Noemi Alfieri

Noemi Alfieri is a Researcher at Nova School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA-FCSH) and an Integrated Member of CHAM - Center for Humanities under the CEEC-FCT International Call. She serves as Deputy Director for Research Team Dynamics at CHAM and contributes to the editorial boards of Cultura and Práticas da História.

• PhD in Portuguese Studies (History of the Book & Textual Criticism) - NOVA-FCSH (2021)
• M.A. in Modern Languages & Literatures (Portuguese) - Università degli Studi di Torino (2015)
• B.A. in Modern Languages & Literatures (Iberian Studies) - Università degli Studi di Torino (2012)

Her research examines transnational anti-colonial networks through literary journals like Mensagem, Présence Africaine, and Black Orpheus, focusing on African thinkers' contributions to reconfiguring space and thought during 1950s-70s. Special emphasis on power dynamics, gender representation, and digital transformations in African scholarship.

Recent activities include securing DFG funding for collaborative postdoctoral work in Bayreuth, coordinating international conferences across Africa and Europe, and contributing to public policy through Portugal's National Reading Plan evaluation. She also works as a translator and poet, with publications spanning multiple continents.

• 2024 - Visiting Fellow, ASCL (Leiden University)
• 2023 - Coordinated DFG-funded Postdoctoral Working Group in Bayreuth
• 2022 - Recipient of CEEC Junior Researcher distinction
• 2021 - Honorable Mention, Mário Soares Prize
• 2019 - Guest Researcher at CEM Kwamba (Luanda)

Active in science outreach through podcasts, book fairs, and periodical publications in Angola's Cultura and Mozambique's O País.