Margarida Portela - Military Historian
Short Bio
My name is Margarida Portela and I have a PhD in Contemporary History from Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas | Universidade Nova de Lisboa where, on November 9, 2020, I publicly defended my doctoral thesis entitled O Serviço Médico-Militar Português na Grande Guerra. Organização, Funcionamento e Repercussões [The Portuguese Army Medical Service in the Great War. Organization, Logistics and Repercussions].
As a Military Historian, I´m currently working the First World War and the Portuguese presence in its African and European operational theaters, visible during the fateful years of 1914 - 1918. My main topics of interest are the Portuguese military healthcare system during the Great War and the internationalization of Portuguese Medicine during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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From November 2012 to June 2020, I was an Integrated Researcher at Instituto de História Contemporânea (IHC FCSH/NOVA). In mid-2020, I became one of the researchers of "História, Territórios e Comunidades" (HTC FCSH/NOVA) and since 2024, I´m also one of the members of Grupo de História Militar / Centro de História (CH-ULisboa) and CINAV - Escola Naval, where I continue to persue my goals in Military History / Social History of Medicine.
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For my full CV click here
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For my institutional pages click in the links:
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História, Território e Comunidades
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Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
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