Faculty of Arts and Humanities | University of Macau

FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: 'God in Gatsby - A Spiritual Odyssey'
2024-10-28 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | E21-3118
Abstract:
The Great Gatsby might lay easily claim to be “the great” American novel of the 20th century. As we approach the centenary of its publication – 2025 – this seminar explores some stranger features of the novel that are rarely touched upon. These include the implicit religion of the novel, and yet the absence of God. We will also explore some of the other more familiar themes – including repression, depression, gaudy conspicuous consumption, dishonesty, and classism. If the novel were written today, the parallels with Mar-a-Largo in Florida and the world of Donald Trump might be hard to resist. As this seminar will explore, here again we find distorted and refracted signals of faith and belief in 2025, just as in 1925.

Biography:
Martyn Percy is Professor (honorary post) of Religion and Culture at the University of St. Joseph Macao (with the Xavier Centre for Memory and Identity) and Provost Theologian at Ming Hua College, Hong Kong. He is a Professor of Theology at the Institut für Christkatholische Theologie, Theologische Fakultät, Universität Bern (CH), and a Senior Research Associate at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Martyn was Principal of Cuddesdon (Oxford) from 2004-2014, and then served as Dean of Christ Church Oxford (i.e., the Head of the College and Cathedral) until 2022. Martyn’s research and writing span various disciplines, including theology, religion, education, cultural theory, anthropology, and sociology. He has taught at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, working on moral and social values in public life. Martyn holds a unique distinction in the theological world, as the only living theologian featured in Dan Brown’s 2003 bestseller The Da Vinci Code. This intriguing fact and other notable achievements led the journal Theology to describe him as “the British Theologian closest to being a missionary anthropologist”. His writings have been the subject of an academic study, Reasonable Radical: Reading the Writings of Martyn Percy (Pickwick Publishing: Edited by Ian Markham & Joshua Daniels, 2016). His book The Crisis of Colonial Anglicanism: Empire, Slavery and Revolt in the Church of England will be published by Hurst in January 2025.

The 1st International Symposium on Japanese Studies at University of Macau 第1回マカオ⼤学⽇本研究国際シンポジウム
2024-10-26 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | E21A-G035

The 1st International Symposium on Japanese Studies at University of Macau 第1回マカオ⼤学⽇本研究国際シンポジウム
2024-10-26 - 2024-10-27 | TBA

History Forum No. 20: Mediating Between Empires: A Comparative Analysis of the Casa Branca Mandarins and Kowloon Authorities
2024-10-25 12:30 - 14:00 UTC | E21-2001

ELC- EWCC:Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #3 “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them”
2024-10-24 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | By Zoom
Guest talk #3 “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them”
Are you curious about transforming your draft into a polished masterpiece? You are invited to attend our insightful guest talk on “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them”, where you will explore common pitfalls like info dumps and weak structure with expert guidance. This session is perfect for writers ready to elevate their work.
EWCC is delighted to have invited Dr. Tamara Girardi, an award-winning writer and Associate Professor of English from Pennsylvania. Dr. Girardi will share her expertise in practical writing skills, offering invaluable insights.
If you would like to discover the secrets to successful revision with practical techniques from our experienced presenter and learn how to fully develop your novel’s theme, improve pacing, and enrich your protagonist’s inner journey, this talk will equip you with the tools needed to refine your draft into a compelling narrative.
This opportunity is ideal to enhance your writing skills and transform your writing process and achieve your creative goals. If you are interested, join us for an engaging and informative session that promises to improve your writing craft.
Reserve your spot now by signing up at the following link:
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Description of the talk:
As they should, writers celebrate that first draft, but then the hard part comes – revision. To revise successfully, writers must identify the key issues plaguing that first draft and be able to address them with appropriate tools and tricks. This session will identify thirteen of the most common first draft mistakes such as info dumps, not fully developing the theme or concept of the novel, weak structure, slow pacing, neglecting the protagonist’s inner journey and more. Additionally, the presenter will share specific techniques for how to remedy each of these challenges in that pesky first draft.

Date: 24 October 2024
Time: 19:30 – 21:00
Venue: Zoom
Level(s): Students with all levels of English proficiency are welcome to participate

Seminar on “Images of Macau in the Work of Maria Ondina Braga”
2024-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | G018, G/F UM Wu Yee Sun Library (E2)

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Universal Love (jian’ai) and not Loving Robbers" by Prof. Yun Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2024-10-23 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | E21A-3118
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/93356482056
Password: [REDACTED]

Abstract
The claim “although robbers are people, loving robbers is not loving people” in the Mohist Canons at first glance seems to contradict their doctrine of “jian’ai”, which is supposed to be all-inclusive. This paper explains why it does not. On the interpretation I shall propose, jian’ai is not merely proposed by the Mohists as a moral goal, but also as a side-constraint—in the sense that its minimum requirement “not to harm the innocent” serves as a moral constraint set upon all actions, including the endeavor to realize the moral goal jian’ai itself. This side-constraint makes sure that jian’ai in any case is not pursued at the cost of defeating itself.
Since “not to harm the innocent” works as the side-constraint, and robbers by definition in the Mohist texts are those who intentionally harm the innocent, the claim of opposing robbers (more concretely in the text “not loving robbers” and “punishing robbers”)—their maxim and actions—can then be understood as an equivalent articulation of the side-constraint. It thus does not contradict jian’ai, but rather sustains its logical consistency.

Bio
Yun Wu received her Bachelor degree of Philosophy from Wuhan University, and both her Master and Doctoral degrees of Philosophy from Tsinghua University in Beijing. She has joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2012 and is now a professor at the Department of Philosophy. Her recent academic visiting experience includes one year at St. Antony’s College in Oxford (2021-2022), and one year at UC Berkeley’s Department of Philosophy (2016-2017).
Her academic interests focus on moral and political philosophy, Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy. She has published several papers on Mohism in recent years, with a critical reflection on ingrained and still popular views such as that Mohism is a form of consequentialism (or more particularly, utilitarianism), that the Mohist idea of “jian’ai” equals to “love without distinctions”, that the Mohist political theory promotes a kind of “despotism”, and other views.

FAH-DPORT: Palestra "A vocação das Letras", pelo Professor José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, Professor Catedrático na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
2024-10-23 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Biblioteca da Universidade de Macau, R/C, sala G018
Convidamos todos os Professores e Alunos a estarem presentes na Palestra “A vocação das Letras”, pelo Professor José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, Professor Catedrático na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, no dia 23 de Outubro de 2024, pelas 17:00 horas, na sala G018 da Biblioteca da Universidade de Macau.

JOSÉ AUGUSTO CARDOSO BERNARDES
Professor Catedrático
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
JOSÉ AUGUSTO CARDOSO BERNARDES é Professor Catedrático na Faculdade de Letras de Coimbra, onde tem regido sobretudo cadeiras no âmbito da literatura portuguesa do século XVI e de História do Teatro.
Tem-se consagrado ainda ao ensino da literatura e à história institucional das Humanidades.
Desempenhou, entre outros, os seguintes cargos institucionais: Presidente do Conselho Científico da sua Faculdade (2004-2007), Membro do Conselho Geral da Universidade de Coimbra (2007-2010), Coordenador Científico de duas unidades de investigação reconhecidas e financiadas pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Centro interuniversitário de Estudos Camonianos e Centro de Literatura Portuguesa), entre 2007 e 2011, Diretor da Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra (2011-2018), Membro do Conselho Nacional de Educação (20011-2014), Membro do Painel Temático (Estudos Literários) da Agência Nacional de Acreditação para o Ensino Superior (desde 2022), Presidente do Júri do Painel de Avaliação das candidaturas a bolsas de doutoramento da Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Membro do Conselho Consultivo da Língua Portuguesa, da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (2017-2019), Professor visitante nas universidades de Oxford, California (Santa Barbara), Blaise Pascal (Clermont Ferrand), Valência e São Paulo, Professor Bibliotecário da Universidade de Coimbra e Presidente da Comissão Nacional de Portugal para o V Centenário do Nascimento de Luís de Camões.

RESUMO
A vocação das Letras
Enquanto campo disciplinar abrangente, as Letras têm uma vocação educativa essencial: a análise e a interpretação de textos. Nesse sentido, o estudante e o investigador têm a possibilidade de treinar uma atividade essencial da espécie humana, aplicando-a aos textos e à realidade em geral.
Em Língua Portuguesa

從西域到中亞：漢地佛教藝術的西漸
2024-10-23 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | E21-2001

FAH-DENG lecture by Distinguished Visiting Scholar: "Metaphor"
2024-10-23 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | E21-G035
Abstract:
Metaphor is an ancient concern of poets, philosophers, rhetoricians and historians as well as speakers and audience, writers and readers. Metaphor was, among the ancient Greeks, something important to poetics, rhetoric, philosophy and politics. Since the Greeks, metaphor has become a topic of many coats: in recent decades, there have been studies of metaphor in chess, cognition, cognitive science, psychoanalysis, psycholinguistics, psychology, linguistics, organizational behaviour, education and much else in actual, fictional and virtual worlds. This lecture contextualizes a few aspects of this metaphorical explosion of metaphor, especially in the last century or so, by discussing classical, medieval and nineteenth century views. Before I focus on Paul Ricœur, I discuss Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and G. W. F. Hegel to help us to see the outlines of metaphor and the critical and theoretical issues arising subsequently down to the present age. The nub of the matter is whether metaphor helps us get at the core of philosophy, that is truth, justice and beauty, the good life, or whether it deflects or deludes or both. Northrop Frye and others will contextualize some current and recent views of metaphor, including that of Ricœur. The sharp focus is on whether metaphor is good or bad or both and on the tensions among fields of knowledge such as poetry, philosopher and rhetoric. The lecture concentrates first on the traces, ghosts and hauntings of Plato and Aristotle on metaphor in texts now and will then discuss other texts to understand the ground of metaphor.

Biography:
Jonathan Locke Hart is a literary scholar, historian and writer. Until this year, he was Chair Professor of the School of Translation Studies, and Director, International Cooperation Centre for Cross-Cultural Studies and Digital Humanities, Shandong University, where he is now an Honorary Professor. He is also Senior Fellow, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies, Victoria College, University of Toronto; Associate, Harvard University Herbaria; and Life Member, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge. He has written over thirty books and written over 100 articles and essays, and has held visiting appointments at Harvard, Cambridge, Princeton, the Sorbonne-Nouvelle (Paris III), Leiden, UC Irvine, Peking University and elsewhere and has given classes, talks, readings and lectures internationally. His poetry and scholarship have been translated into Chinese and other languages (for example, his poetry in Collection of Jonathan Locke Hart (Six Volumes), Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, 2021). He was made Distinguished Fellow, Choi Kai Yau College, University of Macau in 2019.

ELC- ECAC : British Afternoon Tea workshop
2024-10-23 14:30 - 16:00 UTC | E3-1032
Afternoon High Tea is a huge part of the traditional British culture. It is rich in history that began in the 19th-century Victorian Britain (Lin & Chang, 2020). It comes with tea etiquette, types of sandwiches, cakes and delicate foods. It has since evolved into an art form, encompassing aspects of porcelain, table setting, and tea tasting, reflecting personal taste and historical influences.
This workshop aims to introduce to students the history and culture of this afternoon treat, through immersing themselves in the planning and organizing of such an event, and then inviting other students to enjoy a British afternoon tea on our beautiful campus.
Come and experience the British Afternoon Tea culture with your friends and learn while you earn smart points!

Date: 23 October 2024
Time :14:30 – 16:00
Venue: E3-1032
Hosted by ELC Senior Instructors Ms. Joan Leong, Ms. Teresa Lam, and Ms. Azita Kuok

​​​​​​​Scan the QR code on the poster to register now!
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

"I came here to see the world"---The Life Journey of the Portuguese Writer Maria Ondina Braga
2024-10-23 - 2024-12-30 | Portuguese Corner, 2/F UM Wu Yee Sun Library (E2)

ELC- EWCC: Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #2 “Grab Your Reader”
2024-10-22 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | By Zoom

Changes in Ink —— Liu Qinghe's Artisitc Exploration and Contemporary Dialogue - 墨韻流變——劉慶和的藝術探索與時代對話
2024-10-21 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | E31-G011

FAH-DPORT: ODE MARÍTIMA de Álvaro de Campos - Leitura Encenada e Interpretada por Manuel Wiborg
2024-10-19 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Room G001, Student Activity Centre Theatre (E31)
Convidamos todos os interessados a estarem presentes no espectáculo “ODE MARÍTIMA de Álvaro de Campos – Leitura Encenada e Interpretada por Manuel Wiborg”, no dia 19 de Outubro de 2024 (Sábado), pelas 16:00 horas, no Auditório do Centro de Actividades Estudantis, sala E31-G001.

Sinopse
Na Ode Marítima, solitário entre a multidão da grande cidade, o poeta chega ao cais e vê “pequeno, negro e claro, um paquete entrando”. A partir dessa visão, o poeta viaja no tempo e no espaço, recupera fugazmente a própria infância. O poeta empreende uma exaltada viagem imaginária que supera tempo e espaço e o transpõe a um mundo, onde os limites parecem ser a piedade por aqueles a quem o poeta sonha causar dor, a infância perdida que invade o poema, reclamando seu latifúndio de fantasia, e o tédio, esse eterno companheiro de quem substitui a vida pelo pensamento sobre a vida.
O poema “Ode marítima”, do heterônimo Álvaro de Campos, de Fernando Pessoa, é um texto grandioso, situando-se como um dos mais representativos da obra do poeta.

Sobre Manuel Wiborg
Manuel Wiborg nasceu em Lisboa em 1968. No Teatro interpretou e encenou autores clássicos e contemporâneos tais como: Brecht, Shakespeare, Heiner Muller, Ésquilo, Henry Miller, Joyce Carol Oates, Lars Nóren, Marguerite Duras, Jacinto Lucas Pires, Gonçalo M. Tavares, José Maria Vieira Mendes, Ruy Duarte de Carvalho, Judite Canha Fernandes, Tiago Ribeiro Patrício, Melville, Dostoievsky, Strindberg, Ibsen, Pinter, Anthony Burgess, Jon Fosse, Sarah Kane, entre muitos outros. Fundou e foi / é diretor artístico das companhias de Teatro Actores Produtores Associados e Teatro do Interior. Em 2001 ganhou o Prémio Revelação Ribeiro da Fonte atribuído pelo Ministério da Cultura pela encenação da peça “As Regras da Atração” de Bret Easton Ellis.
No cinema trabalhou com os realizadores Jorge Silva Melo, Manuel Mozos, Jacinto Lucas Pires, António da Cunha Teles, Jorge Queiroga, Joaquim Pinto, Raúl Ruiz, Zézé Gamboa entre muitos outros. Em 1992 recebeu o prémio de Melhor Interpretação Masculina no Festival Internacional de Cinema de Dunquerque, pela interpretação no filme “Coitado do Jorge” de Jorge Silva Melo.
Trabalha desde 1991 regularmente em televisão.
Tem sido ao longo de toda a sua carreira um leitor público de poesia de poetas como Gomes Leal, Cesário Verde, Antero de Quental, Alexandre O`Neil, Camões, Sophia de Mello Breyner, Natália Correia, David Mourão Ferreira, Fernando Pessoa, Álvaro de Campos, Fernando Assis Pacheco, Bocage, Camilo Pessanha, entre muitos outros.

Ficha Técnica
Tradução de Weimin Zhang
Imagens de Pinturas de William J.M.W. Turner
Som de André Pires
Composição Gráfica de Álvaro Rosendo
Legendagem em Língua Chinesa
Produção do Teatro do Interior

Apoios
Direção Geral das Artes
IPOR
Fundação Oriente

明代的“崖山海戰”：萬曆年間葡、西、荷勢力爭奪與東亞海域局勢的形成
2024-10-18 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | E21-3118

FAH/DPHIL: MRI International Symposium 2024 - "Cultural Exchange between China and the West: Remembering Marco Polo"
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-19 | Auditorium, University Gallery (E1)
The travels of Marco Polo symbolise a rich tradition of cultural encounter between China and the West. On the 7th centenary of his death, this Symposium celebrates Marco Polo’s legacy by investigating the multi-faceted cultural exchange that took place along the Silk Roads and maritime trade routes connecting China and the West from the 13th century to the present day. Throughout much of this time, the city of Macao played a pivotal role in the story of mutual discovery that unfolded through the exchange of knowledge, objects, and insights in the domains of science, religion, education, and the arts. Macao still bears the imprint of centuries of intense cultural engagement. In addition to talks and discussions highlighting the intertwined histories of China and the West negotiated through the exchange of cultural goods, this Symposium provides an opportunity for a guided tour of Macao’s historical centre. It also includes a cultural event that reflects Macao’s intricate cultural identity and global significance.

Department of Arts and Design Teacher-Student Seminar — 藝術與設計系·師生研討會
2024-10-15 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | E34-G011

Suspended Western Paintings - 西畫不西
2024-10-14 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | E34-G011

EWCC-ELC : Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #1: “Self-Discovery: The Use of Binary Voices” , by Ms. Sonia Leung
2024-10-14 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | E3-G034
Hey, students!
Are midterms making you feel stressed? Do you want to improve your writing?
The ELC-Writing Centre (EWCC) is here to support you this Fall 2024!
Join our Words Shape World Guest Talk Series (Writing Month) to advance your writing skill for different genres and for an exclusive opportunity to learn from renowned authors with impressive published works.
Kicking off the guest talk series is our amazing Ms. Sonia Leung, an award-winning poet and non-fiction writer from Hong Kong! Sonia has claimed top honours in prestigious competitions like Hong Kong’s Top Story 2015 & 2016 and Wordview 2023.
In her talk, themed “Self-Discovery: The Use of Binary Voices”, participants will delve into the transformative moments of life. You will have the chance to capture a memorable story, reflect on it from a “Me-Then” perspective, and then revisit it from a “Me-Now” stance. Together, we will slow down, savor these moments, and bring our thoughts to life through writing. In its follow-up competition about memoir writing, you may be the next winner to get the Starbucks Coffee Gift Card!
Don’t miss this inspiring experience to discover and express your unique voice.

Date & Time: October 14 (Mon) 13:00-14:30
Venue: E3-G034

If you are interested in participating in our guest talk series, we would encourage you to
sign up here:https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2rSeO2SJZamYCwe
We look forward to seeing you there!
Best regards,
English Writing and Communication Centre

Speculation, Segregation, and the Production of Space in Colonial Hong Kong
2024-10-10 14:30 - 16:00 UTC | E21-3118

人文學院中國語言文學系嘉賓講座: ““析斷”動詞的語義演變" - 朱冠明教授 FAH-DCLL Guest Lecture: “Semantic Evolution of the Chinese C&B Verbs)” by Prof. Zhu Guanming
2024-10-09 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | E21-3118 or via Zoom

FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "In Defense of Social Hierarchies in China" by Prof. Daniel Bell and Prof. Wang Pei, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2024-10-09 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | E21A-3118
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/93780921652
Password: [REDACTED]

Abstract
Any modern society needs social hierarchies. We know which ones are unjust — based on race, sex, and class — but which ones are just? Wang Pei and Daniel Bell will draw on their book Just Hierarchy (Princeton University Press, 2022) to argue that morally justified hierarchies benefit not just those with power, but also those on the bottom of social hierarchies. They will illustrate this argument by drawing on examples of social hierarchies in contemporary China, from age-based hierarchies in the family to drinking banquets in academic settings and hierarchical relations between countries. The point is not to defend the status quo but to show how it can be improved by means of just hierarchies. Their talk will engage with such critics as Hans Georg Moeller and Lee Ting-mien.

Bio
Daniel A. Bell (貝淡寧) is Professor, Chair of Political Theory with the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He served as Dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University (Qingdao) from 2017 to 2022. His books include The Dean of Shandong (2023), Just Hierarchy (co-authored with Wang Pei, 2020), The China Model (2015), The Spirit of Cities (co-authored with Avner de-Shalit, 2012), China’s New Confucianism (2008), Beyond Liberal Democracy (2007), and East Meets West (2000), all published by Princeton University Press. He is also the author of Communitarianism and Its Critics (Oxford University Press, 1993). He is founding editor of the Princeton-China series (Princeton University Press) which translates and publishes original and influential academic works from China. His works have been translated in 23 languages. He has been interviewed in English, Chinese, and French. In 2018, he was awarded the Huilin Prize and was honored as a “Cultural Leader” by the World Economic Forum.

Wang Pei is an assistant professor at the School of Chinese, the University of Hong Kong. She completed her PhD thesis on phenomenology at department of philosophy of Tsinghua University and was a joint PhD. student in Université Paris 1. She was a post-doctoral research fellow in Tsinghua Institute of Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Science. She is the co-author (with Daniel. A. Bell) of Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World, published by Princeton University Press in 2020. She has authored over thirty academic articles in English, Chinese, and French, mainly on phenomenology, Jungian psychology and comparative philosophy. She is currently writing a book titled “The Power of Calligraphy: A Political History of Calligraphy in China.”.

FAH-DPORT: Palestras comemorativas dos 500 anos do nascimento do poeta Luís Vaz de Camões, pela Professora Helena Buescu
2024-10-08 15:00 - 2024-10-09 17:00 UTC | E21-G038
Convidamos todos os interessados a estarem presentes nas Palestras comemorativas dos 500 anos do nascimento do poeta Luís Vaz de Camões, pela Professora Helena Buescu, Professora catedrática emérita na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, nos dias 08 e 09 de Outubro de 2024, pelas 15:00 horas, na sala E21-G038.
Professora Helena Buescu
Professora catedrática emérita na
Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa
Professora catedrática emérita na Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa, onde fundou e dirigiu o Centro de Estudos Comparatistas. Colabora regularmente com Universidades estrangeiras, em especial na Europa, Estados Unidos, Brasil, China e Macau, onde tem sido professora ou investigadora convidada. Membro da Academia Europaea e sócia efectiva da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa. Publicou 12 livros, em português e em inglês. Tem o grau Honoris Causa pela Univ. de Bucareste. O título do seu próximo livro, a surgir em 2025 na editora Tinta-da-China, é Heranças Imperfeitas.

RESUMOS

Camões épico
08/10/2024
15:00 – 17:00
E21-G038

A epopeia Os Lusíadas, publicada em 1572, conheceu sucesso imediato. Este aspecto é tanto mais apreciável quanto tivermos em conta a complexa constituição e a multiforme inspiração presentes no poema, sobretudo se compreendermos que, para lá do Homem, o grande protagonista (alegorizado) é o Mar, a prata salgada ou salso argento que as proas portuguesas vão rasgando. E o que ambos une, humano e mar, é o tópico da Viagem, centro do poema e da epopeia que ele escreve. Terminamos com a notação, para que Camões remete, da complementaridade, baseada no contraste, entre o Gama e o Poeta. Sem este (a exemplo de Vergílio), aquele não alcança a fama. A glória é, assim, a do POEMA – como Jorge de Sena e Helder Macedo defenderam com acerto.

Camões lírico
09/10/2024
15:00 – 17:00
E21-G038

A obra de Camões compreende um grande número de composições líricas e, segundo alguns críticos, teria sido aí que mais excelentemente se manifestou o seu génio. É disto que nos ocuparemos nesta primeira palestra. Dentro dos modelos clássicos italianos que lhe vão conferir o título de poeta petrarquista, Camões escreveu sonetos, canções, odes, elegias, oitavas e éclogas. É nos sonetos e canções que o seu génio poético se expande mais vigorosamente e com maior originalidade. Veremos algumas categorias em que podemos enquadrar os sonetos, alguns exemplos, e suas características.

EM LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA

Short Course on Chinese-Portuguese Consecutive Interpretation
2024-10-08 - 2024-11-30 | University of Macau

The Modern Application of Paper Cutting - 剪紙藝術的現代應用
2024-10-07 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Macau) | E34-G011

Fall 2024 i-Learner English for Universities Marathon Competition
2024-10-01 08:00 - 2024-11-15 17:00 UTC
This semester, the ELC is thrilled to present the i-Learner English Marathon Competition! Dive into as many lessons as you can by November 15, 2024.
To join the contest, students have to complete a minimum of 35 lessons with a score of 70% or above. The ELC will select one champion who achieves the highest completion regardless of the level. The champion will be awarded a grand cash prize of MOP 1,000. Meanwhile, the top three students at each level who have completed the most will also be awarded with cash prize, ranging from MOP 500 to MOP 300, for their outstanding efforts.
The ELC is also hosting a writing competition for UE 1-3 students. Students should complete the course required lessons (25 for UE1/2, 12 for UE3), submit the writing assignment for the last lesson, students with the highest writing score at their levels will be awarded with MOP 400 cash prize.
All winners will receive a certificate from the ELC.
All students enrolled in ELC courses in 2024/25 are automatically registered as i-Learner users. Follow the steps below to explore new lessons:

Log into https://um.i-learner.com.hk/ with your UM account information.
Lessons in both the “University English” and “English Marathon” sections are counted in the competition.
Choose the topics at your current ELC levels.
Complete as many lessons as you can with a score 70% or above to qualify!

*Notes:

Scores will be valid only if you complete the i-Learner lessons at your current ELC course level, e.g. students in EELC1011 should complete UE1 lessons
UE1 lessons are open to EELC1011 students; UE2 lessons are open to EELC1012; UE3 lessons are open to EELC1013 students

For inquiries, contact us at fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo / ewcc@um.edu.mo.
Best regards,
English Language Centre
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親愛的同學們，
澳門大學英語中心（ELC）將在本學期繼續舉辦i-Learner英語馬拉松競賽。競賽截止日期為2024年11月15日。
同學們僅需要在截止日期前盡可能完成最多的課節 (至少完成35課節，並獲得70%或以上的分數，方被納入參賽考量成績)。在眾多級別中表現最佳的總冠軍將獲得現金獎澳門幣1,000元。與此同時，在各自級別前三名的學生們將獲得價值澳門幣500元到300元不等的現金獎。
英語中心在本學年也繼續舉辦寫作比賽。同學們須完成課程要求的寫作練習節數（UE1/2需25課節，UE3需12課節），並提交最後一節課的寫作作品，各自級別最高分數的同學均會贏得澳門幣400元的現金獎。
所有獲獎者將獲得英語中心頒發的優秀證書。
所有在2024/25學年註冊ELC課程的學生都自動註冊為i-Learner用戶。按照以下步驟探索新課程：

使用您的澳門大學帳戶信息登錄https://um.i-learner.com.hk/
“大學英語”和“英語馬拉松”部分的課程都計入比賽
選擇與您當前ELC課程級別相符的主題
完成盡可能多的課程，並且確保分數超過70%

*注意事項：

只有在您當前ELC課程級別完成的i-Learner課程分數才有效，例如EELC1011的學生應完成UE1課程
UE1課程開放給EELC1011學生；UE2課程開放給EELC1012學生；UE3課程開放給EELC1013學生

如有任何疑問，請通過fah_elc_ells@um.edu.mo / ewcc@um.edu.mo 與我們聯繫。
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FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Plato and Plato’s Socrates on Mythmaking" by Prof. Chloe Balla, University of Crete, Greece
2024-09-25 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | E21A-3118
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/95701738202
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Abstract
Writing in the 1st century BCE, the Roman scholar Cicero claimed that Socrates brought philosophy down from the heavens. Cicero’s claim ties in with Xenophon’s representation of his teacher, according to which Socrates advised his students to abstain from the study of nature and instead focused on their ethical cultivation. Xenophon also attributes to Socrates the groundbreaking idea of a divine Demiurge, a Craftsman who designed the world, including of course human beings. Plato, on the other hand, who is the most famous of Socrates’ students, presents his teacher not as the author but rather as a listener of a creation story that was recounted to him by Timaeus, an otherwise unknown philosopher and statesman, reported in the later tradition as a Pythagorean. Timaeus’ teleological account of nature is often considered as an answer to the concern Plato’s Socrates expresses on the last day of his life (recounted in the Phaedo), regarding the failure of contemporary physics to grant intelligence the causal role he thinks it should play in the cosmos. Plato, however, is aware that the ambitious account of nature his teacher envisaged cannot be cast in the language of an argument (a logos: the term can be translated as speech, but also argument or reasoning) but rather of a story (in the vocabulary of the Timaeus an eikos mythos: a likely account or myth).
With this background in mind, I propose to offer a new interpretation of Socrates’ claim in the beginning of the Phaedo according to which he was not an expert in myth-making. I propose to draw attention to the contrast between (a) Socrates’ claim concerning his own lack of expertise in myth-making and (b) the mythological account that toward the end of the dialogue, he attributes to an unnamed informant. Following David Sedley, I propose to argue that the unnamed informant Socrates invokes is Plato himself, who envisages and offers to his teacher, albeit in mythical language, a ‘preview’ of the teleological account that in a later dialogue he attributes to Timaeus. Based on Sedley’s hypothesis, I go on to suggest that the author Plato intends Socrates’ claim in the beginning of the dialogue, concerning his lack of expertise in mythmaking, as a statement of the contrast but also the continuity between the teacher Socrates (who envisaged a teleological account of nature, but lacked the tools that would allow him to develop it, which included the art of mythmaking) and the student Plato, who successfully fulfilled Socrates’ dream and developed an original vision concerning natural science.

Bio
Chloe Balla is a professor of ancient philosophy at the University of Crete, Director of the Philosophical Research and Translation Lab, UCRC, and Secretary of the Centre of Greek and Chinese Ancient Civilizations (KELKIP). She has published extensively on the Sophists, the Hippocratic Corpus and Plato’s dialogues. She is the author of Platonic Persuasion: From Rhetoric to Statecraft (Athens 1997, in Greek) and The Sophists and Socrates (Athens 2023, co-authored with Kalliopi Papamanoli), and of a Modern Greek translation of Aristotle’s Constitution of the Athenians (Athens 2015), and co-editor of Plato’s Academy. Its Workings and Its History (Cambridge University Press, 2020), and Deaths of Philosophers in Antiquity (Athens, 2010). She has been a fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies (Harvard University), the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies (Princeton University) and at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies.

Coffee-Tea with Professors
2024-09-25 14:30 - 2024-11-20 16:00 UTC | E21-2001

Department of Japanese: 日本文学における「無常の美」 The impermanent beauty in Japanese literature
2024-09-25 14:30 - 16:00 UTC | E4-1061
