10:30pm Angolan Portuguese – Diachrony and Synchrony

ABSTRACTS:
“Languages ​​in Portuguese” – examples of linguistic phenomena in the vernacular varieties of Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese and Angolan

Prof. Márcia Duarte Oliveira dos Santos (USP)
In this conference, I seek to exemplify some linguistic phenomena in three varieties of Portuguese: (I) vernacular Portuguese spoken in Brazil (VBP); (II) vernacular Portuguese spoken in Portugal (VPP); (III) vernacular Portuguese spoken in Angola (VAP). The term “vernacular” refers to speech data generally captured in informal situations and not committed to the ‘norm’ of each of these countries; these speech data can be expressed in distinct areas (not necessarily all areas) of a given macro-speech variety. From the exemplification of a given variety (Angolan Portuguese), “free translations” will be offered in the other two varieties (Brazilian and European Portuguese).

Towards a Language History of Angolan Portuguese form Amélia Mingas Productions: preliminary study
Prof. Eduardo Ferreira dos Santos (UNILAB)
Our presentation aims at a brief approach on how the reflections of the Angolan linguist Amélia Mingas (1940-2019), present in some of her academic productions, contribute to the construction of a transatlantic linguistic history (NEGRÃO, 2020; COELHO & FINBOW, 2020 ). Thus, we seek to highlight the context in which Mingas’ works were produced and examine the presence of lexical units, such as “Angolan Portuguese”, “interference”, “Angolan”, etc., which were reinterpreted based on ideological choices and which help us in the conception of a subequatorial and decolonized transatlantic historiography.

All session are open and can be accessed through the ZOOM link as provided.
ZOOM LINK: https://umac.zoom.us/j/93458074389
Moderator for this Session: Prof. Carlos Figueiredo (UM)
Language: Portuguese

FAH-DPORT-CIELA: HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT FOR A SHORT FILM IN SEVEN DAYS
2021-12-17 18:00 - 2021-12-29 20:00 (Asia/Macau) | By Zoom
HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT FOR A SHORT FILM IN SEVEN DAYS
(COMO ESCREVER UM GUIÃO PARA UMA CURTA METRAGEM EM SETE DIAS)

EVENT TYPE: Workshop (online)
Invited workshop facilitator: Ricardo de Almeida (Script Writer & Film Director)
Dates: 17, 22 & 29/12/2021 – 6:00pm – 7:40PM
Organizers: CIELA (DPT/FAH) in collaboration with Casa de Portugal in Macau.
LANGUAGE: PORTUGUESE
Vacancies: 30 participants

WORKSHOP OUTLINE
A script is a movie waiting to happen.
In this workshop, you will learn the basic tools to go from an abstract idea to script writing.
It is aimed at people with no experience in script writing but wanting to make a first film and for writers with basic knowledge who want to improve their writing skills.
If you really like to tell stories and feel like producing a film, this workshop can be a starting point for you. And if you comply with the recommended discipline, you can write your first draft within a week.
Curta vs Longa metragem
Oline Enrolment: https://umac.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0NDr8AV2ADyU1LM

Information also available at: https://ciela.fah.um.edu.mo
