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2nd Int. Media Literacy Research Symposium

April 20, 2018 9:00am-6pm Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Lisbon, Portugal

Join a dynamic and growing group of researchers to:

• develop and increase research within the field; • reflect on work from current scholars, new

researchers. graduate students and practicing educators;

• move the field forward within new and experienced voices in a unique international format.

Strands of Focus: Strand 1: Media Literacy: Past, Present, and Future Strand 2: Civic Media Literacy & Participatory Culture Strand 3: Education: Digital Citizenship, Social Networks, Policy & Training

Registration Costs: €100 for academics/researchers/educators & students. .

Paul Mihailidis is Principle Investigator and Co-Director of the Engagement Lab and Associate Professor in the School of Communication at Emerson College. His research explores the nexus of media literacy, young people and engagement in civic life. He is the Director of the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change, a program that annually gathers scholars and students from around the world to investigate media and global citizenship. Nico Carpentier is Professor at the Department of Informatics & Media of Uppsala University. Additionally, he holds two part-time positions: Associate Professor at the Communication Studies Department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Docent at Charles University in Prague. He is a Research Fellow at Loughborough University and Cyprus University of Technology. He is an executive board member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).

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For More Information: http://medialiteracyresearchsymposium.wordpress.com Contact: Belinha De Abreu: deabreub@gmail.com or Vitor Tomé: vitor@rvj.pt

Plenary Keynote Address:

Paul Mihailidis & NicoCarpentier

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A chapter meeting of the GAPMIL European and North America

sub-chapters will be held on April 19th in Lisbon, Portugal at Forum Picoas from 3-6PM.

GAPMIL is a UNESCO initiated global alliance.

Registration information forthcoming!

NOTE: We are co-conferencing with Play2Learn The GamiLearning Conference, which will be hosting their conference on April 19, 2018. If you are interested in submitting a paper or proposal to their conference please follow this link: http://play2learn.ulusofona.pt.