cbrito@fcsh.unl.pt
Cristina Brito is Associate Professor at the History Department at NOVA FCSH in Lisbon, and a researcher at CHAM – Center for the Humanities, where she is also a member of the Board. She is the subdirector for research and scientific strategy at NOVA FCSH, Lisbon. Currently, she is the co-PI of the ERC Synergy Grant 4-OCEANS: Human History of Marine Life (2021-2027) and the PI of two EEA Grants Bilateral Funds Initiatives. She holds a PhD in History, a Masters in Ethology and a bachelor’s degree in biology – Marine Resources, Lisbon. She is interested in the history of the Anthropocene, human/non-human entanglements, and the Blue Humanities. Her new book – Humans and Aquatic Animals in Early Modern Africa and Americas – is now published by Amsterdam University Press.Â