Activities

Organization of scientific meetings

Conference videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwPLciZOhoY&t=2542s 

Keynote and lectures on invitation / other presentations

  • Guest speaker and panel member in the online symposium “Digital Technologies and Mobilities” organized by the International Association of Brazilian Research in Catalunya (APEC). 23 November, 2020.
  • Keynote speaker on “Translocalism, Refugees and Digital Spaces” as part of webinar series of the research group “Migration – Interculturality, Citizenship, Communication and Consumption” at ESPM- São Paulo. Invited by Prof. Dr. Denise Cogo, 27 October, 2020.
  • Invite speaker and panel member in the panel “getting the word out – How do we improve messaging and communication in refugee contexts? Webinar, Displacement and Dialogue – A virtual conference on communication, engagement and accountability in crises” organized by Deutsche Welle Akademie. Invited by Dr. Charles Martin-Shields, 14 October, 2020.
  • Guest speaker and panel member in the webinar “New Vulnerabilities, New Resilience’, Webinar organized by New Women Connectors. 26 June, 2021.
  • Keynote speaker and panelist on “Digital technologies and forced displacement” in the expert meeting “Digital Migration Infrastructures” as part of the H2020 Cross-Migration Project, at DeZIM Institute, Berlin. Invited by Carlotta Preiß and Franck Düvell, 13-14 February, 2020.
  • Guest speaker and panel member on “Media and Migration” at the ‘ETMAAL’ Conference. Invited by Dr. Kevin Smets and Dr. Koen Leurs, Amsterdam, 7 February 2020.
  • Guest lecturer at “Conducting qualitative analysis in the context of media and migration research”. Guest lecturer in the Methods Course for the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme. Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Amsterdam 24 January, 2020.
  • Guest speaker and panel member at ‘Resisting Silence: Voices of New Women in Digital Age’. European Commission. Brussels 23 January, 2020.
  • Guest speaker and panel member at ‘Symposium Voices of New Women’ organized by New Women Connectors Network. Utrecht 1-2 November, 2019.
  • Chair at ‘Digital Fortress Europe. Exploring boundaries between media, migration and technology’ conference, in session ‘Migration experiences’, organized by ECREA’s Diapora, Migration and the Media section (European Communication Research and Education Association – ECREA). Brussels, Belgium, 31 October 2019.
  • Invited discussant on Prof. Steven Vertovec’s lecture ‘Describing super-diversity –are we there yet? Erasmus University Rotterdam. Invited by Prof. Peter Scholten, Rotterdam, 16 October 2019.
  • Invited lecture on ‘Media and Migration’, School of Journalism, Federal University of Roraima (Brazil), 17 August 2019.
  • Invited lecture ‘Inclusive digital livelihoods: exploring the role of media technologies in refugee futures’, for the inaugural 2019-2020 seminar series of the Social Futures Research Hub. Invited by Dr. Jay Marlowe, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 2019.
  • Guest speaker and panel member at the ‘Digitized Global Mobilities’ Conference. Invited by Dr. Kevin Smets and Dr. Koen Leurs, Utrecht University, 4 June 2019.
  • Panel member and chair in International Panel Session ‘New Understandings of Refugee Communications in Social Integration’ at the ‘International Communication Association (ICA) conference’, Washington D.C., 27 May 2019.
  • Chair at 69th International Communication Association (ICA) conference, in session ‘Transitions, border crossings, and Intercultural Communication’, Washington D.C., 25 May 2019.
  • Guest speaker at Working-in-Progress seminar series, on ‘Integrating through the digital: analizing the role of ICTs and social media in settlement processes’. Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 14 May 2019.
  • Guest speaker (with Prof. Dr. Melissa Wall and Prof. Dr. Tamara Witschge) at Research School for Media Studies (RMeS) Network event ‘How do you… Collaborate with external partners’. Utrecht University, 19 March 2019.
  • Guest speaker at joint ERMeCC-EMDI seminar ‘All at sea in the Mediterranean: security, borders and technologies’ (with Dr. Helen Hintjens). Erasmus University Rotterdam, 6 February 2019.
  • Guest speaker on ‘Digital resilience of Syrians in the Netherlands: social media and digital networks for information, health, social connections and literacies’ at the Social media session at the Directoraat-Generaal Migratie network organized by the Ministry of Justice and Security of the Netherlands. The Hague, The Netherlands, 6 December 2018.
  • Chair at 7th European Communication Conference (ECC-ECREA) conference, in session ‘Intersectional mediations of differences’. Lugano, Switzerland, 31 October 2018.
  • Keynote speaker on ‘Media, migration and the rise of nationalism. Comparing European and Asian Experiences and Perspectives’ in a 3-day Research Seminar co-funded by the Dutch Scientific Council (NWO) and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Gunma University, Tokyo, Japan, 19-22 September 2018.
  • Guest speaker ‘How new refugee arrivals are using social media for integration’ and panel member on invitation in International Panel Discussion ‘Strengthening Resilience against Extremism’, with Tina Christense (University of Roskilde), Anne Kaun (Södertörn University), Ayman Mhanna (Executive Director, Center for Media and Cultural Freedom, Samir Kassir Foundation), at the Political Conference ‘Baltic Sea Region: Addressing Society Security Challenges’. Invited by Dr. Ian Anthony, Programme Diretor of European Security Programme, Stockholm, Sweden, 11 June 2018.
  • Guest speaker on ‘Challenges and opportunities of Latin American women in the Dutch labour market’at the VIII Ibero-American Week of International Justice. University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, the Netherlands, 6 June 2018.
  • Panel Discussant on ‘Integration actors across educational institutions’ in the Launch Event of My University Cares Too (MUCT): a platform for educational integration for refugees. Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 18 April 2018.
  • Guest lecturer in the Methods Course for the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme ‘Conducting qualitative analysis in the context of media and migration research’.Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 30 January 2018.
  • Guest speaker and panel member in panel discussion on refugees and sociocultural integration in the Netherlands in the context of Integration Chatroom (ICR), organized by Unity in Diversity (NGO). The Hague, 05 November 2017. This event involved different stakeholders (Eritrean refugees, practitioners, research experts, and policy advisors) discussing challenges and opportunities for refugee integration in Dutch society.
  • Workshop on Learning together with Syrians – Enactus Programme (May 2017). Guest lecturer by Amanda P. Alencar and Vidhi Chaudhri at the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR).
  • Guest lecturer in the Methods Course for the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme ‘Conducting qualitative analysis in the context of media and migration research.’ Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 30 January 2017.
  • Guest speaker at ‘Refugee Integration and Social Media. A local and experiential perspective’ at UNU-MERIT School of Governance, Masstricht University, 18 January 2017.
  • Guest lecture on ‘The relationship between (news) media, in, and acculturation processes: the mediating role of multicultural identities’ for RMeS Research Master course Trending Topics. Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam, 18 March 2016.
  • Keynote speaker on ‘News Media and Acculturation of New Immigrants’ in the Dean’s Master Class on the theme “Migration”. Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities, 15 January 2016.
  • Invited presentation on ‘TVNPI: Learning with the News Online Tool. In Share & Inspire: Digital platforms for Social Innovation’ at CAPS Conference Day- European Commission. Brussels, 16 December 2014.
  • Keynote at closure of ‘Cinema of Small Nations, Film Literacy and New Audiences’ International Forum at University of Santiago de Compostela. Spain, 24 October 2014.
  • Guest speaker at ‘Media & Migrant Integration’ at de arbeidsmarkt in Amsterdam en de positie van de allochtone jongeren: HTIB for the Transnational Migrant Platform, IOMA, EMCEMO, the Netherlands, 23 October 2014.
  • Guest lecture on ‘The use of UGC in journalism routines to cover conflicts in Syria’ in the BA course ‘Political Communication and Journalism’ at Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 14 October 2014.

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Visiting faculty (international)

  • Visiting Research Fellow at Federal University of Roraima (UFRR), Brazil (invited by Julia Camargo, university lecturer and coordinator of the Technological Reference Center for Migrants and Refugees at UFRR, August 2019)
  • Short research visit at the University of Auckland, New Zealand (invited by Dr. Jay Marlowe, July 2019)
  • Visiting Research Fellow, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Formalities finalized, visit takes place in April-June 2019 (Trinity term – Research stay at Oxford was selected through a competitive fellowship programme).
  • Hosting of visiting scholar – Professor Melissa Wall, California State University, Northridge – at the department of Media & Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. March 2019

Conferences (selection)

  • Alencar, A, & Guigui, B. (2018, November). Connected health. Outsourcing social for refugee health integration.  Paper presented at the 7th European Communication Conference (ECC-ECREA). Lugano, Switzerland.
  • Alencar, A, & Mena Montes, N. (2018, July). The voice of the journalists: the challenges of reporting refugee crises and global migration. Paper presented at the IMISCOE Annual Conference 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
  • Alencar, A., Ribbens, W., & Kondova, K. (2018, May). An exploration of Syrian refugees’ use of digital communication technologies during their flight. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2018. Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Alencar, A., Ribbens, W., & Kondova, K. (2017, November). The smartphone as a lifeline: An exploration of refugees’ use of digital communication technologies during their flight. Paper presented at the ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media Conference 2017. Bilbao, Spain.
  • Alencar, A. (2017, May). Refugee integration and social media. A local and experiential perspective. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2017. San Diego, United States.
  • De la Hera Conde-Pumpido, T., & Alencar, A. (2016, July). Using Collaborative Digital Games to Foster Intercultural Interaction. Extended Abstract. In Proceedings DiGRA/FDG Conference 2016. Abertay University, Dundee (Scotland).
  • Alencar, A., & Deuze, M. (2016, June). “News for Assimilation or Integration?” Examining the Roles of the News Media in Shaping Acculturation Experiences of New Economic and Refugee Immigrants in the Netherlands and Spain. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2016. Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Wojcieszak, M., Azrout, R., & Alencar, A. (2016, June). Subtle visual in-group cues make people more favorable toward controversial sociopolitical messages above and beyond source similarity effect. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2016. Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Alencar, A., & De la Hera Conde-Pumpido, T. (2016, April). Gaming in Multicultural Classrooms. The Potential of Collaborative Digital Games to Foster Intercultural Interaction. Paper presented at the DIGRA Pitch Event. Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
  • Alencar, A., & Deuze, M. (2016, February). Examining the Roles of the News Media in Shaping Acculturation Experiences of New Economic and Refugee Immigrants in the Netherlands and Spain. Paper presented at the ETMAAL2016. Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Alencar, A., & Lopez-Gomez, A. (2015, November). Discourse analysis of the representations of immigrants in the viewer’s model of Dutch and Spanish television news programs. Paper presented at ECREA’s Diaspora, Migration and the Media Section Conference. Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Alencar, A., & Deuze, M. (2015, June). Examining the role of news media in migrants’ integration experiences in the Netherlands and Spain. Paper presented at the Symposium Immigrant Integration, Media and Citizenship. Amsterdam.
  • Alencar, A., & Kruikemeier, S. (2015, May). Audiovisual infotainment in European news: A comparative content analysis of Dutch, Spanish and Irish television news programs. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2015. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Wojcieszak, M., Azrout, R., Boomgaarden, H., Alencar, A., & Sheets Thibaut, P. H. (2015, May). The Influence of Narrative and Numerical Messages on Integration-Relevant Attitudes among Muslim Immigrant Minorities. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2015. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Alencar, A., & Kruikemeier, S. (2015, February). Audiovisual Infotainment in Dutch, Spanish and Irish television News Programs: A Comparative Content Analysis. ETMAAL2015. Antwerp.
  • Alencar, A., & Alonso, N. R. (2015, February). The integration of television and social media: an analysis of interactive models developed by Brazilian and Spanish television news programs. ETMAAL2015. Antwerp.
  • Alencar, A. (2014, September). “How Informed Are Immigrants?” The Role of Television News in Promoting Integration. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Public Opinion Conference (WAPOR). Nice, France.
  • Alencar, A. (2014, June). How TV News Programs Are Adapting to the Second Screen? Paper presented at the Social Media and the Transformation of Public Space Conference. Amsterdam.