A Cartography of Portuguese Feminisms: memory as resistance, mapping as mobilisation

Andreia Pinto de Sousa; Ana Sofia Pereira; Célia Taborda; Carla Cerqueira; Irina Drofa

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-12773-0_16

A Cartography of Portuguese Feminisms: memory as resistance, mapping as mobilisation

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Abstract

This paper introduces an interactive digital map designed to preserve and make visible feminist movements in Portugal, across both historical and contemporary contexts. While digital platforms offer unprecedented opportunities for feminist activism and visibility, they also pose significant limitations to long-term archiving and the structured representation of feminist histories due to factors such as corporate governance, algorithmic biases, impermanence, and the constraints of social media. Despite their importance for mobilisation, these platforms lack the necessary features to trace feminist historiography. Developed within the framework of the FEMglocal research project, this map addresses the absence of a unified, interactive and participatory digital resource for Portuguese feminist history. A human-centred design methodology guided the development of the platform design, ensuring accessibility, inclusivity, and user engagement. This process involved user research, co-design activities with diverse stakeholders (students, journalists, activists), and iterative prototyping supported by usability testing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers - 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings
Editors	Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona, Stavroula Ntoa, George Margetis, Gavriel Salvendy
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	172-179
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783032127754
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12773-0_16
Publication status	Published - Jan 2026
Event	27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2025 - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 22 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025

Publication series

Name	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	2773 CCIS
ISSN (Print)	1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)	1865-0937

Conference

Conference	27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2025
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Gothenburg
Period	22/06/25 → 27/06/25

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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.

Keywords

Co-creation Design
Interactive Digital Map
Portuguese Feminist Cartography

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Pinto de Sousa, A., Pereira, A. S., Taborda, C., Cerqueira, C., & Drofa, I. (2026). A Cartography of Portuguese Feminisms: memory as resistance, mapping as mobilisation. In C. Stephanidis, M. Antona, S. Ntoa, G. Margetis, & G. Salvendy (Eds.), HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers - 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings: 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings (pp. 172-179). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 2773 CCIS). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12773-0_16

Pinto de Sousa, Andreia ; Pereira, Ana Sofia ; Taborda, Célia et al. / A Cartography of Portuguese Feminisms : memory as resistance, mapping as mobilisation. HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers - 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings: 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings. editor / Constantine Stephanidis ; Margherita Antona ; Stavroula Ntoa ; George Margetis ; Gavriel Salvendy. Springer Nature, 2026. pp. 172-179 (Communications in Computer and Information Science).

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Pinto de Sousa, A , Pereira, AS , Taborda, C , Cerqueira, C & Drofa, I 2026, A Cartography of Portuguese Feminisms: memory as resistance, mapping as mobilisation. in C Stephanidis, M Antona, S Ntoa, G Margetis & G Salvendy (eds), HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers - 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings: 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 2773 CCIS, Springer Nature, pp. 172-179, 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, 22/06/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12773-0_16

A Cartography of Portuguese Feminisms: memory as resistance, mapping as mobilisation. / Pinto de Sousa, Andreia ; Pereira, Ana Sofia ; Taborda, Célia et al.
HCI International 2025 - Late Breaking Papers - 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings: 27th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2025, Proceedings. ed. / Constantine Stephanidis; Margherita Antona; Stavroula Ntoa; George Margetis; Gavriel Salvendy. Springer Nature, 2026. p. 172-179 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 2773 CCIS).

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A Cartography of Portuguese Feminisms: memory as resistance, mapping as mobilisation

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