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Jorge Flores's research focuses on the political, social and cultural history of the Portuguese empire during the early modern period. He is particularly interested in the interaction between the Portuguese society and extra-European cultures, as well as in the formation of cross-cultural images and representations. His main field of expertise is the Portuguese expansion in Asia 1500-1800, and he works with Portuguese and other Western materials of the period to approach the history of South Asia.
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Jorge Flores grew up in Lisbon, Portugal. He earned his 'Licenciatura' in History from the University of Lisbon, and received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in History of the Portuguese Discoveries and Expansion from the New University of Lisbon. He started his career as lecturer at the University of Macau (1989-1994) and later taught at a number of Portuguese universities before spending two years as visiting assistant professor at Brown (2004-2006). He joined the Brown faculty in 2007 as associate professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies and History. His position is sponsored by a number of Portuguese institutions, namely the extinct National Comission for the Commemoration of the Portuguese Discoveries (CNCDP, Lisbon), The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCG, Lisbon), the Luso-American Foundation (FLAD, Lisbon), The Fundação Oriente (FO, Lisbon), and the Instituto Português do Oriente (IPOR, Macau). Together with Brown University, these institutions established an endowment in 1997 to create the Vasco da Gama Chair in Early Modern Portuguese History and the Portuguese Expansion. Flores teaches courses on the history of the Portuguese empire (c. 1400-1800).
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JORGE FLORES, Licenciatura, M.A., Ph.D. http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Jorge_Flores On The Web: Centro de História de Além-Mar The Forum on European Expansion and Global Interaction Ler História Medieval and Early Modern History Seminar Encompassing the Globe Are you Jorge Flores? Click here to edit your research profile. |
