Newsletter n.º 145 – October 2022

Spotlight

VIII International Congress on Cultures: registration

The VIII Congress on Cultures will take place at the University of Minho from December 5 to 7, 2022. The registration process takes place between October 31 and November 20.

Intervention
”Thinking about journalism with journalists”: National Meeting of the Commission for the Professional Card of Journalists

”Thinking about journalism with journalists”: National Meeting of the Commission for the Professional Card of Journalists

On December 15, 2022, at 11 am, the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho will host one more session of the National Meetings organized by the Comissão da Carteira Profissional de Jornalista (Journalists’ Professional Licence Committee; CCPJ).

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Call for Research Fellowship | Createlab Platform

Call for Research Fellowship | Createlab Platform

Between October 13 and 26, a call for a research fellowship for a PhD student or Master enrolled in non-academic degree courses, within the project Createlab Platform is open.

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Research
VIII International Congress on Cultures: registration

VIII International Congress on Cultures: registration

The VIII Congress on Cultures will take place at the University of Minho from December 5 to 7, 2022. The registration process takes place between October 31 and November 20.

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”Technologies and Culture” Seminar Itinerary

”Technologies and Culture” Seminar Itinerary

The first session of the "Technologies and Culture" Seminar Itinerary is scheduled for next November 3, at 6 pm, with the participation of João Areosa, Andrea Poleto Oltramari and Ana Paula Marques. The session will take place via Zoom.

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Publication
History of laughter: publication looks at the evolution of laughter since classical antiquity

History of laughter: publication looks at the evolution of laughter since classical antiquity

The book História do Riso [History of Laughter], by the researcher Abílio Almeida, has just been launched. In this publication, the author takes us through the emotional tides, from fear to sadness, from anger to joy, that laughter has gone through throughout the history of humankind, but – says the researcher – "especially in western history after the first century A.D.".

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[New deadline] RLEC: call for papers on “Communication and Mediation in/of Art”

[New deadline] RLEC: call for papers on “Communication and Mediation in/of Art”

Between September 5 and November 1 November 25, 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. This issue is edited by Luís Miguel Loureiro (University of Minho, Portugal) and Juan Francisco Gutierrez Lozano (University of Malaga, Spain).

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Call: “Feminine Post-memories. Voices and Experiences in the Grammar of the World”

Call: “Feminine Post-memories. Voices and Experiences in the Grammar of the World”

The call for papers for the dossier "Feminine Post-memories. Voices and Experiences in the Grammar of the World". This thematic issue of the exaequo journal is edited by Sheila Khan, Susana Pimenta and Sandra Sousa.

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Call for papers: From Post-memory to Reparative Writing and Voice: Contexts, Dialogues, New Horizons

Call for papers: From Post-memory to Reparative Writing and Voice: Contexts, Dialogues, New Horizons

This thematic issue welcomes works that can critically analyse, map and approach the companionship between memory, post-memory and reparative writing, from an interdisciplinary approach.

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Education
PhD exams of Daniella Navarro

PhD exams of Daniella Navarro

On November 30, at 2.00 p.m., the PhD exams in Communication Sciences of Daniella Lisieux de Oliveira Navarro will take place. The thesis, supervised by Madalena Oliveira and Joaquim Fidalgo, has the title Teoria da agenda aplicada às eleições presidenciais brasileiras de 2018: como o Facebook agendou a mídia tradicional (Agenda theory applied to the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections: how Facebook agendized the traditional media).

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IX Doctoral Conference: programme available

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.

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