I’m Inês Robalo, a researcher and writer focused on memory, trauma, and the materiality of literature across Portuguese, German, and Italian texts. My PhD work, conducted across Lisbon, Bologna, and Leuven, investigates how objects and spaces shape reading in late nineteenth-century fiction. As an educator and translator, I enjoy sharing German culture and intercultural communication with students while contributing to migration and emotion studies through collaborative scholarship. I bring a collaborative, approachable mindset to research and teaching, and I love making complex ideas accessible to diverse audiences.

Inês Robalo

I’m Inês Robalo, a researcher and writer focused on memory, trauma, and the materiality of literature across Portuguese, German, and Italian texts. My PhD work, conducted across Lisbon, Bologna, and Leuven, investigates how objects and spaces shape reading in late nineteenth-century fiction. As an educator and translator, I enjoy sharing German culture and intercultural communication with students while contributing to migration and emotion studies through collaborative scholarship. I bring a collaborative, approachable mindset to research and teaching, and I love making complex ideas accessible to diverse audiences.

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I’m Inês Robalo, a researcher and writer focused on memory, trauma, and the materiality of literature across Portuguese, German, and Italian texts. My PhD work, conducted across Lisbon, Bologna, and Leuven, investigates how objects and spaces shape reading in late nineteenth-century fiction.

As an educator and translator, I enjoy sharing German culture and intercultural communication with students while contributing to migration and emotion studies through collaborative scholarship. I bring a collaborative, approachable mindset to research and teaching, and I love making complex ideas accessible to diverse audiences.

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Language

Portuguese
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Fluent
French
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate
Russian
Beginner

Work Experience

Invited Assistant Professor at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
July 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Taught courses: German Culture; Intercultural Communication.
Invited Assistant at Universidade Aberta
January 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Courses: German Culture and Society I and II; European Studies: Ideas of Europe I and II.
PhD Candidate Researcher at Centre for Comparative Studies, University of Lisbon
January 1, 2023 - October 13, 2025
Subgroup: Aesthetics of Memory and Emotion.
Visiting Researcher at Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica, University of Bologna
June 1, 2019 - October 13, 2025
Invited Assistant Lecturer at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
January 1, 2019 - October 13, 2025
Course: “Leituras Orientadas” (Guided Readings).
English Teacher at AE Manuel da Maia, Lisboa
January 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Middle school and high school English teacher.
Trainee at GEPAC: Gabinete de Estratégia Planeamento e Avaliação Culturais, Ministério da Cultura da República Portuguesa
January 1, 2016 - October 13, 2025
Department of Strategy, Planning and Cultural Evaluation.
Translator at E&T. Engineering and Tooling, Lda.
January 1, 2010 - October 13, 2025
Translation of legal documents from German into Portuguese.
Invited Assistant Professor at School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
July 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Courses: German Culture; Intercultural Communication
Invited Assistant at Universidade Aberta
January 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Courses: German Culture and Society I and II; European Studies: Ideas of Europe I and II
PhD Candidate Researcher at Centre for Comparative Studies, University of Lisbon
January 1, 2023 - October 13, 2025
Subgroup: Aesthetics of Memory and Emotion
Visiting Researcher at Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica, University of Bologna
June 1, 2019 - October 13, 2025
Invited Assistant Lecturer at School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
January 1, 2019 - October 13, 2025
Course: Leituras Orientadas (Guided Readings)
English teacher at AE Manuel da Maia, Lisboa
January 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Middle school and high school English teacher
Trainee at GEPAC: Gabinete de Estratégia Planeamento e Avaliação Culturais, Ministério da Cultura
January 1, 2016 - October 13, 2025
Department of Strategy, Planning and Cultural Evaluation of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture
Translator at E&T. Engineering and Tooling, Lda.
January 1, 2010 - October 13, 2025
Translation of legal documents from German into Portuguese
Invited Assistant Professor at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
July 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Courses: German Culture; Intercultural Communication
Invited Assistant at Universidade Aberta
January 1, 2020 - Present
Courses: German Culture and Society I and II; European Studies: Ideas of Europe I and II
PhD Candidate Researcher at Centre for Comparative Studies, University of Lisbon
January 1, 2023 - October 13, 2025
Subgroup: Aesthetics of Memory and Emotion
Visiting Researcher at Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica, University of Bologna
June 1, 2019 - October 13, 2025
Invited Assistant Lecturer at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
January 1, 2019 - October 13, 2025
Course: Leituras Orientadas (Guided Readings)
Trainee at GEPAC: Gabinete de Estratégia Planeamento e Avaliação Culturais, Ministério da Cultura da República Portuguesa
January 1, 2016 - October 13, 2025
Department of Strategy, Planning and Cultural Evaluation
Translator at E&T. Engineering and Tooling, Lda.
January 1, 2010 - October 13, 2025
Translation of legal documents from German into Portuguese
English Teacher at AE Manuel da Maia, Lisboa
January 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025
Middle school and high-school English teacher

Education

PhD at PhD in Comparative Studies - International Programme in Comparative Studies (2023), School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, Università di Bologna, and KU Leuven
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
M.A. Comparative Studies at School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
B.A. Arts and Humanities at School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
B.A. Political Science and International Relations at New University of Lisbon - Faculty of Social and Humanistic Sciences
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
PhD in Comparative Studies at School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon; Università di Bologna; KU Leuven
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
M.A. Comparative Studies at School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
B.A. Arts and Humanities at School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
B.A. Political Science and International Relations at New University of Lisbon - FCSH
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
PhD in Comparative Studies at PhDComp International Programme in Comparative Studies (School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon; Università di Bologna; KU Leuven)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
M.A. Comparative Studies at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
B.A. Arts and Humanities at School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
B.A. Political Science and International Relations at New University of Lisbon - Faculty of Social and Humanistic Sciences
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

PhD scholarship from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - PD/BD/127929/2016
January 11, 2030 - October 13, 2025
DAAD scholarship, Technische Universität Dresden
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011
PhD scholarship from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - PD/BD/127929/2016
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
Scholarship from the DAAD - Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, at Technische Universität Dresden
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011
PhD scholarship - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - PD/BD/127929/2016
January 1, 2016 - October 13, 2025
DAAD Scholarship, at Technische Universität Dresden
January 1, 2011 - October 13, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Government, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services