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Biography
Sofia P. Caldeira is a researcher at at CICANT, Lusófona University. She was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the same institution and holds a Communication Sciences PhD from Ghent University, Belgium (2020), funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Her research focuses primarily on feminist media studies, digital cultures and social media, politics of gender representation, and everyday politics. She currently serves as Chair of ECREA’s Digital Culture and Communication section.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DigiPlArt: Digitally Platformed Artistic Visualities – Users’ negotiations of digital platforms’ algorithmic (in)visibility and censorship in the art/smut divide
Cardoso, D. (PI), Santos, M. (Project Manager), Caldeira, S. P. (Researcher), Clemente, M. (Researcher), Mota-Ribeiro, S. (Researcher), Paasonnen, S. (Researcher) & PITA, M. A. M. (Researcher)
2/02/26 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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On&Off: On&Off
JORGE, A. M. F. R. (PI), Caldeira, S. P. (CoPI), Neto, F. (Research Assistant), Grácio, R. (Researcher), Porfírio, F. M. D. P. E. (Researcher), Silva, I. T. P. D. (Researcher), Santos, E. (Researcher), Kubrusly, A. (Researcher), Chia, A. (Research Assistant) & Jansson, A. (Research Assistant)
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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FEMglocal: FEMglocal: Glocal feminist movements: interactions and contradictions
Cerqueira, C. P. B. (PI), Silva, C. M. T. D. (CoPI), Caldeira, S. P. (Researcher), Sousa , A. (Researcher), Lamartine, C. (Researcher), Cardoso, D. (Researcher), Drummond, D. (Research Assistant), LANÇA, I. M. P. D. S. B. (Researcher), Cunha, M. J. (Researcher), Brites, M. J. (Researcher), Domingos, P. S. N. (Research Assistant), Caldeira, S. P. (Researcher), Lamy, S. J. B. (Researcher), Rodrigues, V. R. R. (Researcher), Mendes, K. (Researcher), Silveirinha, M. J. (Researcher), Milan, S. (Researcher), Askanius, T. (Researcher), Carvalho, D. (Researcher), Dias, T. (Researcher) & Santos, M. (Project Manager)
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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RestART Europe: Mentoring Second-chance Female Entrepreneurs to Restart the European Arts and Creative Sector.
Santos, M. (Project Manager), Grácio, R. (PI), Caldeira, S. P. (Researcher), RODRIGUES, É. D. P. D. N. V. L. F. (Researcher), SANDES, F. S. (Researcher), RABELO, A. O. (Research Assistant) & PIROLA, A. C. S. (PI)
1/12/21 → 1/12/24
Project: Research
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ffe: future.film.education
Santos, M. (Project Manager), RODRIGUES, É. D. P. D. N. V. L. F. (Researcher), ROCHA, S. M. M. D. (Project Manager), Caldeira, S. P. (Researcher) & Frühmorgen, T. (Researcher)
1/06/21 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Atmospheres and digital media: connection and disconnection across everyday life
Jorge, A. (Editor) & Caldeira, S. P. (Editor), 2026, Bristol University Press. 156 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Introduction: Atmospheres and digital media dis/connection
Jorge, A. & Caldeira, S. P., 2026, Atmospheres and digital media: connection and disconnection across everyday life. Bristol University Press, p. 1-29 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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Platformized feminisms and social media ambiences
Caldeira, S. P., Jorge, A. & Kubrusly, A., 2026, Atmospheres and digital media: connection and disconnection across everyday life. Bristol University Press, p. 57-87 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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“We Go Online to Call Them to the Street”: Multidirectional Flows in Hybrid Digital Feminism
Caldeira, S. P., Lamartine, C. & Kubrusly, A., 1 Jun 2026, In: Signs. 51, 4, p. 981-1008 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Doing Femmix: Mixed methods for unpacking gendered visual data in political social media contents
Özkula, S. & Caldeira, S. P., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Activities
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(Re)thinking digital feminisms? Imagining feminist futures in the age of platforms (2nd edition)
Caldeira, S. P. (Participant) & Lamartine, C. (Organiser)
3 Jun 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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(Re)thinking digital feminisms? Imagining feminist futures in the age of platforms (1st Edition)
Caldeira, S. P. (Participant) & Lamartine, C. (Organiser)
23 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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The Age of Self-Representation?
Caldeira, S. P. (Speaker)
23 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Paris London Universität Salzburg
CALDEIRA, A. S. P. (Visiting researcher)
Apr 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Contested Visibilities: Everyday politics and online imaginaries of the body
CALDEIRA, A. S. P. (Participant)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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Research from Lusofona University Reveals New Findings on Digital Social Research (Exploring feminisms on Instagram)
18/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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The problem with AI beauty influencers: we can’t envy them
19/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
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