Newsletter n.º 144 – September 2022

Spotlight

IX Doctoral Conference: programme available

The programme for the IX CECS Doctoral Conference is now available. The scientific event will take place on October 13 and 14, at the Education Auditorium, Gualtar campus of the University of Minho.

Intervention
Seminar “Humans of the Anthropocene: comics and the representation of humankind in a geologically transformed planet”

Seminar “Humans of the Anthropocene: comics and the representation of humankind in a geologically transformed planet”

The Seminar of Science and Society returns this academic year with the theme “Humans of the Anthropocene: comics and the representation of humankind in a geologically transformed planet”. The session will take place on October 6 (online), at 5 pm, with the participation of Hugo Almeida, from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.

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Review the Visual Culture seminar “Not the truth perhaps of the facts, but their enchantment”

Review the Visual Culture seminar “Not the truth perhaps of the facts, but their enchantment”

The first Visual Culture seminar of the 2022/2023 academic year took place on September 22 at 6.30 pm. “Not the truth perhaps of the facts, but their enchantment” was the theme discussed by Andréa C. Scansani, from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil).

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Research
4th Seminar on Food and Sustainability

4th Seminar on Food and Sustainability

On October 17, at 4 pm, the 4th Seminar on Food and Sustainability will be held via Zoom. This year, the scientific event has the participation of Carolina Sapienza-Bianchi, Filipa Almeida, Pedro Neves, Tiago Ferreira, and Cynthia Luderer.

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Visual Culture Seminar: CLEMENTINA

Visual Culture Seminar: CLEMENTINA

On October 27, this academic year’s second Visual Culture Seminar will be hosted by Cristina Mendanha and Francesca Rayner. The seminar, CLEMENTINA, will be held at 2.30 pm, in Room 0.05 of the Pedagogical Complex II of UMinho.

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[NEW DEADLINE] Call for papers for the VIII International Congress on Cultures

[NEW DEADLINE] Call for papers for the VIII International Congress on Cultures

From July 30 to September 30 October 15, the call for papers is open to contributions addressing critical and counter-hegemonic proposals of contemporary cultural practices, representing resistance and cultural, political and social transformation.

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International Conference “Governance of Digital Media and Platforms, Regulation and the Public Interest”

International Conference “Governance of Digital Media and Platforms, Regulation and the Public Interest”

On October 3 and 4, the International Conference “Governance of Digital Media and Platforms, Regulation and the Public Interest”, of the EuromediApp project, took place at the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The event had more than 60 participants, coming from several parts of the world.

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Publication
New publication: “Festividades, Culturas e Comunidades: Património e Sustentabilidade”

New publication: “Festividades, Culturas e Comunidades: Património e Sustentabilidade”

The book “Festividades, Culturas e Comunidades: Património e Sustentabilidade”, by Rita Ribeiro, Emília Araújo, Márcia Silva and Alberto Fernandes has just been published. The book is available in open access.

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Comunicação e Sociedade: call for papers on “Design and Communication: Digital Challenges and Dilemmas”

Comunicação e Sociedade: call for papers on “Design and Communication: Digital Challenges and Dilemmas”

Between September 5 and November 13, is open the call for papers for Comunicação e Sociedade journal on “Design and Communication: Digital Challenges and Dilemmas”. The issue is edited by Daniel Brandão (CECS, University of Minho, Portugal), Nuno Martins (ID+, Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal) and Rachel Cooper (PETRAS, Lancaster University, United Kingdom).

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RLEC: call for papers on “Communication and Mediation in/of Art”

RLEC: call for papers on “Communication and Mediation in/of Art”

Between September 5 and November 1, the call for papers for the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies on “Communication and Mediation in/of Art” is open. The issue is edited by Zara Pinto-Coelho (CECS, University of Minho, Portugal), Helena Pires (CECS, University of Minho, Portugal) and Jean-Marie LaFortune (Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Publics de la Culture, Université du Québec, Canada).

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RLEC: Call for papers on “Wonder Comics. Redrawing Gender in Ibero-American Graphic Narratives”

RLEC: Call for papers on “Wonder Comics. Redrawing Gender in Ibero-American Graphic Narratives”

Between January 2 to March 15, the call for papers for the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies on “Wonder Comics. Redrawing Gender in Ibero-American Graphic Narratives” is open.

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Vista: call for papers on “Television and Video: Reconfigurations of Audiovisual Communication”

Vista: call for papers on “Television and Video: Reconfigurations of Audiovisual Communication”

Between September 1 to November 30, the call for papers for the Vista journal on “Television and Video: Reconfigurations of Audiovisual Communication” is open.

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Call for papers on “Digital Parenting: Media and New Parenting Practices”

Call for papers on “Digital Parenting: Media and New Parenting Practices”

The call for papers for the special issue of Journalism and Media is open until November 25. The publication on “Digital Parenting: Media and New Parenting Practices” will be edited by Sara Pereira and Sarah Pila.

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Education
Inaugural session: PhDs in Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies

Inaugural session: PhDs in Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies

No próximo dia 7 de outubro, pelas 14h30, na Sala de Atos do ICS, terá lugar a sessão inaugural dos doutoramentos em Ciências da Comunicação e Estudos Culturais, intitulada "«Para quê escutar? Não basta ouvir?» Novas e velhas questões de comunicação para conseguir (sobre)viver". O evento, que marca o início do ano letivo 2022/2023, conta com a presença de Manuel Pinto.

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IX Doctoral Conference: programme available

IX Doctoral Conference: programme available

Já se encontra disponível o programa das IX Jornadas Doutorais do CECS. O evento científico terá lugar nos dias 13 e 14 de outubro, no Auditório de Educação, no campus de Gualtar da Universidade do Minho.

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Patrícia Posch: new PhD in Cultural Studies

Patrícia Posch: new PhD in Cultural Studies

Realizaram-se no dia 16 de setembro, pelas 14h30, na Sala de Atos do ICS, as provas de doutoramento em Estudos Culturais de Patrícia Tany Posch. A tese, orientada por Rosa Cabecinhas, tem o título As narrativas da migração entre o relato biográfico e o discurso mediático: o caso da imigração brasileira recente em Portugal.

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Rita Neves: new PhD in Sociology

Rita Neves: new PhD in Sociology

Realizaram-se no dia 26 de setembro, pelas 9h15, na via Zoom, as provas de doutoramento em Sociologia de Rita Neves. A tese, orientada por Alice Matos, tem o título “(Des)emprego e depressão em fim de carreira profissional: as experiências no mercado de trabalho daqueles com 50 anos e mais desde a perspetiva crítica da economia política”.

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