Antónia do Carmo Barriga has a PhD in Sociology (2009) from ISCTE-IUL. She has a master in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies (1999) and a first degree in Sociology (1992) from ISCTE-IUL. Currently she is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology of the University of Beira Interior (UBI). She has researched and published in the field of sociology of communication.