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Call for applications - Joint International PhD in Social Representations, Culture and Communication

Authored by Bruno Cardoso,

The call for applications for the Joint International PhD in Social Representations, Culture and Communication, coordinated by Sapienza University in Italy, is open until June 17, 2026. 

There is a limited number of positions available. For more information, see:

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JRAAS Workshop - Academic Publishing with Hanna Pięta, PhD

Authored by Matilde Cameira,
On May 27th, JRAAS will host a workshop on academic publishing and dissemination presented by Hanna Pięta, PhD. It will take place in Meeting Room 2 at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto from 14:30 to 16:30.
poster gangland

A Short Season of British Films III

Authored by Matilde Cameira,
During the month of May, Casa Comum will host the cinema cycle “Two Tickets to Gangland, Please”, in partnership with FLUP, Associação Luso-Britânica do Porto, and CETAPS. On May 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th, at 18h30, each film will be presented by a current (or past) member of the institutions involved in the cycle.
Yiorgos Podaropoulos

Research visit

Authored by Luciano Moreira,
Yiorgos Podaropoulos is a Doctoral Research Fellow in Literary Studies at the University of Oslo, currently on a visiting fellowship at the University of Lisbon. He visited CETAPS and spent two days (13 and 14 of April) with us, sharing his exciting PhD research and interests and exploring our projects. After the visit, we asked him to write a short text on his visit. He kindly obliged and we are happy to share it here.
poster Soylent Green

JRAAS no Escuro - Second Session of JRAAS' "Time Capsule: Futures Gone By" Cinema Cycle

Authored by Matilde Cameira,
On April 16th, our JRAAS group, along with Passos no Escuro, presented the second installment of our cinema cycle “Time Capsule: Futures Gone By” (in partnership with Associação Luso-Britânica do Porto) with the iconic science-fiction cult classic Soylent Green (1973), directed by Richard Fleischer.
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The Digital Lab - Values, Trajectory, and Projects in the Digital Humanities

Authored by Luciano Moreira,
On April 22nd, I will be presenting and discussing the Digital Lab in an online session with colleagues from LUDHI, a Digital Humanities Lab at Mackenzie University (Brazil)
poster created by JRAAS for the V for Vendetta (2005) cinema session

C for Cinema - First Session of JRAAS' "Time Capsule: Futures Gone By" Cinema Cycle

Authored by Ana Carolina Leão,

On March 25th, our JRAAS group kicked off its first cinema cycle of 2026 “Time Capsule: Futures Gone By” (with the support of Associação Luso-Britânica do Porto) with the film V for Vendetta (2005), directed by James McTeigue. In order to start off the session, Professor Joana Caetano, PhD kindly provided an engrossing introduction to the film.

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Horizon - An adaptation

Authored by Luciano Moreira,
An adaptation of the Horizon game developed at CETAPS for the Internet Safety Day 2026
Futures under threat

Futures under threat - Workshop

Authored by Luciano Moreira,
This workshop introduces "Futures Lab" as an innovative participatory method that combines social psychology, futures studies, and utopian studies to explore how people imagine, negotiate, and contest the futures. Focusing on the energy transition, we will explore the moral values and identities guiding what futures are seen as desirable, acceptable, or resistible. Join us on February 13th, 2026 (14h00-16h00), FLUP - Meeting Room II (2nd floor)

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