António José Marques Silva
Penteada University Campus , Floor 1, Office 1.88
antonio.silva@staff.uma.pt
(+351) 291 705 235 / 5235
Biographical Notes
In the last five years, he explored these issues using different case studies: the Mediterranean diet, the Alentejan winemaking art, Portuguese?bacalhau? and Catalan stockfish traditions, etc.
The international recognition of his expertise in this field is demonstrated by the fact he is regularly invited to present communications to several sorts of audiences (anthropologists, archaeologists, heritage stakeholders, historians, museologists, nutritionists, physicians) in France (once as the opening speaker), Germany, Morocco, Norway and Portugal. He is also deeply involved as actor in this area of governmentality. He is a scientific committee member of the Cultural Foundation 'The Routes of the Olive Tree', an associated expert of the PhD School 'Food Heritage, Cultures and Identities' - University of Coimbra (FLUC). From 2017, he lives in Madeira, having already produced historical studies (Ref.3,6-8,11-12,15) and oral communications about the F&B traditions of the archipelago. Since 2019, he is an invited professor of the University of Madeira (Higher School of Technologies and Management), where he teachs matters related to food history/ethnology and natural/cultural heritage in several courses which prepare students to work in the hospitality and tourism industry. He is presently an integrated researcher of the CITUR.
Publications
- ?A veritable vineous museum? Ethnography of Liminality at Old Blandy?s Wine Lodge (Funchal, Madeira Island), Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 33, p. 1?44, 2025
- As tradições do Vinho Madeira. Testemunhos dos viticultores. ISSN 2184-6340, Coleção Cadernos do Território, Cátedra UNESCO de Património Cultural Imaterial e Saber Fazer Tradicional da Universidade de Évora, Évora., Silva, A. J. M. da Silva; Nunes, N. N.; Santos, R. A. N. dos, Cátedra UNESCO de Património Cultural Imaterial e Saber Fazer Tradicional da Universidade de Évora, 2025
- Dos princípios à prática: candidatura das tradições do vinho Madeira a património cultural imaterial da Humanidade, in Fraga, h. J. de, Cardoso, C. S. C.; Quevedo, É. R. et al. (Org.) Experimentações do patrimônio (Série Experimentações: v. 5): interfaces e conexões Atlânticas, Porto Alegre : Evangr, Silva, A. J. M. da; Nunes, N. N., & Santos, R. A. N. dos, 2025
- Wine Tourism and Sustainability in Island Destinations: The Case of Madeira Island. In B. Sousa (Ed.), Cross-Border Regions Cooperation and Implications for Organizations (pp. 367-388). IGI Global Scientific Publishing., Santos, R. A., Silva, A. J., & Nunes, N. N., IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2025
- X-ray compositional microanalysis and X-ray diffraction of Haltern 70 amphorae sherds, Pinheiro, D. et al., Applied Physics A, 2025
- 2013- dieta mediterrânica in Franco, J. E. and Braga, I. D. História Global da Alimentação Portuguesa,, Silva, A. J. M., 2023
- From the glass to the plate: Reframing the storytelling about Madeira wine's leap into gastronomy, Silva, A. J. M., Revista Herança, 2023
- Mössbauer Studies of Haltern 70 Amphorae from Castro do Vieito, Northwest of Portugal, Costa, B. et al., Crystals, 2023
- Once Upon a Time: The Old Blandy's Wine Lodge. Property Management and Business Strategies in Madeira (1811-1855), Silva, A. J. M., Revista Herança, 2023
- Eating, drinking and travelling for fun. Backward to ?Tourism and Gastronomy? and forward to the Covidocene, EJTHR, 11(2), 2022, 159-170, Silva, António, European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, 2022, 12
Academic Qualifications
- PhD in História, 2009, Universidade de Coimbra/Fac. de Letras
- Master Degree in Arqueologia e Território, 2002, Universidade de Coimbra/Fac. de Letras
- Undergraduate Degree in Arqueologia e História, 1995, Universidade de Coimbra/Fac. de Letras