Dissemination

Thematic dossier “Between the Digital and the Urban” in the journal Cidades, Comunidades e Territórios, coordinated by CIAC researchers

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The issue proposes a critical and multidisciplinary reading of the intersections between the urban and the digital, and how these dynamics shape, challenge, and transform contemporary social and political space. With a focus on geographies of the Global South, the dossier brings together articles, essays, interviews, and policy briefs exploring themes such as digital activism, intersectionality, technopolitics, urban rights, and the collaborative production of civic technologies.

Among the published texts, three contributions by researchers from CIAC stand out:

“Diversity, Interculturalism and Community Building in the Algarve: Preliminary Findings for (Re)imagining a Digital Roadmap of Hope” – Sílvia Leiria Viegas

“Digital Media and Feminist Activism: Reclaiming Inclusive Urban Spaces in the Post-Digital Era” – Isabel Cristina Carvalho

“Intersectionality as a Lens for Dialogue with Urban and Digital Space: Readings on Gender, Race, and Class in Brazil’s South–Southeast Axis” – Gabriella Leite and Sílvia Leiria Viegas

The publication also includes research by authors from different institutions and contexts, addressing themes such as:

• Technopolitics on digital platforms
• Algorithmic representations of the city
• Digital feminism and urban participation
• Collaborative production of civic technologies
• Digital narratives in urban–mined territories
• Interviews and testimonies on participatory artistic practices and image politics

The full issue is available online and can be accessed through the following link: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cct/issue/current

This dossier highlights the role of critical and collaborative research in understanding new urban and digital paradigms, and reinforces CIAC’s commitment to interdisciplinary and inclusive thinking, attentive to socio-territorial transformations.

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