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Papers by Pedro Estácio

International Journal of the Book, 2014

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.

We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultur... more We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in English(es)" (WCE), in relation to the interaction among different types of media and audiences. Such an architecture has emphasized the need for an interdisciplinary team of scholars, librarians, and Information Technology experts who have conceived the prototype. This prototype was developed using PHP and MySQL, and is based on the University of Lisbon server. The "World Cultures in English(es)" is an Open Access platform bringing together different types of documents—written, audio, visual, multimedia, and electronic—and aims at educational, cultural, social, and economic inclusiveness, namely in terms of users with special needs. The WCE platform strongly implies social commitment through reliable information and forms of communication adequate to different kinds of audiences. The "World Cultures in English(es)" prototype will be tested by different audiences from different schools and universities, leading to the necessary adjustments.

Anglo Saxónica, 2017

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.

The International Journal of the Book, 2013

The project for researching the role played by libraries in canon-formation (namely through their... more The project for researching the role played by libraries in canon-formation (namely
through their policies regarding the creation, organization, preservation, and utilization of the
collections) will be presented and discussed. We selected the Library of the Faculty of Humanities, Lisbon University, a modern academic library, created in 1859, by royal decree of D.
Pedro V, following his canonical choice. Actually, the two contemporary rulers of new Britannia—Prince Albert, his cousin, and Queen Victoria—held this king in high consideration for
his outstanding contribution to Portuguese modernisation. Representing various fields of study,
the collections were decisive to canon-formation in the Faculty of Humanities. Thus, we have
been trying to answer the following questions: who has been creating, organizing, preserving,
and utilizing the collections, from the mid-nineteenth century onwards? When, where and how?
Presently, we are studying the collections in English, namely the works belonging or referring
to the long nineteenth century. Richard Garnett’s “The International Library of Famous Literature” (London, 1899) is our first case-study. The anthology determined the Western literary,
cultural and visual canon at the turning of the century, as evidenced by comparing it to the
Portuguese and Spanish editions, published at the beginning of the twentieth century.

The International Journal of the Book, 2014

In order to promote the transfer of information and the development of knowledge, university libr... more In order to promote the transfer of information and the development of knowledge, university librarians should
proactively work with the academic community in well-organized transdisciplinary teams—involving teachers,
researchers, students, and experts in various subjects. The concept of this very innovative practice has been developed
and tested by the Faculty of Humanities Library, Lisbon University, and the University of Lisbon Centre for English
Studies, focusing on the role played by libraries in canon-formation. We will now proceed to build an interactive website
to publish our theoretical perspectives along with bibliographic records (UNIMARC format), including metadata related
to marks of use. Furthermore, Richard Garnett’s “The International Library of Famous Literature” (London 1899),
bio/bibliographical essays on Garnett as a scholar and librarian, and critical essays on the anthology will be published
there. A link to the English edition is the next follow-up. Finally, two volumes of the Portuguese anthology (ca. 1910),
based on the English one will also be made available on the website.

The International Journal of the Book, 2016

We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in Eng... more We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in English(es)" (WCE), in relation to the interaction among different types of media and audiences. Such an architecture has emphasized the need for an interdisciplinary team of scholars, librarians, and Information Technology experts who have conceived the prototype. This prototype was developed using PHP and MySQL, and is based on the University of Lisbon server. The "World Cultures in English(es)" is an Open Access platform bringing together different types of documents—written, audio, visual, multimedia, and electronic—and aims at educational, cultural, social, and economic inclusiveness, namely in terms of users with special needs. The WCE platform strongly implies social commitment through reliable information and forms of communication adequate to different kinds of audiences. The "World Cultures in English(es)" prototype will be tested by different audiences from different schools and universities, leading to the necessary adjustments.

International Journal of the Book, 2014

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.

We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultur... more We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in English(es)" (WCE), in relation to the interaction among different types of media and audiences. Such an architecture has emphasized the need for an interdisciplinary team of scholars, librarians, and Information Technology experts who have conceived the prototype. This prototype was developed using PHP and MySQL, and is based on the University of Lisbon server. The "World Cultures in English(es)" is an Open Access platform bringing together different types of documents—written, audio, visual, multimedia, and electronic—and aims at educational, cultural, social, and economic inclusiveness, namely in terms of users with special needs. The WCE platform strongly implies social commitment through reliable information and forms of communication adequate to different kinds of audiences. The "World Cultures in English(es)" prototype will be tested by different audiences from different schools and universities, leading to the necessary adjustments.

Anglo Saxónica, 2017

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.

The International Journal of the Book, 2013

The project for researching the role played by libraries in canon-formation (namely through their... more The project for researching the role played by libraries in canon-formation (namely
through their policies regarding the creation, organization, preservation, and utilization of the
collections) will be presented and discussed. We selected the Library of the Faculty of Humanities, Lisbon University, a modern academic library, created in 1859, by royal decree of D.
Pedro V, following his canonical choice. Actually, the two contemporary rulers of new Britannia—Prince Albert, his cousin, and Queen Victoria—held this king in high consideration for
his outstanding contribution to Portuguese modernisation. Representing various fields of study,
the collections were decisive to canon-formation in the Faculty of Humanities. Thus, we have
been trying to answer the following questions: who has been creating, organizing, preserving,
and utilizing the collections, from the mid-nineteenth century onwards? When, where and how?
Presently, we are studying the collections in English, namely the works belonging or referring
to the long nineteenth century. Richard Garnett’s “The International Library of Famous Literature” (London, 1899) is our first case-study. The anthology determined the Western literary,
cultural and visual canon at the turning of the century, as evidenced by comparing it to the
Portuguese and Spanish editions, published at the beginning of the twentieth century.

The International Journal of the Book, 2014

In order to promote the transfer of information and the development of knowledge, university libr... more In order to promote the transfer of information and the development of knowledge, university librarians should
proactively work with the academic community in well-organized transdisciplinary teams—involving teachers,
researchers, students, and experts in various subjects. The concept of this very innovative practice has been developed
and tested by the Faculty of Humanities Library, Lisbon University, and the University of Lisbon Centre for English
Studies, focusing on the role played by libraries in canon-formation. We will now proceed to build an interactive website
to publish our theoretical perspectives along with bibliographic records (UNIMARC format), including metadata related
to marks of use. Furthermore, Richard Garnett’s “The International Library of Famous Literature” (London 1899),
bio/bibliographical essays on Garnett as a scholar and librarian, and critical essays on the anthology will be published
there. A link to the English edition is the next follow-up. Finally, two volumes of the Portuguese anthology (ca. 1910),
based on the English one will also be made available on the website.

The International Journal of the Book, 2016

We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in Eng... more We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in English(es)" (WCE), in relation to the interaction among different types of media and audiences. Such an architecture has emphasized the need for an interdisciplinary team of scholars, librarians, and Information Technology experts who have conceived the prototype. This prototype was developed using PHP and MySQL, and is based on the University of Lisbon server. The "World Cultures in English(es)" is an Open Access platform bringing together different types of documents—written, audio, visual, multimedia, and electronic—and aims at educational, cultural, social, and economic inclusiveness, namely in terms of users with special needs. The WCE platform strongly implies social commitment through reliable information and forms of communication adequate to different kinds of audiences. The "World Cultures in English(es)" prototype will be tested by different audiences from different schools and universities, leading to the necessary adjustments.