JOSE ANTONIO SOUTO CABO

Jose Antonio Souto Cabo is a Full Professor of Galician and Portuguese Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Faculty of Philology and Department of Galician Philology. He holds a doctoral degree from the same institution (1997) with a thesis on the manuscript edition and study of 'The History of Dom Servando,' supervised by Dr. Jose Luis Rodriguez Fernandez.

• Education: Licenciado em Filologia Románica e Filologia Hispánica (Galego-português), Doctor em Filologia Galega.

His research focuses on historical linguistics, medieval Galician-Portuguese literature, manuscript tradition analysis, and sociocultural origins of medieval lyric poetry. Key areas include the study of early Galician-Portuguese documents, troubadour networks, and textual criticism of medieval chronicles like the 'Crónica de Santa Maria de Íria.'

Recent publications analyze manuscript traditions, sociocultural contexts of medieval poetry, and dialectological studies of Galician-Portuguese language evolution. His work bridges philological rigor with interdisciplinary approaches to cultural history.

Notable contributions include coordinating the 'Obras Pioneiras da Cultura Portuguesa' series and editing critical editions of medieval texts. He collaborates widely with institutions like the University of Coimbra and Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).