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Communication for Social Change Eurocentrism and Epistemologies

Communication for Social Change Eurocentrism and Epistemologies. By Thomas Tufte , PhD Roskilde University , Denmark ttufte@ruc.dk Presentation given at the panel discussion on ’ Eurocentrism and its relationship to epistemologies and academic practice , 2010.

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Communication for Social Change Eurocentrism and Epistemologies

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  1. Communication for Social ChangeEurocentrism and Epistemologies By Thomas Tufte, PhD Roskilde University, Denmark ttufte@ruc.dk Presentation given at the panel discussionon ’Eurocentrism and itsrelationship to epistemologies and academicpractice, 2010

  2. Today’s issues • History and Character of EU-LA research collaboration • A Case Story: The Communication for Social Change Anthology • Converging interests and future challenges

  3. History and Character of Research Collaboration (I) • Long-standing cross-fertilization in Academia • Some mis-balance in the nature of the relation • Changing Research Conditions: • Competition • English Language • Applied Research Dominance

  4. History and Character of Research Collaboration (II) • Counter-strategies and –tendencies: • Our Media/Nuestros Medios • La Iniciativa de Comunicación (www.comminit.com) • Bilateral Research Coloquia • Proliferation of Latin American (web-based) journals

  5. Research Collaboration: conclusions • Primarily resourceful institutions can afford to compete for funding • Performance indicators: English publishing • Basic research in communication and media studies having a hard time • Alternative initiatives growing exponentially: networking, conferences, publications and collective knowledge sharing- and production

  6. Case: Communication for Social Change • Tracing conceptual lines and theoretical contributions • CFSC enhances the role of communication in articulating empowerment of people, social justice, policy development and social and structural change processes • Converges with a broad series of ECREA working groups

  7. Activities • Body of knowledge database (3000+ entries) • Anthology • Curricular development in CFSC (Barranquilla, Univ. Andina, Roskilde, Malmø, Sevilla, Católica de Peru, etc) • University network

  8. Anthology (I) • 40% Latin American Contribution • Participatory review process • Historical readings (Pasquali, Luis Ramiro Beltrán, Freire, Octavio Getino, Augusto Boal, Ariel Dorfman (con Armand Mattelart), Juan Diaz Bordenave, Juan Somavia, Mario Kaplún, Luiz Beltrao, Jesus Martin-Barbero, etc)

  9. Anthology (II) • Female researchers, but limited: Beatriz Sarlos, Rosa Maria Alfaro, Pilar Riano, Rossana Reguillo, Clemencia Rodriguez, Cicilia Peruzzo..

  10. Anthology (III) • 5 lines of thinking and organising thoughts: • Development paradigms • Popular Culture, narrative and identity • Social Movements and community participation • Power, media and the public sphere • Information society and the right to communicate

  11. Converging interests? • IDENTITIES and SENSE OF BELONGING. Questions of identity formation, sense of belonging and ownership in a mediated world characterized by mobility and unstable subjectivities • SOCIABILITIES (+ temporalities and spacialities). New media development and changing social networks: (mediated) everyday life as anchor for change? • CITIZENSHIP, POLICY INFLUENCE and SOCIAL CHANGE. Issues of governance, public participation in policy debate, accountability.

  12. Relevant mentioned sites… • www.communicationforsocialchange.org • http://ourmedianetwork.org/ • http://www.comminit.com/es/la • http://orecomm.net/

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