Margarida Brito Alves is an Associate Professor with Aggregation of the Department of Art History at NOVA/FCSH – Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She coordinates NOVA/FCSH´s Artistic Studies Autonomous Section, besides being the coordinator of the PhD in Art History, the vice-coordinator of the PhD in Artistic Studies – Art and Mediations and the coordinator of the post-graduation program in Art Curatorship. Additionally, she is an integrated researcher at IHA – Art History Institute, where she leads the research line on "Spatial Practices in Contemporary Art."
Margarida´s research, in the field of Contemporary Art History, is more specifically focused on two areas: “Art, Architecture, and the City”, and “Art, Research, and Education”. She is the author of two books and numerous publications in scientific journals, edited books, and exhibition catalogues. Complementarily, she has curated exhibitions and has extensive experience in coordinating and collaborating on national and international research projects. Her scholarly activities often embrace transdisciplinary and experimental methodologies, emphasizing relational and participatory dimensions.
