Full Professor in the Universidade Aberta and a researcher in the Centre for History of the University of Lisbon and a member of the Centro de Estudos Globais of the Universidade Aberta. He works in the field of ancient History – Egyptology –, having published many books and articles both in Portugal and abroad. He is responsible for the research project “Tutankhamon em Portugal. Relatos na Imprensa Portuguesa (1922-1939)” in the field of ancient Egypt reception studies. This project aims to identify, analyse, and publish the news released by the Portuguese press (newspapers and magazines) about the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Since 2006, Susana Mota has done research
in Egyptology, and from 2016 onwards, she has dedicated herself to researching
in the field of ancient Egypt reception, Egyptomania, and in the field of
History of Communication.
After a bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages (English/French), Carla Mota focused her studies on the field of Translation which gave her a broad knowledge about the main area of translation and its particular challenges. Besides having translated articles and abstracts for researchers, her master’s degree dissertation was a specialised translation exercise on Egyptology ("A Tradução Especializada - Um ensaio de Tradução na área da Egiptologia" - Universidade de Coimbra, 2019). She is a member of the research project “Tutankhamon em Portugal. Relatos na Imprensa Portuguesa (1922-1939)” as a translator and desk researcher.