The next MeLCi Lab Talks event has Célia Taborda (Lusófona University, CICANT) as a guest, with the communication "Social movements under analysis: from past to present". The session will be held on September 24, at 4.30 pm (UTC +1), on Zoom (link here).
[The talk will be held in portuguese]
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Title: Social movements under analysis: from past to present
Abstract: Over time, the concept of social movement has evolved as society has changed, but has always implied collective action in the public space. The form of social contestation has changed, according to the conjuncture of each historical period. In the 18th century, the movements were spontaneous, sporadic and depoliticized, considered by some authors as “primitive” or “premodern” forms of collective action. Industrial society of the 19th century gave rise to the labor movement and trade unionism, which from then on organized the social movements. In the 20th century there were changes and innovation in the collective way of acting, there was the emergence of a series of social movements that differ from the traditional in terms of the objectives and actors involved, such as the pacifist, ecologist, feminist movements, acting on the fringes of parties and unions. The 21st century has witnessed a set of inorganic movements that begin on social networks, such as Generation Scratch, Outraged, Occupy Wall Street, Screw the Troika, and quickly outgrow local scales to become global. In this webinar we discuss if we are facing a new social phenomenon or another phase in the “repertoire” of social movements.
CV: Célia Taborda Silva holds a PhD in Contemporary History at the University of Porto, Faculty of Letters. She is Associate Professor at Lusófona University of Porto (ULP). Previously she was Professor Assistant at Catolic University of Porto. Currently she is a researcher at CICANT (The Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies) and researcher associate at CEAUP - Center of Africana Studies of the University of Porto. Author of books, book chapters and several articles in national and international scientific journals, her research interests include: History, social movements, activisms, communication, society and politics. She participated in diverse international and national conferences (some as invited speaker) and integrated diverse scientific committees and events organization.
Chair: Maria José Brites