My scientific profile is clearly interdisciplinary. My initial training in Philosophy provided me with a strong theoretical and epistemological foundation. In my master's degree, I sought to deepen the specific mode of knowledge construction in the field of social sciences, particularly applied to education (with significant methodological training in psychology, sociology, and anthropology). The master's thesis I developed was precisely in the area of Social Psychology. In my doctoral studies, I delved into issues related to methodologies specific to the humanities. In 2013, I approached communication sciences and artistic studies during my aggregation exams. Armed with this extensive theoretical-methodological panorama, I integrated into the field of Studies of Culture, given that my teaching area is precisely Culture. Having taught and researched multiple themes within this vast area (from Portuguese culture to cultural tourism). Since 2008, I opted for an increasingly intense approach to Cultural Studies (CS), as practiced internationally. Since this field was practically nonexistent in Portugal, in 2010, I introduced it here through the creation (with the University of Minho) of the first doctoral program in CS. Since then, my entire professional activity has been dedicated to the national construction and international projection of CS in Portugal, making the University of Aveiro the leading institution in this area. I established numerous international protocols with Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique, receiving dozens of students and postdocs from these countries over the years, doctors who are now creating and consolidating the field in their home countries. In Europe, I developed close connections with British researchers in Birmingham, linked to the Stuart Hall Foundation and Archive (participating in the Global Cultural Studies project), and I have established close collaboration with Poland, Italy, Spain, and Norway. In recent years, within the scope of CS, I focused on Gender and Performance issues and Leisure studies, recently becoming the President of one of the oldest Ibero-American research association in the field. Currently, I am directing the Research Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Aveiro.