Events

Talk at DECivil museum: A tsunami in Lisbon

Técnico - Alameda Campus

“Um tsunami em Lisboa: os processos físicos, a catástrofe e a sua representação na criação literária” – a talk at DECivil Museum, will take place on November 24, at 5:30 p.m. This event will be attended by Miguel Gizzas, Daniel Conde, Rui Ferreira, Mário Lopes and Carlos Sousa Oliveira.

Programme

5:30 p.m. – Public presentation of the digital video “Modelação Matemática do Tsunami de 1755 na Lisboa Contemporânea” (Daniel Conde, Rui Ferreira)

6 p.m. – Presentation of the novel “O dia em que o mar voltou” by Miguel Gizzas.

This talk is about science, natural disasters, musical and literary creation: how scientific descriptions and literary creation influence the perception of the impacts of natural disasters; the scientific truth as an obstacle or as a stimulus for artistic creativity.

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