Call for Papers
We are open to proposals
The VI Congress on Literacy, Media and Citizenship – “Digital Transition and Public Policies”, promoted by GILM, is an initiative that aims to deepen reflection and debate around public policies that have been adopted nationally and internationally in the current scenario of digital transition. Media literacy assumes today its place as one of the key literacies for empowering all citizens, without exception. It is undeniable that, particularly in the context of European Union countries, this recognition has been accelerated by the role that media literacy can play in the unavoidable fight against misinformation and false online narratives, as well as in the fight against hate speech, which is expanding in digital environments, phenomena that threaten the strength of democracy and the full exercise of citizenship.
The event, which will take place on April 21 and 22, 2023, at School of Communication and Media Studies – ESCS / IPL – Politécnico de Lisboa, aims to be an opportunity for decision-makers (policy makers, regulators, managers and directors of media outlets), to meet teachers and other educators from preschool to higher Education, specialists in information and documentation sciences, researchers and higher education students, journalists and other media professionals, cinema and audio-visual professionals and other stakeholders.
The organization of the congress invites researchers, educators and teachers, non-governmental organizations, specialists, and communication professionals to present their communication or poster proposals, whether they are studies, communications or projects that may fit in one of the following topics:
- Current strategies of national and international public policies for media literacy;
- Prospects for an integrated and comprehensive national strategy for media literacy;
- Impacts of technological developments in the current communication universe;
- Digital transition and media literacy;
- New challenges in media education;
- Change of communicational paradigm and new business models;
- Impacts of COVID and war on media and information literacy;
- New media literacy projects and resources;
- Accessibilities and inclusive perspectives in media literacy;
- New dynamics of algorithms and message robotization;
- Manipulation of information in disinformation campaigns.
The communication proposals must:
- Have an extension between 300 and 350 words;
- Include a title (up to 120 characters, including spaces), name and affiliation of the author(s) and a maximum of four keywords;
- Mention objectives, theoretical framework, methodology, among other aspects considered relevant in the abstract;
- Identify bibliographic references, if cited. It is recommended to use the ESCS standards;
- Be submitted on this form by January 15th, 2023.