Curriculum vitae
Joana Catarina Tarelho de Miranda
Academic degrees
1990 - Degree on Social Psychology - Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da
Universidade de Lisboa - Sixteen values.
1994 - Master in Intercultural Relations - Universidade Aberta - Very Good (unanimous).
2002 - PhD in Social Psychology - Universidade Aberta - Very Good (unanimous with Honours).
Previous and present posts
- Monitor - Faculdade Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Lisboa. From
September 1989 to August 1990.
- Psychologist in a high school - Escola Secundária Moinho da Maré - Corroios -September
1990 to March 1991.
- Lecturer - Universidade Aberta - April 1991 to January 2002.
- Professor Auxiliar - Universidade Aberta - Since February 2002.
- Researcher on the Center of Studies on Migrations and Intercultural Relations - Since 2002.
- Coordinator of the graduation on Social Sciences of Universidade Aberta - Since 2007.
Areas/subjects of teaching
- Subjects on the Social Sciences Graduation
- General Psychology (since 2001/2002)
- Social Psychology of Daily Life (since 2001/2002)
- InterculturalPsychology (since 2002/2003)
- Introdution to Sexual Education (2001/2002 and 2002/2003)
- Subjects on the Master on Intercultural Relations
- Methods of Research I (2004/2005 and 2006/2007)
- Methods of Research II (2004/2005 and 2006/2007) - collaboration with the teacher of the
subject
- Creation of multimedia material
- Creation of the personal page on the department’s page (2005).
- Creation of the pages of the subjects that she is responsible for on the university site (2006).
- Construction of the learning platforms for the subjects that she is responsible for (initial phase)
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Area of scientific activity
Psychology. Social Psychology. Intercultural Relations.
Participation in investigation projects
INTERMUD-Identities, Interculturalism and social change
(member of a team)
Project founded by FCT.
Supervising experience in advanced training
Master thesis
Sofia Castro Pereira
Images of the Other in the daily life of the Portuguese. Portuguese representations of the
african immigrants and of immigrants from the East.
Universidade Aberta
Master in Intercultural Relations (2002/2004)
Final classification: Unanimous Very Good
Maria Emília Baptista dos Santos
Religion, central element in the identity of the students in the islamic private school of
Palmela
Universidade Aberta
Master in Intercultural Relations
Beginning in 2005/2006
In conclusion
Dora Rodrigues
A look inside pain. Behaviours and attitudes of children in care institutions. Four case studies
Universidade Aberta
Master in Intercultural Relations
Beginning in 2005/2006
In conclusion
Isabel Soares Silva
Ethno-cultural prejudices: Contribution to intercultural education
Universidade Aberta
Master in Intercultural Relations
Beginning in 2005/2006
In progress
PhD thesis
Miguel Nuno Faria
Study of the predictive factors (and their components) of the homofobic reaction
Universidade Aberta
PhD in Social Psychology
Beginning in 2004/2005
In progress
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Juris
Juris of Master thesis
- Maria Madalena Duarte Valente
“Young associativism and cultural pluralism. Exploratory study in Odivelas Council”
Master in Intercultural Relations
Universidade Aberta
2002, 18th July
(vogal)
- Maria Alice Monteiro da Silva Bastos
“The multicultural/intercultural dimension in prisional context. The case of Caxias prison”
Master in Intercultural Relations
Universidade Aberta
2003, 30th January
(vogal)
- Sofia Castro Pereira
“Image(s) of the Other in the daily life of the Portuguese. Stereotypes of the Portuguese towards
the Ucranians, the Brasiliens and the Cape-verdian”.
Master in Intercultural Relations
Universidade Aberta
2005, May, 19th
(vogal/supervisor)
- Maria Dulce Urbano de Nogueira Ilharco
“Beween concave and convex mirrors. Women representations in the examples of the
Dictionary of Portuguese Language of the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa”
Master in Women Studies
Universidade Aberta
2006, 7th March
(Vogal)
Juri of Ph.D Thesis
- Maria Inês Macias de Mello Magalhães
“Intercultural cosmopolitan citizenship: an utopia of the present?”
PhD in Political Sciences
Universidade Aberta
2002, 31st October
Vogal
- Deolinda Antunes da Luz
“From the making to the being. Social representation of the nurses to the nursing student”
PhD in Social Psychology
Universidade Aberta
2006, 28th July
Vogal
-Juris of admission
- Juri of admission to the course of complement of scientific and pedagogic formation to
teachers of the first grade (2001/2002).
- Juri of admission to the course of complement of scientific and pedagogic formation to
kindergarten teachers (2004/2005, 2005/2006 and 2006/2007).
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-Juris of admission to master courses
- 8th Course of Master on Women Studies (2004/2005).
- Permanent Juri of Appeals
- Member of the Permanent Juri of Appeals of DCSP (2002/2003 and 2006/2007).
- Permanent Juri of Equivalences
- Member of the Permanent Juri of Equivalences of DCSP (2002/2003 and 2006/2007).
- Supervisions and coordination of exams
- Supervisions and coordinations of exams of the students of Universidade Aberta in Lisbon
area (since 1997).
Publications
Books
Miranda, J. (2002). National identity. From myth into strategic sense. A socio-psychological
analysis of the comparisons between the Portuguese and the Others. Oeiras: Celta.
Books (organizers)
J. Miranda & M. I. João (Orgs.) (2006). National identities under debate. Oeiras: Celta.
Chapers in books
Miranda, J. (1998). Portugal: stereotypes of ethnic groups. In M. DELLE DONNE (Org.), Ethnic
Relations. Stereotypes and Prejudice (pp.125-132).Roma: EdUP.
Miranda, J. (2005). National identity and representation of foreign in Portuguese context. In A.
SILVA (Org.). Nação e Estado: entre o global e o local (pp.235-253). Porto: Edições
Afrontamento.
Miranda, J. (2006). A nação portuguesa-memória e construção simbólica. In J. MIRANDA & M.I.
JOÃO. (Orgs.)Identidades nacionais em debate. Oeiras: Celta.
Papers in international scientific periodicals with referees
Miranda, J. Portuguese national identity. Influences of exogroup of comparison and order of
comparison. (waiting publication)
Papers in national periodicals with referees
Miranda, J.(1996). Social stereotypes. Definition and approaches. Psicologia, XI (2/3): 101-120.
Miranda, J. (1998). Intergroup behaviour. A bibliographic review. Análise Psicológica. 4 (XVI):
599-614.
Miranda, J. Portuguese towards Spaniards, Americans and Cape Verdians: social distance,
social stereotypes and predisposition to attitudinal change. Psicologia. (in press)
Papers in conference proceedings
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Miranda, J. (1998). Learning how to deal with ethnic diversity. In Actas do II Congresso Europeu
de Psicologia Comunitária. Lisboa: ISPA/Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 6 a 8 de Julho de
1998.
Miranda, J. (2002). Portuguese and foreign. Variables that affect intercultural communication. In
Actas do Colóquio Internacional A Comunicação entre Culturas, Instituto Piaget-Almada,
ADECI/Grupo Sietar Portugal, 9 e 10 de Maio de 2002 (Suporte em CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2002). The dynamics of expression of the national identity of the Portuguese, 6 th
International Conference on Social Representations, Stirling, Universidade de Stirling, August
2002 (abstract published).
Miranda, J. (2002). Portuguese and foreign. Variables that influence intercultural
communication. In Actas do Colóquio “A Comunicação entre Culturas”, Instituto Piaget-Almada,
ADECI/Grupo
Sietar
Portugal,
9
e
10
de
Maio
de
2002
(CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2003). Portugal. Construction and re-invention of the nation, In Actas do II
Congresso Internacional de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Cultural, Associação AGIR,
28 a 30 de Outubro de 2004 (CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2004). Portugal. Construction and reinvention of the Nation, In Actas do II
Congresso Internacional de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Cultural, Associação AGIR,
28
a
30
de
Outubro
de
2004
(CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2005). Portuguese towards Spaniards, Americans and Cape-verdians. Variables in
scene in the representation of the similar and of the different. In Actas da IV Jornada
Internacional e II Conferência Brasileira sobre Representações Sociais, João Pessoa, Brasil, 8
a 11 de Novembro de 2005 (CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2005). Portuguese towards Spaniards, Americans and Cape-verdians. Variables in
scene in the representation of the similar and of the different. In Actas da IV Jornada
Internacional e II Conferência Brasileira sobre Representações Sociais, João Pessoa, Brasil, 8
a 11 de Novembro de 2005 (CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2005). National Identity. From myth into strategic sense. In Actas da IV Jornada
Internacional e II Conferência Brasileira sobre Representações Sociais, João Pessoa, Brasil, 8
a 11 de Novembro de 2005 (CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2005). Would you dance with a Cape-verdian, with an American or with a
Spaniard? Behavioural predispositions of Portuguese towards foreign. In Actas do III Congresso
Internacional de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Cultural, Elvas, Associação AGIR, 27 a
29
de
Outubro
de
2005
(CD-Rom).
Miranda, J, (2006). The construction of the sense of being Portuguese. Contributions from
social representations theory. VII International Conference on Social Representations, Roma,
28
de
Agosto
a
1
de
Setembro
2005(abstract
published).
Miranda, J. (2006). Imigration in Portugal in the beginning of XXI century. Realities and
imaginary, I Congresso Internacional sobre "A Imigração em Portugal e na União Europeia",
AGIR, Vila Real de Santo António, 9 e 10 de Dezembro de 2005 (CD-Rom).
Miranda, J. (2006). The construction of the sense of being Portuguese. Contributions from
social representations theory, So.Re.Com.THEmatic NETwork, Roma, 28 de Agosto a 1 de
Setembro 2006 (abstract published)
Other publications
Miranda, J. (1993). Looking at the Other. The Letter of Pêro Vaz de Caminha. Discursos. (3):
61-73.
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Miranda,
J.
(1995).
Looking
into
minorities.
Discursos.
(10):143-159.
Miranda, J. (2001). Carl Rogers-A critical analysis. Discursos. III série, nº especial: 109-118.
Beja Horta, A. P. & Miranda, J. (2002). Cities and migration policies in Portugal. Cahier
Millénaire
3,
28:
81-84.
Miranda, J. (2003). The importance of being Portuguese. Espaço S. Lusofony, identities and
national cultures. Odivelas: Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas. 6: 15-34.
Oral communications by invitation
Total urban realism, Feira do Livro do Porto, Porto, Palácio de Cristal, 26th May 2004.
Nations, states and ethnies-The processual links, IFAP, Seixal, 12nd January 1998
New
perspectives
of
interculturalism,IFAP,
Seixal,
16th
January
1998.
Presentation of the Ph.D. investigation, Colóquio "O estado de arte da investigação em estudos
africanos em Portugal", Lisboa, ISCTE, Associação Académica África Debate, 23rd November
2001.
Reflexions around que issue of national identity and racism, Lisboa, Universidade Aberta, 19th
March
2002,
in
the
context
of
the
Master
on
Intercultural
Relations.
National identity and representations of Others in Portugal, Lisboa, ISCTE, 11st April 2002. In
the context of the program of post-graduation on Social Psychology of ISCTE
Perspectivations of foreign in Portugal, Lisboa, 13rd January 2003, in the context of the Master
on
Intercultural
Relations.
The identitary construction in fiction: Memories of times and places, Caldas da Rainha,
Biblioteca
Municipal
das
Caldas
da
Rainha,
23rd
April
2004
Between reality and fiction: percursos of the narrative, Vila Franca de Xira, Biblioteca Municipal
de
Vila
Franca
de
Xira,
20th
November
2004
National identity and the representation of foreign in Portuguese context,Colóquio Internacional
"Nação e Estado: entre o global e o local", Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade do
Minho,
Braga,
24th
November
2004.
Portuguese and foreign in Portugal. 8th May 1996.Universidade Aberta. In the context of the
Master on Intercultural Relations.
Ethnic groups in Portugal. Universidade Aberta. 6th Juin 1995. In the context of the Master on
Intercultural Relations.
Social representations of immigrant communities. IFAP, Seixal, 9th January 1998.
Immigration in Portugal in the beginning of the XXI century. Realities and myths. 9th December
2005. Vila Real de Santo António. AGIR Association.
Other oral communications
Distance education student experience (II Congresso da Domus Network, Antwerp University,
Antuérpia,
10th
December
1993)
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Open and distance learning student - The effective consumer voice. National and European
experience (II Congresso da Domus Network, Antwerp University, Antuérpia, 12nd December
1993)
The stereotypes the "Portuguese" develop about ethnic groups living in Portugal,International
Conference "Immigration, Stereotypes and Prejudices", Università degli Studi di Roma "La
Sapienza",
Rome,
5th
April
1995
For a intercultural perspective (Colóquio Internacional "Compreender o Outro", Universidade
Aberta,
Lisboa,
27th
October
1995).
School of all colours (VII Seminário "A Componente de Psicologia na Formação de Professores
e Outros Agentes Educativos", Universidade de Évora, Évora, 30th e 31st January 1997).
Reflexions around the presence of the Other in Portugal (Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, 30th
April
1997).
Stereotypes about ethnic groups living in Portugal, Summer School Migration Processes and
Patterns,
ERCOMER,
Hidra,
Greece,
6th
May
1997
Issues of ethnic discrimination in Portugal, Summer School Racism, Xenophobia and
Nationalism,
ERCOMER,
Barcelona,
12nd
May
1998
Learning how to deal with ethnic diversity, "II Congresso Europeu de Psicologia Comunitária",
Fundação
Calouste
Gulbenkian,
Lisbon,
7th
Jule
1998
Portuguese and foreign: variables that affect intercultural communication. Almada, Instituto
Piaget,
9th
May
2002
The dynamics of expression of the national identity of the Portuguese, 6 th International
Conference on Social Representations, Stirling, Universidade de Stirling, 29th August 2002
Portugal. Construction and reinvention of the Nation, II Congresso Internacional de Investigação
e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Cultural, Paredes de Coura, 28th-30th October 2004
Narrative and myth. The re-invention of Portuguese nation, International Congress Literatura
Oral e Identidade Cultural, Angra do Heroísmo, 27th June 2005
Portuguese nation-memory and symbolic construction, Colóquio National Identities under
debate, Lisbon, Casa dos Açores, 21st October 2005
Would you dance with a Cape-verdian, with an American or with a Spaniard? Behavioural
predispositions of Portuguese concerning foreign, III Congresso Internacional de Investigação e
Desenvolvimento Sócio-cultural, Associação AGIR, Elvas, 28th October 2005
Portuguese towards Spaniards, Americans and Cape-verdians. Variables in scene in the
representation of the similar and of the different,IV Jornada Internacional e II Conferência
Brasileira sobre Representações Sociais, 7th-11st November 2005
Are we racists or the racists are the Others? Representations and perspectives of Portuguese
youth, Jornada Científica Gerações e Culturas, Universidade Aberta/CEMRI, Escola de
Enfermagem
Maria
Fernanda
Resende,
30th
Juin
2006
The construction of the sense of being Portuguese. Contributions from social representations
theory. VII International Conference on Social Representations, So.Re.Com.THEmatic
NETwork,
Rome,
28th
August-1st
September
2006
Cultural identity of migrant communities-presentation of a project of investigation, Associação
AGIR, Angra do Heroísmo, 22th-23rd November 2006
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Posters in conferences
National identity. From myth into strategic sense. IV Jornada Internacional e II Conferência
Brasileira sobre Representações Sociais, João Pessoa, Brasil, 11st November 2005
New perspectives in the study of social identity. VI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em
Psicologia, Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia, 28th-30th November 2006
Organization of national and international conferences/workshops
- Seminary of Women Studies, Lisbon, Center Jean Monnet, 30th-31st March 1995.
- Coloque “National Identities in debate”, Lisbon, Casa dos Açores, 21st October 2005.
-Coloque ”Racisms, ethnicity and narratives in a changing society”, Lisbon, Universidade
th
Aberta, 27 March 2007.
Organization of conferences in the context of the Master on Intercultural Relations
- Lúcio de Sousa (Universidade Aberta) “The antropologic on antropologic investigation”, 5th
January 2005.
- João Moreira (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de
Lisboa), “The questionnaires method”, 6th January 2005.
- Barbara Backstrom (Universidade Aberta), “Non-directive interview on Social Sciences”, 8th
November 2006.
- João Moreira (Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de
Lisboa), “The utilization of the questionnaire on Social Sciences”, 16th November 2006.
- Adelaide Míllan Costa (Universidade Aberta), “Documental research on Social Sciences”, 13th
December 2006.
Organização de Workshops internacionais
- Open and distance learning qualifications-recognition and credibility. National and European
experience (II Congresso da Domus Network, Antwerp University, 10th-12nd December 1993).
Scientific Committies
- Scientific adviser of Editora of Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brasil.
- Member of the Scientific Council of the Revista Discursos of Universidade Aberta.
Member of Scientific Comission of Congresses
- 3nd International Congress of Investigation and Socio-cultural Development, Association
AGIR, Elvas, 27th-29th October 2005.
- 1st International Congress “Immigration in Portugal and in the European Union”, Association
AGIR, Vila Real de Santo António, 9th-10th December 2005.
- 2nd International Journeys “Past Vestiges”, AGIR Association, Miranda do Douro, 21st-22nd
April 2006.
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- 1st International Congress Socio-cultural Challenges for the 21st century, Association AGIR,
Póvoa do Varzim, 19th-20th May 2006.
- 2nd International Congress “Immigration in Portugal and in the European Union”, Association
AGIR, Angra do Heroísmo, 22nd-23th November 2006.
- Direction functions
- Scientific coordination of the Center of Studies of Migrations and Intercultural Relations
(CEMRI) - replacing the Director (November 2004 till January 2005).
- Head of Department of Social and Political Sciences (DCSP) - replacing the Director (26th
September till 2nd October 2006, among other ocasions).
- Coordinator of the Degree on Social Sciences of Universidade Aberta (since 2007).
- University structure
- She integrates different organs of the university: Center of Studies of Migrations and
Intercultural Relations - CEMRI (since 1994), Assembly (1994/95; since 2002 as representative
of the Department of Social and Political Sciences, Senate (1994/1995), Pedagogic Council
(1994/1995) and Scientific Council (since 2002).
Grants
- In the context of the TMR Program of European Comission (DG XII-Training and Mobility of
Researchers) she had grants for the following summer courses:
1997.
1998.
- Summer School “Migration Processes and Patterns”. Hydra, Greece, 4th-17th May
- Summer School “Racism, Xenophobia and Nationalism”. Barcelona, 11st-22nd May
- Grant from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to participate on the 6th Conference on Social
Representations, Stirling, University of Stirling, 27th August-1st September 2002.
- Grant from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to participate on the 8th International Conference
on Social Representations, Media and Society, Rome, University La Sapienza, 28th August- 1st
September 2006.
Language skills
Language
English
French
Reading
Excelent
Excelent
Writing
Good
Good
Conversation
Good
Good
Present research interests
Social memory, myths and imagination of the past. Cultural practices. Social identity.
Methodology of research. Discursive analysis.
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Participation on the scientific community
As social scientist and/or writer she has been interviewed on several television and radio
programs. She has been interviewed by several magazines and newspapers and wrote some
articles to the press.
Other activities
Since 2002 she had published six novels.
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