Cristina Fernandes Alves de Sá
Visiting Researcher Scholar at Berkeley, UC (Institute of European Studies)
Assistant Professor at the School of the Arts of Portuguese Catholic University
Personal data
Date of Birth: 19th December 1973
Nationality: Portuguese
Address: Rua do Crasto, 192, 4C 4150-241 Porto, Portugal
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 00351 967253099
Online Curricula: http://labs.artes.ucp.pt/ftp/csa/
http://www.degois.pt/visualizador/curriculum.jsp?key=4008284951195248
(official research database in Portugal)
Profile
Visiting Researcher Scholar at Berkeley, UC (Institute of European Studies – Portuguese
Studies Program). Assistant Professor at the School of the Arts of Portuguese Catholic
University. Strong experience (14 years) in creating and teaching courses in the Media Art,
Interactive Art and Digital Culture areas. Researcher in Art and Humanities in the fields of
Media and Interactive Art since 2004. Strong commitment to interdisciplinary fields such as
Art and Technology due to a hybrid formation in Engineering, Art and Communication.
Experience in Course Coordination and in Research Supervising.
Skills
Media Art Theory, Interactivity History and Aesthetics, Digital Culture Studies (Subjectivity,
Image, Art)
Education
2011 – PhD in Communication Science / Audiovisual and Interactive Media from the Faculty
of Social
-
Sciences
Lisbon's Nova
and Humanities
University. Dissertation’s title:
"What is an Interface? The Entification and Identification of the Interface as a
Mediation Complex" - Summa Cum Laude
2001 – Masters in Digital Arts/Multimedia from the School of the Arts - Portuguese Catholic
University (Porto)
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1997 – Graduated in Management and Industrial Engineering from the Engineering Faculty University of Porto.
Language skills
Portuguese – Mother tongue
English – C2 Proficient user
French – C1 Proficient user
Spanish – B2: Independent user
Professional Experience
2014 – 2015: Visiting Researcher Scholar at Berkeley, UC (Institute of European Studies)
2011 - Present: Assistant Professor at the School of the Arts, Portuguese Catholic University,
Porto (Portugal). (not on tenure track)
2004 – Present: Researcher at CITAR – Research Centre for Science and Technology of the
Arts. (http://artes.ucp.pt/citar/en/). Interactive Art Group.
2005 – Present: Researcher at CECL - Communication and Language Research Centre
(http://www.cecl.com.pt)
2001 - 2011: Teaching assistant at the School of the Arts, Portuguese Catholic University,
Porto (Portugal).
2005 – Visiting Researcher at “Experimental Interactive Communication Group” (currently:
CMTECH - Cognitive Media Technologies) at Universidade Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
1998 - 2005: Teacher at Árvore: Professional School of Arts
1999 - 2002: Founder and CEO of Tera Media, Lda. (Web Design, Multimedia Art
Installations)
1997 - Worked at UNICER, SA (brewery) in the area of Management Control and Planning)
Coordination Positions and Teaching Activity
Coordination
2014- Present: Coordinator of the "Creative Industries Management" Master program (2
Years) at the School of the Arts - Portuguese Catholic University (Porto)
2014 - Present: Member of the Scientific Counsel at the School of the Arts - Portuguese
Catholic University (Porto).
2014 – Present: Member of the University’s Board on Teaching Quality Assessment.
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2013 – 2014: Coordinator of the Erasmus and International Mobility program for the Sound
and Image Department of the School of the Arts - Portuguese Catholic
University (Porto).
2007 – 2009: Coordinator of the executive committee for students’ training period in
industry.
Teaching and Designing Courses
Since 2001, here are the most relevant courses taught at the School of the Arts, Portuguese
Catholic University, Porto (Portugal). Most of these courses were created by me.
PhD level (Science and Technology of the Arts PhD)
History and Aesthetics of Interactivity (Theory)
Masters level (Sound and Image; Creative Industries Management)
Interfaces and Digital Culture (Theory)
Digital Arts Atelier (Project Development)
Interaction Design (Theory and Practice)
Technologies in Creative Industries Practices
Undergraduate level
Fundamentals of Digital Arts (Theory)
Interaction and Interface Design (Theory and Practice)
Web Design (Theory and Practice)
Global Arts Atelier (Project Development)
Research Activity
Supervision and Academic Jury
Dissertation supervision (PhD)
Currently supervising 2 PhD dissertations, both due in 2016:
“Patterns and unpredictability: towards an aesthetics of mass participation”
“Interactive Branding: Plasticity, Identity and Experience”
Thesis supervision (Master)
2011 – Present: Supervised 8 MSc thesis from 2 Master programs: Sound and Image and
Creative Industries Management. All completed.
2011- Present: Member of the Jury of 2 PhD Dissertation defenses and of 12 Master thesis
defenses.
Research Projects
2011- Present - PI of "The Impact of Digital Culture in Portugal" at CITAR
2013 – Present: MAT (Media Art and Technology) project.
2009 – 2010: “Projecto Museológico do Museu de Arte Rupestre do Vale do Côa”
2005-2006: “Trends on Portuguese Networks Culture”
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Publications
2 book chapters. 2 refereed publications in international journals. 5 papers and
presentations in international conferences.
Most Relevant Publications
Sá, Cristina F. A.; Ferreira, Luís S. 2013. "You Are The Material: A Typology Of Artists'
Use Of Mass Participation Strategies", Trabalho apresentado em Contemp Art '13, In
Urban life and Contemporary Arts - Contemp Art '13 proceedings, Istambul.
Sá, Cristina F. A.. 2012. (“Do we still need Interfaces?”) "Ainda Precisamos de
Interfaces? Sobre o interface enquanto complexo mediador", Revista de
Comunicação e Linguagens 1, 43/44: 161 - 176.
Sá, Cristina F. A.. 2009. Design e Interfaces. In As Artes Tecnológicas e a Rede
Internet em Portugal, ed. Maria Teresa Cruz and José Gomes Pinto, 36 - 42. ISBN:
9789726999072. Lisboa: Vega.
Sá, Cristina F. A.. 2005. "A Travessia Do Interface Nas Artes Tecnológicas", Trabalho
apresentado em Artech05 2º Workshop Luso-Galaico de Artes Digitais, In 2º
Workshop Luso-Galaico de Artes Digitais, Vila Nova de Cerveira.
Program Committee and Editorial Board
Program Comitee of "Xcoax" (http://xcoax.org/#committees)
Editorial Board of "Citar Journal"
(http://artes.ucp.pt/citarj/pages/view/editorialboard)
Track Chair of INForum 2014 - Session: “Cultural Content Computing”
(http://inforum.org.pt/)
Artistic Activity
Creation
2006: Interaction Design for the Public Art Installation “Blind Date”, Hélder Dias. (www.bdate.org).
2003 – 2004: Web Design for the contemporary dance project: “Em Resumo”, Joclécio
Azevedo. www.contentor.org.
Production
2007: Production of “Buzz” Ken Rinaldo, presented at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Curating
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2005: Curator for the exhibition “Manual de Instruções”, Bienal Internacional de Arte de Vila
Nova de Cerveira.
Jury of Artistic Prizes
2013: iNTERFACES (Interactive art in the B&W Festival)
2012: Cri.D.A. (Interactive Art in “Guimarães European City for Culture”)
2009: Future Places (Media Arts Festival)
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