Ph.D., Digital History, August 2022 – Present
Primary Advisor: Dr. Sarah Payne; Co-Advisor: Dr. Jared Orsi.
Thesis: “Invented Pasts, Imagined Futures: World’s Fairs, Cities, and Narratives of Brazilian Nationhood in the Built Environment, 1893-1976”
B.A., History, 2019
Teaching Licentiate, History, 2019
Avelar, Lucas. “What does Public History have to do with a monument’s fate?” Bridging: The International Federation for Public History Blog (July 2020). https://ifph.hypotheses.org/3241
Avelar, Lucas. “A bridge between History and Chemistry: the local Magé History reframed through interdisciplinary speech,” (Portuguese) Pilares da História Journal, Historic Institute of the Municipal Chamber of Duque de Caxias (May 2018): 111-116. http://www.cmdc.rj.gov.br/?page_id=1474
Avelar, Lucas. “Between the modern and the tradition: the demolition of the Monroe Palace and the perspectives of preservation for the historical and artistic heritage,” (Portuguese) Minutes of the XIV History of Art Encounter at Campinas State University (December 2019): 163-171. https://doi.org/10.20396/eha.vi14.3329
Avelar, Lucas. “Disputes of representation in preserving the historic district of Rio Branco Avenue: new approaches to the field of Cultural Heritage studies,” (Portuguese) Minutes of the II Theory and Historiography Fluminense Encounter (December 2019): 117-126. https://encontrofluminensedeteoria.weebly.com/anais.html
“Decolonizing Through Public History” Working Group at the National Council of Public History Annual Meeting, May 2023.
“The Built Environment, Space, and Narratives of Time” at “Public History, Identity, and Political Uses of the Past” by IFPH Explorers. International Federation for Public History, 2022.
“Space and Narratives of Time in Brazil’s Participation at World’s Fairs” at the History Graduate Research Exchange. Colorado State University, 2021.
“History, Memory and Institutions” (Portuguese) at the virtual round of debates “Olhares sobre a Educação” (Education Perspectives), 2020.
“Chemistry in Everything: Interdisciplinarity and Scientific Outreach” (Portuguese) at the XIV Physics Licentiate Encounter, as an intern at the Didactic Laboratory of Chemistry, 2016. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
“The Inhomirim River as an object of historical analysis and environmental practices” (Portuguese) at the I Chemistry Education in Rio Network Encounter, 2017. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Macaé, RJ, Brazil.
The Inhomirim River: the paths through History” (Portuguese) at the 8ª Academic Integration Week of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2017. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
“The dismantling of Brazilian nations: the Monroe Palace as an object of Heritage studies” (Portuguese) at the III History Week of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2018. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
“Disputes of representation in preserving the historic district of Rio Branco Avenue: new approaches to the field of Cultural Heritage studies” (Portuguese) at the II Theory and Historiography Fluminense Encounter, 2019. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
“The conflicting representations and national narratives in the destruction of the Monroe Palace” (Portuguese) at the History Week of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 2019. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
“Historic Preservation Process Number 860-T-72: narrative clashes and disputes of representation in the preservation context of the 1970s” (Portuguese) at the XIV Political History Week of the Rio de Janeiro State University, 2019. Rio de Janeiro State University – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
“The conflicting representations and national narratives in the demolition of the Monroe Palace” (Portuguese) at the 10ª Academic Integration Week of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2019. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.*
- *This work received the award “Honorable Mention” from the event committee.
“Between the modern and the tradition: the destruction of the Monroe Palace and the practices of preservation of the historical and artistic heritage” (Portuguese) at the XIV History of Art Encounter, 2019. Campinas State University – Campinas, SP, Brazil.
- Mapping the Gay Guides, Department of History and Geography, Clemson University, August 2022 – Present.
- Department of History and Geography, Clemson University, August 2022 – Present.
- USDA National Wildlife Research Center – Fort Collins, CO, United States, May 2021 – February 2022.
- Public Lands History Center – Fort Collins, CO, United States, May 2021 – February 2022.
- Department of History, Colorado State University – Fort Collins, CO, United States, Aug 2020 – August 2022.
- Rio de Janeiro State Parliament, Culture Department (ALERJ) – RJ, Brazil, Sep 2017 – Sep 2019.
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) – RJ, Brazil, Feb 2017 – Dec 2019
- Saint John School – RJ, Brazil, Sep 2018 – Feb 2020
- Antonio Prado Junior State High School – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Feb 2018 – Dec 2018
George MacDonald Graduate Fellowship, Clemson University, College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities, Department of History and Geography, 2022-2024.
Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Colorado State University, Department of History, 2020-2021.
Honorable Mention to Research Presentation, Academic Integration Week of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 2019.
Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Institute of Chemistry’s Didactic Lab of Chemistry (LaDQuim-UFRJ), Feb 2016 – Jun 2017.
“For other possible histories: Interculturalities, Equalities and Differences in Curricular Discourses of History”, Curriculum Studies Group (NEC-UFRJ), Member Aug 2016 – Jul 2017
Children’s Storyteller at University Hospital, Martagão Gesteira Childcare and Pediatrics Institute - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Jan 2016 – Dec 2019
“Eu Apoio: A Voz do Adolescente” Project (“The Adolescent Voice” Project) – RJ, Brazil, Feb 2018 – Aug 2020
- Permanent project of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro with the support of the Department of Fundamentals of Education of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The project takes teenagers and kids in conflict with the law to cultural activities in important institutions such as the Rio de Janeiro State Parliament, the National Historical Museum, and the Cultural Center of the Judiciary. The activities are developed by History, Social Sciences, Psychology, and Law students in order to allow those young offenders under judicial measures to feel comfortable discussing themes such as democracy, citizenship, politics, and history.
Experience with programming (RStudio) and version control in GitHub
ESRI ArcGIS Pro 2.9 and Geospatial data collection (ArcGIS Field Maps)
Experience with web-mapping platforms (ArcGIS Online, Story Maps)
Familiar with data processing programs such as DROID and Siegfried
Familiar with Python and SQL languages in GIS-related tasks
Experience with data and archival management and digital preservation standards
Experience with historic and architectural surveys and NRHP designation process
Familiar with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation
Experience with Section 106 compliance
Familiar with Office 365 package: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Experience with community engagement and public-facing deliverables
Experience with historic interpretation and museum exhibits curatorship
Conceptual acuity and strong interpretive and analytical skills
Research ingenuity and proper management of historical sources
Portuguese (Native)
English (Fluent)
French (Upper-Intermediate)
Spanish (Upper-Intermediate)