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VIA PANORAMICA Vol. 15 N. 1 - Summer Issue
Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026)VIA PANORAMICA Vol. 15 N.º 1 "NEW PERSPECTIVES ON GAME STUDIES: Victorian and American Frames of Reference for Digital Games"
THE THEMATIC SECTION
As was the case with the previous one on “From the Victorian Era to the American Experiment: Mythic Foundation Narratives in Video Games”, Teresa Pereira and Jéssica Bispo curated this new thematic section, offering new perspectives on Video Games Studies. Due to their enthusiasm and passion for the power of video games, we have a diverse range of publications (multiple articles on different topics, a review, and an interview) that offer a broad and deeper understanding of this medium, which, as I mentioned in the previous issue, has become a vehicle for social and cultural analysis.
THE VARIA SECTION
Our VARIA section comprises three contributions that will appeal to all Anglo-American researchers. Ricardo Namora’s analysis of genre-bending narratives, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood and Norman Mailer’s The Armies of the Night, focuses on the golden era of the so-called “non-fiction novel”, “seeking to describe the difficulties in defining the sub-genre within the context of an overarching theoretical quest which aspires to determine the exact terms of a notion of “fiction” in a literary framework”. “Meet me at ringside: ‘non-fiction’ novel as a one-punch literary phenomenon” is, indeed, a voyage through the intricacies of this sub-genre that, surprisingly, starts with Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
From the ringside to a completely different arena, in “Buckingham Palace and the (re)invention of tradition(s): the flag, the gate, and the balcony”, Miguel Alarcão takes us to the imagery of the English Royal Family and to a realm of perceptions, nuance, and subtext. Through a decoding of heavily marked historical symbols of the monarchy, Alarcão treads the sinuous path of “what seems to be” and “what (really) is”.
To close this issue, we are pleased to publish the report of the third edition of CETAPS’ Winter Doctoral Symposium. This is but a sample of the incredible work junior researchers have been doing in promoting cooperation and scholarship. Ana Brígida Paiva and Beatriz de Almeida Santos report that another successful meeting brought together junior researchers from different countries and cemented networks of young scholars. We hope to publish their articles in a forthcoming issue.
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VIA PANORAMICA Vol. 14 N. 2 - Winter Issue
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025)The thematic section of this issue is entitled "From the Victorian Era to the American Experiment: Mythic Foundational Narratives in Video Games" and benefits greatly from CETAPS’ International Conference Victorian and American Myths in Video Games, promoted by Teresa Pereira and Jéssica Bispo, who are also the guest editors of this section. The power of the digital and virtual worlds today is undeniable. Hence, it is paramount to analyse these instruments (of learning and pleasure) and decode the meanings and the views that they propagate, either intentionally or not.
In the second part of this issue, we present four articles that span a broad scope, ranging from Shakespeare to Ocean Voung, H.G. Wells, and E.M. Forster.
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VIA PANORAMICA Vol. 14 N. 1 - Summer Issue
Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025)It is with great pleasure that VIA PANORAMICA Vol. 14 N. 1 - Summer Issue | UTOPIAN IMAGINATION: Power to Change the Present | is published!
The thematic section that gives us the title of this issue, “Utopian Imagination: Power to Change the Present”, perfectly illustrates the relevance and usefulness of utopia as a tool to read and revise the present as well as imagine alternatives for the future. In this section, we have not only articles that address this combination of critique and imagination inherent to utopia as “social dreaming”, but also contributions by creatives and photographers who, through their art, add a more “personal” layer to our understanding of utopianism.
The VARIA section is also a great addition to this issue. It is a sort of window to the personal and professional interests of our colleagues from within and without our research centre. It is a barometer of what has piqued their interest or what has caused them angst. This issue’s articles’ selection is, thus, as varied as it is stimulating.
Thank you to all the contributors (researchers and artists), and a special thanks to Liam Benison, guest editor of this issue.
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VIA PANORAMICA Vol. 13 N. 2 - Winter Issue
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024)In VIA PANORAMICA Winter Issue 2024, our thematic section showcases the innovative work CETAPS Digital Lab and Junior Researchers in Anglo-American Studies have been doing in Literary Studies and Digital Humanities. Benefiting from an International network of experts, the commitment of Digital Lab leaders – and this issue’s Guest Editors, Luciano Moreira and Jaqueline Pierazzo – and the enthusiasm of the researchers, this thematic section is a testament to our mission to bridge together sound science and state-of-the-art research. Besides the thematic section, this issue is also proud to publish the VARIA section with three very distinct articles, one for each axis of the magnificent triad of Anglo-American Studies: music, literature and cinema.
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VIA PANORAMICA | Summer Issue 2024 | The Dispossessed: 50 years since 50 years hence
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024)It is a happy coincidence that VIA PANORAMICA has come to a turning point in the same year that we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ursula K. Le Guin’s publication of The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia. There are many reasons why I selected this literary event as the theme of my first VIA PANORAMICA, but namely the fact that this novel is in itself a turning point in the utopian tradition and epitomises a new way of thinking and writing Science Fiction.
Besides investing in a thematic section and a new design, there are also new subsections to stimulate contributions by undergraduate students, illustrators and other artists, as a conscious attempt to involve the younger generation of academics as well as senior researchers, and also open up Anglo-American Studies to the Arts by inviting colleagues from other areas to think about and express their love of literature.
Therefore, it is with great pleasure that the Editors introduce VIA PANORAMICA Vol. 13 N.º 1: The Dispossessed: 50 years since 50 years hence | A Journey Towards Utopian Science Fiction. We invite you to see this issue first by accessing the link to have a preview of our new design, and then select the articles you are most interested in for a more attentive reading.
