European Sociological Association Meeting at the University of Coimbra
TRACE’s Principal Investigator, Professor Ana Cristina Santos, contributed to the organisation of an ESA Executive Committee meeting held at the University of Coimbra, in collaboration with the Centre for Social Studies. The gathering brought together leading sociologists from across Europe to reflect on current challenges and discuss future directions for Sociology in Europe.
Doctoral Project Defense “Agroqueer: LGBTQI+ Lives in Rural Portugal Over Time” by Pedro Fidalgo
PhD candidate Pedro Fidalgo successfully defended his doctoral project at the PhD Programme in Human Rights in Contemporary Societies at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra (III-UC). Pedro Fidalgo’s dissertation, “Agroqueer: LGBTQI+ Lives in Rural Portugal Over Time” documents queer life stories in rural Portuguese contexts, highlighting experiences often overlooked in mainstream queer research and […]
Doctoral Project Defense “No Country for Older Queers: The Lived Experience of Ageing LBTQ+ Women in Sardinia and Sicily” by Irene Massa
PhD candidate Irene Massa successfully defended her doctoral project at the PhD Programme in Human Rights in Contemporary Societies at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra (III-UC). Irene Massa’s dissertation, “No Country for Older Queers: The Lived Experience of Ageing LBTQ+ Women in Sardinia and Sicily,” explores the realities of ageing […]
Strategic Meeting for Theoretical and Methodological Planning
On 6 and 7 February 2025, the TRACE research team met in Curia for a strategic meeting dedicated to the theoretical and methodological preparation of the project’s analytical phase. Over two intensive days of immersive teamwork, the team held three in-depth working sessions, including a key meeting with the International Advisory Board, with the participation […]
Joana Brilhante won the 2024 Young Scholar Award by the European Sociological Association (ESA)
The European Sociological Association (ESA) awarded Joana Brilhante the 2024 Young Scholar Award. This award by ESA distinguises her paper ”’Out[side], loud and proud!’: An insular approach to LGBTQ narratives and experiences” on LGBTQ+ narratives in insular contexts, and her ongoing work as a researcher at project TRACE, at the Centre for Social Studies (CES), […]
Ana Cristina Santos – Invited Visiting Scholar at the University of Bergen, Norway
Professor Ana Cristina Santos, TRACE PI, was invited as a Visiting Scholar expert on LGBTQI+ Studies by the University of Bergen, Norway (10-15 June 2024).
