April 11, 2024

Public communication is the subject of working groups in Intercom regional offices

Public Communication will be the topic of Working Groups (GTs) of the regional congresses of the Brazilian Society for Interdisciplinary Communication Studies (Intercom), which take place in May and June. Communication course students can submit research papers in the expanded summary format.

Intercom Sul receives work until May 2nd and takes place from June 13th to 15th, at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), in Frederico Westphalen (RS ). The Public Communication GT is led by OBCOMP's executive coordinator, Fiorenza Zandonade Carnielli (UFRGS), and OBCOMP's Opinion editor, Caroline Casali. The group's objective, according to its menu, is “to discuss works that explore the different forms of public communication, understood as communication aimed at the public interest” and “produced by actors and institutions from the State, society, the media and market organizations around themes that affect collective life.”

Intercom Centro-Oeste has submissions open until April 24th and will take place from June 5th to 7th, at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), in Goiânia (GO ). The Communication, Politics and Citizenship GT receives works on topics such as media criticism, media processes, practices and narratives, communication and gender, race, diversity and colonialism/decolonialism, as well as democracy, media and politics.

In turn, Intercom Sudeste accepts submissions until April 18th and takes place from May 30th to June 1st at the Universidade Presidente Antônio Carlos (Unipac), in Barbacena ( MG). The Political and Electoral Communication GT receives research The GT receives research “that investigates the intersection between the political sphere and the media, including the exploration of permanent campaign concepts”, “the analysis of government and political communication, as well as applied media strategies to political-electoral communication, focusing on the construction and projection of public images of its protagonists to consolidate positions with the electorate”.

In an exclusively remote format, Intercom Norte receives work until April 11th and is held from May 22nd to 24th. Although there is no GT that deals exclusively with Public Communication, there will be groups with similar themes, such as the GT on analyzing the current political situation and challenges regarding the creation of Amazonian narratives.

In the case of Intercom Nordeste, which takes place from the 8th to the 10th of May, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), in Natal (RN), the The deadline for submitting works has already passed.

More information on the Intercom portal.