Cristina Brito

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Cristina Brito has PhD in History – History of the Portuguese Discoveries and Expansion, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University of Lisbon (2005/2010), a Masters in Ethology from the Institute of Applied Psychology (1998/2000) and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology Applied to Animal Resources – Marine Resources, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (1993/1998). Since February 2019, she is and Assistant Professor at the History Department at NOVA FCSH, Lisbon. Prior to that position, she has been awarded a Research Contract by FCT (IF/00610/2015) at CHAM — NOVA FCSH to investigate ‘Cow-fish, ngulu-maza or iguaragua? Local and Global Knowledge Production, Changing Perceptions and Practices on Marine Animals in the Atlantic, 1419–1758’ (2016-2019). Cristina Brito has an interdisciplinary, comparative and cross-cultural approach to her research. Her scientific interests include early modern marine environmental history, local and global perceptions about and uses of the seas, Atlantic and oceanic histories. She is currently a member of the Board of OPI – Oceans Past Initiative (2014-2019), a Sub-Director of CHAM - Centre for the Humanities where she also coordinates a thematic line of research (Environmental History and the Sea), the UNESCO Chair on Oceans' Cultural Heritage and the H2020 RISE project CONCHA (2018-2021).

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Research Output at NOVA

73 Citations
6 h-Index
24 Article
13 Chapter
4 Poster
3 Book
5 More

An International Online Social Survey of Public Attitudes Towards Cetaceans

Giovos, I., Moutopoulos, D., Nakagun, S., Vieira, N., Akritopoulou, E. & Brito, C., 15 May 2019, In : Aquatic Mammals. 45, 3, p. 327-339 12 p., 45(3).

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Fantasy, Cryptozoology and/or Reality: Interconnected stories of mythological creatures and marine mammals

Brito, C., Oct 2019, Intelligence, Creativity and Fantasy: Proceedings of the 5th International Multidisciplinary Congress (PHI 2019), October 7-9, 2019, Paris, France. Kong, M. S. M., Monteiro, M. D. R. & Pereira, M. J. (eds.). London: Taylor & Francis Group, p. 335-341 6 p. (PHI 2019).

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From sea monsters to charismatic megafauna: Changes in perception and use of large marine animals

Mazzoldi, C., Bearzi, G., Brito, C., Carvalho, I., Desiderà, E., Endrizzi, L., Freitas, L., Giacomello, E., Giovos, I., Guidetti, P., Ressurreição, A., Tull, M. & MacDiarmid, A., 31 Dec 2019, In : PLoS ONE. 14, 12, p. 1-35 35 p.

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Oceans and Shores: Heritage, People and Environment. An international conference and the current research in the aquatic humanities

Brito, C., Dec 2019, Rivers and Shores: 'Fluviality' and the Occupation of Colonial Amazonia. Chambouleyron, R. & Sousa e Costa, L. (eds.). Baywolf Press, p. 1-9 9 p. (Portuguese Studies Review ).

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Pessoas, manatins e o ambiente aquático na América moderna: confluência e divergência nas interações históricas entre humanos e animais

Translated title of the contribution: People, Manatees and the Aquatic Environment in Early Modern Americas: Confluence and Divergence in the Historical Relationships Between Humans and AnimalsBrito, C., 18 Jul 2019, In : Revista Brasileira de História. 39, 81, p. 163-184 21 p.

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