Call for Research Fellowship | PolObs Platform
A call for applications is open until February 6 for a grant for a post-doctoral student within the PolObs platform.
”Tell me about the 25 April”: bYou and MILObs challenge youth participation in a sound and video production competition
The 50th anniversary of 25 April sets the tone for the latest initiative from the bYou project and MILObs. Running from January 2 to March 31, the "Tell me about 25 April" competition challenges youths aged 6 to 18 to express their reflections on the Carnation Revolution through video creations or sound productions. It is crucial to refer to the competition rules, accessible here, for detailed information on accepted formats and participation conditions. Submissions can be made through this form.
CreateLab invites academic reflection on Communication
'Light, Thought, Reflection'. This is the motto of the mobilisation campaign initiated by CreateLab, the CECS Innovation and Experimentation agency.
Seminar “Culture and Sustainable Community Development in Brazilian Federal Institutes”
The seminar "Culture and Sustainable Community Development in Brazilian Federal Institutes: challenges and possible paths" will take place on February 20 at 4 pm as part of the PolObs Culture 2024 Seminar Cycle — Connecting Doctoral Projects with Cultural Policies. The online event will be broadcast through Zoom.
Preliminary Seminar for the PhD Programme in Sociology
The Preliminary Seminar for the PhD Programme in Sociology will be held on February 14 at 2.30 pm in the ICS Conference Room.
2nd seminar of the “Emotions, control and ethical dilemmas” roadmap
The second seminar of the roadmap, "Emotions, control and ethical dilemmas", will be held on February 20 at 4 pm via Zoom. The session will be attended by Regina Panceri, Research and Extension Manager at the Civil Defence of Santa Catarina, Gisele Manfrini, from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, and moderated by Francisco Costa, CECS/UMinho.
Sopcom: Overview of the XIII Congress
The XIII Sopcom Congress concluded on January 26. The programme included various segments, ranging from presentation sessions to thematic and parallel meetings. Held in Braga at the University of Minho, the event was and was organised by the Communication and Society Research Centre. The full programme and additional updates regarding the congress discussions are available on the official website.
Call for abstract for the VIII Media Ethics Conference
The ethics of communication at the turn of artificial intelligence is the theme of the VIII Media Ethics Conference, which will be held from July 9 to 12, 2024, at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra.
Article in the journal Comunicação e Sociedade honoured with the Paquete de Oliveira Award
"A New Form of Precarity (of Practice)? Professional Deskilling at the Centre of the Hijacking of Quality in Journalism" is the article in the journal Comunicação e Sociedade that secured third place in the Paquete de Oliveira Award. Tiago Lima Quintanilha authored the awarded paper.
RLEC: Call for papers on “Migration, Communication and Activism: Experiences and Debates”
Between January 15 and March 29, it is open the call for papers for the Lusophone Journal of Cultural Studies on "Migration, Communication and Activism: Experiences and Debates".
New publication: “The Communication of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Challenge for Contemporary Organisations”
The book The Communication of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Challenge for Contemporary Organisations, edited by Alexandra Leandro and Sónia Silva, has just been released.
New publication: “Advertising in the Age of Hyperstimulation”
The book Advertising in the Age of Hyperstimulation, edited by Sara Balonas and Ivone Ferreira, has just been released.
PhD viva of Milene dos Santos Figueiredo
The PhD viva of Milene dos Santos Figueiredo in Communication Sciences will be held on February 26 at 2.30 pm, at Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Sara Pereira, is entitled Film Clubs and Cinema Education for Children and Young People: Portuguese and Brazilian Itineraries.
PhD viva of Luiz Alberto Brandão Moura
The PhD viva of Luiz Alberto Brandão Moura in Communication Sciences will be held on February 20 at 2.30 pm, at Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Moisés de Lemos Martins, is entitled Fado Canibal. The constitution of indie in Portugal on 18 record labels (1982 to 2017).
Yue Chen: new PhD in Cultural Studies
The PhD viva of Yue Chen in Cultural Studies was held on January 15 at 2.30 pm, at Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Jean-Martin Rabot, is entitled Nostalgia for the Past: culture and Fashion in Contemporary China.
Janaina Frechiani Lara Leite: new PhD in Communication Sciences
The PhD viva of Janaina Frechiani Lara Leite in Communication Sciences was held on January 15 at 2.30 pm at Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. Supervised by Silvana Mota-Ribeiro, the thesis is titled Publicidade, substantivo feminino: uma visão feminina e feminista sobre o fazer publicitário (Advertising, a feminine noun: a feminine and feminist view of advertising).©Universidade do Minho. Todos os direitos reservados. Com apoio do FCT.
