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Happy birthday, REBRAC! / Parabéns, REBRAC!

Tori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · 13d

Waving to @stephdennison.bsky.social and @sarabrandellero.bsky.social!

REBRAC - Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural @rebracweb.bsky.social · 13d

Happy birthday, REBRAC! / Parabéns, REBRAC
"Today marks ten years since REBRAC, the European Network of Brazilianists Working in Cultural Studies, was launched"
rebracweb.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/h...

Today marks ten years since REBRAC, the European Network of Brazilianists Working in Cultural Studies, was launched, with the conference Remapping Brazilian Cultural Studies. In the photo below you…

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Film Studies - 5 years at University College Dublin

Tori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · 13d

Job: Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Film Studies, University College Dublin. Apply by 20 October. Interest in "candidates who can expand the geographical and historical range of our subjects"; examples in JD incl. expertise in Latin America/indigenous media cultures
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU194/l...

Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Film Studies - 5 years. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

Brazilians protest against bill that could lead to a pardon for Bolsonaro and allies

Tori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · 17d

"Brazilians protest against bill that could lead to a pardon for Bolsonaro and allies"
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Brazilians have taken to the streets in all 26 states and the Federal District to protest a potential pardon for former President Jair Bolsonaro and his allies convicted of attempting a coup.

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Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 27d

✨ Are you our next New Media & Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow?

You might be if you’re:

✔️ A recent PhD in the humanities
✔️ Working in new media / journalism
✔️ Bringing research to the public

Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers
📅 Deadline: Nov 25, 2025
🔗 uoft.me/nmph26-27

Background is a kaleidoscope-like spiral of green, blue, and gold stained glass patterns. The text overlay is Call for Applications: 2026-27 New Media and Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship. Deadline is November 25, 2025. Theme is Doubles, Doppelgangers.

Chamada para trabalhos para congresso de 10 anos da REBRAC (Londres, janeiro de 2026) / Call for papers for REBRAC 10th anniversary conference (London, January 2026)

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Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 26d

📢 The JHI invites applications for the 2026–27 Critical Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship, a 1 year fellowship supporting a recent PhD.

Theme: Doubles, Doppelgangers

📅 Apply by Nov 25, 2025 | 4pm EST
🔗 More info: uoft.me/cdh26-27

A long hallway flanked by a series of floor to ceiling mirrors that reflect infinitely. The text overlay is Call for Applications: 2026-27 Critical Digital Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship. The deadline is November 25, theme is Doubles, Doppelgangers.

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REBRAC - Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural @rebracweb.bsky.social · Sep 4

**Reminder/Lembrete**
Deadline to send abstracts for REBRAC 10th anniversary conference: 15 September!
Prazo para envio de resumos para congresso de dez anos da REBRAC: 15 de setembro!

REBRAC - Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural @rebracweb.bsky.social · Jul 22

Call for papers
10th Anniversary Conference of REBRAC – European Network of Brazilianists Working in Cultural Analysis "Remapping Brazilian Cultural Studies +10"
15-17 January 2026, King’s College London
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2025
rebracweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/c...

A chamada para trabalhos já foi publicada! The call for papers is live!

THE SECRET AGENT - Official Teaser Trailer - In Select Theaters November 26

Tori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hoping and trusting that this critically acclaimed and prize-winning Brazilian film is going to make it to an independent cinema near me in Belfast (hint hint)...

Oxente Pipoca @oxentepipoca.com.br · Aug 28

🚨🇧🇷 Trailer internacional de ‘O Agente Secreto’, dirigido por Kleber Mendonça Filho e protagonizado por Wagner Moura, foi divulgado.

O premiado longa é o grande favorito a representar o Brasil na corrida do Oscar de Melhor Filme Internacional.

YouTube video by NEON

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Devotion in Motion: Pilgrimage in Modern Mexico

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Mexican Studies Research Collective @msrcollective.bsky.social · Aug 24

Devotion in Motion: Pilgrimage in Modern Mexico mexicanists.org/2025/08/22/d...

by Edward Wright-Ríos University of Chicago Press A study of contemporary pilgrimage through the elastic history of a shrine in Oaxaca, Mexico.For many, pilgrimage conjures ideas about ancient trad…

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Tori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · Aug 24

Oh to be in São Paulo to see the exhibition “MEME: no Br@sil da memeficação” (27/8 - 3/11 @ CCBB SP, then touring to Brasília, BH, and Rio): "convida o público a explorar a memeficação como um dos modos mais potentes — e irônicos — de narrar o Brasil contemporâneo"
ccbb.com.br/sao-paulo/pr...

MEME: no Br@sil da memeficação

Exposição MEME: no Br@sil da memeficação 27/08/25 a 03/11/25 Compartilhe São Pau

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Aug 21

👀 ICYMI: "These channels lack the visibility of social media, but offer a sense of control, community and relevance that many now prefer."

#AcademicSky #AcademicSocialMedia

Are newsletters the new academic social media? - Impact of Social Sciences

A new reports finds growing interest in more traditional and controlled forms of academic socialisation amongst early career researchers.

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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · Aug 21

Research fellowships "A region on the move: Accelerated human mobilities and multiple circulations in Latin America and the Caribbean" CALAS Maria Sibylla Merian Center.

calas.lat/en/convocato...

If you are interested in migration and/or mobilities, check this fellowship.

Research fellowships "A region on the move: Accelerated human mobilities and multiple circulations in Latin America and the Caribbean"

In the framework of the Knowledge Laboratory “A region on the move: Accelerated human mobilities and multiple circulations in Latin America and the Caribbean”, the Center for Advanced Latin American S...

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Tori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · Aug 21

At QFT on Saturday 23 August "The Principal Enemy is an influential yet rarely-screened example of Latin America’s socially engaged Third Cinema movement."
queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/The...

LUMI Presents: Imperfect Cinema: The Principal Enemy showing at Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast.

The Principal Enemy is an influential yet rarely-screened example of Latin America’s socially engaged Third Cinema movement. Chosen by our LUMI Programmers.

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Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · Aug 1

We're hiring an Associate Professor/Professor at Cambridge Digital Humanities. Specialisms include Digital History/Mapping, Critical Data Studies, Archive and Memory Studies, Digital Media Arts, Environmental Humanities, AI/Digital Visual Culture.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD837/a...

Associate Professor/Professor in Cambridge Digital Humanities at University of Cambridge

An academic position as a Associate Professor/Professor in Cambridge Digital Humanities is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunit...

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Portuguese Studies @portuguesemhra.bsky.social · Aug 1

41.1 of @portuguesemhra.bsky.social is out!
'Luso-Ecologies: Ecocritical Perspectives on Lusophone Arts and Literatures", special issue edited by @doboulanger.bsky.social & Andrzej Stuart-Thompson.
ToC muse.jhu.edu/issue/55275
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REBRAC - Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural @rebracweb.bsky.social · Jul 22

Chamada para trabalhos
Congresso de 10 anos da REBRAC – Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural
"Remapeando os estudos culturais brasileiros +10"
15 a 17 de janeiro de 2026, King’s College London
Prazo para envio de resumos: 15 de setembro de 2025
rebracweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/c...

Chamada para trabalhos para congresso de 10 anos da REBRAC (Londres, janeiro de 2026) / Call for papers for REBRAC 10th anniversary conference (London, January 2026)

A chamada para trabalhos já foi publicada! The call for papers is live!

Chamada para trabalhos para congresso de 10 anos da REBRAC (Londres, janeiro de 2026) / Call for papers for REBRAC 10th anniversary conference (London, January 2026)

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REBRAC - Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural @rebracweb.bsky.social · Jul 22

Call for papers
10th Anniversary Conference of REBRAC – European Network of Brazilianists Working in Cultural Analysis "Remapping Brazilian Cultural Studies +10"
15-17 January 2026, King’s College London
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2025
rebracweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/c...

A chamada para trabalhos já foi publicada! The call for papers is live!

Save the date / marquem na agenda! Next REBRAC conference – Próximo congresso da REBRAC

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Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · Jul 9

Want to win a 2025 print subscription to our journal 'Portuguese Studies'!?

Follow @portuguesemhra.bsky.social and repost their message to enter!!

Portuguese Studies @portuguesemhra.bsky.social · Jul 1

Portuguese Studies has transitioned from Twitter/X and will now use Bluesky, alongside Facebook (www.facebook.com/PortugueseSt...), to share news relating to the journal.
To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a prize giveaway here on Bluesky!
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REBRAC - Rede Europeia de Brasilianistas de Análise Cultural @rebracweb.bsky.social · Jul 7

Save the date / marquem na agenda!
Next REBRAC conference – Próximo congresso da REBRAC
rebracweb.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/s...

Save the date! We are pleased to announce that the next REBRAC conference will be held from 15-17 January 2026 at King’s College London. A call for papers with full details will be issue…

Thinking Strategically: Developing the Policy Dimensions of Research

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Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · Jul 1

'Watch the Policy Dimensions of Research'

Olivia Glaze (@oliviaglaze.bsky.social), the current MHRA Languages and Policy Postdoctoral Researcher, gave an inspiring webinar under the auspices of the ILCS (@ilcs.bsky.social) in May, and the video is now available:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdg...

YouTube video by SchAdvStudy

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Tori Holmes @toririo.bsky.social · Jul 2

Follow @portuguesemhra.bsky.social and repost the post below for a chance to win a print subscription to the journal for 2025 (including the anniversary issue coming out later this year).

Portuguese Studies @portuguesemhra.bsky.social · Jul 1

Portuguese Studies has transitioned from Twitter/X and will now use Bluesky, alongside Facebook (www.facebook.com/PortugueseSt...), to share news relating to the journal.
To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a prize giveaway here on Bluesky!
@themhra.bsky.social