« La pierre n’a point d’espoir d’être autre chose qu’une pierre. Mais, de collaborer, elle s’assemble et devient temple. » – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
António José Marques da Silva
(Coordenator)
Researcher at the Centre for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism (CiTUR) - Madeira.
Invited Adjunct Professor at School of Technologies and Management of University of Madeira.
Post-doctorate in History and Archaeology from University of Coimbra.
PhD in History (specialization in Archaeology) from University of Coimbra.
Master in Roman Archaeology from University of Coimbra.
Integrated researcher at UNESCO Chair in Intangible Heritage and Traditional Know-How: Connecting Heritage of the University of Évora.
Consultant (UNESCO procedures) of Slow Food Bergen, Task force of Stockfish's international application for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Foundation 'The Routes of the Olive Tree',
Associate Expert of the PhD in Food Heritage at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra.
Partner of the international network 'Food Heritage of the Lusophony' (DIAITA).
He worked for 15 years in the field of safeguarding archaeological and ethnological heritage, within the context of public and private construction projects across various regions of mainland Portugal. During this time, he was commissioned by the Ministry of Culture to conduct a dozen ethnographic surveys focusing on levadas (irrigation channels), water mills, stone pavements, and other vernacular structures.
He has conducted research on the Mediterranean diet, Alentejo Talha wine, cod and stockfish, as well as the traditions surrounding Madeira wine, couscous, and alfenim.
https://www.cienciavitae.pt//0C1B-EE3F-B88F
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5971-1574
Naidea Nunes Nunes
Associate Professor at the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Madeira.
Post-Doctorate in Language Sciences and Applied Linguistics from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).
PhD in Romance Linguistics – History of the Portuguese Language from University of Madeira.
Master's degree in Portuguese Linguistics from Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon.
Researcher integrated in the UNESCO Chair in Intangible Heritage and Traditional Know-How: Connecting Heritage of the University of Évora.
Researcher integrated in the Centre for Linguistics of the University of Lisbon, in the area of Dialectology and Diachrony, collaborating in the publication of the Linguistic-Ethnographic Atlas of Madeira and Porto Santo.
Collaborator of the Centre for Research in Regional and Local Studies of the University of Madeira (CIERL) and the Centre for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism (CiTUR), at the University of Madeira, in the research line Tourism, Culture, Society and Language.
She has conducted research in the following areas: anthroponymy, lexicon and terminology, sugar culture in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, migrations and mobilities, Madeiran regionalisms, regional traditions, ethnolinguistic tourism, and intangible cultural heritage.
https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/7E13-00C9-6756
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-608X
Rossana Andreia Neves dos Santos
Adjunct Professor at School of Technologies and Management of University of Madeira.
PhD in Tourism and Master in Tourism Management and Development, from University of Aveiro.
Researcher integrated in the Centre for Research, Development and Innovation in Tourism (CiTUR) - Madeira.
She has conducted research in the following areas: Emigration and Tourism Development; Tourism in Rural Areas, Sustainable Tourism; Cultural Heritage and Tourism; Destination Carrying Capacity; Slow Tourism.
He has been directing higher education courses in the areas of tourism and hospitality in Portugal.
He is a member of the Commission for Inclusion and Equality of University of Madeira.
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