WIRE DOCTUS 2026 - Session 1

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Lusófona University
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    Session 1 | Lisbon

    Cinema and Decadence: The New Relevance of an Old Topic
    Lusófona University, Lisbon | 13–14 April 2026

    The Lisbon session opens the DOCTUS 2026 programme by revisiting decadence through cinema, fashion, technology, and artistic research. It brings together leading scholars in decadence studies, screenings and discussions in a Decadent Film Club, an AI workshop that uses your PhD project to counter and challenge algorithmic bias, and a guided tour of the WIRE Artistic Research Exhibition.

    Opening session & welcome remarks

    • Victor Flores – DOCTUS organiser, Lusófona University
    • Manuel José Damásio – WIRE Coordinator

    Key contributors include:

    • Giovanni Maria Conti (Politecnico di Milano)
    • Bénédicte Coste (Université de Bourgogne Europe)
    • Jane Desmarais (Goldsmiths, University of London)
    • Jessica Gossling (Goldsmiths, University of London)
    • Catarina Patrício (Lusófona University)

    Complete Programme here