Joana Vaz Sousa
Biography
Working in different socioenvironmental contexts and at the intersection of ecology and anthropology, have influenced my approach and directed me towards interdisciplinary frameworks. I have a bachelor in Environmental Biology (University of Lisbon) and a PhD in Social Anthropology (Oxford Brookes University), which was followed by a post-doctoral year at the University of Geneva. My research experience was built from opportunities to work in Ecuador, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya and Portugal. I have deepened my experience in ethnographic research between late 2009 and 2013 while collecting data in rural Guinea-Bissau for my PhD research. My dissertation is entitled "Shape-shifting nature in a contested landscape in Guinea-Bissau", and includes sections on livelihoods, cosmologies, perspectives on nature and protected areas and their relationship with witchcraft. More recently, my research interests include knowledge sharing, and knowledge networks in the context of rice-farming technologies in Guinea-Bissau. I have participated as a lecturer in higher education institutions in Guinea-Bissau and collaborated with farmers in southern Guinea-Bissau in the production of a documentary, Maboan.
ORCID
Projetos
EcoGrief
EcoGraphies of Grief: Assessing Climate Intangible Loss and Distress in Rural Portugal
EJMapping
Counter-mapping environmental just conflicts in the European periphery: The case of Portugal
BIOASSEMBLER
Integrating bio-inspired assembly into semiconductor manufacturing technology for biosensors
ATHENE
Citizen Science as a methodology for promoting development skills in children and young people
Latest Publications
Article in Scientific journal
Luz, Ana Luísa; Sousa, Joana Vaz (2025), "The politics of hiding and experiences of decentering development in mangrove rice farming in Guinea-Bissau", Development in Practice
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Campos, Rita; Sousa, Joana Vaz (orgs.) (2025), Nas margens: recortes de um estudo na interface entre mangais e arrozais na Guiné-Bissau. Coimbra: CES-UC
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Campos, Rita; Jalo, Sumaila; Tavares, Dionísio; Antunes, Carlos; Sousa, Joana Vaz (2025), Pessoas, arrozais e mangais. Aprender em conjunto sobre alterações climáticas e transformações no espaço costeiro. Coimbra: CES-UC
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