Newsletter n.º 136 – December 2021

Spotlight

Closing Meeting of the PhD in Communication Studies

The Closing Meeting of the PhD in Communication Studies: Technology, Culture and Society took place on 15 December. Dedicated to the topic “Science and language policies, scientific publication and academic rankings”, the event had two plenary sessions. Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, was present at the closing session.

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Intervention
”The right over oneself: 150 years of abolition of slavery in the Portuguese Empire”

”The right over oneself: 150 years of abolition of slavery in the Portuguese Empire”

On 10 December, there was a guided tour of and a round table discussion on the exhibition "The Right to Self: 150 years of the abolition of slavery in the Portuguese Empire".

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Research
Call for papers for LIMEdiat Congress

Call for papers for LIMEdiat Congress

The call for papers for the Congress European Licentiate in Mediation: a new training model for mediators is open until 21 January.

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Itinerary of Seminars “Cultures and Work” – Session 2

Itinerary of Seminars “Cultures and Work” – Session 2

The second session of the Itinerary of Seminars “Cultures and Work” is scheduled for 20 January at 6 p.m. and will be attended by Elísio Estanque, Daniel Francisco and Joel Felizes. "Territorialising classes: reflection on two industrial districts - Aveiro and Setúbal" is the topic under discussion. The session will be held on Zoom.

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Calls for Master’s research scholarships | Project SHARE

Calls for Master’s research scholarships | Project SHARE

Between 27 December and 7 January, there are two calls for a research scholarship for a Master enrolled in a course that does not confer the degree, under the project "SHARE".

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Call for research scholarship for Master | bYou Project

Call for research scholarship for Master | bYou Project

It is open, between 3 and 14 January, the call for a research scholarship for a Master enrolled in a course that does not confer the degree, under the “bYou – Estudo das vivências e expressões de crianças e jovens sobre os media” project.

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Call for research scholarship for PhD student | MigraMediaActs Project

Call for research scholarship for PhD student | MigraMediaActs Project

It is open, between 10 and 21 January, the call for a research scholarship for PhD students, under the "MigraMediaActs – Migrations, media and activisms in Portuguese language: decolonising mediascapes and imagining alternative futures" project.

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Review seminar “In the aftermath of colonialism: Nostalgia, post-memory, reparatory writing and (re)history”

Review seminar “In the aftermath of colonialism: Nostalgia, post-memory, reparatory writing and (re)history”

On December 10, at 15h00, another session of the Permanent Seminar in Post-Colonial Studies took place. "In the aftermath of colonialism: Nostalgia, post-memory, reparatory writing and (re)history" was the theme; Orquídea Ribeiro (UTAD) was the guest speaker.

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Watch the SPIC dedicated to LIMEdiat

Watch the SPIC dedicated to LIMEdiat

The Permanent Seminar for Research and Community (SPIC) dedicated to the LIMEdiat project took place last November 24th.

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Publication
New RLEC: “Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities. Policies, Practices, Research and Narratives”

New RLEC: “Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities. Policies, Practices, Research and Narratives”

The new volume of the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies on “Inclusion of Persons With Disabilities. Policies, Practices, Research and Narratives” and edited by Carlos Veloso da Veiga, Luísa Martins Fernandes and Miguel Ángel Verdugo is now available.

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New Comunicação e Sociedade on “Communicating in Health in Times of Pandemic”

New Comunicação e Sociedade on “Communicating in Health in Times of Pandemic”

Has just been launched the new volume of the Comunicação e Sociedade journal dedicated to the theme "Health Communication during a pandemic", edited by Felisbela Lopes, Rita Araújo and Peter Schulz.

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RLEC | Call for papers | New Domains of the Science-Society Binomial

RLEC | Call for papers | New Domains of the Science-Society Binomial

The present issue of the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies seeks to motivate the reflection and deepen the knowledge within the Lusophone countries about the new practices that strengthen the relationship between science and society, opening the vast field of knowledge to wider participation of citizens. Articles on open science, citizen science, and involvement of the non-specialised public, especially in informal contexts, within the Lusophone countries will be accepted.

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Vista | Call for Papers | The Emancipated Referent

Vista | Call for Papers | The Emancipated Referent

In this new issue of Vista, we propose to focus on the entity linguistics has called "referent" and on the possibility of its resurgence beyond its mere representation — a territory that extends from the impossibility of absolute fidelity to the model (is it in the lack of fidelity that art may reside?) to the characterisations aiming at manipulating, distorting and abusing.

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Comunicação e Sociedade: Call for papers | Crime, Justice and Media

Comunicação e Sociedade: Call for papers | Crime, Justice and Media

In this thematic issue of Comunicação e Sociedade, we invite social sciences researchers to reflect on the various forms of interconnection and disconnection between crime, justice and media.

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Education
Closing Meeting of the PhD in Communication Studies

Closing Meeting of the PhD in Communication Studies

The Closing Meeting of the PhD in Communication Studies: Technology, Culture and Society took place on 15 December. Dedicated to the topic "Science and language policies, scientific publication and academic rankings", the event had two plenary sessions. Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, was present at the closing session.

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Fernando Paiva: new PhD in Sociology

Fernando Paiva: new PhD in Sociology

The PhD exams in Sociology of Fernando Henrique Dantas de Paiva, took placed on December 16th, at 9.30 a.m. The thesis, under the supervision of Ana Paula Marques, is entitled “Public policies and entrepreneurship in the Federal Institutes of Technological Education of Brazil: a case study in IFRN”.

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