About
Research Context
Portugal
Research Interests
art | environment | crafts| interdisciplinarity | heritage
Institutional Subunit
NOVA FCSH
Biographical Note
Sónia Mota Ribeiro is an anthropologist, artist and researcher in the areas of anthropology of the art, environmental anthropology and cultural heritage. She is a PhD candidate in Anthropology (NOVA FCSH), with a project on the artisanal practice of clay figurines in Portugal, funded by FCT. She also integrates the IN2PAST exploratory project 2LEGACY (2025-2026). Sónia has a master's degree in Anthropology (NOVA FCSH) and a master's degree in Art (FBAUL), and participated in Anthropology of Skill and Craftwork (Royal Anthropological Institute), Arts, Activisms and Memory (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales), International Heritage Sciences Summer School (CY Cergy Paris Université) and Creativity and Artistic Creation Program (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation), amongst others.
