Loraine Alberto
Loraine Ethel Barreto Alberto is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies at the Shenoi Goembab School of Languages and Literatures, University of Goa. She holds a Master's degree in Portuguese Literature and Culture from the same university, a pursuit she completed with exceptional distinction, as evidenced by her receipt of the Gold Medal. Her passion for Indo-Portuguese Literature and Culture Studies was ignited during her Master's program while working on her dissertation, A Ilha de Divar na Literatura Goesa. This has led her down an exciting path of research in the field, resulting in several research papers presented at both national and international conferences. Dr Alberto was awarded the prestigious Erasmus+ Programme Scholarship for Faculty Mobility in October 2022, at Faculdade de Letras, University of Porto, Portugal. In addition to her love for research and teaching Portuguese as a foreign language, she harbours a deep passion for music, particularly singing. She has showcased her talent in both Portuguese and English at several singing competitions, earning various prizes along the way. Her affection for the traditional Portuguese music genre, Fado, is reflected in numerous awarded performances. Currently, Dr Alberto is working on her PhD thesis, focusing on documenting the Portuguese spoken in Goa from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives. This endeavour aims to contribute valuable insights to the study of Lusophone linguistic history and evolution in the Indian subcontinent, namely Goa.
Works in the field of the colonial press
Loraine intends to develop a research project that springs from the research article she authored on the emergence of the independent press in 19th-century Goa. The project will focus on the profound impact of two significant publications of the time, O Ultramar and Índia Portuguesa, on Goan society. Through this research, she aims to shed light on the historical progression of Goan society under the influence of the independent press and explore how these media outlets helped shape public opinion and discourse during the era of Portuguese colonial rule.
Fields of interest
Periodical press; linguistics; Indo-Portuguese literature and culture.
Key words
Portuguese foreign language; translation.
Works in the field of the colonial press
Loraine intends to develop a research project that springs from the research article she authored on the emergence of the independent press in 19th-century Goa. The project will focus on the profound impact of two significant publications of the time, O Ultramar and Índia Portuguesa, on Goan society. Through this research, she aims to shed light on the historical progression of Goan society under the influence of the independent press and explore how these media outlets helped shape public opinion and discourse during the era of Portuguese colonial rule.
Fields of interest
Periodical press; linguistics; Indo-Portuguese literature and culture.
Key words
Portuguese foreign language; translation.
