Israel Aquino

Ph.D. in History | Social History & Digital Humanities Researcher
Porto Alegre, BR.

About

Highly accomplished Ph.D. in History with extensive expertise in Social History, specializing in 18th-century Portuguese America and Atlantic History. Leverages advanced Digital Humanities methodologies, including Historical GIS and Social Network Analysis, to critically analyze complex socio-spatial dynamics and historical networks. Proven ability to contribute to leading research groups, publish extensively in academic journals, and drive strategic communication initiatives within the humanities.

Work

Associação Brasileira de Humanidades Digitais (ABHD)
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Director (Departamento de Comunicação e Marketing)

Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

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Summary

Leads strategic communication and marketing initiatives to enhance organizational visibility and engagement within the Digital Humanities community.

Highlights

Developing and implementing comprehensive communication strategies to promote ABHD's mission and initiatives, aiming to significantly increase public and academic engagement.

Overseeing all marketing efforts for organizational events, publications, and programs, expanding reach and fostering collaboration within the Digital Humanities sector.

Cultivating and managing strategic partnerships and outreach programs to strengthen ABHD's presence and influence across national and international academic networks.

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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Staff, Researcher

Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Summary

Conducts extensive research in Social History and Digital Humanities, contributing to prominent research groups and academic publications.

Highlights

Executed advanced historical research in Social History, specializing in 18th-century Portuguese America, agrarian history, colonial elites, and socio-spatial dynamics.

Contributed as a member to two leading research groups: 'Sociedades de Antigo Regime no Atlântico Sul' (SARAS/CNPq) and 'Justiça e Impérios Ibéricos no Antigo Regime' (JIIAR/CNPq).

Applied Digital Humanities methodologies, including Historical GIS and Social Network Analysis, to analyze and visualize complex historical datasets and socio-spatial dynamics.

Authored and co-authored over 45 academic publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, advancing scholarship in Atlantic History and Digital History.

Served as an ad hoc evaluator for numerous academic journals in social sciences and humanities, contributing to the rigorous peer-review process for both national and international publications.

Education

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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PhD

History

Courses

Social History

Digital Humanities

Historical GIS

Social Network Analysis

Colonial Brazilian History

Atlantic History

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Master's Degree

History

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Undergraduate

History

Awards

III Premio Jorge Gelman a la Mejor Tesis Doctoral en Historia Rural

Awarded By

SOCIEDAD DE ESTUDIOS DE HISTORIA AGRARIA

Awarded for the best doctoral thesis in Rural History, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field internationally.

Publications

Até onde a casa alcança? Memórias digitais: democratizando informações, histórias e tecnologias

Published by

ISBN: 978-65-86731-38-5 (Book Chapter Publisher)

Summary

Explores the role of digital memories and technologies in democratizing access to historical information and narratives.

Fontes paroquiais em bases digitais: o projeto "Além do Centro-Sul” e o estudo da história das populações luso-brasileiras

Published by

LaborHistórico

Summary

Details a research project utilizing digital parish records to study the history of Luso-Brazilian populations, emphasizing digital historical sources.

Resenha - KERSCHBAUMER, Florian, KEYSERLINGK-REHBEIN, Linda von, STARK, Martin, DÜRING, Marten (Eds.). The Power of Networks: Prospects of Historical Network Research. Londres / Nova York: Routledge, 2020. 288 р.

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Convergências: estudos em Humanidades Digitais

Summary

A critical review of 'The Power of Networks: Prospects of Historical Network Research', contributing to discourse on historical methodologies.

Do Valongo a Viamão: matrimônio, compadrio e outras estratégias de reprodução social no extremo sul da América Portuguesa (século XVIII)

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ISBN: 9786587631790 (Book Chapter Publisher)

Summary

Analyzes social reproduction strategies, including marriage and compadrio, in 18th-century Portuguese America's southern frontier.

Análise de Redes Sociais: apresentando o método para historiadores

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ISBN: 9786584565487 (Book Chapter Publisher)

Summary

Introduces social network analysis methodologies tailored for historical research, offering theoretical and practical insights.

Redes sociais e relações de interdependência entre escravizados e livres no sul da América Portuguesa

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História: Espaços, poder, cultura e sociedade

Summary

Examines social networks and interdependence between enslaved and free populations in Southern Portuguese America.

Redes cativas: apropriação e uso do compadrio por escravizados e escravizadas em uma comunidade de Antigo Regime (Viamão, século XVIII)

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ISSN: 2675-1429 (Working Paper Publisher)

Summary

Investigates the appropriation and use of compadrio by enslaved individuals in an 18th-century Old Regime community.

Digital Humanities como uma comunidade de práticas

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Revista Aedos

Summary

Discusses Digital Humanities as a community of practice, exploring its methodologies and collaborative aspects in academic research.

Redes de compadrio, hierarquia e interdependência social (Viamão, 1747 - 1773)

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Dissertation Thesis

Summary

Doctoral thesis analyzing compadrio networks, social hierarchy, and interdependence in Viamão during the 18th century.

Parentesco ritual e formação de redes no Continente do Rio Grande (Viamão, 1747-1773)

Published by

Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul

Summary

Explores ritual kinship and network formation in the Rio Grande region during the 18th century.

Languages

Portuguese
Spanish

Certificates

Herramientas y procesos digitales para investigación en artes y humanidades

Issued By

Universidad de Los Andes

Introdução a Geotecnologia aplicada à questões urbanas e regionais

Issued By

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Taller Reconstitución de Familias

Issued By

Red Interamericana de Estudios de Familia y Parentesco (RIEFAP)

Curso de Alta Especialización - Un continente, miradas comparadas

Issued By

Universidad Pablo de Olavide Departamento de Geografía Historia y Filosofía

História e Análise de Redes Sociais: possibilidades teóricas e percursos metodológicos

Issued By

Associação Nacional de História

Novas possibilidades de análise através da História ambiental

Issued By

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Seminário Virtual - A história e suas fontes - análises e perspectivas

Issued By

Uninter

Curso de Formação de Editores e Gerentes - SEER

Issued By

Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

Escritura y documentos en la Iberoamérica colonial (Miríada X)

Issued By

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Estudos em Direito Medieval: Aspectos metodológicos em Grossi e Hespanha

Issued By

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Faculdade de Direito)

Skills

Digital Humanities

Historical GIS, Social Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Digital Research Tools, Paleography, Diplomatics, SEER Platform, Digital History.

Historical Research

Social History, Atlantic History, Colonial Brazilian History, Ancient Regime, Early Modern History, Agrarian History, Family History, Colonial Elites, Socio-spatial Dynamics, Historical Network Research, Archival Research, Historiography, Portuguese Colonial Empire.

Academic & Communication

Academic Writing, Peer Review, Journal Editing, Communication Strategy, Marketing, Teaching & Learning History, Curriculum Development, Project Management (Academic), Stakeholder Engagement, Academic Reviewer.

Research Methodologies

Qualitative Research, Quantitative Analysis, Historical Methodology, Interdisciplinary Research, Comparative History.

Israel Aquino