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The representation of femicide in media discourse ArticlesGenderWomen

The representation of femicide in media discourse

  By Mariana Aldrete, visiting researcher of the IN3’s CNSC group.   In 2018, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported that 14 Latin American nations were  among the[…]

The key role of local communities in biodiversity conservation ArticlesEnvironmentSustainability

The key role of local communities in biodiversity conservation

By Isabel Ruiz-Mallén, researcher of the IN3’s TURBA Lab research group   Biodiversity conservation and climate change are two sides of the same coin. Anticipating and dealing with climate change impacts can help to deter[…]

Smashing Catalan media patriarchy using digital tools ArticlesGenderInternetSocial NetworksWomen

Smashing Catalan media patriarchy using digital tools

By Marta Roqueta-Fernàndez, doctoral candidate of the IN3’s GenTIC group.   Over the last ten years, Catalonia and Spain have witnessed a revitalization of their vibrant – and increasingly plural – feminist movement. Feminists have[…]

Analyzing the future of humanity and technology ArticlesTechnology Studies

Analyzing the future of humanity and technology

  Antonio Calleja, researcher and coordinator of the Technopolitics research unit of the IN3’s Communication Networks & Social Change (CNSC) group, has recently published a fascinating article on transhumanism, technological humanism and posthumanism. The piece,[…]

Manuel Castells: “I’ll redo a lot of things, I haven’t finished yet” ArticlesICTInternetSocial Networks

Manuel Castells: “I’ll redo a lot of things, I haven’t finished yet”

Translated into over 20 languages, The Information Age is an international standard for understanding how society has changed as a result of the digital revolution and the globalization of the economy. This trilogy of books[…]