Drop-in hours

• Spring 2026
  • Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
  • Thursday 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

What is Rafaela's story?

Rafaela Berger Pereira is a PhD student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research focuses on women's representation and political journalism, addressing the gender bias discussion. 

She got her MA in Political Science from the Federal University of Paraná, in Brazil, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, also from the Federal University of Paraná. In recent years, Rafaela has published a few articles, book chapters and conference papers, specially in the field of Political Communication and Women's Representation, but also in Education and Sociology.

Recent publications

• Hoffmann-Horochovski, M. T., Santos, C. S., Pereira, R. B., & Machado, V. F. (2024). Entre Memórias e Reflexões Sociológicas: Experiências de Extensão Universitária na Escola Zumbi dos Palmares [Between Memories and Sociological Reflections: Experiences in University Extensio at Zumbi dos Palmares School]. Revista Comunicação & Educação. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9125.v29i2p187-200
• Pereira, R. B. (2024). Temos o direito de imaginar: imaginação social a partir da intelectualidade negra diante da colonialidade [We Are Allowed to Dream: Social Imagination from Black Intellectuality in the Face of Coloniality]. Revista Textos Graduados, 9, 34. https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/tg/article/view/47152
• Pereira, R. B. (2024). Representação política na Vila Zumbi dos Palmares em Colombo-PR [Political Representation in Vila Zumbi dos Palmares in Colombo-PR]. Sociologias Plurais, 10, 13-37. https://revistas.ufpr.br/sclplr/article/view/96298
• Pereira, R. B. (2024). Estereótipos de gênero nas disputas por representação política de mulheres [Gender Stereotypes in Women’s Political Representation Disputes]. Sociologias Plurais, 10, 211-228. https://revistas.ufpr.br/sclplr/article/view/96307
• Pereira, R. B. (2024). Cobertura jornalística e viés de gênero na mídia mainstream: Um estudo comparativo sobre deputadas e deputados federais nas eleições de 2022 [News Coverage and Gender Bias in the Mainstream Media: A Comparative Study on Federal Deputies in the 2022 Elections]. 48º Encontro Anual da Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (Anpocs) [48th Annual Meeting of National Association for Graduate and Research in Social Sciences]. https://www.encontro2024.anpocs.org.br/atividade/view?q=eyJwYXJhbXMiOiJ7XCJJRF9BVElWSURBREVcIjpcIjE1MlwifSIsImgiOiI1ZDI4NGZkODBmYThhOTEyMjNlOGI2NjI2NGEzNzBjYiJ9&ID_ATIVIDADE=152