Date
Time
All day
Location
Lusófona University
Language
English
Session 1 | Lisbon
Cinema and Decadence: The New Relevance of an Old Topic
Lusófona University, Lisbon | 13–14 April 2026
The Lisbon session opens the DOCTUS 2026 programme by revisiting decadence through cinema, fashion, technology, and artistic research. It brings together leading scholars in decadence studies, screenings and discussions in a Decadent Film Club, an AI workshop that uses your PhD project to counter and challenge algorithmic bias, and a guided tour of the WIRE Artistic Research Exhibition.
Opening session & welcome remarks
- Victor Flores – DOCTUS organiser, Lusófona University
- Manuel José Damásio – WIRE Coordinator
Key contributors include:
- Giovanni Maria Conti (Politecnico di Milano)
- Bénédicte Coste (Université de Bourgogne Europe)
- Jane Desmarais (Goldsmiths, University of London)
- Jessica Gossling (Goldsmiths, University of London)
- Catarina Patrício (Lusófona University)