PhD in Design | Researcher | Lecturer | Project Coordinator
1. Who I am
I am Cristiane Nery, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
I hold a PhD in Design (UEMG), a Master’s in Multimedia (UNICAMP), and a Specialization in Cinema (PUC Minas). I hold a degree in Fine Arts with a major in Animation Cinema (EBA/UFMG) and in Graphic Design (UEMG).
I work as a project analyst and coordinator, as an independent researcher, and as a lecturer in the areas of Design, Visual Arts, and Audiovisual, also focusing on research and extension. I have more than 15 years of experience integrating teaching, research, extension, and cultural production, with a focus on visual anthropology, photography, and editorial design. I develop extensive research on photobooks and am the author of articles and books published in Brazil and abroad, including works on Congado and the Recife Carnival.
My goal is to deliver products based on scientific research aligned with social well-being.
With more than 20 years of university experience, I have taught subjects such as Scientific Methodology, Project Methodology, Artistic Drawing, Creative Processes, Project Practice, Visual Anthropology, Art History, Design History, Semiotics, and Final Projects.
3. Research
I work as an analyst and project coordinator, having conducted research for over 15 years in the fields of Design, Visual Arts, Audiovisual, and Visual Anthropology. My investigations encompass contemporary and interdisciplinary methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative.
4. Extension
I have coordinated more than ten university extension projects, bringing scientific and cultural knowledge beyond the walls of institutions, promoting social transformation, and strengthening the university’s role as a space for dialogue.
5. Thesis
This thesis aimed to analyze the photobooks in order to comprehend how photographs are associated through the construction of the graphic project, page layout, as well as photo sequence based on the theory of cinematic montage. Therefore, this thesis was intended to summarize the emergence of photography as a process inserted in the evolution of the media, to subsequently reflect on its place as pages of books, its qualities and power of association, seeing that this specific kind of images, according to Etienne Samain’s concept (2012a), are 'images associated with other images', whether they are visible/external memories or mental/inner ones.
