Migrations and Communications in a Planetary Age: Debates and Actions
Keywords:
migration, communication, media, activism, decolonialitySynopsis
This book compiles a diverse collection of studies and critical reflections on migration and communication, drawn from debates at the international conference “Migration and Communication in the Planetary Era: Debates and Actions”, held in Braga in April 2025. The conference marked the conclusion of the MigraMediaActs project, which aimed to create a space to question, rethink, and reconstruct community trajectories through communication in a fragmented and polarised planetary context characterised by profound inequalities. Across 15 chapters, derived from conference presentations and subjected to peer review, this collection gathers contributions from authors from different fields of knowledge and diverse geographies, addressing a wide range of topics, including: debates on migration policies and human rights; electronic border surveillance procedures and automated profiling with the assistance of so-called artificial intelligence; the dynamics of digital platforms and the impact of automated datafication systems; representations of migration and migrant people in journalistic discourse; the participation and agency of migrants and other marginalised groups in the media; and other issues related to connectivity and access to information for migrant populations in digital contexts, as well as disputes surrounding hate speech and xenophobia. In recognition of linguistic and cultural diversity, each chapter in this work is presented in the language chosen by its authors. By integrating empirical research and critical analyses, this book functions not only as a thematic collection but also as a political gesture that interrogates who is granted a voice, who is heard, and who counts only as a statistic. In this way, the role of communication is highlighted both in reproducing colonial hierarchies and inequalities and in creating spaces of resistance and producing counter-narratives.
Chapters
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Media (In)Visibilities and Migrations: Challenging Silences and Erasures
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Policies of Migrants’ Integration in Europe: Backlash, Not Backslide
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Hacer Explícito el Enfoque de Derechos Humanos en los Contenidos Periodísticos
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Nem Todos Imigram Porque Querem: Como os Média Noticiam as Migrações Climáticas
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“Me Odeie, que Eu Te Odeio de Volta”: Dimensões Relacionais e de Reversibilidade da Xenofobia
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Migrants’ Trust, Equity, and Inclusion in Digital Public Services: A Focus on Information Access and Use
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Alternative Pathways to Journalism and Inclusive Spaces for Marginalised Voices
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Migrantes Conectados: Desafios e Possibilidades Etnográficas Para o Estudo de Dinâmicas Migratórias em Rede
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Migrações e Plataformização: Refletindo Sobre a Relação Entre Plataformas e Trabalho Digital de Imigrantes
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Migration and Digital Political Activism: The Venezuelan Case
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Iniciativas Interculturales de la Inmigración Portuguesa en Venezuela: El Instituto Portugués de Cultura
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Carnaval em Diálogo: Quilombos Contemporâneos e a Interação Cultural Entre as Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro e o Carnaval de Estarreja
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Fronteira do Tempo: Representações de Pessoas Refugiadas nos Jornais Locais e a Relevância da Coetaneidade
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Narrativas de Hierarquização Étnica e Racial Entre Ativistas Anti-Imigração Portugueses em Plataformas Digitais
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Representação Mediática da Agenda Político-Governativa Sobre as Minorias Étnicas em Angola (2016–2021)
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Italian Filmmakers With Migration Backgrounds Engaging in Intercultural Understanding
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