Gerald Bär

Gerald Bär is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Aberta in Lisbon, specializing in German Language and Literature, Comparative Literature, and Information Science. He is affiliated with the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC) at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and has participated in Erasmus+ exchanges at the University of Birmingham and the University of Iceland.

• Education: Magister Artium (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, 1987), Doutoramento (Universidade Aberta, 2003)

His research focuses on German-Portuguese cultural interactions, Ossianic poetry, silent cinema, translation studies, and hybrid identities. Key projects include Translating Europe through the Ages: Do Sonho à Arte de Voar (2012–2016), analyzing literary and cultural translations across Europe.

Bär’s publications span topics like German silent cinema in Portugal, Wolfgang Borchert’s literary works, aeronautical experiences in Portuguese literature, multilingualism in German studies, and intersections of genre and gender in Ossianic poetry. His scholarly output reflects interdisciplinary engagement with film, literature, and cultural theory.