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Rita Basílio Simões

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University of Coimbra

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Rita Basílio Simões is an Assistant Professor at Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras in Portugal. Her research focuses on media and gender, including the perceptions of female appearance pressure among journalists and the feminization of regional press. She has contributed to various articles exploring themes such as media literacy, sexual violence in news media, and the intersection of gender with digital technology.

Recent Grants

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(d)-HATE - Exploring Cyber Hate: Online Racism Targeting Immigrant and Racialized Communities in Portugal

Open Date: 2026-02-01

Close Date: 2027-07-31

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UnCover - Sexual Violence in Portuguese Mediascape

Open Date: 2023-03-01

Close Date: 2026-02-01

Grant: Close

MyGender - Mediated practices of young adults: promoting gender justice in and through mobile applications

Open Date: 2021-03-01

Close Date: 2024-02-01

Grant: Close

Mediated practices of young adults: promoting gender justice in and through mobile applications

Open Date: 2021-02-01

Close Date:

Grant: Close

MediaTrust.Lab - Local Media Lab for Civic Trust and Literacy

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2024-01-01

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Sílvio Santos

Assistant Professor

University of Coimbra

PORTUGAL

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Liliana Carona

Professora Adjunta Convidada

Instituto Politécnico da Guarda

PORTUGAL

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Júlia Garraio

Researcher of the project: (DE)OTHERING Deconstructing Risk and Otherness: hegemonic scripts and counter-narratives on migrants/refugees and 'internal Others' in Portuguese and European mediascapes

University of Coimbra

PORTUGAL

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Fabiana Piccinin

Professora

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

BRAZIL

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Bruno Frutuoso Costa

Vice-presidente

PORTUGAL

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JULIANA ALCANTARA

Lecturer

Erasmus University Rotterdam

NETHERLANDS

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Articles (25)

Gender, Television, and Digital Media: Representations and Practices in a Platformized Public Landscape—An Introduction

Analysing News Framing of Sexual Violence: A Multidimensional Conceptual Model

“They Were All Chosen on Tinder": How Journalists Perceive Female Appearance Pressure on News Professionals

Hegemonia masculina, miopia de género e “tetos de vidro”: Perceptions from centennial newspapers professionals on the regional press feminization process

Invisível e Vulnerável, mas Resiliente: Um Retrato da Imprensa Regional Centenária em Portugal

Género e auto-rastreio: a utilização de smartphones por jovens em idade adulta em Portugal

Excessive, flexible and (still) seen as gender neutral: Journalists’ perceptions about their job during the Covid-19 pandemic

A Literacia Mediática na Prática do Consumo Noticioso de Jovens: Um Estudo Exploratório com Estudantes de Jornalismo e Comunicação da Universidade de Coimbra

FORWARD AND BACKWARDS Sexual violence in Portuguese news media

Gender Blindness in Mediascape

Scripted Gender Practices: Young Adults’ Social Media App Uses in Portugal

Observing gender in the newsroom: insights from an ethnographic study

Mapping Feminist Politics on Tik Tok during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Content Analysis of the Hashtags #Feminismo and #Antifeminismo

Who Are the Young Adults in Portugal? Daily Usage of Social Media and Mobile Phones, in a No-Kids and No-Independent Housing Context—Results from a Representative Online Survey

The Same or Worse? Juggling the Private and Professional Lives of Women Journalists during Pandemic Coverage

Introdução – Discurso de ódio misógino: representações, impactos e intervenções

Género, Diversidade e Populismo

Media e género nas eleições brasileiras de 2022

GENDER BLINDNESS IN MEDIASCAPE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE BURKINI-BANS' REPRESENTATION IN THE NEWS MEDIA AND READERS' COMMENTS

Violência Online Contra as Mulheres: Relatos a Partir da Experiência da Pandemia da COVID-19

Technology gap and other tensions in social support and legal procedures: stakeholders’ perceptions of online violence against women during the Covid-19 pandemic

Framing street harassment: legal developments and popular misogyny in social media

The new feminist frontier on community-based learning

Debunking the #Manosphere: An Exploratory Analysis on Patriarchy and Ageism Within the Digital Realm

Digital Aging: Reinforcing Normative Masculinities on Instagram

Collaborators (11)

Ines Amaral

Paula Lobo

Maria João Silveirinha

Ana Marta M. Flores

Sonia Núñez Puente

Sílvio Santos

Liliana Carona

Júlia Garraio

Fabiana Piccinin

Bruno Frutuoso Costa

JULIANA ALCANTARA

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