Joana Brilhante
Biography
Associate researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. She holds a degree in Anthropology, a Master's in Human Biology and Evolution, and a PhD in Human Rights in Contemporary Societies from the University of Coimbra, with a thesis entitled "The Island Effect: LGBTQ People's Experiences through the Lens of Geographical Isolation". She has been an associate researcher on several projects, including Multiversidade (2022/23) - White Paper on Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination, promoted by NOVA School of Law, Lisbon, and she is currently part of the TRACE project - Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time: Ageing, Ageism and Age-Related LGBTI+ Politics in Europe, based at CES, University of Coimbra. Her research interests include the geographies of sexualities, island studies, and queer studies, with a focus on qualitative methodologies and critical, intersectional approaches. She is co-coordinator of the Sexualities Research Group (GPS-CES) and was awarded the Young Scholar Award by the European Sociological Association in 2024.
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Latest Publications
Book Chapter
Brilhante, Joana; Massa, Irene (2026), Treasure hunt: Intersecting insular insights from Malta and Sardinia on LGBTQI+ ageing, in Ana Cristina Santos (org.), A Research Agenda for Queer Ageing. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 129-140
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Côrte-Real, Paulo; Rego, Margarida Lima; Brilhante, Joana; Resende, Maria João; Vale de Almeida, Miguel; Corcodel, Veronica (2025), "Keeping it together: how to design legal protection against multiple and intersectional discrimination", International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
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Lima Rego, Margarida; Côrte-Real, Paulo; Brilhante, Joana; Resende, Maria João; Vale de Almeida, Miguel; Corcodel, Veronica (2024), Multiversidade: Livro Branco sobre Discirminação Múltipla e interseccional. Lisboa: Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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