Alexandra de Jesus Costa Beleza Moreira

Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra; postgraduate course in Communication Law, by the same faculty. Master’s Degree in Human Ecology and Contemporary Social Problems, by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the New University of Lisbon, presenting a dissertation in the area of ​​Visual Ecology. PhD in Science and Technology of the Arts, by the Catholic University of Porto, with the thesis titled “Photographic Image, Strangeness and Possibility”, and was supported by a grant from the Foundation for Science and Technology.

Current positions

  • Professor Auxiliar Convidado UA

PhD Details

  • Title Photographic Image, Oddness and Possibility
  • Field Science and Technology of the Arts
  • Year 2015

Research Groups

Publications

Books
  • MOREIRA, Alexandra Beleza; DIAS, Nuno (org); BRANCO, Vasco; BARBOSA, Helena (coord.) (2022) – “Cadernos de temas contemporâneos em design: edição 2022”. Aveiro: UA Editora, 2022. ISBN 978-972-789-781-0.
Book chapters
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2018). ”The Correspondence Principle”, in Barbosa, Helena, THEME Theory and Memory: Adding, Interpreting & Weaving Layers. Aveiro, UA Editora, Universidade do Porto, IPCA – Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, ID+ Instituto de Investigação em Design, Media e Cultura.
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2015). “O Museu e os seus Objetos de Conhecimento”, in MUX, Possibilidades, Branco, Vasco et al (Ed.). Aveiro: Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro. Aveiro. UA Editora.
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra, (2014) “Representações Visuais Descritivas- Imagens Fotográficas”, Cadernos de Teoria das Artes, 3, Série Geral. Porto: CITAR (Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes), Universida- de Católica Portuguesa. ISBN 978-989-8497-04-8
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2013). “Photography (as a Veridical Representation) and Meaning”, Life-net Designing, Kolár, Martin (Ed.). Usti: Fac. Design, Universidade Jana Evangelist Purkyne.
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2012), “Metáfora – Modelo e Limite”, Cadernos de Teoria das Artes, 1, Série Geral. Porto: CITAR (Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes), Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
International journals
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra, (2013). “On the Experience of the Photographic Image.” The International Journal of the Image 2 (4): 121-126. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18848/2154-8560/CGP
National journals
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2019) Entre a Deteção e Descrição: a Estrutura de Visualidade na Imagem in Balsas, Álvaro; Espiña, Yolanda(Eds.), Modelos e Metáforas: Arte e Ciência. Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 75 (4). Braga ISBN: 978-972-697-315-7 Link

Scientific, artistic and cultural production

Technical work
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2023), Exhibition museographic project “Mário Ruivo”, Museu Marítimo Ílhavo. Comunication of the contents for the museographic narratives; coordination and project management. Ílhavo
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2022). Musealization Project, Interpretative Center CRER PAC (Figueiró dos Vinhos). Museology, Comunication of the contents for the museographic narratives; coordination and project management. Figueiró dos Vinhos
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2020). (Re) Musealization Museu Álvaro Viana de Lemos. Museographic narratives; coordination and project management. Lousã
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2019). Reviewer of PAD Journal #16” Pages on Art & Design. AIAP Associazione Italiana Design della Comunicazione vVsiva, Milão.
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2019). (Re) Musealization Project Museu Etnográfico Louzã Henriques (Lousã). Production of the contents for the museographic narratives; coordination and project management. Lousã
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra; Branco, Vasco; Eliseu, Sérgio (2018) RARAP Project: Augmented Reality in Radiology and Anatomic Pathology. ID+ in collaboration with IPOFG (Francisco Gentil Portuguese Oncology Institute of Coimbra).
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2014). Reviewer of “The International Journal of the Image”, editado pela COMMON GROUND PUBLISHING, University of Illinois
Scientific events organization
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2019) – IV Encontro Ibérico de Estética. Member of the Organization Committee. Faculdade de Letras Universidade de Coimbra, October 2019.
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2015) -#14 ART, Conferência internacional sobre Arte e Tecnologia. Member of the Organization Committee. Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2014). Colóquio “O Efeito de Veracidade da Imagem Fotográfica”. Porto Cultura, Edifício Axa, Câmara Municipal do Porto.
Other relevant cultural production
  • Beleza Moreira, Alexandra (2013). Mais Imaginarius International Festival. Jury Member. Santa Maria da Feira