Poetry and Performance III: Resistance & Regeneration
International Conference
Spring Equinox | 2025 | March 20, 21, and 22
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto | Casa Comum
Organizing Committee
Margarida Losa Institute for Comparative Literature
Inês Cardoso, Diogo Marques, Marta Pais Oliveira, and Ana Sabino
Partner Institutions
APEF, Casa Comum, CODA, Instituto Pernambuco Porto
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Honored artist
António Barros (PT)
Keynote speaker
Joana Moll (ES)
Workshop
Evgenia Emets (UA)
Exhibition
Carla Miguelote (BR)
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In an era marked by profound social, environmental, and political challenges, the role of art and literature as forms of resistance and regeneration assumes critical importance. With the premise of creating platforms for inter- and transmedial dialogue, the third edition of the Poetry and Performance Conference, dedicated to the theme of Resistance & Regeneration, invites the submission of proposals that explore the multiple intersections between poetry and performance in the context of crises (social, environmental, political) and the search for more sustainable and inclusive futures.
Topics of Interest
We welcome submissions that address, but are not necessarily limited to, the following themes:
Catastrophe / Crisis
● The role of poetry and performance in times of social, environmental, or other crises.
● Artistic responses to global and local disasters.
● The aesthetics of catastrophe: how crises can shape artistic expression.
● Resilience through art: strategies for adaptation and regeneration.
Artivism / Land Art / Installation
● Art as a form of activism and its impact on public awareness.
● Site-specific artworks involving the environment and community.
● The political power of land art and environmental installations.
● Art in public spaces: redefining the relationship between art and the public.
Hacktivism / Post-Digital Art / Bioart
● Intersections between technology, activism, and post-digital artistic practices.
● Exploration of new media and digital practices in contemporary art.
● Bioart as a critique of biopolitics and bioethics.
● The role of hacktivism in the digital age: art, code, and resistance.
Queer Ecologies / Ecofeminism / Networks of Care
● Building care platforms through artistic practices.
● Intersectionality and environmental justice.
● Kinship, care, and community in ecofeminist and queer art.
Publishing and Community / Independent and Sustainable Publishing / Post-Digital Book
● Publishing as a public gesture or performative act in the community’s cultural space.
● Independent publishing as a form of resistance and care: creating performative spaces for dissenting voices.
● Ecologically and socially sustainable forms of publishing, distributing, and promoting the written word and the book.
● The future of the book and publishing in a post-digital and post-crisis world.
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PORTO – Information
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Porto City Hall
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The Faculty
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How to Get There
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Where To Stay
Porto, a riverside and coastal city, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996, shapes the landscape of Northwestern Portugal. The history and human occupation of this space overflow into every street, corner, and alley. From its people connected to the sea and the Douro River, to writers and poets, to urban workers and laborers, to daily life linked to Port Wine, its historic neighborhoods bear the marks and traces of the passage of time. It is a city where different cultural and artistic expressions coexist, marked by peculiar architecture, monuments, museums, associations, and the connection to the University of Porto. From music to cinema, from literature to science, from urban art to old and modern construction, Porto presents itself as a cosmopolitan and at the same time intimate city, oriented towards Europe.
The Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto was created in 1919 and abolished in 1928. It was restored in 1961, and today it has close to 5000 students and about 47 courses.
"FLUP is a university-level higher education institution focused on teaching, research, and cultural creation in the areas of Social and Human Sciences, Philosophy, Languages, and Humanities in general, carrying out this activity in a spirit of public service, in order to contribute to scientific, cultural, social, and economic development, both nationally and internationally. It aims to establish itself and be recognized as a national and international reference school, both in terms of education and scientific research, and in the creation, transmission, and dissemination of culture and science."
FLUP is an Organic Unit of the University of Porto (U. Porto). Founded in 1911, it is a reference institution for education and scientific research in Portugal, and today it ranks among the 150 best European universities in some of the most important international higher education rankings.
:: Airport > Faculty of Arts / Hotel Fénix, Hotel Tuela, and Hotel Ipanema-Porto:
Congress participants and their companions have at their disposal the metro line, buses, taxis, or car rentals for traveling to the center of Porto.
Metro: at the airport, you will find a metro station that takes you to Casa da Música station. The ticket costs about 1.50 euros, and the journey takes about 20 minutes. Upon reaching Casa da Música station, head to Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque (Boavista Roundabout) and circle the roundabout until you find Rua Gonçalo Sampaio. Here you will find Hotel Fénix and Hotel Tuela. Further down, on Rua do Campo Alegre, you will find Hotel Ipanema Porto. The Faculty of Arts is located on a street perpendicular to Rua do Campo Alegre (Panoramic Way).
Bus of Porto SCTP
Massarelos Junction stop: Line 200, 204, 207, 902, 903
Taxi: at the airport, you have access to the taxi stand, and you can take a journey of about 20 minutes, costing approximately 30 euros.
Taxis Invicta +351 225 076 400 / +351 912 301 252
Taxis Porto +351 225 020 591 / +351 911 907 533
Taxis Porto +351 220 997 336 / +351 918 888 600
:: Porto-Campanhã Railway Station
The station is located in the city center.
To reach the Hotel and/or the Faculty of Arts, you can travel by metro (get off at Casa da Música station) or by taxi.
Tuela Porto Hotel Porto (3 stars, 50 rooms) (5 minutes away)
Rua Arq. Marques Da Silva, 200 – 4150-483 Porto – Portugal
Tel: (+351) 22 6194100 Email: porto@hoteisfenix.com
Fenix Porto Hotel (4 stars, 100 rooms) (5 minutes away)
Rua Gonçalo Sampaio, 282 – 4150-365 Porto – Portugal
Tel: (+351) 22 6194100 Email: porto@hoteisfenix.com
Ipanema Hotel Porto (4 stars, 100 rooms) (5 minutes away)
Rua do Campo Alegre, 156/172 – 4150-169 Porto – Portugal
Tel: (+351) 22 6194100 Email: porto@hoteisfenix.com
Ipanema Park Hotel Porto (5 stars, 50 rooms) (20 minutes away)
Rua de Serralves, 124 – 4150-702 Porto – Portugal
Tel: (+351) 22 6194100 Email: porto@hoteisfenix.com
Other hotels near the Faculty:
Hotel Douro (3 stars) Rua da Meditação, 71 – 4150-487 Porto –
Portugal Tel: (+351) 226001122
Quality Hotel Portus Cale Porto (3 stars) Avenida Da Boavista, 1060, 4100-113 Porto – Portugal
Tel: (+351) 226083900
Porto Palacio Hotel (5 stars) Av. Boavista, 1269 – 4100-130 Porto – Portugal
Tel: (+351) 226 086 600 reservaspph@sonae.pt portopalaciohotel@sonae.pt
www.hotelportopalacio.com
Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa (5 stars) Rua Tenente Valadim 146 – Porto 4100-476 – Portugal
Tel: (+351) 220404000 sheraton.porto@sheraton.com
Hotel Vice-Rei (2 stars) (5 minutes away) Rua Júlio Dinis, 779, 4050-326, Porto– Portugal Tel: (+351) 225 430 120 Email: geral@hotelvicerei.com
Oca Bom Sucesso (4 stars) (5 minutes away) Rua Júlio Dinis, 735, 4050-326, Porto– Portugal Tel: (+351) 22 145 0307 Email: reservas.bom@ocahotels.pt