08/28/2026
The latest issue of the Portuguese Cultural Studies dedicated to Ana Luísa Amaral (1956–2022) is now online!
Ana Luísa Amaral is one of the most important voices in modern and contemporary Portuguese literature. This issue celebrates the extraordinary breadth and originality of her work, exploring its feminist and q***r interventions, its engagement with literary tradition, and its sustained attention to questions of identity, politics, ethics, the body, and the world around us. Bringing together new perspectives on Amaral’s poetry, fiction, and essays, this issue offers a rich tribute to a writer whose work continues to invite new readings and perspectives.
You can access it by visiting the the PCS website: https://openpublishing.library.umass.edu/p/issue/378/info/
Our heartfelt thanks to our two guest editors Ida Alves and Paulo de Medeiros, as well as to all contributing authors and peer reviewers, whose efforts helped produce this exceptional volume!