Thales Reis Alecrim

Thales Reis Alecrim is a doctoral candidate in Culture Studies at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa's Faculty of Human Sciences, affiliated with the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC). Holding a scholarship from the Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), he possesses advanced degrees in History (BA 2017, MA 2020) from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) and an MBA in Communication, Material Culture, and Consumption from Universidade de São Paulo (USP, 2021). His academic work critically examines intersections between culture, history, literature, and music within neoliberal frameworks.

• Education:
• PhD in Culture Studies (ongoing, UCP)
• MA in History (2020, UNESP)
• BA in History (2017, UNESP)
• MBA in Communication, Material Culture, and Consumption (2021, USP)

Research Focus combines cultural theory with historical analysis, particularly exploring:

• Metal and reggae music as cultural critique
• Neoliberalism's impact on artistic production
• Postcolonial memory construction in Brazil
• Intermedial dialogues between literature and music
• Material culture's role in identity formation
• Contemporary re-readings of historical myths

His 16+ research outputs since 2017 demonstrate diverse engagement with:

• Comparative analysis of Bob Marley and Sepultura
• Carnation Revolution's cultural legacy
• Primitive futurism in metal music
• Dependency theory in Brazilian cultural debates
• Adorno's critical theory applications
• Digital preservation of cultural memories

Laboratory Affiliation: Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC), Universidade Católica Portuguesa