Paulo Figueira has a PhD in Atlantic Islands – specialization in Cultural Heritage (Ilhas Atlânticas: História, Património Cultural e Quadro Jurídico-Institucional – especialidade em Património Cultural). He is an integrated member of CEComp and a collaborating member of CLEPUL. Since graduation, he has shown interest in the insular character of Madeiran identity, through literature (poetry and historical novel) and with relevance to the works of José Agostinho Baptista and João dos Reis Gomes, on which he has presented several communications and articles. In the same way, he has sought to study Cape Verdean and Azorean writers. paulocv@sapo.pt.
