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Raquel Castro

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Media Arts Creative Industries and Technology

Her work draws upon the relationship between sound, environment and urbanism, and has been presented in different formats. 

She is a soundscape researcher, documentary director and curator. She is the founder and director of Lisboa Soa Sound Art Festival and the International Symposium Invisible Places.

She holds a PhD in Communication and Arts from FCSH-UNL with the thesis "Contributions for an Analysis of the Soundscape: Sound, Space and Acoustic Identity".

As a director, she highlights her film Soundwalkers, which circulated internationally through various festivals and sound conferences. She is an Integrated Researcher at Cicant/Universidade Lusófona.

Education

2016: PhD in Communication Sciences (specialized in Communication and Arts). Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

2007: Master in Communication Sciences - specialization in Audiovisual and Multimedia. Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas - Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

1998: Bachelor's Degree in Management and Social Development. Universidade Católica, Portugal