Azorean History Themes

Carlos Enes

Born (1951) in Vila Nova, Terceira Island. He graduated in History from the Faculty of Letters of Lisbon (1979) and has been a secondary school teacher since 1978. He also taught at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (1981-84), Maputo, and at the Universidade Aberta (1996-2003), Lisbon. Pedagogical supervisor of the Educational Branch of the History Department of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon, 1988-89.

He has a master’s degree in Contemporary History (1993) from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and has been studying Azorean History for several years. With two dozen books and articles published, he has taken part in colloquia and forums (around 40) at a wide variety of institutions. He has collaborated extensively in the Enciclopédia Açoriana (online edition), the História dos Açores (History of the Azores), published by the IAC, and the Dicionário de Educadores Portugueses (Dictionary of Portuguese Educators).

In the field of ethnography, he has studied Carnival and the Holy Spirit festivities in Terceira. In the field of culture, he curated several exhibitions, participated in juries for the selection of works to be subsidised by the DRAC, and was a member of the Regional Council for Culture.

He is the author of the novel “Terra do Bravo” (2005), out of print, “Cicatriz da Chuva”, poetry (2016), “A Oposição Democrática em Ponta Delgada – Das eleições de 1969 à Cooperativa Sextante” (2020), out of print, “A Galope numa Noite de Búzios” (2023), “Infinito sem Nome” (2024), “As danças do Entrudo” (1980), “A economia Açoriana entre as duas guerras mundiais” (1994); Luís da Silva Ribeiro, Obras, vol. IV, “Escritos Político-administrativos” (introductory study and organisation) (1995); “A Casa dos Açores em Lisboa” (1996); “A Memória Liberal na Ilha Terceira” (2001); “Vila Nova – pelos caminhos da sua história” (2011); “A fotografia nos Açores” (2011); “Álbum Terceirense”, 4 volumes (2007-18); “Angra do Heroísmo – Alma e Memória” (2019).

Diniz Borges

Diniz Borges was born in 1958 on the island of Terceira. At age ten, he emigrated with his family to the United States. He has a BA in Social Science and an MA in the humanities with a thesis exploring the past’s role in American ethnic literature. He has taught Portuguese language and culture at Tulare Union High School, College of the Sequoias, and California State University, Fresno. He is the founding director of the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute at Fresno State. He has published ten books in Portuguese and translated or co-translated seven different books. He has also organized several anthologies.

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