Mariana Pitta Lima
@maripittalima.bsky.social
researcher at @cidacs_fiocruz | PhD in public health from @isc_ufba | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Editor @4sweb.bsky.social' blog Backchannels - Global South team
health & STS, data & society, feminist STS
Editor @4sweb.bsky.social' blog Backchannels - Global South team
health & STS, data & society, feminist STS
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Missed opportunities for equity: a crucial perspective on the Lancet's Zika virus research Series
The Zika Virus: Research Priorities for Preparedness and Response Series1 is well
timed, marking nearly a decade since the Zika epidemic. However, the authorship imbalance
that overlooks the contribut...
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We wrote a correspondence for @thelancet.bsky.social on global research on #Zikavirus and equity:
Missed opportunities for equity: a crucial perspective on the Lancet's Zika virus research Series - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Missed opportunities for equity: a crucial perspective on the Lancet's Zika virus research Series - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
How do I even explain to my friends who aren’t in STS how exciting it is to see some of these names confirmed for 4S?! 😭 Plus, I’ll get to see some old friends again! 😍 #4SToronto26
October 1, 2026 at 8:56 AM
How do I even explain to my friends who aren’t in STS how exciting it is to see some of these names confirmed for 4S?! 😭 Plus, I’ll get to see some old friends again! 😍 #4SToronto26
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In "Mosquito Work," Ann H. Kelly and Javier Lezaun follow entomologists, technicians, community volunteers, and mosquitoes to illuminate the collaborations, improvisations, and political entanglements behind contemporary disease control. Read the introduction for free now: buff.ly/JusZnQy
September 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
In "Mosquito Work," Ann H. Kelly and Javier Lezaun follow entomologists, technicians, community volunteers, and mosquitoes to illuminate the collaborations, improvisations, and political entanglements behind contemporary disease control. Read the introduction for free now: buff.ly/JusZnQy
Organizing my trip to 4S 2026, I found these photos from the 2022 meeting that changed my career! With current 4S president Prof. Wen-Hua Kuo, prof. Noela Invernizzi, the wonderful prof. @nicolecnelson.bsky.social, my dear friend Amanda, and so many other dear people. Such a special experience!
August 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Organizing my trip to 4S 2026, I found these photos from the 2022 meeting that changed my career! With current 4S president Prof. Wen-Hua Kuo, prof. Noela Invernizzi, the wonderful prof. @nicolecnelson.bsky.social, my dear friend Amanda, and so many other dear people. Such a special experience!
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🆕Enabling the transformation of linked health and social data to support scientific research and knowledge production - the role of the #GlobalSouth in advancing alternative and critical epistemologies #PublicHealth #DigitalHealth @maripittalima.bsky.social
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April 19, 2026 at 9:03 PM
🆕Enabling the transformation of linked health and social data to support scientific research and knowledge production - the role of the #GlobalSouth in advancing alternative and critical epistemologies #PublicHealth #DigitalHealth @maripittalima.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.5204/lthj...
🔗 doi.org/10.5204/lthj...
Came across a sign that reads “Movidos por Tecnologia” (Driven by Technology in Portuguese). As someone in STS, I’m driven by technology… I guess?
August 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Came across a sign that reads “Movidos por Tecnologia” (Driven by Technology in Portuguese). As someone in STS, I’m driven by technology… I guess?
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📣Now open: Call for the next Editor-in-Chief of @tapuya.org
We're looking for a leader (or editorial collective) to shape the future of one of the most distinctive open-access journals in Latin American STS.📓
🔥Read the call: tapuya.org/2026/05/15/call-for-nominations-2026-tapuyas-editor-in-chief/
We're looking for a leader (or editorial collective) to shape the future of one of the most distinctive open-access journals in Latin American STS.📓
🔥Read the call: tapuya.org/2026/05/15/call-for-nominations-2026-tapuyas-editor-in-chief/
May 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
📣Now open: Call for the next Editor-in-Chief of @tapuya.org
We're looking for a leader (or editorial collective) to shape the future of one of the most distinctive open-access journals in Latin American STS.📓
🔥Read the call: tapuya.org/2026/05/15/call-for-nominations-2026-tapuyas-editor-in-chief/
We're looking for a leader (or editorial collective) to shape the future of one of the most distinctive open-access journals in Latin American STS.📓
🔥Read the call: tapuya.org/2026/05/15/call-for-nominations-2026-tapuyas-editor-in-chief/
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📢 Don't forget to register for our next webinar happening next Tuesday!
“What We Learned from Editing the First Handbook of Social Epidemiology” with Professor Terrence Hill
📅 Tuesday April 28th
🕗 09:00 New York / 14:00 London / 22:00 Tokyo
👉 Register now at tinyurl.com/ISES01 !
#SocialEpi #SDoH
“What We Learned from Editing the First Handbook of Social Epidemiology” with Professor Terrence Hill
📅 Tuesday April 28th
🕗 09:00 New York / 14:00 London / 22:00 Tokyo
👉 Register now at tinyurl.com/ISES01 !
#SocialEpi #SDoH
April 21, 2026 at 12:22 AM
📢 Don't forget to register for our next webinar happening next Tuesday!
“What We Learned from Editing the First Handbook of Social Epidemiology” with Professor Terrence Hill
📅 Tuesday April 28th
🕗 09:00 New York / 14:00 London / 22:00 Tokyo
👉 Register now at tinyurl.com/ISES01 !
#SocialEpi #SDoH
“What We Learned from Editing the First Handbook of Social Epidemiology” with Professor Terrence Hill
📅 Tuesday April 28th
🕗 09:00 New York / 14:00 London / 22:00 Tokyo
👉 Register now at tinyurl.com/ISES01 !
#SocialEpi #SDoH
A view of the historic center of my hometown, Salvador, Bahia.
April 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A view of the historic center of my hometown, Salvador, Bahia.
I needed to get vaccinated today, so I had to go there. I love this building. The first medical school in Brazil (1808), originally a school of surgery, is located in my city, Salvador.
April 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I needed to get vaccinated today, so I had to go there. I love this building. The first medical school in Brazil (1808), originally a school of surgery, is located in my city, Salvador.
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🆕Just published #OpenAccess
Digital Health Data Regulation in a Neoliberal Era: Lessons from the Global South
Includes: #PublicHealth #DataProtection #ethics #DigitalInequalities #OpenSource #DataGovernance #HealthApps #bias #telemedicine
🔗 lthj.qut.edu.au/issue/view/150
Digital Health Data Regulation in a Neoliberal Era: Lessons from the Global South
Includes: #PublicHealth #DataProtection #ethics #DigitalInequalities #OpenSource #DataGovernance #HealthApps #bias #telemedicine
🔗 lthj.qut.edu.au/issue/view/150
April 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
🆕Just published #OpenAccess
Digital Health Data Regulation in a Neoliberal Era: Lessons from the Global South
Includes: #PublicHealth #DataProtection #ethics #DigitalInequalities #OpenSource #DataGovernance #HealthApps #bias #telemedicine
🔗 lthj.qut.edu.au/issue/view/150
Digital Health Data Regulation in a Neoliberal Era: Lessons from the Global South
Includes: #PublicHealth #DataProtection #ethics #DigitalInequalities #OpenSource #DataGovernance #HealthApps #bias #telemedicine
🔗 lthj.qut.edu.au/issue/view/150
Just finished Wuthering Heights, still amazed that two of the most disturbing and brilliant stories of the 19th century, along with Frankenstein, came from the imagination of two young British ladies.
April 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Just finished Wuthering Heights, still amazed that two of the most disturbing and brilliant stories of the 19th century, along with Frankenstein, came from the imagination of two young British ladies.
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A messy desk after two days of intense discussions on Science and AI, with the best relaxing music 🎧. A wonderful workshop by @datasociety.bsky.social!
Many thanks and congrats to @chicanocyborg.bsky.social and the team!! 👾 🤖
Many thanks and congrats to @chicanocyborg.bsky.social and the team!! 👾 🤖
March 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
A messy desk after two days of intense discussions on Science and AI, with the best relaxing music 🎧. A wonderful workshop by @datasociety.bsky.social!
Many thanks and congrats to @chicanocyborg.bsky.social and the team!! 👾 🤖
Many thanks and congrats to @chicanocyborg.bsky.social and the team!! 👾 🤖
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📢Si tienes el interés, compromiso y disponibilidad, te invitamos a sumarte como equipo al ELAD26!
La convocatoria está abierta para todas las personas motivadas con la investigación sobre tecnologías digitales con perspectivas sociales y culturales en Latinoamérica.
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📢Si tienes el interés, compromiso y disponibilidad, te invitamos a sumarte como equipo al ELAD26!
La convocatoria está abierta para todas las personas motivadas con la investigación sobre tecnologías digitales con perspectivas sociales y culturales en Latinoamérica.
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March 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
[Español]
📢Si tienes el interés, compromiso y disponibilidad, te invitamos a sumarte como equipo al ELAD26!
La convocatoria está abierta para todas las personas motivadas con la investigación sobre tecnologías digitales con perspectivas sociales y culturales en Latinoamérica.
🧵1/2🧵
📢Si tienes el interés, compromiso y disponibilidad, te invitamos a sumarte como equipo al ELAD26!
La convocatoria está abierta para todas las personas motivadas con la investigación sobre tecnologías digitales con perspectivas sociales y culturales en Latinoamérica.
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It’s out! 🎉 A new article published right in the middle of Brazil’s Carnival season.
So happy to be part of this amazing special issue on digital health in the Global South!
So happy to be part of this amazing special issue on digital health in the Global South!
🆕New #OpenAccess article
Enabling the transformation of linked health and social data to support scientific research and knowledge production - the role of the #GlobalSouth in advancing critical epistemologies #PublicHealth #DigitalHealth @maripittalima.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.5204/lthj...
Enabling the transformation of linked health and social data to support scientific research and knowledge production - the role of the #GlobalSouth in advancing critical epistemologies #PublicHealth #DigitalHealth @maripittalima.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.5204/lthj...
February 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
It’s out! 🎉 A new article published right in the middle of Brazil’s Carnival season.
So happy to be part of this amazing special issue on digital health in the Global South!
So happy to be part of this amazing special issue on digital health in the Global South!
Reposted by Mariana Pitta Lima
Speaker spotlight: Bolun Zhang studies infrastructure where material systems meet political–economic regimes, with a focus on China and Global China and computational methods in social science. Panel 2 (Feb 18) uky.zoom.us/j/86848639105
#Infrastructure #STS
#Infrastructure #STS
February 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Speaker spotlight: Bolun Zhang studies infrastructure where material systems meet political–economic regimes, with a focus on China and Global China and computational methods in social science. Panel 2 (Feb 18) uky.zoom.us/j/86848639105
#Infrastructure #STS
#Infrastructure #STS
This is going to be quite an STS year, I guess. Time to return to the classics: Latour in Portuguese.
February 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is going to be quite an STS year, I guess. Time to return to the classics: Latour in Portuguese.
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Submission to open panels—Extended deadline for 4S Toronto 2026!
Call closes Feb 9th 2026. You can submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...
Call closes Feb 9th 2026. You can submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Submission to open panels—Extended deadline for 4S Toronto 2026!
Call closes Feb 9th 2026. You can submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...
Call closes Feb 9th 2026. You can submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...
Bom dia, Bahia
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Bom dia, Bahia
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What happens when progressive theory collapses under everyday practice? This new post revisits the Boaventura de Sousa Santos case and proposes a feminist counter-manual on harassment, power, and institutional responsibility in academia.
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
What Not To Do If You Are Accused Of Harassment: The Case Of Boaventura de Souza Santos | Platypus
In this text, we intend to revisit the well-known case of the Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Souza Santos, following its unfolding since the accusations that surfaced after the publication of th...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What happens when progressive theory collapses under everyday practice? This new post revisits the Boaventura de Sousa Santos case and proposes a feminist counter-manual on harassment, power, and institutional responsibility in academia.
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
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The Call for applications for the EASST Fund is now open until 31 December 2025. Find all the details and how to apply on the website.
easst.net/fund/
easst.net/fund/
EASST Fund - Call for applications OPEN!
EASST Fund aims to promote national and cross-national community building within EASST, advance new questions, topics and perspectives in science and technology studies, as well as enable collaboratio...
easst.net
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Call for applications for the EASST Fund is now open until 31 December 2025. Find all the details and how to apply on the website.
easst.net/fund/
easst.net/fund/
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🏆[NEWS]
Donna Haraway has been awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize, and she calls us to “relearn how to think with each other.” 🗫
🌎Read her acceptance speech here tapuya.org/news/
#ErasmusPrize2025 #DonnaHaraway #TapuyaLASTS
Donna Haraway has been awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize, and she calls us to “relearn how to think with each other.” 🗫
🌎Read her acceptance speech here tapuya.org/news/
#ErasmusPrize2025 #DonnaHaraway #TapuyaLASTS
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🏆[NEWS]
Donna Haraway has been awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize, and she calls us to “relearn how to think with each other.” 🗫
🌎Read her acceptance speech here tapuya.org/news/
#ErasmusPrize2025 #DonnaHaraway #TapuyaLASTS
Donna Haraway has been awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize, and she calls us to “relearn how to think with each other.” 🗫
🌎Read her acceptance speech here tapuya.org/news/
#ErasmusPrize2025 #DonnaHaraway #TapuyaLASTS
📢 Hello #STSers!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
Call for Assistant Editors for 4S Backchannels (Global South)
4sonline.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 Hello #STSers!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
The @4sweb.bsky.social Backchannels blog is seeking new Assistant Editors (Global South).
Find out more here: 4sonline.org/news_manager...
Send your expression of interest by December 15. Feel free to DM me if you’d like more info!
If I weren’t already contributing to another blog, I would definitely apply!
Great opportunity to be part of such an engaged and dynamic community, always curious and open to new ideas!
Great opportunity to be part of such an engaged and dynamic community, always curious and open to new ideas!
We’re still accepting applications for Contributing Editors (CEs) and Multimodal Contributing Editors (MCEs) for Platypus, our blog.
Check 3 reasons to join our community with Kim Fernandes, Platypus Managing Editor⬇️
More info: blog.castac.org/call-for-mce...
#Anthropology #STS #CASTAC
Check 3 reasons to join our community with Kim Fernandes, Platypus Managing Editor⬇️
More info: blog.castac.org/call-for-mce...
#Anthropology #STS #CASTAC
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If I weren’t already contributing to another blog, I would definitely apply!
Great opportunity to be part of such an engaged and dynamic community, always curious and open to new ideas!
Great opportunity to be part of such an engaged and dynamic community, always curious and open to new ideas!
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Still hesitant about sending your application to work on our blog? Here are 3 reasons to join Platypus as a contributing editor💡
by Kim Fernandes, Platypus Managing Editor
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by Kim Fernandes, Platypus Managing Editor
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November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Still hesitant about sending your application to work on our blog? Here are 3 reasons to join Platypus as a contributing editor💡
by Kim Fernandes, Platypus Managing Editor
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by Kim Fernandes, Platypus Managing Editor
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