João Borges da Cunha (Lisbon, 1973) holds a Ph.D. in Culture Studies from the Catholic University of Portugal, and a Degree in Architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Lisbon. His doctoral dissertation, entitled «Representation, 'immersion' and interiors: Cultures of Space in 'To the Lighthouse' and 'Buddenbrooks'», provides a comparative reading of two emblematic novels of the 20th century, regarding their spatial, architectural and cultural backdrop. <<<<<<<<<< He is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning in Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, where he has been teaching, in undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level, such matters as Visual Culture, Theories of Space, Anthropology of Space, Geometry and Contemporary Culture. He has also been working as the department's Students Manager. <<<<<<<<<< He has participated in Erasmus+ Projects as a research partner in the field of architecture and the arts. <<<<<<<<<< He has been a speaker at several international conferences on representation, culture, architecture, space, narrative as well as fiction, inter-media studies and art critique, with published papers and articles on the subjects. <<<<<<<<<< He has been a researcher at the research centers CECC-UCP and ARQ.id-ULusofona. <<<<<<<<<< He is also a writer of fiction, for which he has been awarded the "Branquinho da Fonseca, Expresso/ Gulbenkian Foundation Literary Prize", for his novella «Amor de Miraflores» [Lisboa: Questzal, 2004]. <<<<<<<<<< His first book of poetry «MJK's 0ne Hundred Talks on Mary Jane Kelly» was written originally in English Language and published in London by Austin Macauley Publishers, offering a view of the Whitechapel Events taking as a backdrop the architecture of the Victorian city. He's personal ebpage «domus mea est» is a collection of articles of cultural critique on literature, the stage and the arts ~ https://domus-mea-est.webador.com/ <<<<<<<<<< João Borges da Cunha. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Doutoramento em Estudos de Cultura em 2014/04/08 pelo(a) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Licenciatura em Arquitectura em 1997 pelo(a) Universidade de Lisboa. É Professor Auxiliar no(a) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. Publicou 1 artigos em revistas especializadas. Possui 1 capítulo(s) de livros e 4 livro(s). Participou em 5 evento(s). Recebeu 2 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Participa e/ou participou como Investigador em 3 projeto(s). <<<<<<<<<<