Cláudia Álvares
Biographic Data
| ID | 3683525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cláudia Álvares |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cláudia |
| FAMILY NAME | Álvares |
| SIGNATURE | ÁLVARES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Lusófona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2882-5114 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘All you have to do is ask’: Intertextual genealogies of the machine-woman in DVAs and science fiction film
This article examines the intersection of gendered technologies and science fiction cinema, tracing the cultural genealogy of the machine-woman archetype from early cinematic and literary narratives to contemporary digital voice assistants (DVAs). By analysing four seminal films – Metropolis (1927), The Perfect Woman (1949), Her (2013) and Ex Machina (2014) – this study identifies recurring figurations of the machine-woman as an assistant, a proj…
Mediating Bolsonarism on Facebook: Religion, technopolitics and activism in Grassroots Digital Networks
This study examines the intersections of religion and technopolitics in Bolsonarism through an in-depth case study of a prominent digital moderator, Actor 1, who mediated between Jair Bolsonaro’s leadership and grassroots supporters during Brazil’s 2022 electoral period. By employing ethnographic observations, semi-structured interviews, Critical Discourse Analysis, and Framing Theory, this research explores a multilayered model of mediation that…
The Taxpayer Netizen: Understanding Fiscal Citizenship in the digital era
This article analyses the trajectory of the conception of citizenship from the classical tradition to the modern version, in light of fiscal roles in Western liberal States. The discussion reveals how, in the post-War period, taxation has become the key factor of the modern State’s economic platform, changing the perception of citizens’ duties. Such a change goes beyond conventional voting and other forms of political engagement to new civic resp…
Revisiting Asymmetries in the Representation of Portuguese Women News Anchors
Data availability statementThe data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, C.A., upon reasonable request https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/m7bhvvmj3n/1.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 This study received ethical approval from the Ethics Commission at ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute. All subjects (i.e., news anchors) participated voluntarily…
Seeking the Legitimation of Mainstream Journalism: A Portuguese Case-Study
This article consists in a case-study of the Portuguese site Notícias Viriato (NV), which has controversially been registered by the Portuguese Regulatory Authority (ERC) as a ‘general information’ site, officially recognised as drawing close to mainstream journalism in a context of accusations of rightwing bias. We will argue that NV’s registration with ERC marks a new phase for the far right in the Portuguese political and journalistic spheres,…
Situacionismo de sexo: Um diagnóstico feminista à Plataforma de Pequim passados 25 anos
The article aims to perform a feminist analysis of the 25 years of the Beijing Action Platform through a discussion of the ambiguities of the terms 'gender' and mainstreaming as introduced in the Platform, reflecting on the ramifications and consequences of their use in the intersection with increasingly consolidated neoliberal policies in recent decades. At issue is the recognition of the multiple issues related to multiculturalism underlying th…
Online staging of femininity: Disciplining through public exposure in Brazilian social media
This article analyses the architecture of online environments as facilitating both the performance and the staging, within a Brazilian context, of a sexualised femininity that is stereotypically reductive to hegemonic definitions of body image and bodily practices. While online performances can be considered as postfeminist attempts at reclaiming agency through the reappropriation of traditional signifiers of femininity, this staging of femininit…
Health information seeking in the digital age: An analysis of health information seeking behavior among US adults
We live in a digital age and this has changed the landscape of health information. With the changing US demographic, otherwise acute diseases morphing into chronic diseases as a result of treatment advancements, and evolving health needs of the population, there is need for increase in available and accessible health information. It is estimated that one in three US adults use the internet to diagnose or learn about a health concern. Nevertheless…
Pós-feminismo, misoginia online e a despolitização do privado
Este artigo problematiza os pressupostos do pós-feminismo, à luz da constatação de que as crescentes oportunidades de participação promovidas pelas novas tecnologias nem sempre estão em consonância com a defesa de valores democráticos. A arquitectura das Redes, as quais proporcionam um determinado grau de anonimato, facilita a desinibição, ausência de civilidade e publicitação da intimidade, legitimando uma cultura de misoginia que reencena estru…
Whither culture? On the predominance of cognitivism in media and communication studies
This article seeks to historically contextualise the various cognitivist models used in communication studies, namely that of media effects, focusing on the external contingencies that have influenced the predominance of the information processing paradigm. Indeed, the heavy reliance on research methods in the field of communication pays tribute to the legacy of cognitivism, because most methods used in cross-cultural and comparative studies tend…
Populism, extremism and media: Mapping an uncertain terrain
Aiming to critically review key research on populism, extremism and media, this article examines some definition aspects of populism as a concept, its relation to ‘the people’ and points to future directions for research in mainstream – and social media – the terrain where so much of the political is played out. An individualisation of civic cultures has emerged in tandem with the growth of mediated populism through the use of new technologies, w…
Argumentação numa esfera pública reticular: As vozes femininas online
Although new communication technologies cannot ensure a new social order, they nevertheless open up new spaces of possibility for political and civic participation. Departing from a centralised, unified and masculinised habermasian conception of public space, and focusing on the multitude of counter-publics formed by feminist critiques and fuelled by the Internet, we aim to explore the existence and characteristics of feminine public spheres in f…
Introducing social capital into the ‘polarized pluralist’ model: The different contexts of press politicization in Portugal and Spain
This article presents the concept of social capital as complementary to Hallin and Mancini’s ‘polarized pluralist’ model, which has been used in relation to both Spain and Portugal. In our view, while the current Spanish context may be characterized by ‘partisan’ journalism, this is less true of Portugal. We propose that Hallin and Mancini’s polarized pluralist model be complemented by the concept of social capital to comprehend the specific unde…
Discursos do exótico nas revistas femininas: Uma análise dos 'outros' do Pós-Feminismo
In this paper we apply critical discourse analysis to a selection of articles about exoticism published in the magazines 'Cosmo' and 'Máxima' between March 2008 and March 2009, aiming to understand the discursive strategies used in the construction of a feminine normative identity through naturalisation and reinforcement of stereotypes related to alterity. Starting with a linguistic analysis of the features, characteristics and qualities associat…
Gendered Transformations: Theory and Practices on Gender and Media
Populism, extremism and media: Mapping an uncertain terrain
Aiming to critically review key research on populism, extremism and media, this article examines some definition aspects of populism as a concept, its relation to ‘the people’ and points to future directions for research in mainstream – and social media – the terrain where so much of the political is played out. An individualisation of civic cultures has emerged in tandem with the growth of mediated populism through the use of new technologies, w…
Online staging of femininity: Disciplining through public exposure in Brazilian social media
This article analyses the architecture of online environments as facilitating both the performance and the staging, within a Brazilian context, of a sexualised femininity that is stereotypically reductive to hegemonic definitions of body image and bodily practices. While online performances can be considered as postfeminist attempts at reclaiming agency through the reappropriation of traditional signifiers of femininity, this staging of femininit…
Gendered Transformations: Theory and Practices on Gender and Media
Discursos do exótico nas revistas femininas: Uma análise dos 'outros' do Pós-Feminismo
In this paper we apply critical discourse analysis to a selection of articles about exoticism published in the magazines 'Cosmo' and 'Máxima' between March 2008 and March 2009, aiming to understand the discursive strategies used in the construction of a feminine normative identity through naturalisation and reinforcement of stereotypes related to alterity. Starting with a linguistic analysis of the features, characteristics and qualities associat…
Argumentação numa esfera pública reticular: As vozes femininas online
Although new communication technologies cannot ensure a new social order, they nevertheless open up new spaces of possibility for political and civic participation. Departing from a centralised, unified and masculinised habermasian conception of public space, and focusing on the multitude of counter-publics formed by feminist critiques and fuelled by the Internet, we aim to explore the existence and characteristics of feminine public spheres in f…
Introducing social capital into the ‘polarized pluralist’ model: The different contexts of press politicization in Portugal and Spain
This article presents the concept of social capital as complementary to Hallin and Mancini’s ‘polarized pluralist’ model, which has been used in relation to both Spain and Portugal. In our view, while the current Spanish context may be characterized by ‘partisan’ journalism, this is less true of Portugal. We propose that Hallin and Mancini’s polarized pluralist model be complemented by the concept of social capital to comprehend the specific unde…
Whither culture? On the predominance of cognitivism in media and communication studies
This article seeks to historically contextualise the various cognitivist models used in communication studies, namely that of media effects, focusing on the external contingencies that have influenced the predominance of the information processing paradigm. Indeed, the heavy reliance on research methods in the field of communication pays tribute to the legacy of cognitivism, because most methods used in cross-cultural and comparative studies tend…
Populism, extremism and media: Mapping an uncertain terrain
Aiming to critically review key research on populism, extremism and media, this article examines some definition aspects of populism as a concept, its relation to ‘the people’ and points to future directions for research in mainstream – and social media – the terrain where so much of the political is played out. An individualisation of civic cultures has emerged in tandem with the growth of mediated populism through the use of new technologies, w…
Health information seeking in the digital age: An analysis of health information seeking behavior among US adults
We live in a digital age and this has changed the landscape of health information. With the changing US demographic, otherwise acute diseases morphing into chronic diseases as a result of treatment advancements, and evolving health needs of the population, there is need for increase in available and accessible health information. It is estimated that one in three US adults use the internet to diagnose or learn about a health concern. Nevertheless…
Pós-feminismo, misoginia online e a despolitização do privado
Este artigo problematiza os pressupostos do pós-feminismo, à luz da constatação de que as crescentes oportunidades de participação promovidas pelas novas tecnologias nem sempre estão em consonância com a defesa de valores democráticos. A arquitectura das Redes, as quais proporcionam um determinado grau de anonimato, facilita a desinibição, ausência de civilidade e publicitação da intimidade, legitimando uma cultura de misoginia que reencena estru…
Online staging of femininity: Disciplining through public exposure in Brazilian social media
This article analyses the architecture of online environments as facilitating both the performance and the staging, within a Brazilian context, of a sexualised femininity that is stereotypically reductive to hegemonic definitions of body image and bodily practices. While online performances can be considered as postfeminist attempts at reclaiming agency through the reappropriation of traditional signifiers of femininity, this staging of femininit…
Situacionismo de sexo: Um diagnóstico feminista à Plataforma de Pequim passados 25 anos
The article aims to perform a feminist analysis of the 25 years of the Beijing Action Platform through a discussion of the ambiguities of the terms 'gender' and mainstreaming as introduced in the Platform, reflecting on the ramifications and consequences of their use in the intersection with increasingly consolidated neoliberal policies in recent decades. At issue is the recognition of the multiple issues related to multiculturalism underlying th…
Seeking the Legitimation of Mainstream Journalism: A Portuguese Case-Study
This article consists in a case-study of the Portuguese site Notícias Viriato (NV), which has controversially been registered by the Portuguese Regulatory Authority (ERC) as a ‘general information’ site, officially recognised as drawing close to mainstream journalism in a context of accusations of rightwing bias. We will argue that NV’s registration with ERC marks a new phase for the far right in the Portuguese political and journalistic spheres,…
The Taxpayer Netizen: Understanding Fiscal Citizenship in the digital era
This article analyses the trajectory of the conception of citizenship from the classical tradition to the modern version, in light of fiscal roles in Western liberal States. The discussion reveals how, in the post-War period, taxation has become the key factor of the modern State’s economic platform, changing the perception of citizens’ duties. Such a change goes beyond conventional voting and other forms of political engagement to new civic resp…
Revisiting Asymmetries in the Representation of Portuguese Women News Anchors
Data availability statementThe data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, C.A., upon reasonable request https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/m7bhvvmj3n/1.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 This study received ethical approval from the Ethics Commission at ISCTE-Lisbon University Institute. All subjects (i.e., news anchors) participated voluntarily…
‘All you have to do is ask’: Intertextual genealogies of the machine-woman in DVAs and science fiction film
This article examines the intersection of gendered technologies and science fiction cinema, tracing the cultural genealogy of the machine-woman archetype from early cinematic and literary narratives to contemporary digital voice assistants (DVAs). By analysing four seminal films – Metropolis (1927), The Perfect Woman (1949), Her (2013) and Ex Machina (2014) – this study identifies recurring figurations of the machine-woman as an assistant, a proj…
Mediating Bolsonarism on Facebook: Religion, technopolitics and activism in Grassroots Digital Networks
This study examines the intersections of religion and technopolitics in Bolsonarism through an in-depth case study of a prominent digital moderator, Actor 1, who mediated between Jair Bolsonaro’s leadership and grassroots supporters during Brazil’s 2022 electoral period. By employing ethnographic observations, semi-structured interviews, Critical Discourse Analysis, and Framing Theory, this research explores a multilayered model of mediation that…
Political science (13 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Social Media and Politics (7 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Ideology (4 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)