Who are téléchargeurs? How do refugees in Kenya share their stories? And, finally, what are the results of discussions during this week’s World Economic Forum on Africa? Plus, a few reflections on the aid history until now and it’s future.
The iconic Tank Man at Tiananmen Square represents resistance struggle in China in 1989. A single picture captures a dramatic moment, but leaves an open question of “what happened next”. Commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth Incident, Ørecomm introduces a volume on memory and social justice.
“In recent years, all around the world, albeit in different ways, we have been experiencing the simultaneous crisis of neoliberal politics, severe measures taken against the crisis, and the growing authoritarian regime of many governments. Ecological destruction, the privilege of capital over the interests of cities, and economic crises affect people in many regions of the world in a similar manner. However, as the rates of oppression and extortion increase, we see that the waves of uprising in the world have also started to rise at the same level.” (more…)
This week we discuss an impact through innovation in education, healthcare and humanitarian work. Also have a look at what responsible data is all about and how major media distorts crisis in Nepal.
Thomas Tufte, the co-director of Ørecomm, shares his impressions from Comunicambio2015, International Congress on Communication, Civil Society and Social Change, which took place in the University of Castellón.
This week we talk with Tobias Denskus, a Senior Lecturer in Communication for Development at Malmø University and a member of Ørecomm community about prospects of the aid industry, a new generation of potential comdev professionals and practices that can have an actual impact.
We sum up the week with a few handy resources that have caught our eye. Read on what is missing in development practices, how to build understanding and cooperation with an audience, what impact information society projects have in the Global South and more.
A study of the post-conflict development communication intervention in former Yugoslavia got the highest recognition from FSMK.
A dissertation written by Florencia Enghel, a member of Ørecomm’s research community has received the FSMK (The Swedish Association for Media and Communication Research) Doctoral Dissertation 2015 award. The Association based its’ selection criteria on quality, originality and intellectual depth in terms of theory, methodology and analysis as well as the dissertation’s contribution to the knowledge building.
For this weekend we found a couple of good tools you can use in you communication practice. Also, the last week’s tragedy in Nepal gave lessons about the efficiency of communication during and after the crisis. Here are some reads to reflect on how C4D has taken place in response to the earthquake.
New PhD opportunities at the University of Leicester
Call for Abstracts: New Directions in Media, Communication and Sociology (NDiMS) Conference
Ørecomm Team to Gather at the University of Coimbra
“Communication and Social Change – A Citizen Perspective” Published
C4D Network to Sum Up Global Communication for Development Practice
Entering Media and Communication into Development Conferences?
IAMCR Conference 2016: Communication for Development Highlights
Glocal Classroom Revisited – Storytelling & Social Change Leicester-Malmö
I EvalComDev International Conference: Call for Papers
Looking for Media and Communication in Development Conferences: Devres 2016