Isabel Capeloa Gil (born in Mira, Mira on 22 July 1965) is the 6th Rector of the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP)[1] and President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities.[2] She is a Full Professor of Culture Studies at the School of Human Sciences.[3] She studied in Lisbon (University of Lisbon), Munich (Ludwig Maximilian University) and University of Chicago and holds a PhD in German Studies from UCP. Previously, she was Vice-Rector for Research and Internationalization (2012–2016) and the Dean of the School of Human Sciences (2005–2012), of the Catholic University of Portugal.[4]

Isabel Capeloa Gil as the 6th Rector of the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP)

Biography

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Having grown up in China (Macao), Isabel Gil has a special interest in researching issues of diversity and conflict and has structured her work around the exploration of the disciplinary boundaries between literature, the arts and other disciplines. She is an advocate of international education.[5]

The main projects that marked her first mandate as Rector of Catholic University of Portugal, between 2016 and 2020, were: the development of the project of national strategic interest between Catholic University of Portugal, the American biotechnology company Amyris, Inc. and the Portuguese State, with a value of 42 million euros;[6] the accreditation of the first Integrated Master's degree in Medicine, at a non-state University;[7] and the development of the new infrastructures of the headquarters of Catholic University of Portugal - Campus Veritati.[8]

Isabel Capeloa Gil founded the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) in 2017, an alliance between the Catholic University of Portugal and seven Catholic Universities (U. Ramon Llull, U. Sacro Cuore, Australian Catholic University, Boston College, PUC-Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Chile, Sophia University).[9]

In 2018, she was elected the first woman President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities and was responsible for the strategic plan "A Global Voice for a Common Future" and founder of the task force for women's leadership of Catholic Universities.[10]

Isabel Capeloa Gil is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GFCC) (2021).[11]

Other activities

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Honors and awards

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  • (2020) Nominated ordinary member of Academia Europaea[13]
  • (2020) Awarded the Master de Oro de Alta Dirección by the Real Forum de Alta Dirección[14]
  • (2019) Doctor Honoris Causa by Boston College and Commencement Speaker[15]
  • (2019) Alumni Career Award by the University of Lisbon[16]
  • (2019) Women in Science Portugal
  • (2013) ILVP Award, International Leadership Program, U.S. State Department
  • (2012) Freeman Spogli Lecturer at Center for International Relations, Freeman Spogli Centre, Stanford University
  • (Since 2010) Honorary Fellow at School of Advanced Studies of University of London
  • (2007) Fellow at Wissenschaftskolleg, in Berlin
  • (2001) Fulbright scholar at Western Michigan University[17]

Selected works

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Her research is currently published in Portuguese, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. She is the author of over 182 publications, bridging cultural theory, interarts studies, visual culture and culture and conflict.

Books

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Edited books

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Scientific articles

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  • (1994). Caos e Metamorfose: Uma Leitura da Dança na Obra de Hugo von Hofmannsthal]", Runa nº20, 2/93, pp.151–160 .[18]
  • (1995). "Antigonae – Antigone. Uma leitura de Hölderlin e Claus Bremer", Runa, nº22,2/1994, pp. 99–114.[19]
  • (2000). "Tot sein und atmen... O complexo de Antígona no romance Malina de Ingeborg Bachmann", Runa, nº23–24, 1995, pp. 309–325.[20]
  • (2000). Poiesis, Tanz und Repräsen-Tanz. Zu Hugo von Hofmannsthals Ariadne auf Naxos", Colloquia Germanica, Bd. 33, 2/2000, pp. 149–162.
  • (2000). "Antigone and Cassandra: Gender and Nationalism in German Literature", Orbis Litterarum. International Review of Literary Studies, Vol.55, 2/2000,pp. 118–134.[21]
  • (2003). „Komm mit, o Schöne, Komm mit mir zum Tanze’ Die Geschlechtspolitik und die Ort des Tanzes in Texten J.W.Goethes", Runa, 28/1999-2000, pp. 131–148.
  • (2006). „Schweig und tanze!” Textos no Limite da (Re)Presentação. A Palavra e o Gesto no Drama de Franz Werfel, Eberhard Pannwitz e Hugo von Hofmannsthal", Dedalus, nº 9, 2004, pp. 91–117.
  • (2009). "O que significa Estudos de Cultura? Um diagnóstico cosmopolita sobre o caso da Cultura Alemã", Revista de Comunicação e Cultura, nº6, 2009, pp. 137–166.[22]
  • (2010). "The Visuality of Catastrophe in Ernst Jünger’s Der gefährliche Augenblick and Die veränderte Welt", Kulturpoetik, 10,1, 2010, pp.62–84.
  • (2011). (with João Ferreira Duarte), Fluid CartographiesNew Modernities Special Monographic Issue, Journal of Romance Studies, Vol.11, Issue 1, Spring 2011.
  • (2011). "Savages and Neurotics. Freud at the Colonial School", Journal of Romance Studies, Vol.11.3, 2011, pp. 27–42.[23]
  • (2011). "A Question of Scale? Lázló László Almásy's Desert Mapping and Its Postcolonial Rewriting" Journal of Romance Studies, Vol.11.1.[24]
  • (2011). "Fuss-Karrieren: Der Schuh von Baudelaire bis Warhol", Paragrana. Zeitschrift für historische Anthropologie 21.2, 2011, pp. 1–23.
  • (2013). "Fragile Matters. Literature and the Scene of Torture" in New German Critique, 127, Feb. 2016, pp. 119–140.[25]
  • (2020). “The risky NPV of Literature in dos Passos and Pessoa”, REAL – Yearbook of English and American Literature.

Chapters in books

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References

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  1. ^ "Isabel Capeloa Gil é a sexta Reitora da Universidade Católica". Entrevista à RTP – a partir do minuto 20. 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Rector of UCP elected President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities". July 2018.
  3. ^ "PhDnet in Literary and Cultural Studies". March 2019.
  4. ^ "Católica reafirma rumo e anuncia modernização digital". O Jornal Económico. 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Curriculum Vitae Isabel Capeloa Gil" (PDF). Web page Universidade Católica Portuguesa. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  6. ^ "Universidade Católica Portuguesa and Amyris sign a research contract with the Portuguese government | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  7. ^ "Integrated Master in Medicine of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa accredited by A3ES | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  8. ^ "Presentation of the Project "Campus Veritati" of UCP | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  9. ^ "Educação: Universidade Católica Portuguesa assina protocolo com sete congéneres estrangeiras". Agência ECCLESIA (in European Portuguese). 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  10. ^ "The Rector of UCP elected President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  11. ^ "Curriculum Vitae Isabel Capeloa Gil" (PDF). Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  12. ^ Members of the Council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
  13. ^ "Rector of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa elected member of Academia Europaea | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  14. ^ "Reitora da UCP é Máster de Oro pelo Real Fórum de Alta Dirección | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  15. ^ "Isabel Capeloa Gil, UCP Rector - 2019 Commencement speaker at Boston College | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  16. ^ "Isabel Capeloa Gil wins the first FLUL Alumni Career Award | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  17. ^ "Biografia Isabel Capeloa Gil | UCP". www.ucp.pt. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  18. ^ Martins, Adriana; Lopes, Alexandra; Dias, Mónica (2016-06-10). Caos e Metamorfose: Uma Leitura da Dança na Obra de Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Springer. ISBN 9781137575203 – via Books Google.
  19. ^ "Antigonae – Antigone. Uma leitura de Hölderlin e Claus Bremer". Web page Centro de Estudos Comparatistas.
  20. ^ "Tot sein und atmen... O complexo de Antígona no romance Malina de Ingeborg Bachmann= Web page Biblioteca Universitária João Paulo II".[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ Gil, Isabel Capeloa (2000). "Antigone and Cassandra: Gender and Nationalism in German Literature". Orbis Litterarum. 55 (2): 118–134. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0730.2000.d01-8.x.
  22. ^ "O que significa Estudos de Cultura? Um diagnóstico cosmopolita sobre o caso da Cultura Alemã". Revista de Comunicação e Cultura, nº6, 2009, pp. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  23. ^ Gil, Isabel Capeloa (2011). "Savages and Neurotics. Freud at the Colonial School", Journal of Romance Studies". Journal of Romance Studies. 11 (3): 27–41. doi:10.3828/jrs.11.3.27.
  24. ^ "A Question of Scale? Lázló László Almásy's Desert Mapping and Its Postcolonial Rewriting". Conference Report on "After Writing Back: Present and Future Perspectives in Postcolonial Studies"- Giessen University. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  25. ^ Gil, Isabel Capeloa (2016). "Fragile Matters. Literature and the Scene of Torture" in New German Critique, 127, Feb. 2016, pp. 119–140". New German Critique. 43: 119–140. doi:10.1215/0094033X-3329223.
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