Flavia Fernandez-Pita (She/Her)

History Student, University of St. Andrews

About Flavia Fernandez-Pita

Hello! I'm an incoming third-year History student at the University of St Andrews. I'm from Madrid, Spain, but I moved to Scotland for university. 

My research project focuses on the impact of the Cold War on sexuality and sexual expression among LGBTQ+ youth in Brazil and the relationship between sexuality and the state in a military dictatorship. 

I am a/an:

Undergraduate Leadership & Research Scholar

University

University of St Andrews

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2025

Research Topic

Gender Studies History LGBTQ+ Sociology

Area of Expertise

Humanities Social Sciences

I am from:

Spain

I speak:

English French Portuguese Spanish

My hobbies/interests are:

Art Foreign languages Reading Running/jogging

I am open to participating in mentoring/buddy programmes

Yes

Intro Content

Essay History LGBT+

Crafting a Revolution, Creating a Generation: Sexuality, Sexual Expression, and the Youth in Cold War Brazil

This project focuses on the role of the LGBTT Movement in the democratisation movement in dictatorial Brazil (1964-1985). The movement played an important role in democratisation and in how the regime responded to anti-dictatorial groups, and was culturally and politically threatening to the regime

Influencer Of

Popular Content

Topics

Channels contributed to:

Arts & Humanities Social Sciences Research

Rooms participated in:

University of St Andrews

Recent Comments

What an incredible blog post, Bea! It is inspiring to see you navigate the complexities of your research project with such a positive attitude. I've said this before, and I will say it again: it is admirable how determined you are. I cannot wait to see how your worldview changes at the end of the research period. 

Thank you!