Audire / Connecting Commutes Open Call
Connecting Commutes is an artistic project that regards listening as a sensory practice that promotes reflection and experimentation. It will be part of the Portuguese Capital of Culture Braga25 programme.
CECS PhD student launches #Nem1SemProfessor observatory
‘Nem 1 Sem Professor’ was launched on 5 October and is a digital observatory dedicated to gathering and disseminating initiatives that promote the appreciation of education and teachers in Portugal.
Call for research scholarship
A call for applications is open until 14 November for a research grant for a PhD or Master's student enrolled in a non-degree course in Communication Sciences; Information Science; Sociology or other related areas in the field of Social Sciences. The notices are available in Portuguese and English.
Seminar “The LAB and state cultural governance: the process of formalizing social participation in the municipalities of Ceará”
The seminar “The LAB and state cultural governance: the process of formalizing social participation in the municipalities of Ceará” will take place on November 12 at 3pm as part of the PolObs Culture 2024 Seminar Cycle - Connecting Doctoral Projects with Cultural Policies. The event will take place via Zoom.
Interview with Ana Cristina Pereira: researcher approved in the CEEC Individual 2023
Ana Cristina Pereira, an integrated researcher at CECS, was one of the candidates selected by FCT for the 6th edition of the Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus Competition (CEEC Individual 2023).
Cycle of sessions: Paths for Involvement in the Areas of Culture, Times, Mobilities and Migrations
The Cycle of Sessions “Paths for Involvement in the Areas of Culture, Times, Mobilities and Migrations” is taking place, organized in partnership between CECS, CIIMDAB - International Congress on Migration and the Brazilian Diaspora, the Viana do Castelo Training Centre and the Bragança Norte Training Centre.
X International Congress on Cultures: Inclusion, Sensitivity and Development
The 10th International Congress on Cultures: Inclusion, Sensitivity and Development, organised by the International Association of Culture Researchers (InterCult) and Licungo University, will be held from 4 to 8 November. The event coincides with the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Network of Universities dedicated to the study of Cultures.
Visual Culture Seminar “Semiotics of Typography in Graphic Communication”
In another session of the Visual Culture Seminar, organised by Passeio and CECS, Evripides Zantides (PhD), founder and director of the Semiotics and Visual Communication Laboratory at the Cyprus University of Technology (www.svclab.com), will present a lecture entitled ‘Semiotics of Typography in Graphic Communication’. The aim will be to examine the semiotic dimensions of typography as we visualise verbal language, starting from the theoretical framework of Jacques Bertin (1967) and his insights into how graphic variables can be manipulated to control the visual meanings of maps.
Call for papers for the International Conference of the MigraMediaActs project
Until November 30, 2024, the MigraMediaActs project is accepting submissions for the conference ‘Migration and communication in the planetary era: debates and actions’, which it is organising between April 29 and 30, 2025, at the University of Minho in Braga. The proposals will be peer-reviewed and the evaluation results will be sent by January 20, 2025.
bYou Congress: first registration phase until 1 December
Terminada a fase de chamada de trabalhos, encontra-se aberto o primeiro período de inscrições, até 1 de dezembro, através do site do congresso.
Call for papers for Ecrea’s European Conference on Health Communication
Está aberta, até 28 de fevereiro, a chamada de trabalhos para a European Conference on Health Communication da Ecrea. O evento, que decorre nos dias 25 e 26 de setembro em Braga, terá como tema “Literacies and Empowerment in Health Communication” e é organizado pelo Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade.
Vista: call for papers on “Fashion and Multiple Perspectives”
Between 25 October 2024 and 15 January 2025, the call for papers for the View on ‘Fashion and Multiple Looks’ is open.
Publication Announcement: Book of Proceedings from the X Doctoral Conferences of the CECS
The book of proceedings of the X Doctoral Conferences of the CECS focusing on the Research Challenges in the Social Sciences: The Social and Scientific Relevance of Doctoral Projects. has just been published. The book is available in open access.
New Publication: State, Economy and Labour in Health: Brazil and Portugal in the Aftermath of the Pandemic
The book ‘State, Economy and Labour in Health: Brazil and Portugal in the Aftermath of the Pandemic’, edited by Ana Paula Marques, Katia Rejane de Medeiros Maria Inês Martins and Helena Serra, has just been published.
New Publication: Daily Notes 3 – The skin of the city
The book ‘The Skin of the City’, edited by Helena Pires and Zara Pinto-Coelho, has just been published. It is part of the ‘Daily Notes’ collection and is the third volume in this series.
PhD viva of João Pacheco
The PhD viva of João Pedro Magalhães Pacheco in Communication Sciences will be held on 3 December at 2.30 pm in the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences.
Inês Gonçalves Mendes: New PhD in Communication Sciences
Inês Gonçalves Mendes' doctoral exams in Communication Sciences took place on 28 October at 3pm in the Sala de Atos
PhD viva of Laura Neiva
The PhD viva of Laura Carvalho de Oliveira Neiva in Sociology will be held on 26 November at 1.30 pm in the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences.
Call for papers for the IX CECS Doctoral Conference
The 11th Doctoral Conference, organised by the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) of the University of Minho, will be held on 4 and 5 December 2024 at the Gualtar campus in Braga. The organising committee is inviting PhD students and recent researchers (up to one year) in Communication Sciences, Cultural Studies, Sociology and Geography to submit a proposal reflecting on ‘Ethics in Social Sciences research’.©Universidade do Minho. Todos os direitos reservados. Com apoio do FCT.
