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Carlotta Pisano is a Ph.D. candidate in Modern Literatures and Culture at NOVA Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities – NOVA FCSH. Her main fields of interest include the post-colonial literature in British-speaking countries, particularly in the Caribbean, the African diaspora, the ethnographic novels and soundscapes connected to the Caribbean culture. Her research is mainly focused on the Trinidadian novelist Sam Selvon and the peculiarities of his carnivalesque writings in the London period’s novels (1955-1979). With over ten years of experience in the international relations of Higher Education Institutions, she also is the Professor in charge of the Ideas Club for the Foundation Semester SUPERNOVA since 2020, where she teaches students the importance of intercultural communication, diversity and inclusion through weekly debates.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carlotta Pisano

Citation names

  • Pisano, Carlotta

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1F18-AB58-7B9D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5423-429X

Email addresses

  • carlotta.pisano@unl.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Humanities - Languages and Literatures

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Italian (Mother tongue)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Ancient Greek (until 1553) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Latin Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/12/01
Ongoing
Doutoramento em Literaturas e Culturas Modernas (Doutoramento)
Major in Estudos Culturais
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
"Subversion as a Trope: Trope: Carnivalesque Writing in Sam Selvon’s Ethnographic Fiction" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2023/11 - 2023/12
Concluded
Intercultural Communication (Outros)
König-Abdullah-Zentrum für interreligiösen und interkulturellen Dialog, Austria
2023/09 - 2023/12
Concluded
Writing Course "Short Stories for Familiar Memories" (Outros)
Scuola Holden, Italy
2023/07 - 2023/09
Concluded
E- learning courses: Competencies for Interculturality; Literacy on Racism and Racial Discrimination (Outros)
NAU , Portugal
2021 - 2023
Concluded
ADVANCED CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER (CDPM®) LEVEL I (Outros)
Major in Project Management
PM4DEV, United States
Excellent
2022/04/06 - 2022/04/07
Concluded
WELCOME TO CAMPUS – HOW HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS CAN CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR REFUGEES AND STUDENTS WITH A MIGRATION BACKGROUND (Outros)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
2021/01/13 - 2021/01/13
Concluded
ON-LINE WORKSHOP: LET'S TALK ABOUT RACISM! ANTI-RACISM & DECOLONIZATION (Outros)
Universität Hamburg, Germany
2019/01/18
Concluded
Antropologia (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Temas Contemporâneos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2012/07/18
Concluded
Letterature Europee per l'Editoria e la Produzione Culturale (Bachelor)
Major in Filológico - Literário
Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy
"La letteratura angolana di tradizione orale" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
19
2007 - 2007
Concluded
Short Course in Creative Writing and Journalism (Outros)
Leconte Casa Editrice, Italy
2002 - 2007
Concluded
Diploma Classico (Ensino secundário)
Major in Ancient Studies
Liceo Classico P. Galluppi, Italy
100/100
Affiliation

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2016/01/01 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Reitoria - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2015/03/01 - 2015/12 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022 - 2025 AMIGO 2022
Project Manager for NOVA
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Ongoing
2021/08/01 - 2024/07/31 Procultura+
Project Manager for NOVA
Associação das Universidades de Língua Portuguesa, Portugal
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 AMIGO 2020
Project Manager for NOVA
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2019 - 2022 Merging Voices 2019
Grant Writer & Project Manager
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2019 - 2022 ICM NOVA 2019
Grant Writer & Project Manager
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2019 - 2022 AMIGO 2019
Project Manager for NOVA
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2018/08/01 - 2020/07/31 ICM NOVA 2018
Grant Writer & Project Manager
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2018/08/01 - 2020/07/31 Merging Voices 2018
Grant Writer & Project Manager
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2018 - 2020 JAMIES 2018
Project Manager for NOVA
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2018 - 2020 AMIGO 2018
Project Manager for NOVA
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2017/08/01 - 2019/07/31 ICM NOVA 2017
Grant Writer & Project Manager
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2017/08/01 - 2019/07/31 Merging Voices 2017
Grant Writer & Project Manager
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2017/08/01 - 2019/07/31 JAMIES 2017
Project Manager for NOVA
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
2017/08/01 - 2019/07/31 Mare Nostrum 2017
Project Manager for NOVA
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Rapanta, Chrysi; Pisano, Carlotta. "Structuring International University Students’ Reflection and Meta-reflection Experiences Online". In Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education, 141-155. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-73988-1_10
Journal article
  1. Pisano, Carlotta. "Representation as Collective Memory Carnivalesque and Orality in Eldorado West One by Sam Selvon". Via Panoramica: Revista de Estudos Anglo-Americanos 11 2 (2022): 50-61. http://dx.doi.org/10.21747/2182-9934/via11_2a4.
    Published • 10.21747/2182-9934/via11_2a4
Magazine article
  1. Pisano, Carlotta. "(Up)Rooted Elsewhere: Being a Migrant Mother", Migrant Women Press, 2021, https://migrantwomenpress.com/uprooted-elsewhere-being-a-migrant-mother/.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/09 Soundscape in Sam Selvon's London Trilogy 20th Annual Warwick English PG Symposium
University of Warwick (Coventry, United Kingdom)
2024/04/03 Discussion of the work "The Expulsion of the Other" by the South Korean philosopher and essayist Byung-Chul Han aims to reflect on the themes addressed by Han in the book. Leituras da Contemporaneidade - A expulsão do Outro
2023/12/13 Paisagens Sonoras de Identidade e Pertença na Escrita Migrante de Sam Selvon: "The Lonely Londoners" (1956) Seminário MOBILIDADE, MEMÓRIA E IMAGINÁRIO NAS LITERATURAS DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA E INGLESA
CETAPS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa | Universidade de Tocantins | CIELA, Universidade de Macau (Tocatins/on-line, Brazil)
2023/12/12 Anabasis and Katabasis in "Moses Ascending" by Sam Selvon Winter Doctoral Symposium
CETAPS, NOVA FCSH (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/11/10 Soundscapes in Sam Selvon’s Migrant Writing: a Sonic Journey of Identity and Belonging Touring Travel Writing III
CETAPS - NOVA FCSH (Lisbon, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2016/05/06 - Current Organizing NOVA International Staff Week (NOVA ISW), a training week, to be held annually, focused on the internationalisation of Higher education Institutions (HEIs), since 2016, with participants from Partner HEIs from EU and outside the EU (average of 45 participants). (2016/05/06)
Congress (Co-organisor)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2023/10/19 - 2023/11/16 Windrush - Movie Cycle The “Windrush” Film Cycle celebrated 75 years since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush in the Port of Tilbury in 1948, as well as 100 years since the birth of Sam Selvon. The cycle has shown four films about the Caribbean community in the United Kingdom between the 60s and 70s of the 20th century. A debate with the public followed the vision of the movie in each session. (2023/10/19 - 2023/11/16) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/05/20 - Current Migration Literature: open conversation on Sam Selvon
Meeting
Migration Literature
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2024/06/20 - 2024/06/20 Trainer for students monitors on Intercultural Communication. Total duration: 7h
Workshop
Intercultural Communication
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2024/04/17 - 2024/04/17 Panel on the Ideas Club Course during the International Science Festival Gothenburg.
Festival
International Science Festival Gothenburg
Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
2024/04/16 - 2024/04/16 Deliver a workshop (Train the Trainers) on Intercultural Communication for administrative and academic staff working with international students and different nationalities.
Workshop
Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
2024/03/21 - 2024/03/21 Representing NOVA University Lisbon in the Webinar "The Integration of Students from Portuguese-Speaking African Countries (PALOP) in Higher Education Institutions in Portugal: Evidence, Constraints, and Future Paths" to share the experience working with PALOP students. The Integration of Students from Portuguese-Speaking African Countries (PALOP) in Higher Education Institutions in Portugal: Evidence, Constraints, and Future Paths
APPDI, Portugal
2023/03/13 - 2023/03/17 Representation of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa at the SIAN 2023 event, where the 30 years of internationalization of the University of Stellenbosch were celebrated.
Congress
SIAN 30
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
2022/11/21 - 2022/11/23 Meeting at the University of Ljubljana under the EUTOPIA - University Alliance with the representatives of the other nine Partner Higher Education Institutions (NOVA University Lisbon, TU Dresden, Warwick University, University of Ljubljana, Babe¿-Bolyai University, University Pompeu Fabra, CY Cergy Paris University, Ca' Foscari University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Gothenburg)
Congress
EUTOPIA Staff Week
Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia
2022/06/20 - 2022/06/24 Dissemination of ICM NOVA at the Partner University; meeting with different faculties; collecting the data for the final report of the funded project.
Meeting
Universidade de São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe
2019/07/07 - 2019/07/11 Dissemination of ICM NOVA at the Partner University; meeting with different faculties; collecting the data for the final report of the funded project.
Meeting
Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Bolivia
2018/10/14 - 2018/10/18 Dissemination of ICM NOVA at the Partner University; meeting with different faculties; collecting the data for the final report of the funded project.
Meeting
Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Serbia
2018/07/01 - 2018/07/05 Dissemination of ICM NOVA at the Partner University; meeting with different faculties; collecting the data for the final report of the funded project.
Meeting
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel
2017/07/09 - 2017/07/13 Dissemination of ICM NOVA at the Partner University; meeting with different faculties; collecting the data for the final report of the funded project.
Meeting
University of New South Wales, Australia
2017/07/02 - 2017/07/06 Dissemination of ICM NOVA at the Partner University; meeting with different faculties; collecting the data for the final report of the funded project.
Meeting
Yamaguchi Daigaku - Ogushi Campus, Japan
2017/06/18 - 2017/06/22 International Staff Week to train professionals working at the International Relations Offices of Higher Education Institutions.
Congress
International Staff Week
HSE University , Russia
2017/04/16 - 2017/04/19 Job shadowing at the International Relations Office.
Meeting
Università della Calabria, Italy
2017/02/19 - 2017/02/23 Dissemination of ICM NOVA at the Partner University; meeting with different faculties; collecting the data for the final report of the funded project.
Meeting
Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016/09/04 - 2016/09/08 Welcome Week for Erasmus students and staff
Other
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023 - Current Junior Researchers in Anglo-American Studies (JRAAS) Junior Researcher
2023 - Current Society for Caribbean Studies Member
2021 - Current Centre for English, Translation, and Anglo-Portuguese Studies Collaborator

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/02/15 - Current The "Ideas Club" course facilitates the integration of international students from non-EU countries into Portugal. Students are divided into two classes, one taught in English and the other in Portuguese. The course lasts for 12 weeks and involves discussions on current issues such as Democracy, Inclusion, Gender Equality, Racism, Freedom, Colonialism, Myth and Superstition, Religion, and Cultural Diversity, aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of social dynamics and promoting effective intercultural communication among students. Ideas Club (Outros) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2024/04/23 - 2024/04/23 Ideas Club course with the topic "Climate Change”, a student-led debate program to raise awareness of European values, intercultural differences, and identity pegs, intending to develop inclusive citizenship held at Ca' Foscari University during La Biennale. Ideas Club (Outros) Università Ca' Foscari, Italy
2024/04/17 - 2024/04/17 "HOW WAVES SHAPE HISTORY”; the session explored the dynamics of collective memory and historical narratives. How are different historical events, cultural movements or social upheavals remembered and represented over time? Ideas Club Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
2023/10/13 - 2023/10/13 Ideas Club course with the topic "Inclusion and Cultural Diversity”, a student-led debate program to raise awareness of European values, intercultural differences, and identity pegs, intending to develop inclusive citizenship during the BeEUTOPIAn Conference and Erasmus Days Celebration held at CY Cergy Paris University. (Outros) CY Cergy Paris Université, France
Distinctions

Award

2006 Winner of "Premio Letterario Monte Argentario per Poesia e Prosa"

Other distinction

2007 Best Essay - High School Graduation
Liceo Classico P. Galluppi, Italy