Gender and media: where do we stand today?

Nowadays, the public discourses about gender equality are commonly accepted in Western society. In fact, we live in an era of “equality illusion” (Banyard, 2010) because the mainstream discourses incorporate gender in the agenda, conveying the message that feminist struggles are unnecessary today. At the same time, postfeminism (McRobbie, 2004) gains importance and demonstrates the intricacies of a neoliberal, highly individualist culture that subtly imprisons the freedoms that it is supposed to grant (Gill & Scharff, 2011). However, back in 1978, Gaye Tuchman used the expression “symbolic annihilation” to refer to how the media represented women. The author refers to a “symbolic annihilation” because sometimes it is so hidden and subtle that it becomes difficult to perceive – and to be fought. Much has improved since then; yet a lot remains the same. Over the past decades there have been marked changes in gender relations, in feminist activism, in the (media) communication industry and in society in general (Byerly, 2013; Carter, Steiner & McLaughlin, 2015; Gallagher, 2014; Gallego, 2013; Krijnen, Álvares & Van Bauwel, 2011; Krijnen & Van Bauwel, 2015; Lobo, Silveirinha, Subtil, & Torres, 2015; Ross, 2009; Silveirinha, 2001; Van Zoonen, 1994, 2010). Now, in a globalised and media saturated world, the gendered picture is, consequently, different. The contemporary grammar is marked by diverse and complex tensions (van Zoonen, 2010).

Gender, sex and sexuality in two open access communication journals published in Portugal: a critical overview of current discursive practices

The links between gender, sex and sexuality and their relevance are theoretically and politically problematic (Richardson, 2007). One of the difficulties in understanding their interconnections is that these terms are often used differently and ambiguously by different authors (and even by the same authors). This article reports the results of an analysis of the articles published in open access communication journals with known impact factor, edited in Portugal and published between 2005 and 2012. The diverse conceptualisations of those three basic concepts and of their (inter)relationships within communication research are identified. The complexity and the intricate (and often implicit) nature of both the meanings of these categories and their relationships underlie and justify our attention and further research. What the findings suggest about the current communication research into gender issues published in the two journals surveyed is that the ‘Gender differences discourse’ (Sunderland, 2004) is the most pervasive discourse (also) in academic practice. Additionally, they show that gender and sex are mainly taken for a fact, not a question that is worth being studied. The editors of these journals, as well as the scholars submitting manuscripts, need to be more aware of the traditional nature of the theoretical and methodological choices that they make regarding gender- and sex-related issues, as well as of the relative lack of attention to sexuality as a research subject.

Transferência de conhecimento da formação para o local de trabalho: um estudo de caso misto exploratório

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Psicologia

Contributos do postal ilustrado para a história do Free Card

Dissertação de mestrado em Ciências da Comunicação (área de especialização em Publicidade e Relações Públicas)

Ensino superior, formação de professores e Educação para os Media

Este capítulo propõe-se traçar um retrato da actual situação da Educação para os Media no Ensino Superior em Portugal (público e privado), no que à vertente da formação diz respeito, tentando observar a evolução e as mudanças ocorridas ao longo da primeira década do século XXI. Pretende-se saber se os conteúdos de Educação para os Media estão presentes nos cursos de formação de professores, bem como noutros cursos; se a Educação para os Media integra unidades curriculares (UC) específicas, ou se os conteúdos relaciona-dos estão diluídos em UC´s mais genéricas; se tem presença obrigatória ou opcional; se a área faz parte do currículo formal ou se está integrada em actividades de investigação e/ou de formação, além de outros aspectos que sejam relevantes para a compreensão do quadro geral neste subsector.

Emigrantes portugueses low cost: as perspetivas de ontem e de hoje

Dissertação de mestrado em Sociologia (área de especialização em Organizações e Trabalho)

Do palco ao público: os protagonistas da comunicação de festivais de música em Portugal e Espanha

Dissertação de mestrado em Ciências da Comunicação (área de especialização em Publicidade e Relações Públicas)

A luz para além do visível

Com este breve estudo tentaremos mostrar como a leitura que fazemos da luz visível e invisível não depende apenas da capacidade dos dispositivos técnico-científicos de captar mais além e melhor a luz que nos chega de longe, mas depende também da consciência que fazemos de nós mesmos, enquanto habitantes de um determinado lugar e de um determinado tempo, com determinadas coordenadas em relação ao mundo.

As crianças-soldado na Serra Leoa e na Libéria: estudo comparado sobre o papel da ONU como provedor de segurança humana

Dissertação de mestrado em Relações Internacionais

Portugal

El presente trabajo describe y caracteriza la programación educativa y cultural emitida en 2008 por los cuatro canales televisivos generalistas portugueses: dos canales publicos (R TP 1 y R TP2) y dos canales privados (SIC y TVI). El sistema televisivo portugués no dispone de un servicio de caracter exclusivamente educativo y cultural y, como será posible verificar a lo largo del Informe, algunos de los programas indicados como cal presentan caracteristicas que no són de ámbito estrictamente educativo o cultural.

The internet in young people's everyday life: listening to portuguese teens' voices

[Excerto] Children and young people today go about their lives in an increasingly mediatized fashion. Their daily lives are inhabited by a variety of media, ranging from the so-called new media to the more traditional ones, which have an impact on how they perceive, get to kno,v and represent the world, how they interact with others, how they build their identity, and how they study, have fun and organize their daily lives. The media ecosystem, namely the digit.:tl environments, opened up opportunities to communicate, participate, create and produce information. Apparently, children and young people now have more means and opportunities at their disposal to express and share their ideas, interests and opinions, but are they actually taking advantage of such potential? \'(that uses are they making of these means? Does the Internet, in fact, enable the younger generations to create a new communication culture of expression and participation (...)?

A internet na vida das gerações mais novas: um estudo com adolescentes portugueses

[Excerto] As crianças e os jovens vivem hoje de forma cada vez mais mediatizada. Os seus quotidianos são habitados por vários meios de comunicação, desde os chamados novos meios aos mais tradicionais, exercendo impacto no modo como percecionam, conhecem e representam o mundo, na forma como se relacionam com os outros, com constroem a sua identidade, coma estudam e se divertem e organizam a sua vida quotidiana. O ecossistema mediático, nomeadamente os ambientes digitais, abre-lhes hoje variadas oportunidades para comunicar, participar, criar e produzir informação. Aparentemente, as crianças e os jovens dispõem hoje de mais meios e de mais possibilidades para expressar e partilhar as suas ideias, interesses e opiniões, mas estarão eles a tirar realmente partido destas potencialidades? Que usos fazem destes meios?

Estimation of statistical cure from cancer using population-based data

Dissertação de mestrado em Estatística

Bacterial cellulose-lactoferrin as an antimicrobial edible packaging

Bacterial cellulose (BC) films from two distinct sources (obtained by static culture with Gluconacetobacter xylinus ATCC 53582 (BC1) and from a commercial source (BC2)) were modified by bovine lactoferrin (bLF) adsorption. The functionalized films (BC+bLF) were assessed as edible antimicrobial packaging, for use in direct contact with highly perishable foods, specifically fresh sausage as a model of meat products. BC+bLF films and sausage casings were characterized regarding their water vapour permeability (WVP), mechanical properties, and bactericidal efficiency against two food pathogens, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Considering their edibility, an in vitro gastrointestinal tract model was used to study the changes occurring in the BC films during passage through the gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, the cytotoxicity of the BC films against 3T3 mouse embryo fibroblasts was evaluated. BC1 and BC2 showed equivalent density, WVP and maximum tensile strength. The percentage of bactericidal efficiency of BC1 and BC2 with adsorbed bLF (BC1+bLF and BC2+bLF, respectively) in the standalone films and in inoculated fresh sausages, was similar against E. coli (mean reduction 69 % in the films per se versus 94 % in the sausages) and S. aureus (mean reduction 97 % in the films per se versus 36 % in the case sausages). Moreover, the BC1+bLF and BC2+bLF films significantly hindered the specific growth rate of both bacteria. Finally, no relevant cytotoxicity against 3T3 fibroblasts was found for the films before and after the simulated digestion. BC films with adsorbed bLF may constitute an approach in the development of bio-based edible antimicrobial packaging systems.

A aprendizagem do léxico na compreensão leitora

Relatório de estágio de mestrado em Ensino do Português no 3.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico e no Ensino Secundário e do Espanhol nos Ensinos Básico e Secundário