Colourful umbrellas

Revisiting territorial cohesion through the lens of queer rural life stories in Portugal

17.01.2025 12:15 – 14:00English

Guest researcher Pedro Fidalgo at Skeivt arkiv will explore his work on Portuguese queer history and archives.

Pedro Fidalgo (University of Coimbra)

Upcoming events

English
Colourful umbrellas

Revisiting territorial cohesion through the lens of queer rural life stories in Portugal

17.01.2025 12:15 – 14:00

Guest researcher Pedro Fidalgo at Skeivt arkiv will explore his work on Portuguese queer history and archives.

Pedro Fidalgo

English
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The continuation of Russian colonial policies in Ukraine.

Svitlana Arabadzhy Yulia Ioffe Ingunn Lunde Gaiane Nuridzhanian Liliia Oprysk

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