The Lusosphere

An emerging global community

Exploring the co-evolution of Portuguese-speaking cultures in the Internet era

Welcome to the Lusosphere

“Cantando espalharei por toda parte,
Se a tanto me ajudar o engenho e arte.”

– The Lusiads by Luis Vaz de Camões (1572)

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This site explores prospects for a global Lusophone community. It is focusing on such questions as –

  • What kind of global Lusosphere culture may emerge from today’s geographically separated Portuguese-speaking communities, as digital technologies spread connections across national borders?
  • How might a global Lusophone culture affect the language and customs of individual countries that make up today’s Lusosphere?
  • Will Brazilian models for digital educational and cultural exchange meet the expectations of Lusophone communities around the world?

These are questions that we will be exploring in this web site, and in our new book project on…

Brazil and the Emergence of the Digital Lusosphere

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Lusosphere Book contributor Jose Gabriel Andrade on the expanding global role of Portuguese

January 6, 2017

Dr. Jose Gabriel Andrade was among the featured speakers at the 7th Lusocom conference in Cape Verde from 19-21- October 2016. In his talk, Dr. Andrade noted that Portuguese language demand has been growing around the world since 2008, the  year of the global economic crisis in the leading industrialized countries. Since then, he noted, young people … More Lusosphere Book contributor Jose Gabriel Andrade on the expanding global role of Portuguese

Book on Brazil and the Digital Lusosphere in preparation for Lexington Press

January 4, 2017

The Lexington Press, an academic publishing arm of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., has engaged a global group of scholars to prepare a book for publication in late 2017 entitled Brazil and the Emergence of a Digital Lusosphere. The book’s editor is Valnora Leister, a member of the faculty of James Madison University … More Book on Brazil and the Digital Lusosphere in preparation for Lexington Press

Interesting Growing in Digital Culture initiatives for the Lusosphere

January 4, 2017

Recent publications have documented opportunities and challenges for Internet-assisted cultural integration in the Portuguese speaking world.  Among them are “Brazil’s Role in Expanding the Digital Lusosphere,” a paper presented by Valnora Leister at LASA2016/LASA at 50, XXXIV International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, May 2016.  Subsequently, “Integração Digital Lusófona,” also by Valnora Leister, … More Interesting Growing in Digital Culture initiatives for the Lusosphere