معرفی
Dr. Maria Abranches is an Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the University of East Anglia's School of Global Development. She holds a PhD from the University of Sussex (UK) and has extensive experience in migration-related consultancy, training, and research across Portugal, Lusophone Africa, and the UK. Her work bridges academic research with community engagement through projects like the ESRC-funded Coastal Transformations initiative and the British Academy Innovation Fellowship exploring refugee family experiences post-reunion. She coordinates heritage research in East Anglia and collaborates with museums and NGOs like Together Now. Abranches' research focuses on migration, displacement, and arts-based methodologies, with recent work addressing temporal experiences of refugees and Brexit impacts in Great Yarmouth.
Education:
- PhD in Social Anthropology, University of Sussex (UK)
- Professional research career in Portugal (IOM, High Commission for Migration)
Research Interests:
- Migration dynamics in Africa and Europe
- Arts-based methodologies (photography/film)
- Refugee post-reunion experiences
- Coastal heritage and environmental memory
- Food systems in transnational contexts
Key Projects:
- "When the Dust Settles": British Academy Fellowship on refugee family reunion impacts
- ESRC-funded Coastal Transformations (EQUIP): Fisher wellbeing in India/Europe
- Arts Council project on migration narratives in Norfolk
Awards:
- UEA Engagement Project Award (2018)
Media Contributions:
- Featured on BBC Radio Norfolk discussing migration misconceptions
