Join us for this fascinating FLAD/Saab Lecture exploring how music shaped politics throughout Portugal's rich history!
Featuring: Inês Thomas Almeida, FLAD/Saab Visiting Professor at UMass Lowell, Researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Wednesday, April 7, 2025 at 5 p.m.
O'Leary Library, Room 528 (Parking available in Wilder Lot, 61 Wilder St.)
FREE and open to the public.
Discover how music in Portugal has been a powerful force for persuasion, control and resistance throughout history — reinforcing royal authority, aiding missionaries, serving diplomatic purposes, and influencing political alliances.
Dr. Almeida specializes in historical musicology and women's studies, leading the groundbreaking project "Female Music Practice in 18th-Century Portugal"
Presented by @SaabCenterForPortugueseStudies and @LusoAmericanFoundation in partnership with @UMLWorldLanguages!
Questions? Contact frank_sousa@uml.edu