Seminary Contemporary Social Movements and the Media: Interactions and Contradictions

The seminar “Contemporary social movements and media: interactions and contradictions”, which is part of the FEMglocal – Glocal feminist movements: interactions and contradictions (funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, FCT, through national funds - PTDC/COM-CSS/4049/2021 ), is scheduled for October 10, 2023, at Universidade Lusófona (Porto University Center) and at Mira Fórum.

Its main purpose is to to encourage discussion around the History and stories of social activism in Portugal, as well as the way in which social activism is implemented. media coverage and the crucial role of the media in dialogue with the public sphere. This seminar also aims to address issues related to feminisms and their interactions with the media, commenting on the journalistic coverage that feminisms have received in the national and international media and how this impacts their presence in the public space and the achievement of their agendas.

Program

Morning Session (Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Porto)

09:30 am - 10:30 am - Round table “Researching activisms in the Portuguese context” (Investigating activism in the Portuguese context) - Session held in English

10:30 am - 11:00 am - Coffee Break

11h00 - 13h00 - Plenary session with FEMglocal consultants: “Ambivalences in activisms, feminisms and media”. (Ambivalences in Activisms, Feminisms and Media) - Hybrid session held in English

1:00pm - 2:30pm - Lunch

Afternoon Session (Mira Forum)

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Round Table “Journalism and feminisms: experiences and challenges” - Session held in Portuguese

3:30pm - 4:00pm - Coffee Break

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Round Table “Communication strategies of activist movements” - Session held in Portuguese

Main Speakers

• Kaitlynn Mendes;
• Tina Askanius;
• Rosa Cabecinhas (from the Migra Media Acts project);
• Carla Malafaia (from the JustFutures project);
• Ricardo Campos (from the Artcitizenship project);
• Sofia Caldeira (Marie Sklodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow);
• Aline Flor (Público journalist);
• Júlia Garraio (researcher at the Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra);
• Liliana Rodrigues (UMAR/FPCEUP);
• Silvia Moutinho Carreira (Climáximo);
• Joana Cabral (SOS Racismo);
• Cristian Georgescu (Knowing Understanding).