Project TRACE Statement – Promoting citizenship is defending democracy
Promoting citizenship is defending democracy The growing threats to democracy are an expanding reality that cuts across various contexts in which the validity of scientific knowledge and academic freedom are systematically called into question. In this context, Sociology, Gender and Queer Studies departments are usually the first to be questioned and closed down. Fortunately, Portuguese […]
Keynote Speech by Ana Cristina Santos at Forum “Stopping Hate, Defending Rights, Respecting All People” by the Committee on Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG)
To celebrate the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia and Interphobia (IDAHOBIT), Professor Ana Cristina Santos – Principal Investigator of the TRACE project – was the keynote speaker of the Forum “Stopping Hate, Defending Rights, Respecting All People”, organised by the Committee on Citizenship and Gender Equality [Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género] […]
Ana Cristina Santos at Roundtable Queer without age | II LGBTQI+ Forum (Bloco de Esquerda & The Left)
TRACE Principal Investigator Ana Cristina Santos took part in the table Queer without age (Queer sem idade) with Helder Bértolo, president of OpusDiversidades, at the II Fórum LGBTQI+, organised by Bloco de Esquerda and The Left. The conversation addressed the intersections between age, ageing, and queer lives, highlighting the importance of intergenerational dialogue and inclusive […]
Pedro Fidalgo at Roundtable Agro Cuír: the LGBTQI+ struggle in the rural world | II LGBTQI+ Forum (Bloco de Esquerda & The Left)
TRACE Research Manager Pedro Fidalgo participated in the table Agro Cuír: the LGBTQI+ struggle in the rural world [Agro Cuír: a luta LGBTQI+ no mundo rural] alongside Xavier Simão, at the II Fórum LGBTQI+ in Coimbra, organised by the Portuguese political party Bloco de Esquerda and the European party The Left. The discussion explored the […]
Ana Cristina Santos at the ERC Annual Conference 2023: Research on Diversity & Diversity in Frontier Research
Project TRACE was represented at the ERC Annual Conference 2023 – Research on Diversity & Diversity in Frontier Research through the participation of its Principal Investigator, Dr. Ana Cristina Santos, who contributed to Session 3: Perceptions of Diversity. During her intervention, Dr. Santos presented the TRACE project and reflected on how diversity is perceived, conceptualised, […]
Keynote: Ageing with pride and pain – challenges and resistance against ageism and other forms of violence against older LGBTI people
Keynote address by Ana Cristina Santos at the Conference “Ageing with Pride: Healthcare for older LGBTI people in Europe” organized by the Council of Europe on the 06/11/2023. The findings shared during this event will contribute to a European-wide report on the topic to be published by the Council of Europe in May 2024. Panel […]