Newsletter n.º 129 – April 2021

Spotlight

CECS anniversary: two decades in perspective

Last April 30th, the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) celebrated its twentieth anniversary.

The twentieth anniversary of the CECS was celebrated with the initiative “Meeting with Researchers: dialogues on science policy“. The event was attended by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and the rector of UMinho, Rui Vieira de Castro.

Intervention
World Day of Portuguese Language celebrated with the launch of a new collection at the Virtual Museum of Lusophony

World Day of Portuguese Language celebrated with the launch of a new collection at the Virtual Museum of Lusophony

This collection, divided in three parts, results from the project developed by Paulo Munhoz (Federal University of Santa Maria (RS) and researcher of the Online Journalism Research Group (Gjol) of the Federal University of Bahia). The project is a visual clipping of the Santo António Além do Carmo neighbourhood, in the city of Salvador (Bahia), from three dimensions: daily life, memory and faith.  

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Seminar “The culture of cancellation in social networks and hate speech”

Seminar “The culture of cancellation in social networks and hate speech”

The next MilObs seminar, organised in partnership with Communitas, brings together social networks and hate speech in the same debate. The meeting will take place on May 5, at 4pm, via Zoom, and will be broadcast on MilObs and CECS Facebook. Pedro Mexia, Dora Santos Silva, Sofia Magalhães and José Miguel Duque are the speakers of the session, which will be moderated by Manuel Pinto and presented by Sara Pereira and Margarida Alves.  

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Timetables and Pedagogical Workshops | Exhibition “The Silence of the Earth: (post)colonial visualities intersected by the Diamang Archive

Timetables and Pedagogical Workshops | Exhibition “The Silence of the Earth: (post)colonial visualities intersected by the Diamang Archive

The exhibition "The Silence of the Land: (post)colonial visualities intersected by the Diamang Archive" takes place in two different spaces, the Paço Gallery and the Nogueira da Silva Museum (University of Minho), and is open to the public between April 30th and June 30th - September 10th.  

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World Press Freedom Day: Communitas and PolObs debate

World Press Freedom Day: Communitas and PolObs debate

To mark the World Press Freedom Day, the Observatory for Science, Communication and Culture Policies (PolObs) in collaboration with the think tank Communitas promoted the debate "Information as a public good" that sought to discuss the exercise of Journalism in Brazil and Portugal.  

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Research
CECS anniversary: two decades in perspective

CECS anniversary: two decades in perspective

Last April 30th, the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) celebrated its twentieth anniversary.   The twentieth anniversary of the Communication and Society Research Centre was celebrated with the initiative "Meeting with Researchers: dialogues on science policy". The event was attended by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and the rector of UMinho, Rui Vieira de Castro.

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Minister Manuel Heitor at the 20th anniversary of CECS

Minister Manuel Heitor at the 20th anniversary of CECS

This Friday, 30 April, the Communication and Society Research Centre celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the initiative "Meeting with Researchers: dialogues on science policy". The event was attended by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor.  

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Seminar Cycle “Society, Temporalities and Power: Global Views. Beyond the Pandemic Covid 19″

Seminar Cycle “Society, Temporalities and Power: Global Views. Beyond the Pandemic Covid 19″

On May 6, at 5pm, another session of the Cycle of Seminars 2021 "Society, Temporalities and Power: Global Looks. Beyond the Covid 19 Pandemic". Rosa María Carneiro, from the University of Brasilia, will deliver the session "Generations of Brazilian women and maternity projects: temporalities in focus from the COVID-19 pandemic".  

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Project linked to Cultures Past & Present is finalist of the UMinho Scientific Research Initiation Prize – 2020

Project linked to Cultures Past & Present is finalist of the UMinho Scientific Research Initiation Prize – 2020

The project "Images and narratives of interculturality: young people, cinema and history", developed by the student Lara Campinho, from the 1st year of the Degree in Sociology, of the Institute of Social Sciences, was one of the six finalists of the 1st UMinho Award for Initiation in Scientific Research - 2020.  

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”Cultures: Past & Present” participates in the celebration of the World Day of the Portuguese Language

”Cultures: Past & Present” participates in the celebration of the World Day of the Portuguese Language

May 5 is the World Day of the Portuguese Language and the researchers of the "Cultures: Past & Present" project will participate in a set of commemorative activities.  

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Review seminar “SHARE: the largest longitudinal project in Social Sciences in Europe”

Review seminar “SHARE: the largest longitudinal project in Social Sciences in Europe”

On the 7th of April, at 2:00 pm, the Permanent Seminar for Research and Community took place entitled “SHARE: the largest longitudinal project in Social Sciences in Europe”. The scientific event was attended by Alice Delerue Matos, Fátima Barbosa and Patrícia Silva.

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Call for a post-doctoral research scholarship

Call for a post-doctoral research scholarship

Is open a call for a post-doctoral research scholarship within the scope of the R&D project “bYou - Study of the experiences and expressions of children and young people about the media” with the reference PTDC/COM-OUT/3004/2020, financed by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology. The call is open between the 3rd and the 14th of May, 2021.  

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Call for a scholarship for Masters

Call for a scholarship for Masters

Is open a call for a scholarship for Masters enrolled in a non-degree course, under the European project Erasmus + LIMEdiat - European Degree in Mediation for Social Inclusion with the reference 2020-1-FR01-KA203-079934, co-financed by the National Agency Erasmus + de France/Education & Training. The call is open from April 23 to May 6, 2021.  

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The 8th ECC switched to a FULLY ONLINE FORMAT

The 8th ECC switched to a FULLY ONLINE FORMAT

Due to the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the 8th European Communication Conference format changed from a physical meeting to ONLINE.

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Publication
Chinese version of the book Forensic Genetics and Crime Governance

Chinese version of the book Forensic Genetics and Crime Governance

The Chinese version of the book Forensic Genetics and Crime Governance was published by Helena Machado and Rafaela Granja.  

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New book: “Africas: mobility, violence, memory and creativity”

New book: “Africas: mobility, violence, memory and creativity”

The book Africas: mobility, violence, memory and creativity has just been published, edited by João Sarmento.  

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RLEC: Call for Papers | Inclusion of persons with disabilities. Policies, practices, research and narratives

RLEC: Call for Papers | Inclusion of persons with disabilities. Policies, practices, research and narratives

This issue of the Revista Lusófona de Estudos Culturais/Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies is structured around the themes identified in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The main objective is to improve social awareness about disabilities; remove physical and behavioural barriers; and combat stereotypes and prejudices.

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Vista: permanent call for papers from the new CECS journal

Vista: permanent call for papers from the new CECS journal

With a permanent call for papers, Vista accepts proposals for original and unpublished academic papers on topics related to the objectives and scope of the journal, in the form of articles, visual projects, reviews and interviews. Articles can be submitted in English or Portuguese.

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Education
Doctoral seminar on “What is the imaginary? Five versions”

Doctoral seminar on “What is the imaginary? Five versions”

The next Doctoral Seminar on Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies will take place on May 7, at 3pm. Juremir Machado da Silva, professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, is the guest speaker; "What is the imaginary? Five versions" is the theme.

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VIII Doctoral Conference in Communication and Cultural Studies

VIII Doctoral Conference in Communication and Cultural Studies

The VIII Doctoral Conference in Communication and Cultural Studies, organized by the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) of the University of Minho, will take place on October 13 and 14, 2021, on the Gualtar campus, Braga. The Doctoral Conference call for doctoral and post-doctoral students in Communication and Cultural Studies to share experiences, questions, advances or results related to their projects.

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History Webinar Series

History Webinar Series

The new Cycle of PhD Webinars in History already has sessions scheduled until May 2021.

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Review the doctoral seminar on “Museums in Mozambique: from crossroads to crossroads, (re)thinking about the future”

Review the doctoral seminar on “Museums in Mozambique: from crossroads to crossroads, (re)thinking about the future”

On April 9, at 10.00 a.m., the Doctoral Seminar on Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies "Museums in Mozambique: from crossroads to crossroads, (re)thinking about the future", with Alda Costa, lecturer at the Eduardo Mondlane University, in Maputo, took place.

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PhD viva of Cristiane Martins

PhD viva of Cristiane Martins

The PhD exams in Communication Sciences, by Cristiane Venâncio de Oliveira Martins, will take place on June 14, at 2 pm. The thesis, supervised by Teresa Ruão and Ana Melo, has the title “Communication policies in public organizations: a look at Brazilian federal universities”.

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PhD viva of Marina Polo

PhD viva of Marina Polo

The PhD exams in Communication Studies: Technology, Culture and Society by Marina Gomes de Oliveira Polo will take place on May 20, at 2:30 pm. The thesis, supervised by Helena Sousa, has the title “Ideology, discourse and the Internet: an analysis of parliamentary speeches on net neutrality, in Portugal and Brazil (2006-2019)”.

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