Vera Azevedo (4D10-0E23-D619)

Curriculum Vitae

Vera Azevedo

PhD Anthropologist with the thesis 'Surfers and Fishermen: Heritage, Work and Sport in Ericeira' at NOVA-FCSH, FCT PhD fellow (2017-2021) and Associate Researcher at CRIA, Vera Azevedo investigates processes of transformation in fishing villages due to the practice of surfing and is interested in reflecting on the contemporary processes of heritagization applied to the sea and its relationship with the creation of a habitus of sports, leisure and work . Her MSc dissertation, 'Mozambique on Stage: Nation, Gender and Modernity in Theatre (Maputo 1992-2010'), explored identity issues and concepts of nation and modernity in postcolonial Mozambican theatre performances. In the area of social sciences, she was volunteer at the 5th APA Congress2009 (Lisbon) and assisted Professor V.Y. Mudimbe at CES-International Conference 2008 (Coimbra). Also participated in the Annual Social Science Campus 2007-CODESRIA - Cultural Productions in Contemporary Africa (Durban, South Africa) with the project Arts and Rebuilding Identities: A Theatre Project in Mozambique.In the area of theatre, besides working as an actress from 1985 to 1994, she was assistant at the technical direction of the National Theatre D. Maria II (Lisbon) from 1995 to April 2017, participated in workshops with the directors Paulo Castro (2014), Daniel Zerky (1991), Giorgio Barbieri Corsetti (1988), Arnold Lininhe (1987), a technical direction seminar with Jean-Guy LeCat (1999) and assisted the stage director Rogério de Carvalho in the show Esse Tal Alguém (2001) at Almada Theatre Company (CTA). Her online project Sal e Filhos - Gerações do Surf em Portugal, photographs generations of portuguese surfers and collects stories to create aportuguese surf history. She has presented a small exhibition of this work at the 2016 edition of Caparica Primavera Surf Fest. She is also part of the team of the AHMS -Surf Museum, a non-profit association whose main mission is the dissemination, documentation and preservation of the history of surfing in Portugal and in the world, with the intention of founding the first Surf Museum in Portugal.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Vera Azevedo

Citation names

Azevedo, Vera

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 4D10-0E23-D619
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2639-3485

Email addresses

veraazevedo@fcsh.unl.pt (Professional)

Websites

http://behindthecortin.wix.com/salefilhosportugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Sociology - Anthropology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)
French	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/09 - 2024/05 Concluded	Anthropology (Doutoramento) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal "Surfistas e Pescadores: Património, Trabalho e Desporto na Ericeira Surfers and Fishermen: Heritage, Work and Sport in Ericeira" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)*	Muito Bom por Unanimidade
2023/03 - 2024/03 Concluded	Cultural Management and Sustainability (Pós-Graduação) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	17
2009 - 2011 Concluded	Anthropology (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal "Moçambique em Cena - Nação, Género e Modernidade no Teatro (Maputo 1992 - 2010) " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2005 - 2008 Concluded	Social and Cultural Anthropology (Bacharelato) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16
1985 - 1988 Concluded	Theatre - Actors Training (Bacharelato) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, Portugal "n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal
	Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021 - Current	Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior)	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
1995 - 2017	Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior)	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023 - Current	Anthropology of the Sea(s) Network Member	European Association of Social Anthropologists, United Kingdom
	European Association of Social Anthropologists, United Kingdom
2021 - Current	Library \| Archive - Editorial Producer	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
1995 - 2017	Technical Diretion Assistant	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
2002 - 2002	Technical Diretor	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal
	Teatro Nacional D Maria II EPE, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
1988 - 2006	Actor (Radio Theatre)	Rádio Difusão Portuguesa - Antena 2, Portugal
	Rádio Difusão Portuguesa - Antena 2, Portugal
2002/06 - 2002/12	Actor	Companhia de Teatro de Almada , Portugal
	Câmara Municipal de Almada, Portugal
1991 - 1993	Resident Actor	Teatro do Noroeste - Centro Dramático de Viana, Portugal
	Câmara Municipal de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
1989 - 1991	Resident Actor	Teatro da Malaposta - Centro Dramático Almeida Garrett, Portugal
	Câmara Municipal da Amadora, Portugal (...)
1988/01 - 1988/06	TV Shows 'Fisga' and 'Estúdio 4' Co-author and Actor	Rádio e Televisão de Portugal SA, Portugal
	Rádio e Televisão de Portugal SA, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017/05/01 - 2021/10/30	Surfistas e Pescadores: Património, Trabalho e Desporto na Ericeira * Surfers and Fishermen: Heritage, Work and Sport in Ericeira SFRH/BD/118748/2016 COVID/BD/151672/2021 Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2020/12 - Current	CRIAções CRIA Associated researcher Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal	Not funded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Azevedo, Vera. "Técnicas de Palco e Maquinaria de Cena". In Manual de Teatro, edited by Solmer, Antonino, 147-164. Lisboa, Portugal: Planeta, 2014. Published Azevedo, Vera. "Artes e reconstruir identidades : Um Projeto de teatro em Moçambique". edited by Mudimbe, V.Y., 287-300. Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA, 2012. Published
Magazine article	Azevedo, Vera. "Pessoas : Giulia Cavallo", CRIAções, 2021, https://cria.org.pt/pt/CRIAções.
Thesis / Dissertation	"Surfistas e Pescadores: Património, Trabalho e Desporto na Ericeira". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, 2024. https://run.unl.pt/handle/10362/171756. Azevedo, Vera. "Moçambique em cena: nação, género e modernidade no teatro (Maputo 1992-2010)". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, 2011. https://repositorio.ul.pt/handle/10451/6204.
Website	Azevedo, Vera. Sal e Filhos - Gerações do Surf em Portugal. 2015. https://behindthecortin.wixsite.com/salefilhosportugal.

Artistic / Performance

Artistic exhibition	Sal e Filhos - Gerações do Surf na Caparica. 2016.
Artistic performance	2024. O Que Resta. Biblioteca de Marvila e RDT - Casino da Trafaria. 2013. O Matadouro Invisível. Teatro da Malaposta.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2022/07	It Smells like the Sea - A hopeful Future in Ericeira?	EASA 2022 Conference / Transformation, Hope and the Commons School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s University (Belfast, Ireland)
2020/07	Surfers and Fisherman 'where the sea is bluest' : Between Waves Conservation and Economic Growth	EASA 2020 Conference / New anthropological horizons in and beyond Europe ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon and ICS-Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon (Lisbon , Portugal)
2019/06	Surfers and Fishermen - Heritage, Work and Sport in Ericeira	7th APA Congress FCSH-Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/09	Surfers and Fishermen - Heritage, Work and Sport in Ericeira	ASA 2018 Conference / Sociality, Matter, and the Imagination: Re-creating Anthropology Oxford University (Oxford, United Kingdom)
2018/08	Surfers and Fishermen - Heritage, Work and Sport in Ericeira	EASA 2018 Conference / Staying, Moving, Settling Stockholm University (Stockholm, Sweden)

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/12/12 - 2024/12/13	Invited researcher with the presentation "O Surf : Um Imaginário de Liberdade". Conference	O princípio do fim: cultura e media em Portugal de 1961 a 1974 Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Portugal Instituto de História Contemporânea, Portugal
2024/04/05 - 2024/04/07	Depuis un an, la MC93 participe au projet STAGES* qui vise à partager à l’échelle européenne les questions majeures de transition du spectacle vivant en matière de durabilité sociale et écologique. L’objectif est d’engager un changement de nos pratiques grâce à de nouvelles dynamiques et ressources. Cette démarche transforme nos réflexions, nos pratiques artistiques, nos fonctionnements et nos bâtiments. Ce Quartier Général en est une étape. Meeting	Un théâtre durable? Quartier Général MC 93 Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Dinis Bobigny , France
2021/06/03 - 2021/06/03	Invited researcher with the presentation "Ericeira Glocal - Uma perspetiva antropológica." for the opening conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve. Conference	EWSR+10 & Território Ericeira Surf Clube, Portugal
2020/02/11 - 2020/02/14	Invited researcher with the presentation "Surfers and Fishermen in Ericeira - Between Waves Conservation and Economic Growth". The Biennial Global Wave Conference is an international gathering to advance the recognition of the value of waves and their protection around the world. It brings together international researchers from surfing, conservation, and innovation communities to tackle the world’s most challenging ocean issues. Conference	6th Bienniel Global Wave Conference 2020 Southern Cross University - Gold Coast Campus, Australia
2007/12/17 - 2007/12/21	Invited researcher to produce knowledge about postcolonial theatre in Mozambique. Annual Social Science Campus is conceived as an advanced research dialogue which both multidisciplinary and inter-generational in nature. It is organised around a specific theme and up to 15 scholars, drawn form various disciplines. Round table	Annual Social Science Campus 2007 - Contemporary African Cultural Productions Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Senegal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2024 - Current	The Ocean Decade Network (UN) - Women from the Sea	Member
2018/03 - Current	APA - Associação Portuguesa de Antropologia	Member
2016/02 - Current	AHMS - Associação da História e do Museu do Surf	General Assembly Support

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2020/12 - 2020/12	Fora de Cena - Serial of 13 tv episodes focused on the dissemination of the performing arts and the history of Mozambican theater. Actors, directors, playwrights tell us the journey of theater groups, how they were born and the narratives that inspired them. The enthusiasm and struggles to birth and maintain artistic projects in a country under construction. The theater has followed the history of independent Mozambique, from everyday to political criticism, not forgetting the cultural roots of the people.	Rádio e Televisão de Portugal SA, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
1994/10 - 1995/03	Course - Theatre / Discipline - History of Theater	Professional Course (Outros)	Ártico - Centro de Artes Interpretativas, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2020/01	Gerações do Surf à Lupa	AZUL - Ericeira Mag
2019/10	Que nada separe o que o mar uniu	N+ Ciência que se Explica
2019/09	Vera Azevedo - A criadora do projeto Sal e Filhos - Gerações do Surf em Portugal	Palavras de Sal
2019/09	Investigação em Curso sobre Surfistas e Pescadores da Ericeira	AZUL - Ericeira Mag
2016/04	Sal e Filhos: Gerações do surf na Caparica	Sal & Roca
2015/10	Vera fotografa as gerações que se cruzam nas ondas da Caparica https://www.publico.pt/2015/10/19/local/noticia/vera-fotografa-as-geracoes-que-se-cruzam-nas-ondas-da-caparica-1711399	Público

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13	Au Portugal, la révolution des surfeurs - Channel ARTE	Le tumultueux littoral portugais offre aux amateurs de glisse parmi les plus impressionnantes vagues d’Europe. Le surf est plus qu’un sport, il raconte tout un pan de l’histoire contemporaine du Portugal.
2016/04/22 - 2016/04/22	Cutback TV : Surfing and bodyboarding: interviews - Youtube Channel	Cutback TV brings you the latest in waves sports and lifestyle. From surfing to bodyboarding: interviews you don't want to miss.

Distinctions

Other distinction

2007	Merit Scholarship ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal