The documentary “The Reader” (“A Leitora”, in the original), directed by Joana Souza, was screened for the first time on November 6th at the Carlos Paredes Auditorium in Benfica. Around 110 people – both children and adults – attended this 30-minute film, which tells the story of how Maria became a reader and later a teacher. In the documentary, […]
Between September 25 and October 3, the Citizenship Week “Do I Know?” (“Será que Sei?”) — organized by the team of the UNESCO Chair on Communication, Media and Information Literacy and Citizenship (ESCS-IPL) — brought together more than 300 participants, most of them students from the School of Communication and Media Studies (ESCS). The challenge […]
Between September 25 and October 3, Citizenship Week “Será que Sei?” (Do I Know?) will take place in various locations at IPL Benfica Campus. This is a civic and political literacy initiative, open to the public, with several activities that invite reflection on our condition as citizens and to deepen knowledge about the local elections, […]
The holder of the UNESCO Chair in Communication, Media and Information Literacy, and Citizenship (ESCS-IPL), Fernanda Bonacho, participated on the 8th of September in the commemorative session for International Literacy Day organised by the Lisbon Geographical Society (SGL) in partnership with the Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO and the Directorate-General for Maritime Policy. With a […]
Since 1967, International Literacy Day has been celebrated annually on September 8th. This year, the theme of International Literacy Day is “Promoting literacy in the digital era.” Literacy is a “fundamental human right” and is “crucial” for “a more just, peaceful, and sustainable society,” says UNESCO. Yet, in 2024, according to this organization, 739 million […]
On the 3rd of September, 25 children aged between 6 and 11 participated in an activity organised by the UNESCO Chair in Communication, Media and Information Literacy, and Citizenship of the School of Communication and Media Studies (ESCS) at the Polytechnic University of Lisbon (IPL). This activity was part of the leisure-time programme organised by […]
