Maria José Brites is an Associate Professor at Lusófona University, Vice-President of the Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies (CICANT - DOI 10.54499/UIDB/05260/2020), coordinator of MeLCi Lab - Media Literacy and Civic Cultures Lab, vice-coordinator of the Publics and Audiences section of the Portuguese Association for Communication (SOPCOM), and Vice-chair of the Audience and Reception Studies Section - ARS (ECREA). Read full bio here.
Education
2017: Post Doctorate in Communication Sciences. Universidade do Minho, Portugal.
2013: PhD in Communication Sciences - Journalism and media studies. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Portugal.
2008: Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences/Journalism and media studies. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Portugal.
1996: Bachelor's Degree in Specialised Studies in International Journalism. Escola Superior de Jornalismo do Porto, Portugal.
Main research interests
Sciences of Communication - Media studies, Audiences and reception studies, Youth, journalism and civic cultures, Critical literacies, Digital citizenship, Participatory methodologies, Media and family