Lagoonscapes

The Venice Journal of Environmental Humanities

Rivers and Oceans, or the Place Where the Blue Humanities Meet Lisbon

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Abstract

At NOVA University of Lisbon – School of Social Sciences and Humanities new avenues of research in marine environmental history, archaeology and ocean’s heritage, ancient history and religion, and literary studies, are paving the way to more inclusive and interdisciplinary approaches, tackling area studies through transcultural and trans-chronological analytical strategies. Steaming from teaching, scientific projects, field work and public activities, this paper presents case-studies in teaching-learning practices. It also discusses a common framework for developing conceptual and practical approaches to the Blue Humanities.


open access | peer reviewed

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2025 | Accepted: Nov. 17, 2025 | Published Dec. 18, 2025 | Language: en

Keywords Ancient history • Water Humanities • Environmental Humanities • Literary Studies • Environmental history and archaeology • Higher-education

Copyright © 2025 Cristina Brito, Isabel Gomes Almeida, Isabel Araújo Branco, Ana Catarina Garcia, Nina Vieira. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/LGSP/2785-2709/2025/02/004