Newsletter n.º 153 – June 2023


New issues of CECS journals now available in open access

The month of June ended with the publication of the three CECS journals: Comunicação e Sociedade on “Design and Communication: Digital Challenges and Dilemmas”; the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies on “Communication and mediation in/of Art” and the Vista journal on “Television and Video: Reconfigurations of Audiovisual Communication”.

Intervention
Helena Sousa at ERC Regulatory Board

Helena Sousa at ERC Regulatory Board

The Portuguese Parliament elected on Friday, June 30, the new members of the Regulatory Board of ERC, the Portuguese Media Regulatory Authority. With 141 votes in favour out of a total of 196, the team jointly proposed by the PS and PSD also includes Helena Sousa, Full Professor of the Department of Communication Sciences of the University of Minho and integrated member of the CECS.

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Research
[New deadline] Open call for papers for XIII Sopcom Congress

[New deadline] Open call for papers for XIII Sopcom Congress

The call for papers for the XIII Sopcom Congress is now open, running from May 16 to June 30 July 7. Dedicated to the theme "Communication, Cultures, and Communities", the biennial event of the Portuguese Communication Sciences Association will be organised by the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS). It will be held from January 24 to 26, 2024, at the University of Minho, in Braga.

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Seminar “Equality, Inclusion and Time in (non) Higher Education. Improving the response to diversity and violence”

Seminar “Equality, Inclusion and Time in (non) Higher Education. Improving the response to diversity and violence”

On July 3, 4 and 6, the Seminar Equality, Inclusion and Time in (Non) Higher Education. Improving the response to diversity and violence.

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Call for Research Fellowship | HINT project

Call for Research Fellowship | HINT project

Between June 26 and July 7, a call for a Postdoctoral research fellowship is open.

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Publication
RLEC and Vista at SciELO

RLEC and Vista at SciELO

The Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies (RLEC) and Vista have just been integrated into SciELO, an online scientific database.

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Comunicação e Sociedade: call for papers on “Advertising and Sustainable Development”

Comunicação e Sociedade: call for papers on “Advertising and Sustainable Development”

Between June 16 and October 15, the call for papers for the Comunicação e Sociedade on “Advertising and Sustainable Development” is open.

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RLEC: Call for papers on “Climate Change: Social and Cultural Challenges”

RLEC: Call for papers on “Climate Change: Social and Cultural Challenges”

Between June 15 and October 31, 2023, it is open the call for papers for the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies on "Climate Change: Social and Cultural Challenges".

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New Vista on “Television and Video: Reconfigurations of Audiovisual Communication”

New Vista on “Television and Video: Reconfigurations of Audiovisual Communication”

The new number of the journal Vista on “Television and Video: Reconfigurations of Audiovisual Communication”, edited by Luís Miguel Loureiro & Juan Francisco Gutierrez Lozano, has just been launched.

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New Comunicação e Sociedade on “Historical Reparations: Destabilising Constructions of the Colonial Past”

New Comunicação e Sociedade on “Historical Reparations: Destabilising Constructions of the Colonial Past”

The new volume of the journal Comunicação e Sociedade on "Historical Reparations: Destabilising Constructions From the Colonial Past", edited by Vítor de Sousa, Sheila Khan and Pedro Schacht Pereira, has just been launched.

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RLEC published on “Communication and mediation in/of Art”

RLEC published on “Communication and mediation in/of Art”

The new Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies (RLEC) on “Communication and mediation in/of Art”, edited by Zara Pinto-Coelho, Helena Pires and Jean-Marie Lafortune, has just been published.

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New publication: “Science and Language Policies, Scientific Publication and Academic Rankings”

New publication: “Science and Language Policies, Scientific Publication and Academic Rankings”

The book Políticas de Ciência e da Língua, Publicação Científica e Rankings Académicos (Science and Language Policies, Scientific Publication and Academic Rankings) , by Moisés de Lemos Martins and Helena Pires, has just been published.

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Education
Aggregation exams in Communication Sciences of Teresa Ruão

Aggregation exams in Communication Sciences of Teresa Ruão

The aggregation exams in Communication Science of Teresa Augusta Ruão Correia Pinto took place on June, 15-16, at the Sala de Atos of the ICS, with a lesson entitled "The study of Communication in Organisations: from the infra-structure view to the superstructure view".

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2nd round of Doctoral Programmes in Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies

2nd round of Doctoral Programmes in Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies

Applications to the 2nd phase of Doctoral Programmes in Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies are now open.

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PhD viva of Luiz Adriano Daminello

PhD viva of Luiz Adriano Daminello

The PhD viva of Luiz Adriano Daminello in Culturais Studies will be held on July 17 at 2.30 pm, at Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Rita Ribeiro and Mário Lima de Matos, is entitled Viagem, Bagagem e Imagem. Uma jornada pelas rotas de mouros e cristãos em festa (Travel, Luggage and Image. A journey through the routes of Moors and Christians in celebration).

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Tiago Vieira da Silva: new PhD in Communication Sciences

Tiago Vieira da Silva: new PhD in Communication Sciences

The PhD viva of Tiago Jorge Campos Vieira Carvalho da Silva in Communication Sciences took place on June 21, at 10.00 am, at Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Moisés de Lemos Martins and Nelson Araújo, is entitled O debate da identidade nacional desde a revolução de abril até ao presente, através do cinema português (The debate of the national identity since the April revolution until the present, through the Portuguese cinema).

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José Soares de Magalhães Filho: new PhD in Communication Sciences

José Soares de Magalhães Filho: new PhD in Communication Sciences

The PhD viva of José Soares de Magalhães Filho in Communication Sciences was held on July 3 at 2.30 pm, at Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Daniel Brandão and Alberto Sá, is entitled Do grão ao pixel: desafios da transição para o digital nos processos e na estética da imagem cinematográfica (From grain to pixel: challenges of the transition to digital in the processes and aesthetics of the cinematographic image).

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