Hugo Simões

Hugo Sousa Simões is a PhD candidate in Culture Studies at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, currently working on a dissertation on the Jeeves series of books by P.G Wodehouse. He holds a BA in Law from the University of Lisbon, an MA in Culture Studies from UCP, and has worked as an actor, writer, director and translator. He holds an FCT scholarship. In the Summer of 2022 he was a Visiting Scholar at Boston College, and in the Summer of 2023 a Guest Researcher at the University of Warwick. His fiction and poetry have been published in Southwest Review, The Rio Grande Review and Across the Margin, among other journals. His TV work includes co-writing, co-directing and starring in the comedy series A Bola Maciça. His research interests include humour in literature and the comedic genre.