Isadora de Ataíde Fonseca is Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Centre for Communication and Culture, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, since 2019. Her main areas of research are Media History and Journalism Studies in former colonial empires; the role of Culture and Ideology in the context of colonialism and post-colonialism; and the dynamics between Journalism and Political Regimes in Europe and Portuguese speaking countries. She holds a PhD in Sociology of Communication and Culture (ICS-UL, 2014) and has been publishing in international journals. In 2023 she co-edited Creating and Opposing Empire, The Role of the Colonial Periodical Press, by Routledge. In 2020 was released A Imprensa e o Império na África Portuguesa, 1842-1974, by Edições 70, Almedina. As Professor she has been lecturing in Communication Studies – Advanced Studies in Communication, Media History, Sociology of Communication and Public & Audiences.