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- A Physis Natural e o Sublime Tecnológico no Cinema Experimental Austríaco em Três Estudos de CasoPublication . Novaes, Bárbara Bergamaschi; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); AIM – Associação de Investigadores da Imagem em MovimentoPeter Kubelka, Kurt Kren and Peter Tscherkassky represent three different generations of Austrian avant-garde cinema. In this paper, I analyze one “opuscule film” from each of these filmmakers, namely Arnulf Rainer (1960), 37/78 Tree Again (1978) and Train Again (2021). These works engender and manifest the nature of the film in the film, emphasizing the “haptical” senses, claiming the visceral qualities of the film, reminding us that film is also made of organic materials and can also be considered a living being, susceptible to its own death. We demonstrate how, in the dialogical clash between two “bodies” – the filmic corpus and the spectatorial body –, a manifestation of nature (physis) can emerge. These films also investigate the apprehension of time, considered to be the “nature” and one of the intrinsic qualities of the cinema. It was precisely through the observation of still life and the natural landscape that several artists sought to capture the labile, impalpable, and atmospheric qualities of temporality. Apart from exposing how these “natural” studies return in these three case studies, we also demonstrate how these films approach the concepts of the Kantian sublime, now through a shift that substitutes the forces of nature by the forces of technology. We conclude that each of these filmmakers elaborates, in his own way, new chapters on the relationship between cinema and nature, in a dialectical and intermedial apprehension within the visual arts field. To achieve this, we use concepts from Jacques Aumont, Giorgio Agamben, David E. Nye and Victor Stoichita.
- Instagram and #WellnessPublication . Flores, A. M. M.; Sepúlveda, Rita; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Cogitatio PressThe concept of “wellness” and its associated representations have become key aspects of modern culture, with social media platforms like Instagram playing a significant role. Not only do these platforms serve as spaces for the public expression of wellness‐related topics, but they also influence public perceptions. This becomes particularly meaningful when these expressions are linked to gender. Our research explores how wellness and gender are depicted in popular Instagram posts. By analysing 300 public Instagram posts tagged with #wellness from 2023, we investigate whether traditional notions of gender and bodies are challenged or reinforced. Wellness is a multifaceted process, but our findings show that users often adhere to a narrow concept. To understand these representations, we focused on posts tagged with #wellness, particularly those in the physical category. The study employed a digital methods approach (Rogers, 2013) and thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006, 2021), uncovering three primary themes: Practices & Workout, Body & Expressions, and Clothing & Adornment. Predominantly, all themes in the context of wellness depict gender in a binary form and bodies as thin or athletic. These traditional gender and body norms are perpetuated on Instagram, reinforcing societal standards of beauty and body image. Instagram’s engagement logic preferentially promotes content conforming to dominant societal norms, strengthening these patterns. Alternative or counter‐narratives, while they exist, often face challenges in gaining visibility due to both algorithmic biases and cultural predispositions. Although Instagram has the potential to offer a platform for such counter‐narratives, our findings indicate that normative content continues to dominate in terms of visibility and engagement.
- Self-representation of People with Disabilities on InstagramPublication . Mañas-Viniegra, L; Llorente-Barroso, Carmen; Ferreira, I; Viñarás-Abad, M; Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação (DCC); Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Grupo ComunicarThe physical appearance of many people with disabilities leads them to feel stigmatised for not conforming to socially imposed ideals of beauty. These aesthetic standards convey lifestyles on Instagram that attract the attention of young audiences. In this regard, previous research has pointed out that people with disabilities also post self-representative images that are leading to new stereotypes of beauty with a potential impact on users without impairments. The aim of this research was to measure the attention and emotional intensity generated by a selection of posts on Instagram made by people with disabilities, in which they display their body image for aesthetic purposes, both in terms of beauty and fashion. Two neurocommunication techniques, eye tracking and galvanic skin response, were used on a sample of 120 Spanish and Portuguese university students who are regular Instagram users. The results indicate that young people without disabilities focus their attention on aspects of the image that clearly show a person’s disability, especially regarding specific features, yet there were no appreciable changes in emotional intensity. The findings also highlight the need to integrate heightened awareness and sensitivity regarding the image of people with disabilities by using a cross-curricular approach in the educational system in order to promote full inclusion
- Participação e Confiança na Comunicação ComunitáriaPublication . Gonçalves, Adriana; Grupillo, Aline; Melo, Paulo Victor; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade (CECS), Universidade do MinhoThis research seeks to delve into the dynamics of participation within news platforms curated by non-professional journalists residing in inland Portugal. Through an exploratory study, two initiatives originating from communities located in the country’s inland areas are analysed: Vela Notícias, in the Centre region, and Jornal da Aldeia, in the Alentejo region. These initiatives serve as empirical objects illustrating a phenomenon that reflects the shift away from traditional media, the community’s eagerness to disseminate locally pertinent knowledge, and the citizens’ yearning for social and cultural representation. Both initiatives have emerged in ageing and sparsely populated regions, with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, according to the 2021 Census (Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 2021). To understand and address these concerns, alongside a thorough review of pertinent literature, semi-structured interviews were conducted as a methodological approach involving participants engaged in information production for the two community media outlets. The significance of this study lies in unravelling the intricacies of proximity communication dynamics spearheaded by non-journalist citizens. The residents of both parishes actively contribute to content creation, topic selection, editing, and distribution of the newspapers. Production operates outside the norms of journalistic selection, filtering, and hierarchy. Nevertheless, interviewees exhibit keen interest and confidence in the published information. The motivation for participation stems from a desire to share common values and cultural connections, fostering a sense of belonging and social responsibility.
- An assessment of Portuguese health service patients' perceptions of whether physicians' age and gender affect their willingness to communicate with patientsPublication . Couto, Filipa Alexandre Oliveira; Barreto, Ana Margarida; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação (DCC); OberCom - Observatorio da ComunicaçãoThis study aims to analyze the impact of physicians' age and gender on their predisposition to communication, from the perspective of patients with atopic dermatitis. Two studies were carried out. The qualitative study followed the logic of interpretivism with collective interviews with a sample of 19 people with atopic dermatitis living in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto; the quantitative study focused on the positivist perspective with the development of questionnaire surveys with a sample of 144 people with atopic dermatitis living throughout the country. The results obtained in the qualitative study point to a non-conscious influence of the variables being analyzed by the sample studied. In particular, 63 per cent and 53 per cent of those interviewed considered that the physician's gender and age (respectively) had no influence on their willingness to communicate with the patient. However, in the quantitative study, the results point to a statistically significant relationship between: a) age and gender, b) gender and physicians' communication. No statistically significant relationship was found between age (regardless of gender) and predisposition to communicate. In other words, the older the female physicians, the more they are perceived as being more willing to communicate with the patient. Male physicians, regardless of age, performed well in fewer dimensions of communication: they are more willing to answer questions, more willing to explain the tests and treatments they prescribe, and more concerned about explaining therapeutic indications several times. The older the male physician, the more he uses easy-to-understand language and the less concerned he is about keeping to the consultation time. While female physicians stand out for being more open to questions, more willing to attend to patients and being more friendly, male physicians stand out for their clinical knowledge as the characteristic that patients most appreciate.
- The Green Screen as the Sixth BiomePublication . Braga, Catarina; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); ICNOVA – Instituto de Comunicação da NovaPost-post-nature is a term that I first introduced in the master’s thesis “Post Post-Nature — The Technological Mediation between Humans, Plants, and Plant Images” (2022) so as to characterise a new kind of nature: the digital nature of plant images.
- Uma proximidade re-coreografadaPublication . Madeira, Raquel Rodrigues; Madeira, Cláudia; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação (DCC); ICNOVA – Instituto de Comunicação da NovaFrom intimacy to social interactions, human relations and the boundaries and notions which surround them are constantly being changed and reformulated. We have been forced to reflect on this aspect during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has installed a “state of exception” (Nancy 2020), that emphasized the “process of inexorable chaotization of life” (Gil 2018, 408), which occurred on a global scale. Whether in the private or public sphere, bodies have been re-positioned, forced to move through different rhythms “to abandon frenetic and acceleration” (Berardi 2020). Faced with the ‘lockdown’ measures that imposed pause and distance, we have been re-choreographed, from social dynamics to personal and intimate relationships. How were digital platforms used during these times, and how were their discursive and subversive potential used in performing arts to explore closeness, intimacy and affection? Starting from these questions and considering that performing arts are rooted in the corporeality, physicality, and spatial-temporal sharing of the spectacular event (Fisher-Lichte 2019, 77), involving engagement and proximity, this presentation focuses on one-to-one performances that were developed during social isolation times. From the analysis of performances in this singular format, one spectator’s audience, and on the analysis of interviews and conversations with artists who work in this field, this paper intends to highlight particular aspects of the use of digital platforms in performing arts and their role in the debate concerning intimate interactions, simulation and performativity in the digital. We intend to observe how the perspectives raised by these artists and these works contribute to problematizing the impact of digital technologies, and can operate in the discussion of new paths and insights into human relationships in the ‘digital transition’ era.
- O que Perguntam as Crianças-Repórteres?Publication . Ferreira, Ana Cátia; Doretto, Juliana; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Universidade de CoimbraO “Repórter Júnior” é uma secção da revista infantil portuguesa Visão Júnior, na qual as crianças podem entrevistar uma figura pública à sua escolha, fazendo as questões que desejar. Este artigo tem como objetivo averiguar como as crianças aproveitam esta experiência para exprimirem as suas visões de mundo, pois entende-se que as perguntas expõem os seus interesses, gostos e modos de perceber a realidade que as cerca. Por meio da análise de conteúdo, investigaram-se as secções publicadas entre 2022 e 2023. Como resultados, verifica-se, entre os repórteres juniores, uma predominância de meninas, particularmente nos distritos de Lisboa e Porto. Além disso, nas perguntas realizadas pelas crianças, nota-se o interesse pelo sucesso no mundo do trabalho, o que indica que os preceitos neoliberais de individualismo e desempenho também fazem parte das preocupações da infância. The “Junior Reporter” is a section of the Portuguese children’s magazine Visão Júnior, where children can interview a public figure of their choice, asking whatever questions they like. This article aims to investigate how children take advantage of this experience to express their worldviews, as it is understood that their questions reveal their interests, tastes, and ways of perceiving the reality around them. Through content analysis, sections published between 2022 and 2023 were examined. The results show a predominance of girls among the junior reporters, particularly in the districts of Lisbon and Porto. Additionally, the questions posed by the children reflect an interest in success in the professional world, indicating that neoliberal principles of individualism and performance are also part of childhood concerns.
- 25 de Abril × 50 anos de escrita na cidadePublication . Cruzeiro, Cristina Pratas; Campos, Ricardo; Madeira, Cláudia; Instituto de História da Arte (IHA); Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais (CICS.NOVA - NOVA FCSH); Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia (CRIA)In this article, we aim to revisit one of the privileged places for citizens’ expression – the street and urban public space – based on the legacy of graffiti and murals created during the Portuguese revolutionary period of April 25th, 1974. We reflect on the historical memory of the revolution and how periodically in the country, there has been a recovery of its political-aesthetic repertoire. With this context as the object of study, we contemplate the form of citizen participation and the role of public space as a fundamental terrain for political communication and democratic living, discussing aspects of visuality and political performativity.
- Unmatching Dating AppsPublication . Sepúlveda, Rita; Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA (ICNOVA); Universidad de La SabanaThis work explores the motives for online daters to disconnect from dating apps. It draws on two studies: Study 1, an online survey (n = 349) aimed at (past) online dating users (44.7 % female, 91 % heterosexuals), and Study 2, a qualitative one based on semi-structured interviews (n = 20) with (past) online dating users aged 21–45. Quantitative analysis was carried out on survey results to obtain frequencies, and a thematic analysis was applied to explore the survey’s open-ended questions and interviews. As both our quantitative and qualitative analyses reveal, individuals disconnect from dating apps due to five main reasons: users’ experiences, app features, users’ well-being, privacy concerns, and life transitions. Motives for disconnection can be cumulative and can change over time. The motives also reflect the meaning of dating apps through how they are appropriated and incorpo-rated into everyday activities. Although disconnection reflects the ambiva-lent relationship of users with dating apps, they are aware of the possibility of reconnecting whenever they want or need to.