Conference programme (click to enlarge)

Parallel sessions programme

A few days from meeting in Coimbra, the parallel sessions’ programme is still suffering slight changes.

Please check the latest version on the right side menu.

See you very soon!

Conference programme

The Conference programme has been updated. Please check the menu on the right.

Staying in Coimbra

Updated list of accommodation in Coimbra available here.

Special prices for Conference participants:

Hotel D. Inês***
Address: Rua Abel Dias Urbano, 12 Coimbra
Tel: +351 239855800
Fax: +351 239855805
E-mail: reservas@hotel-dona-ines.pt
Site: http://www.hotel-dona-ines.pt
Double room: €50
Single room: €40
Modern and comfortable 3 stars Hotel, located in the city and the commercial heart of Coimbra.

Residencial Botânico***
Address: Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra 11
3030-181 Coimbra
Tel: +351 239714 828
Mobile: +351 931 888 072
Fax: +351 239405124
E-mail: residencialbotanico@mail.telepac.pt
Double room: €43
Single room: €33
Small hotel, at walking distance (10 minutes) from the University and Conference venue. Currently, website is being renovated, but you can book by email.

Paper presentation

Notifications of Acceptance/Rejection have now been e-mailed. If you have not received notification by July 15th, 2009, please email coloquiogenero@gmail.com.

In the preparation of your participation, please take notice of the following:

Registration
- All presenters and co-presenters are required to register for the conference. To register, please fill in the form.
- Deadline for registration is 15th September. After this date, the prices suffer a 100% increase. International participants will be able to pay on arrival to the Conference without additional cost but should also register before 15th.

Manuscript Preparation
- Manuscript Preparation for Conference Proceedings: please follow the web page .
- Full papers to be emailed to coloquiogenero@gmail.com.
- Final papers due by 15th of September 2009.

Oral Presentations
- Sessions are strictly programmed for oral presentations of no longer than 15 minutes. Please prepare your presentation according to this time limit. At the end of each session there will be a discussion of 10 minutes of the presented papers.
- If you are canceling your presentation we need to be informed as soon as possible. Be aware that if you are a no-show this will affect changes on sessions.
- Any handouts or papers should be printed beforehand by the presenter, as Congress staff will be unable to print any supplementary material on-site at the conference.
- Projection equipment will be provided but you should bring your own laptop or at least a memory stick with the presentation.

Guidelines for article submission

Guidelines for full articles submission are already available.
Please check the correspondent link on the sidebar.

Registration

Registration for the “Gender, media and the public sphere” Conference is now open. The event will take place at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in October 22-23, 2009.

To register, please fill the form. International participants will be asked to pay on arrival.

The prices are:

Registration until September 15th

CIMJ members – €15
Non-members and international participants – €50
Post-graduate students – €20
Under-graduate and IEJ students – free

Please note

Deadline for registration is 15th September. After this date, the prices suffer a 100% increase, except for international participants that will be able to pay on arrival to the Conference without additional costs.

Call for papers

CIMJ and IEJ invite academics and post-graduate students to submit original papers to the Conference «gender, media and the public sphere» which will take place at the University of Coimbra in Portugal.

Participants are encouraged to submit research addressing the social, political, economic and cultural contexts of gender issues in media and communication. Papers addressing any of the following themes are welcome:

- Public Sphere, interculturality and gender;
- Media and sexualities;
- New Media, cyberculture and gender;
- Gender and consumption/reception practices;
- Gender and visual cultures;
- Gender, Health and Education.

Dates:

- Submissions Due: 15th June
- Acceptance notification: 15th July
- Final manuscripts (no longer than 7000 words, notes and references inclusive): 15th September

Abstract Submission Now Closed
Abstract review process has begun. We have received over 100 submissions and thank for your interest in the Conference. Each abstract will be reviewed by two members of the program committee at least.

Deadline for acceptance notification: 15th July

About the Conference

The Institute of Journalism Studies of The University of Coimbra (IEJ) and the Research Center for Media and Journalism (CIMJ) are pleased to announce the international conference «gender, media and public sphere» on the 22 and 23rd of October 2009 in Coimbra, Portugal. Welcome to the Conference which we hope will be enjoyable and thought provoking.

Presentation
Gender equality is a human rights issue and a condition of social justice. Claims involving equality between women and men in all areas of life are best advanced in the public sphere, where they are subject to information and debate, allowing women and men to express their needs and establish an informed opinion, contributing to a more gender-balanced society.

Of the different institutions that constitute this public sphere, the media have possibly the most basic function. The media must therefore be approached as key elements in the social construction of political public opinion and as central institutions of the public sphere, fulfilling an ideal role in the democratization of collective life in general and in the promotion of equality in particular. The media play a vital role in the mediation of the different activities and discursive arenas that make up the public sphere, namely between civil society, political rulers and citizens. They can also play a very significant role in establishing a social and political awareness of gender inequalities that need to be adressed, as well as in the empowerment of individuals and organizations with that mission. Media, however, do not simply convey the issues and claims put forward by other actors of collective life. Rather, they speak in their own voice, clearly influencing the public agenda. On the other hand, the media’s dystopic logics – as often seen in their discursive and image constructions of women and gender inequalities, in their power to render visible and invisible certain people and issues, and in their ability to enact unequal interactions – have become areas of concern that need to be researched.

The Conference aims to be a significant gathering point for researchers, organizations, media professionals, government agencies, and students, to discuss these and other issues relating to the mediation of gender.