New PhD in Cultural Studies: Pedro Cumbane

On 18 November 2025, at 9:30 a.m., in the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho, Pedro Elias Cumbane’s doctoral examinations in Communication Sciences were held.
The thesis, supervised by Susana Pimenta and Estevão Filimão, is entitled ‘Cultural Studies: a disciplinary area in Mozambique: contexts, protagonists and practices.’

The jury, chaired by Felisbela Lopes, was composed of:

– Rosa Cabecinhas, Associate Professor with Aggregation from the Department of Communication Sciences of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho;
– Rita Ribeiro, Associate Professor from the Department of Sociology of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho;
– Susana Pimenta, Assistant Professor in the Department of Literature, Arts and Communication at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro;
– Estevão Filimão, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Cultural Studies at the Higher Institute of Arts and Culture, Mozambique.

[Posted: 18-11-2025]