TRACE at Sociology Students’ Visit to the Centre for Social Studies (CES)
On 19 November 2025, project TRACE participated in the visit of undergraduate and master’s Sociology students from the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, to the Centre for Social Studies (CES). The visit provided a moment of knowledge transfer and dialogue on scientific research. TRACE was represented by Dr Joana Brilhante, Dr Ana Lúcia Santos, […]
World Premiere: Outlasting – Living Archives of Older Queers at Queer Porto International Film Festival
The Documentary Film Outlasting – Living Archives of Older Queers had its world premiere on 8 November 2025 at Batalha Centro de Cinema (Sala 2), as part of Queer Porto 11 – International Queer Film Festival. Produced within Project TRACE – Tracing Queer Citizenship Over Time, Outlasting brings together the life stories of older LGBTQI+ […]
Ana Cristina Santos at NOVA University Lisbon (Rectorate): “Artivism, Queer Thought and Academia: Interactions”
As the final event of the project “Uma Densa Nuvem de Amor / A Thick Cloud of Love”, the conference “Artivism, Queer Thought and Academia: Interactions” brought together Ana Cristina Santos (CES – University of Coimbra) and João Manuel de Oliveira (ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon). Organised and chaired by António Fernando Cascais, this […]
TRACE at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra Welcome Session for MA and PhD Students
On 19 September 2025, as part of the welcome programme for MA and PhD students at the beginning of the new academic year (2025/2026), the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra invited Project TRACE – Tracing Queer Citizenship Over Time to take part in the Advanced Training Showcase. Dr Ana Lúcia Santos and […]
CES Vai à Escola: “Rainbow grandparents: stories of resistance and diversity as tools for inclusive citizenship”. At Senior University in Pataias
The CES Vai à Escola/CES Goes to School (CVE) programme, an outreach initiative by the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra (CES-UC), brings researchers into schools and educational settings to share knowledge in social sciences, arts, and humanities. By presenting research carried out in CES, the programme stimulates critical debates on societal […]
Ana Cristina Santos Contributes to the “Between the Lines” Column of the Slovenian Sociological Society
Invited by the Slovenian Sociological Society, Professor Ana Cristina Santos contributed to the Between the Lines column — a space where sociology and fiction intersect to interpret the social world — by sharing one of the books that has most deeply influenced her academic thinking and research trajectory. The selected work was Returning to Reims […]
CES Vai à Escola: “Rainbow grandparents: stories of resistance and diversity as tools for inclusive citizenship”. At Agrupamento de Escolas de Aveiro
The CES Vai à Escola/CES Goes to School (CVE) programme, an outreach initiative by the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra (CES-UC), brings researchers into schools and educational settings to share knowledge in social sciences, arts, and humanities. By presenting research carried out in CES, the programme stimulates critical debates on societal […]
CES Vai à Escola: “Rainbow grandparents: stories of resistance and diversity as tools for inclusive citizenship”. At Agrupamento de Escolas de Albufeira Poente, in Albufeira (online)
The CES Vai à Escola/CES Goes to School (CVE) programme, an outreach initiative by the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra (CES-UC), brings researchers into schools and educational settings to share knowledge in social sciences, arts, and humanities. By presenting research carried out in CES, the programme stimulates critical debates on societal […]
Vintage Block (Bloco Vintage) – Marching for Older Queer Rights in Lisbon
As part of project TRACE’s engaged research orientation, members of the team participated in Lisbon’s 25th LGBTI+ Pride March at Avenida da Liberdade (Lisbon). In preparation, the team joined local LGBTQI+ activists to design age-sensitive posters for the march. space space In the march, project TRACE was responsible for setting in motion the first “Vintage […]
Pako Chalkidis’ participation on Roundtable “Adventures in Gendered Identities” at the Athens Epidaurus Festival
On June 6, 2024, Dr. Pako Chalkidis, post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, participated in the discussion Adventures in Gendered Identities. Chaired by Vassilis Noulas, the panel also featured Panayotis Evangelidis (writer, film director), Leo Kalovyrnas (psychotherapist, author), and Anastasios Koukoutas (dance researcher and playwright). space The discussion explored […]