TELL.ME | The 2nd International Symposium on Biographical Narratives in Media and Information Literacy Cities
TELL.ME | The 2nd International Symposium on Biographical Narratives in Media and Information Literacy Cities
30
Apr
Join us on April 30 from 17:30 – 22:30 at the Don Bosco Auditorium, for the 2nd Tell.Me Symposium – a dynamic event exploring how personal stories can foster media-information-literacy and celebrate cultural diversity in modern cities.
About the Symposium:
Tell.Me Symposium 2025 aims to promote interest in biographical narratives and their contribution to developing media-information-literacy cities, with a special emphasis on the UNESCO MIL ALLIANCE initiative and the UNESCO Universal Declaration for Cultural Diversity. The intersection between biographical narratives, supported in digital media, and cultural diversity plays a crucial role in the context of media and information literacy within modern cities.
By telling the personal and collective stories of the people who inhabit urban spaces, biographical narratives allow for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of the cultural diversity present in these communities. They serve as a means of recovering memory, valuing individual experiences, and recognising the plurality of identities and life trajectories that mould the cultural richness of cities.
The Tell.Me Symposium 2025 aims to give greater visibility to the research and cultural topic of biographical narratives in the context of human development within the ethical limits indicated by cultural diversity. It aims to offer a forum for biographical storytellers, researchers, theorists, and the general public to establish a common space for discussing and exchanging experiences.
This Tell.Me Symposium 2025 is organised by the Doctoral School and Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Saint Joseph’s, with the sponsorship of the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ), and in collaboration with UNESCO MIL ALLIANCE, ARTECH International, and CIAC – Research Centre in Arts and Communication.
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Details:
Date: Wednesday 30 April, 2025
Time: 17:30 – 22:30 (GMT+8)
Location: Don Bosco Auditorium, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
Language: English
*This is a free event and open to the general public
SCHEDULE:
17:30-18:00 – RECEPTION
18:00-18:15 – WELCOMING AND INTRODUCTORY ADDRESSES
Professor Adérito Fernandes-Marcos
Dean of the Doctoral School
University of Saint Joseph Macao (USJ),
Macao S.A.R, China
18:15 – 19:00- PROLOGUE LECTURE
Prof. Priscilla Roberts
Associate Professor, Head of the Department of History and Heritage,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Saint Joseph Macao (USJ),
Macao S.A.R, China
19:00 – 19:45 – STORY LECTURE
Prof. José Manuel Simões
Associate Professor and Programme Coordinator for the Master of Communication and Media,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Saint Joseph (USJ),
Macao S.A.R, China
19:45 – 20:30 – EPILOGUE LECTURE
Prof. Martsamrit Pasupa
Lecturer in the Media Arts Program,
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi,
Bangkok, Thailand
20:30 – 21:00 – Dinner Break
21:00 – 21:30 – FOOTNOTE FROM THE PhD STORIES
Dr. Rachel Luna Peralta
Macau University of Tourism,
Macao S.A.R, China
21:30 – 22:00 – FOOTNOTE FROM THE VIETNAM DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Prof. Thuy Anh
Vice-Rector, College of Technology & Design,
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH),
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
22:00 – 22:20 – INAUGURATION OF Radio.Me
Prof. António Maneira
Assistant Professor of the Doctoral School,
University of Saint Joseph Macao (USJ),
Macao S.A.R, China
João Megale
UNICAMP – State University of Campinas,
São Paulo, Brazil
22:20 – 22:30 CLOSING REMARKS
Professor Adérito Fernandes-Marcos
Dean of the Doctoral School
University of Saint Joseph Macao (USJ),
Macao S.A.R, China
