Illustration by Noa M. Development of Arts-Based Social Projects aimed at the inclusion of women in situations of social vulnerability Priscila Dias Abstract This article is the result of ten years of work as a social interventionist with women in situations of social vulnerability, based on the premise: Which of my experiences as a social […]
Illustration by Lídia Belchior. Artbox VR: The Gallery Reimagined – A World of Inclusion Beyond the Frame Silvia Raposo Abstract This article examines the potential benefits of creating a virtual gallery as a response to health crises, remote areas, and the elderly population, with a focus on addressing inequality and promoting social inclusion. The study
Illustration by Wamãe (Filipe Ferraz) The First Day at Work Filipe Ferraz Abstract Anthropology is the discipline of counterintuition. It seeks to find the strange in the familiar and the familiar in the incomprehensible. When finished, the process starts again, this time in reverse. In the hope that a synthesis will manifest itself. In this
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Illustration by Patrícia Palma Social inclusion of people with disabilities in professional circus Rui Leitão Abstract Inclusion is a topic that is increasingly being debated and transformed. Performing arts are not out of this equation and tend more and more to look at the issue and create new opportunities for those who are often left
Illustration by Patrícia Palma Sexuality and Public Order: Navigating Mononormativity in Contemporary Brazil Pablo Pérez Navarro Abstract Taking inspiration from the approach of heterosexuality as a political regime, as proposed by lesbian feminism and queer theories, this study starts from the premise that mononormativity (Porto, 2018) permeates the legal apparatus of the state and, simultaneously,
Illustration by Lídia Belchior The Importance of Words in the Everyday Life of the Suburbs of Lisbon Madalena Galrinho Abstract Words, in addition to their declarative or descriptive formats, also have a performative character – they do not exclusively serve the purpose of reporting what is done, but also serve to do so. What is
Illustration by Noa M The intimate relationship between bureaucratic violence and social inequality with irregular immigrants in Portugal: Brazilian women, labor precarity, and xenophobia Ana Luiza Silva Miranda Abstract This article aims to address the intimate relationship between bureaucratic violence in Portugal against irregular Brazilian immigrants and social inequality. The situation of irregularity limits immigrants’
Illustration by Alex Săvescu The Nightshift Julius-Cezar MacQuarie Abstract Most ethnographic research projects are conducted during the day. But how suitable is such a work schedule in global cities that operate twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, or where potential interlocutors work during the night? Researching at night, as I found out, is
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Illustration by Cristina Pîrvu Putih, Bersih, Cantik (White, Clean, Beautiful). Tracing Beauty and Color among Women in Bali and Closer to Home (Romania) Irina Savu Cristea Abstract The desire to have a lighter skin color and the efforts to achieve it are rarely just purely individual choices based on personal style and preferences. Rather the
Illustration by Andreea Chirică When We Write We Listen to Ourselves: Letters from the Imaginary Border Between Research and Friendship Ana Chirițoiu and Izabela Tiberiade Abstract Ami and Izabela are friends. One is an ethnic Romanian and a PhD candidate in anthropology, the other, thirteen years her junior, is an ethnic Roma and an undergraduate
