[Commlist] Brazil-UK Symposium on Communication Research: Media, Democracy and Environment

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*Brazil-UK Symposium on Communication Research: Media, Democracy and 
Environment*

18-19th November 2020 (both days 13:00-18:00 GMT on Zoom)

For decades, Brazil has been on the frontline of debates about 
sustainable development largely due to its central role in the global 
ecosystem. In recent years, the country has been facing increases in 
forest fires, dam disasters, illegal mining and use of agrochemicals, 
and ongoing oil spills on beaches.

Brazilian environmental media coverage is in a position to improve 
recognition and understanding of environmental risks amongst the 
Brazilian public. From news to social media, from documentary films to 
broadcast television, environmental communications take multiple forms 
and have a multitude of impacts on policies, politics, economics, 
culture and public awareness of these issues. Critical analysis must 
take similarly complex approaches, from content analysis to reception 
studies, from engagement with media industry political economies to 
their environmental impacts.

Furthermore, as Brazil’s environmental concerns resonate globally, 
especially with debates over the state of the Amazons, these need to be 
discussed in a reciprocal global sustainability framework that 
understands that media systems are now heavily international and 
integrated and that environmental problems flow across borders.

Supported by a Global Challenges Research Fund Fellowship and the 
Institute of Advanced Study at University of Warwick, this 
symposium aims to promote innovative research, educational knowledge 
exchange, and networking strategies in environmental communication.

Please register for the symposium through our website:

https://doity.com.br/brazil-uk-symposium-on-communication?lang=en


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