Sete Mulheres, Sete Musas / 7 Women, 7 Muses: Camões in Comics

7 Women, 7 Muses: Camões in Comics is a book launch and conversation celebrating an anthology created to mark the 500th anniversary of Luís de Camões. Bringing together seven Portuguese artists, the volume reimagines the women of Camões’ lyric poetry through the language of contemporary comics and visual storytelling.

Situated within broader discussions of translation, adaptation, and the Global Iberian world, the event explores how classical texts continue to circulate across languages, media, and cultural contexts. Through image, narrative, and reinterpretation, figures such as Dinamene, Bárbara, Violante, and the Menina dos Olhos Verdes are revisited from contemporary perspectives, opening new dialogues on literary afterlives.

The event will be introduced by Dr Alexandra Lourenço Dias, Director of the Camoes Centre for Portuguese Language and Culture at King’s College London.

Please note that the event will be hybrid, with one of the speakers, José de Freitas, joining online from Portugal.

At present, the programme is envisaged as follows:

Programme

Welcome and Introduction: Camões in Comics – Reimagining a Literary Legacy

Dr Alexandra Dias, Leitora Camões and Director of the Camões Centre for Portuguese Language and Culture, King’s College London

Introduction to the project and anthology, focusing on Camões in comics and the role of translation in broadening access to Portuguese literary culture.

Camões, I.P. and Portuguese Language Education in the UK

Dr Cátia Verguete, Camões, I.P. UK

On the mission of Camões, I.P., support for Portuguese language and culture in the UK, the reading plan associated with the project, and the importance of school–university partnerships in promoting Portuguese language education.

José de Freitas

A Seita, CRL (Publisher)

On the project, the importance of translation and internationalisation, the publisher’s mission, and the role of publishing in promoting Portuguese-language cultures, including in Lusophone Africa.

The event is free, but booking is essential.