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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reminder! Deep Thoughts next Tuesday. Join Alf Gunvald Nilsen for his talk: Southern Authoritarian Populism: A Conjunctural Analysis Tuesday 13 October 2026, 3–4:30pm via Zoom Register here ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Deep Thoughts Seminar | 13 Oct Join Prof. Alf Gunvald Nilsen for “Southern Authoritarian Populism: A Conjunctural Analysis.” 📅 13 October 2026 🕒 3:00–4:30 PM 💻 Online | Zoom Register: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #DeepThoughts #DeepLab @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

DeepLab Director @pinheiromachado.bsky.social speaks to BBC News Brasil about people turning to AI-generated video to build livelihoods outside traditional employment. Read the full article: www.bbc.com/portuguese/a... #DeepLab #AI @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social @bbcnewsbrasil.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva, joined the Summer Retreat for Labour Theory and Research in Switzerland for discussions on labour geographies, collaborations, & reconnecting with the wider DeepLab community, including Dr Sébastien Antoine & Dr Kaveri Medappa. @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Congrats to our Social Data Scientist, @jessicamatheus.bsky.social, on presenting at #SMSociety in Glasgow. Her paper explores how social media reshapes ideas about work and collective rights in Brazil using computational social science. website: labdeep.com @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New from DeepLab! Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva's new paper explores how social media help workers distance themselves from stigmatised places and project aspirational identities, individualising structural inequalities. Read more: labdeep.com/publications/ @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Reminder! Join the next Deep Thoughts Seminar with Sébastien Antoine: Tech Consultancy and Global Division of Labour: A Comparative Dialogue Between Brazilian and Indian Tech Workers 📅 18 June 2026 🕒 3:00–4:30pm 💻 Online Register: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📢 Deep Thoughts Seminar Series Join Sébastien Antoine for Tech Consultancy and Global Division of Labour: A Comparative Dialogue Between Brazilian and Indian Tech Workers. 🗓 18 June 2026 ⏰ 3:00pm–4:30pm 💻 Online Register: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Join us Monday 15 June for the next Deep Thoughts Seminar “Decolonizing Law and Criminology? with Prof. Evandro Piza Duarte & Vic de Oliveira Martins. 🕒 3:00–4:30 PM 📍 Hybrid | UCD + Zoom Register:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991352793812?aff=oddtdtcreator @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Great to be at LASA 2026! Thanks to everyone who joined our panels and conversations we’re excited to continue these discussions and collaborations. @lasabluesky.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @pinheiromachado.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

"The CEO myth on social media: how digital entrepreneurship transforms aspirations among marginalised workers” now up on the Journal of Cultural economy. @marinafrid.bsky.social, @pinheiromachado.bsky.social, Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva & Jessica Matheus de Souza. labdeep.com/publications/

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Great to have Dr Tatiana Vargas-Maia in DeepLab after two years away! She met with the team, led a workshop on academic writing, and worked with Rosana Pinheiro-Machado on a future publication. Tatiana is also joining the DeepLab team at #LASA2026 in Paris. @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

Picture of Tatiana leading academic writing workshop with Deeplab Team

Picture of Rosana and Tatiana in DeepLab office space

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

DeepLab at #LASA2026 🌎 Our team will be presenting research on digital labour, platform politics, entrepreneurship, and the far right in Latin America at this year’s LASA Congress in Paris. Read more in our latest lab news here labdeep.com/news-and-eve... #DeepLab #LASA #Research #LatinAmerica

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📢 Reminder: Join us this Thursday for the next Deep Thoughts Seminar Series event with Dr Oscar d’Alva on platform capitalism, AI, and official statistics. 📍 Hybrid | 3pm–4:30pm | 21 May |D101 Newman| In person: www.eventbrite.com/e/1988901019... Online: www.eventbrite.com/e/1988901990...

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Join us on 21 May for Dr Oscar d’Alva's talk: “Official Statistics and Platform Capitalism: The Transition to a Datafication Regime” 🗓 21 May | 3pm–4:30pm 📍 Hybrid: UCD + Zoom Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/oscar-dalv... @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucdsociology.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Join us on 21 May for Dr Oscar d’Alva talk: “Official Statistics and Platform Capitalism: The Transition to a Datafication Regime” 🗓 21 May | 3pm–4:30pm 📍 Hybrid: UCD + Zoom Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1988901990... @ucdgearyinst.bsky.social @ucdsociology.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Join us tomorrow for an online Deep Thoughts seminar with Dr Sharmila Parmanand (LSE): “Gender as a Political Resource in Populist and Dynastic Politics: The Duterte Family” 🗓 Thursday, 14 May 2026 ⏰ 3pm–4:30pm 💻 Zoom only Register directly here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @erc.europa.eu

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Deep Thoughts Seminar | 21 May Oscar d’Alva: Official Statistics and Platform Capitalism: The Transition to a Datafication Regime 🕒 3–4:30pm 📍 Hybrid: D101 Newman + Zoom 🍷 Wine reception Register in person: www.eventbrite.com/e/oscar-dalv... Register online: www.eventbrite.com/e/oscar-dalv...

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📢 Upcoming Deep Thoughts seminar this May: 🔴 14 May | Zoom only| 🕒 3pm–4:30pm Dr Sharmila Parmanand (LSE) “Gender as a Political Resource in Populist and Dynastic Politics: The Duterte Family” Register directly here: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Reminder: DeepLab Visiting Researcher Seminar this Thursday Contested Amazon with Felipe Schaeffer Neves & Telma Bemerguy 🗓 Thursday, 2 April, 2026 🕒 3–4:30pm 📍 E003A Newman + Zoom Followed by wine reception 🍷 📩 deeplab@ucd.ie (indicate via zoom or in-person) @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Visiting Researcher Seminar: Contested Amazon Felipe Schaeffer Neves +Telma Bemerguy on: – Conservation & livelihoods in the Xingu – Far-right politics in the Brazilian Amazon 📅 2 April | ⏰ 3pm 📍 UCD (Hybrid) 🍷 Wine reception after 📩 deeplab@ucd.ie @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

DeepLab PhDs Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva and Miguel Paolo Rivera are currently visiting Oxford’s Latin American Centre, contributing to DeepLab’s research agenda and building international collaborations. Read more @ labdeep.com/news-and-eve... @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ox.ac.uk

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Reminder: Tomorrow | Deep Thoughts Seminar Dr @jamesfitz2.bsky.social (DCU) Silencing Disinformation Research(ers) in Times of Autocracy 26 Feb | 3pm GMT | Hybrid | Wine reception Register: deeplab@ucd.ie @deeplab.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Join us on 26 Feb for our next Deep Thoughts Seminar with Dr James Fitzgerald (DCU): Silencing Disinformation Research(ers) in Times of Autocracy. Hybrid | 3pm GMT | Wine reception to follow Register: deeplab@ucd.ie (in person or Zoom) @jamesfitz2.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

DeepLab PhD researcher Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva recently presented his research at the University of Oxford, exploring Instagram, aspiration, and platform labour among personal cleaners in Brazil and the Philippines. @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social #DeepLab #DigitalLabour

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

New lab news: @cristianorodrigues.bsky.social (Federal University of Minas Gerais) at DeepLab discussing gender, race & far-right politics in Brazil. Read the full story on our website labdeep.com/news-and-eve.... 🌍📖 @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Reminder: Deep Thoughts Seminar with @cristianorodrigues.bsky.social (UFMG) this Thursday at 3pm (hybrid). Gender, race & sexual politics under Brazil’s far right, followed by a small wine reception. Register: deeplab@ucd.ie @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Deep Thoughts Seminar with Cristiano Rodrigues (UFMG) on gender, race, and sexual politics under Brazil’s far right. 🗓️ 5 Feb | 3pm | Hybrid Followed by a small wine reception. Register: deeplab@ucd.ie @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @cristianorodrigues.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

We’re delighted to welcome Sthéfani Luane and Raylon Álvares to DeepLab as part of the Abdias Nascimento Fellowship Programme! 🌍 Raylon is the first student to join us from the Federal University of Pará! @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social #DeepLab #AbdiasProgramme #Brazil #ResearchExchange

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the launch of New Consumers in the Global South at UCD, a thoughtful discussion with the authors on class, consumption, and everyday life across the Global South. @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social @pinheiromachado.bsky.social @marinafrid.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

📚Join us tomorrow (4 Nov, 3:30 PM) at UCD D101 or online for the launch of New Consumers in the Global South! Featuring authors Anna Cristina Pertierra, @pinheiromachado.bsky.social & Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu all welcome! EMAIL DEEPLAB@UCD.IE to register @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

📚 Book Launch at UCD! Join us on Nov 4, 3:30 PM (Newman D101) for New Consumers in the Global South — exploring class & consumption beyond “poor” and “middle class.” Featuring authors Pertierra, @pinheiromachado.bsky.social Pinheiro-Machado & Saloma-Akpedonu 🍷 @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Reminder 🔔 Our next Deep Thoughts Seminar is today! Join Dr. Camila Rocha (CCI/Cebrap, Brazil) for Work and Politics in Brazil — exploring how work and employment shape political views and voting. 🗓️ 28 Oct | 3:30–5PM (Hybrid, UCD D101 & Zoom) 👉 labdeep.com | deeplab@ucd.ie

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Join us for our next Deep Thoughts Seminar with Dr. Camila Rocha on Work and Politics in Brazil — exploring how employment shapes political views and voting. 🗓️ 28 Oct, 3:30–5PM (Hybrid, UCD D101 & Zoom)details at labdeep.com | deeplab@ucd.ie @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Dr. Rodrigo Campos (King’s College London) joined our Deep Thoughts Seminar to discuss evangelical activism in Brazil’s military police. He reminds us: “We need to be compassionate with the figure of the police officer who is themselves a victim of the system.” @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

🚨 Our social data scientist @jessicamatheus.bsky.social was featured in O Dia discussing how young Brazilians are turning away from formal work and embracing influencer-led entrepreneurship. Read the full piece here: odia.ig.com.br/economia/emp... @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

“I’m not Anitta, nor Madonna”: Sex Influencers and Their Political Action on Social Media by Gianluca Oliveira-Soares 📷 Photo by Ezequiel Aguilera ft. Fernando brutto Read piece here labdeep.com/takeaways/ @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social #SexWorkIsWork #PlatformPolitics #DeepLabTakeaways

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

📢 Coming up 23 June! Join us for a double lecture on religion, resistance & far-right politics in Brazil 🇧🇷 🗣️ Rodrigo Campos + Winnie Bueno 📍 UCD & Zoom | 2:30–4:30PM 🍷 Wine reception after! 👉 Email deeplab@ucd.ie to register! @winniebueno.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

📢 Join us on 23 June for a Deep Thoughts Seminar on religion, resistance, and far-right politics in Brazil 🇧🇷. Featuring Rodrigo Campos and @winniebueno.bsky.social , live at UCD and on Zoom! @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Dr. Marina Frid spoke at the Reaction(ary) Media symposium on how digital marketing coaches influence Brazil’s freelance beauty workers, drawing on WorkPoliticsBIP research into platform labour and social media in low-income contexts. @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @marinafrid.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Our PhD Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva is back in Dublin after completing fieldwork in Metro Manila, where he explored political dynamics ahead of the elections and gave a talk at Ateneo. 🇵🇭✈️🇮🇪 #PhDLife #DeepLab #Fieldwork #PoliticalResearch @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

“The CLT worker can’t catch a break!” New DeepLab takeaway unpacks memes, labour precarity & the digital hustle dream. Read here labdeep.com/takeaways/ Image source - © Brenda Rocha Blossom via Canva.com #DigitalLabour #CLT #DeepLab @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social @jessicamatheus.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🗳️ On 12 May, millions voted in the Philippines to elect senators, reps & local leaders. DeepLab’s Miguel P Rivera cast his vote (note the inked finger!) while Wagner Guilherme Alves da Silva observed similarities with Brazil’s process. #PhilippinesElections @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

📢 Deeplab is delighted to host our next Visiting Researcher Seminar on 13 May featuring talks on gendered disinfo & educational inclusion. 🔗 Details: deeplab@ucd.ie | #DeepLab @ucddublin.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu #ResearchSeminar #DigitalPlatforms #Inclusion

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

In April, we welcomed Dr. Ianaira Neves to the Philippines for a research immersion with DeepLab scholars, exploring the lives of food delivery riders in PH and Brazil. From fieldwork to local culture, meaningful exchange of insights, stories, and community. @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

WhatsApp calls in India, podcast activism in Brazil—platform workers are finding solidarity across borders. Read DeepLab's Miguel Paolo Rivera, Rashmi Guha Ray & Wagner Alves da Silva’s reflections from fieldtrip in Rio labdeep.com/takeaways/ #DigitalLabour@erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

In March Wagner Guilherme Alves de Silva carried out further fieldwork in Metro Manila: interviews with domestic workers, deep dives into digital politics, and a research talk at Ateneo. Labor, tech, and activism in motion. 🇵🇭📱 #DomesticWorkers #DigitalPolitics #ERC #UCD #MetroManila

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

#ThrowbackThursday to the amazing visiting researchers who visited DeepLap this past year — thanks for the insights, memories, and collaboration! 🙌 #DeepLap #TBT #ResearchCommunity#erc #ucd

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

DeepLab welcomes visiting researchers Andressa Santos & Gehovany Figueira through the Abdias do Nascimento Programme! Excited to collaborate this year! 🚀 #DeepLab #Research #Welcome #abdiasdoNascimentoprogramme

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deeplab @deeplab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Feb in the field: Rashmi Guha Ray spoke with food delivery partners on park benches, in fast food joints, even on shop stairs. Many work 2-16 hours daily, making ‘flexible time meaningless. Zomato announced rest points in Bengaluru for delivery partners to recharge and access Wi-Fi. @erc.europa.eu

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