Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Inês Lima joined the University of Edinburgh in 2022. She holds a BA in Modern Languages (Portuguese and English) with a specialization in teaching from the University of Porto and an MA in Lusophone Studies from the University Paris 3 – Sorbonne Nouvelle. She completed a PhD in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Her dissertation focuses on the poetry of Ana Luísa Amaral from a queer and ecocritical perspective. Before coming to Edinburgh, she taught at the California State University, Fresno.
Research Interests
Ecocriticism, intertextuality, gender studies, queer theory, postcolonial studies, migration and mobility, literary theory, comparative literature, visual cultures.
Teaching
Black Hydropoetics: The Sea in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Literature and Culture (Honours Option)
Brazilian Culture (Honours option)
Migration, Diaspora and Exile (team-taught)
Gender and Culture (team-taught)
Culture and Society in the Portuguese-Speaking World
Portuguese 1 Literature
Supervision:
MEL Long Essay in Portuguese (Year 4 Honours)
MSc in Comparative Literature
Administrative Roles
Assessment and Moderation Officer for Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Editorial Board of Hispanic Research Journal
Margarida Losa Institute for Comparative Literature
Education/Academic qualification
Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Modern Literatures and Languages - Portuguese and English, Bachelor of Arts, University of Porto
Lusophone Studies, Master of Arts, Université de Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle
External positions
External Examiner, University of Glasgow
1 Sept 2025 → …
External Examiner, University of Manchester
1 Sept 2025 → …
Keywords
- PQ Romance literatures
- Portuguese
Research Themes and Networks
- GENDER.ED
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De Gados e Homens, by Ana Paula Maia: A hydrocritical analysis
Lima, I., 12 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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A Black Hydropoetics of the Sea in Lusophone Literature
Lima, I., 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Ana Luísa Amaral e a Queerização do Cânone Literário Ocidental: O Discurso Amoroso Queer de A Génese do Amor
Lima, I., 2019, Legados e Heranças: Políticas (Inter)Sexuais Hoje. Freitas, M., Amaral, A. L., Sampaio, M. D. L. & Moreira da Silva, A. (eds.). Instituto de Literatura Comparada Margarida Losa, Edições Afrontamento, p. 247-254Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Myths and Muses: In Crete with Sena, Sophia and Amaral
Lima, I., 2019, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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O Modernismo Português na Obra da Poeta Contemporânea Ana Luísa Amaral
Lima, I., 2018, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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De París a Massachusetts, y de California a Edimburgo. Retos y oportunidades de una carrera académica internacional.
Lima, I. (Invited speaker)
2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk