Graduate Member, Cambridge Heritage Research Centre
PhD Student in Archaeology
PhD title: The significance of heritage in dispersed communities: Portuguese and Macanese as a case study
Biography:
I completed my BA and MPhil in Archaeology at the University of Porto, Portugal. Afterwards, I decided to broaden my scope of expertise and pursued a second MPhil in World Heritage Studies (Cottbus, Germany): my focus was on community involvement in the nomination of archaeological sites as World Heritage. I then worked as an archaeologist and heritage expert in my hometown Macau (SAR of China). For my MPhil in Archaeological Heritage and Museums at the University of Cambridge, I explored the distinction between movable and immovable heritage. Currently, I am a first-year PhD student and my topic addresses cultural heritage and belonging in the Macanese diaspora.
Subject groups/Research projects
Research Interests
- Museums & personal collections
- Migrant associations & diaspora ‘homecomings’
- Mobilities Paradigm
- Heritage Policies
Research Supervision
PhD Supervisor: Dr. Dacia Viejo-Rose
PhD Advisor: Dr. Mark Elliott
Key Publications
(2018) The Macanese Encontros: remembrance in diaspora ‘homecomings’. In Marschall, S. (Ed.) Memory, Migration and Travel. London: Routledge. Chapter 9.