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Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies (PLCS) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed online journal that publishes original research related to the literatures and cultures of the diverse communities of the Portuguese-speaking world from a broad range of academic, critical and theoretical approaches.
Current IssuePLCS 42 (2024)
Published May 14, 2025
Issue Description
Mapping the Public Rituals of the Portuguese Empire
Edited by Joana Fraga, Isabel Corrêa da Silva, and Lisa Voigt
Present in all spaces of the Portuguese empire—which in the early modern period extended to four continents—public rituals offer a unique lens to compare cultural and political practices in different geographies, and to study their transmission and transformation on a global scale. This special issue gathers articles that analyze and compare public rituals—including royal acclamations, solemn entries, religious processions, and autos-da-fé—in various areas of the Portuguese empire, from Lisbon to Macau and Goa in Asia; Bahia and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil; and Luanda in Africa. With a focus on the spatial dimensions of ritual and the ethnic... More