Ricardo Rato Rodrigues

Ricardo Rato Rodrigues is a Lecturer at the Luis Lindley Cintra Chair of Portuguese Studies, Institute of Linguistics and Literary Studies, Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska (UMCS). His research focuses on trauma studies, medical humanities, and Portuguese literature, particularly analyzing works of António Lobo Antunes, José Saramago, and Jorge Listopad.

• Research Interests: Trauma theory, intertextuality, postcolonial identity, medical narratives, and political ideologies in literature
• Key Collaborations: Co-editor of Trauma and Textualities (2021), co-author with Karolina Valová on Jorge Listopad's works

His publications examine trauma through psychiatric, historical, and ethical lenses, connecting Portuguese modernist works with global literary and philosophical traditions (e.g., Keats, Faulkner, Unger). Recent projects include analyzing Portuguese cinema under the Estado Novo regime.

As a member of the Literary Studies discipline, he contributes to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of literature, medicine, and philosophy. He maintains active collaborations with Slovak and Polish academic institutions.