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The Wind That Shook Ireland - First Session of JRAAS "Green on the Screen" Cinema Cycle

Authored by Ana Carolina Leão,
On June 2nd, we kicked off our new cinema cycle “Green on the Screen” (in partnership with Associação Luso-Britânica do Porto) with the film The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), directed by Ken Loach.

Cinema with JRAAS

Authored by Matilde Cameira,

We believe that cinema cycles are useful not just to spend an entertaining couple of hours watching moving images on a screen, but also to aid our studies as young researchers. Not only do cinema cycles help reflect our interests, but they also allow for interesting and diverse discussions about what is being depicted on the screen. For that reason, the JRAAS group organised two cinema cycles dedicated to spreading the word about the following themes:

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Celebrating CETAPS Day 2026

Authored by Ana Carolina Leão,
On May 22nd, the JRAAS team was pleased to be part of the CETAPS day.
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"2001: A Space Odyssey" Revisited- Last Session of JRAAS' "Time Capsule: Futures Gone By" Cinema Cycle

Authored by Ana Carolina Leão,
On April 29th, the JRAAS team collaborated with Planetário do Porto- Centro Ciência Viva to screen Stanley Kubrick's beloved science-fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), in the third and last instalment of our cinema cycle “Time Capsule: Futures Gone By” (in partnership with Associação Luso-Britânica do Porto).

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.
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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.
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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.
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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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