International Conference “Migrations and Communication in the Planetary Era: Debates and Actions”

International Conference 2025 “Migrations and Communication in the Planetary Era: Debates and Actions” took place at the University of Minho, from April 29 to 30.

(De)Colonial Visions: Dialogues in Visual Culture, Alterities, and Artivisms

(De)Colonial Visions: Dialogues in Visual Culture, Alterities, and Artivisms. Pre-event for the International Conference “Migrations and Communication in a Planetary Age: Debates and Actions.” April 28th, Braga.

Artistic Performance: Students of the Master’s Degree in Media Arts (U.Minho)

The work “Memories in Motion”, by Cláudia Barbosa, Isabela Rosario, João Sousa and Nuno Loureiro, is an artistic performance by students of the Master’s in Media Arts (U.Minho). It will take place at the closing session of the Congress (April 30, 6 pm, in the Amphitheater of the Institute of Education.

Information – International Congress on Migrations and Communication in the Planetary Era: Debates and Actions

The final program, press release, and details about the activities of the International Congress on Migrations and Communication in the Planetary Era: Debates and Actions are now available on our website. Check all the information here: https://www.migra.ics.uminho.pt/en/press/

Film Cycle (SUR)VIVENCIES IN A HOSTILE WORLD: Perspectives on Exclusions and Resistances

The Lucky Star Cineclube of Braga presents the film series (SUR)VIVENCIES IN A HOSTILE WORLD: Perspectives on Exclusions and Resistances, in partnership with the Lúcio Craveiro Library, the Citizenship Forum for the Eradication of Poverty – Braga, and the MigraMediaActs project. Screenings take place every Tuesday in April at 9:30 PM.

The series explores themes such as social inequality, vulnerability, and resistance through a selection of films that address various perspectives and contemporary social issues. The film selection was curated in line with the theme of the international conference organized by the MigraMediaActs project, supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), titled “Migrations and Communication in the Planetary Era: Debates and Actions”, which will take place on April 28, 29, and 30 in Braga.

Featured films include:

– A Flor de Buriti (2023) – João Salaviza and Rennée Nader Messora
– La Rebelión de las Flores (2022) – Maria Laura Vasquez
– O Teu Nome É (2021) – Paulo Patrício
– Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures (2022) – Marco Martins
– O Outro Lado da Esperança (2017) – Aki Kaurismäki
– Nha Sunhu (2021) – José Magro
– A História de Souleymane (2024) – Boris Lojkine

More information at facebook.com/cinebraga

Seminar on Communication and Diversity: Potentialities and Limits of Textual Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence

Seminar on Communication and Diversity: Potentialities and Limits of Textual Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence. January 17th.

Writing Challenge: What does it mean to decolonize today?

Writing Challenge: “What does it mean to decolonize today?” Partnership with the YouNDigital Project.

MigraMediaActs & YouNDigital projects promote joint webinar

 MigraMediaActs & YouNDigital: diversity in debate Webinar. November 22nd, 2:00 pm.

Seminar “There’s no escaping what we’re taught? Debates on historical memory and intercultural communication”

Seminar “There’s no escaping what we’re taught?” Debates on historical memory and intercultural communication”. October 21th at 2pm.

“There’s no escaping what they teach us”: debates on public memory and education with Portuguese secondary school students

Balbé, A., Lins, L., & Cabecinhas, R. (2024). “Não tem como a gente fugir do que nos ensinam”: debates sobre memória pública e educação com estudantes do ensino secundário português. Estudos Ibero-Americanos, 50(1), e45807. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-864X.2024.1.45807