https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/estudossecxx/issue/feed 2025-12-10T12:14:37+00:00 José Oliveira Martins publicacoes.ceis20@uc.pt Open Journal Systems <p>Estudos do Século XX / Twentieth Century Studies (TCS), published by CEIS20 – research centre recently evaluated with Excellent by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) – is an annual peer-reviewed international journal focusing on the processes of memory, theory and representation of the twentieth century. The journal aims to open a field of studies on the past century, here defined not so much as a historical period, but rather a site of memory and patrimony, an object of literary and artistic representation, and a political and theoretical concept.</p> <p>From this perspective, the journal is a forum of discussion on the ways the present, in the twenty-first century, situates and defines itself in relation to the recent past, namely in ongoing debates on the periodization of contemporary history and through the emergence of new sources, archives and historical mediations.</p> <p>TCS welcomes articles with a strong interdisciplinary edge, from a broad range of approaches that include (but are not restricted to) history and memory, art history, cultural studies, literature, philosophy, media studies, pedagogy, digital humanities, economy, social sciences, climate and the environment, sciences and technology, urban studies and mobilities.</p> <p>Articles may be submitted in English, Portuguese, French, Italian, or Spanish.</p> https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/estudossecxx/article/view/17610 2025-12-02T12:06:51+00:00 Carlos Manuel Faísca cmsaff@gmail.com

<p>This article examines the process of adaptative reuse of the former Delphi factory, owned by the General Motors Group, in Ponte de Sor, situating it within the international principles of industrial heritage conservation. From the history of this manufacturing site, which between 1969 and 2010 significantly shaped the local economy and identity, the study places its adaptation within the broader context of deindustrialisation and present-day policies for the reuse of industrial infrastructures. Using documentary sources, testimonies from former workers, and interviews with political decision-makers, the article assesses the municipal project proposing a business and training centre, as well as a space dedicated to industrial memory and history. This project shows strong alignment with the Nizhny Tagil Charter for the Industrial Heritage, by integrating functional continuity, economic sustainability, and the preservation of identity. However, challenges such as dependence on European funding, the risk of under-occupation, and the proper safeguarding of the site's industrial memory and history may constrain the full realisation of the project, whose impact will ultimately depend on its future implementation.</p>

Copyright (c) https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/estudossecxx/article/view/17606 2025-11-29T21:19:41+00:00 Daniel Florence Giesbrecht profdanielflorence@gmail.com

<p>Este estudo analisa correspondências inéditas entre Renato Kehl, médico formado pela Faculdade de Medicina do Rio de Janeiro, e António Mendes Correia, médico, antropólogo e catedrático da Universidade do Porto, realizando uma contribuição original para a história da medicina no Atlântico. Conservadas em arquivos no Brasil e em Portugal, as cartas são tratadas como dispositivos de prestígio, funcionando como tecnologias de governo da vida, formas de consagração científica e mediadores de circulação transatlântica. Para além de meros registros pessoais, revelam estratégias de legitimação e disputas por autoridade em um campo marcado por assimetrias coloniais. O intercâmbio ilumina a ambivalência da eugenia luso-brasileira, que combinava aconselhamento moral e projetos de exclusão velada, desafiando a narrativa da chamada “brandura latina” e oferecendo uma contribuição original à historiografia da medicina.</p>

Copyright (c) https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/estudossecxx/article/view/17382 2025-11-12T14:32:40+00:00 Karen Cristina Galletto karengalletto@gmail.com Copyright (c) https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/estudossecxx/article/view/17125 2025-12-10T12:14:37+00:00 Pedro Teixeira pedroaateixeira@outlook.com

<p>The project examines the past and present of the “Real Fábrica das Sedas e as Anexas” (1734-1833), a factory situated in the Street of Escola Politécnica, in Lisbon. Studying its History and the present, I aim to understand how the local community perceives the complex and its remnants. I contend that the factual History of the RFSA was replaced by a series of multiple micro-narratives, which have created alternative histories of the complex. I intend to prove my argument by utilizing both historiographic sources and participant observation. Combining methods derived from History and Anthropology, it is possible to observe a rift between the institution’s history, studied by academics, and the one known by the community and the Lisbon City Council. Furthermore, I conclude by exploring actions that both the population and Lisbon City Council can take to value the industrial patrimony.</p>

Copyright (c) https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/estudossecxx/article/view/17119 2025-10-21T10:39:00+01:00 Sandra Sofia Lopes Pereira sandraslpereira@gmail.com

<p>This study investigates the transformative potential of heritage education in the teaching of History, using the Convent of Santa Maria de Semide in Miranda do Corvo as a case study. By confronting students with dominant heritage narratives, the research reveals gaps in heritage literacy and demonstrates how heritage materialises historical conflicts and contemporary reuse. The educational project shows that pedagogical practices can not only transmit knowledge but also foster critical reflection on the processes of selection, preservation and interpretation of heritage, consolidating it as a space for cultural and political contestation. The study contributes to rethinking heritage education as an instrument of critical citizenship.</p>

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