@culcorc
A research unit affiliated with the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague. https://culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/
🎬AGON: Constructions of Democracy screened at the Dept. of Visual Arts & Visual Communication Design, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta
The event opened a discussion on arts-based research Thanks to Aysu Arsoy
More ℹ️ culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/construction...
Video credits: EMU VACD
#MeDeMAP
AGON: Constructions of Democracy is a film essay that it is part of the #MeDeMAP project. It will be screened on Tuesday, 3 March at 11:30 am at the Department of Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
🎥 AGON: Constructions of Democracy is a film essay that it is part of the #MeDeMAP project. It will be screened on
📆 Tuesday, 3 March at 11:30 am
📍 The Department of Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
#AGON #Democracy #MediaAndCulture
Nico Carpentier presents: “Interventionist Research: The Case of the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy”
📢 Upcoming lecture
@nicocarpentier.bsky.social presents:
“Interventionist Research: The Case of the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy”
🗓 4 March 2026
⏰ 14:30
📍 BEA 5
Organised by Cyprus Policy Center & Eastern Mediterranean University
#MediaAndDemocracy #CitizenParticipation
Conference “Communicating narratives, imaginaries and epistemes of hope”
📣 Call for contributions
Conference “Communicating narratives, imaginaries and epistemes of hope”
🗓 7 Sept 2026 | 📍 Charles University, Prague
Abstracts (400–500 words) due 10 May 2026
Exploring hope, democracy, justice & media
🔗 iksz.fsv.cuni.cz/en/research/...
#MediaStudies #ECREA2026 #IAMCR
🎬 AGON: Constructions of Democracy will be screened at the 11th MCAP-BNU International Media Conference 2026
🎬 AGON: Constructions of Democracy will be screened at the 11th MCAP-BNU International Media Conference 2026.
A film essay exploring democracy as contested, spatial, and fragile, blending theory, fiction, and dance.
📍 BNU, Lahore | 🗓 12 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 13:30
#AGON #Democracy #MediaStudies #MCAP2026
Today’s CULCORC seminar on the Czech Citizen Parliament explored democracy through citizens’ knowledge, participation, playfulness, and media roles
Today’s CULCORC seminar on the Czech Citizen Parliament explored democracy through citizens’ knowledge, participation, playfulness, and media roles
Today’s CULCORC seminar on the Czech Citizen Parliament explored democracy through citizens’ knowledge, participation, playfulness, and media roles
🗣️ Today’s CULCORC seminar on the Czech Citizen Parliament explored democracy through citizens’ knowledge, participation, playfulness, and media roles
Thanks to Nico Carpentier, Vaia Doudaki, Jeffrey Wimmer, Miloš Hroch & Štěpán Šanda for a stimulating discussion
#CULCORC #MeDeMAP #MediaAndDemocracy
📣 Tomorrow: CULCORC seminar
The Czech Citizen Parliament: Analysing Media Change, Participation, and Democracy
📅 28 January | ⏰ 15:00–17:00
📍 Centrum Voršilská, Room 523, Charles University
Part of the CULCORC Seminar Series & the MeDeMAP project
#MediaAndDemocracy #CitizenParticipation #MeDeMAP
The second roundtable explored what European citizens can contribute to EU media policy
The second roundtable explored what European citizens can contribute to EU media policy
🔴 Between 9:30 and 11:30, two roundtables took place within #MeDeMap
🇪🇺 The first focused on the next steps following the EU Media Freedom Act (EMFA), and the second explored what European citizens can contribute to EU media policy
⏱️ From 2 pm, the afternoon programme continues medemap.fsv.cuni.cz
The MeDeMAP event Mapping Media for Future Democracies is now starting in Brussels
The MeDeMAP event Mapping Media for Future Democracies is now starting in Brussels
📢 The #MeDeMAP event Mapping Media for Future Democracies is now starting in Brussels
📄 Today’s sessions focus on journalism and democracy, followed by a workshop on mapping European political information environments
ℹ️ More info: www.medemap.eu?p=1694
#MeDeMAP #MediaAndDemocracy
This infographic highlights proposals from the Czech Citizen Parliament aimed at strengthening media education, lifelong learning, and informed civic engagement across society
🌐Media and information literacy are essential for democratic participation
📄This infographic highlights the proposals of the Czech Citizens' Parliament aimed at strengthening media literacy, lifelong learning and informed civic engagement
👉For more info medemap.fsv.cuni.cz/resolutions-...
This infographic presents the Czech Citizen Parliament’s resolutions on strengthening community media, focusing on sustainable support, independence, and their role in amplifying local voices
🏙️Community media are vital for democratic life and local representation
📄This infographic presents the resolutions on strengthening community media, focusing on sustainable support, independence, and their role in amplifying local voices
👉More info: medemap.fsv.cuni.cz/resolutions-...
This first infographic presents 31 resolutions adopted by the Czech Citizen Parliament, highlighting citizen perspectives on pluralism and democratic media
🌐Happy New Year!
📎 We start 2026 by sharing new infographics on the Czech Citizen Parliament
📄 This first infographic presents 31 resolutions adopted by the Czech Citizen Parliament, highlighting citizen perspectives on pluralism and democratic media
👉More info medemap.fsv.cuni.cz/czech-cp-on-...
MeDeMAP seminar: Regulating Media for Future Democracies: Political and People’s Voices
📣 #MeDeMAP seminar | Regulating Media for Future Democracies: Political and People’s Voices
🗓️ 13 Jan 2026 | 9:30–11:30
📍 European Parliament, Brussels
Round table on the EMFA, screening of AGON, and a session on Citizens’ Parliaments
Registration here 👉 bit.ly/FutureDemocr...
📢 New publication by Štěpán Šanda:
"Přemýšlet se zvukem a obrazem. Audiovizuální eseje představují odlišný druh vědecké práce" delves into how audiovisual essays function as a unique form of scholarly work
📄 Read the full article here: cz.ejo-online.eu/7969/nova-me...
#academia #audiovisual
🏛️ Nico Carpentier and Vaia Doudaki shared their experiences and insights from the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy at the @ips-sg.bsky.social (IPS) in Singapore, within #MeDeMAP
📽️ Listen to the full discussion here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfMS...
#MeDeMAP #Democracy #Parliament
CULCORC invites you to a seminar on “The Czech Citizen Parliament: Analysing Media Change, Participation, and Democracy”
📢 #CULCORC invites you to a seminar on “The Czech Citizen Parliament: Analysing Media Change, Participation, and Democracy”.
📅 28 January 2026, 15:00
📍 Centrum Voršilská, Room 523 (5th floor), Charles University
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The European research project #MeDeMAP will hold a seminar on the relationship between media, data, and democracy
📣 The European research project #MeDeMAP will hold a seminar on the relationship between media, data, and democracy
📅 13 January 2026, 14:00
📍 Learning and Innovation Center (LIC) of VUB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels (Belgium)
For more information: www.medemap.eu?p=1694
"Democracy is in decline globally. One reason for this is the erosion of the public sphere by a number of distinct but interrelated processes."
Scholars from Charles University and Uppsala University discussed the role of the media in democracy in a roundtable on 13 Nov.
tinyurl.com/dmeineu
A photograph of the participants to the PhD course on Discourse Studies and Method: Using Discourse-Theoretical and Discursive-Material Analysis.
Last week at #CULCORC, we ran the PhD course on Discourse Studies and Method: Using Discourse-Theoretical and Discursive-Material Analysis with @nicocarpentier.bsky.social.
PhD students from around the world joined us for a week of theory, discussion, and collaboration.
#IKSZ #DiscourseStudies
🎬 Join us for the première of AGON: Constructions of Democracy originating from the #MeDeMAP book "Democracy and Media in Europe."
📍 Ponrepo Kino, Prague
🗓 23 Oct 2025 | 🕐 1pm
Free entry with prior registration (QR code on poster).
More: constructionsofdemocracy.eu
📢 Call Reopened!
We’ve extended the deadline for the Prague PhD Course on Discourse Studies and Method.
Join the PhD Course in Prague, limited spots still available!
New deadline: 31 July 2025
Apply now → culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/phd-course-o...
#PhDCourse #MediaStudies #DiscourseTheory
The Czech Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy—the first of its kind in the country—has published its resolutions, outlining claims and demands to strengthen the democratic role of the media in Czech society.
📄 Read the full report here ⬇️
zenodo.org/records/1569...
#MeDeMAP #Democracy
On 5 June 2025, the Czech citizen parliament on media and democracy presented its results at the Czech senate. Also our Czech #MeDeMAP team, who organized the citizen parliament, were present.
Senate press release: www.senat.cz/zpravodajstv...
InstituteKSZ report: iksz.fsv.cuni.cz/aktuality/pr...
Discussing democratic well-being:
A round table inspired by the book "Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach" will take place on 5 June at the 7th Weizenbaum Conference.
🎥 Excited to share the trailer for Agon — a 26-minute film essay reflecting on the meaning of democracy and how it is contested.
📽 Trailer: vimeo.com/1083254168
🌐 Website: www.constructionsofdemocracy.eu
Film coming soon!
#MeDeMAP #Democracy #Agon #ArtAndResearch
The #CULCORC seminar series kicked off with David Ongenaert's (@davidongenaert.bsky.social) talk on (De)constructing Peace. Stay tuned for more engaging academic and intellectual discussions!
culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz
Book Launch & Online Seminar with @nicocarpentier.bsky.social
Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach 📖
🗓 April 30, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM (GMT+3)
💻 Google Meet
Organised by Yeditepe University, Faculty of Communication.
#MeDeMAP
#DemocracyAndMedia
#CommunicationStudies
📢 CULCORC invites you to a seminar with @davidongenaert.bsky.social on "(De)constructing Peace".
📅 30 April 2025, 15:00
📍 Hollar Building, Faculty of Social Sciences
Register here: forms.gle/8Poi3AeLhdyn...
📢 PhD Course Alert!
Join the PhD Course on Discourse Studies & Method at Charles University, Prague (Nov 3-7, 2025). Explore Discourse-Theoretical Analysis & Discursive-Material Analysis with @nicocarpentier.bsky.social
📝 Apply by July 1, 2025!
🔗 More info: culcorc.fsv.cuni.cz/phd-course-o...
Today was the last day of the #medemap consortium meeting in Prague. After three days of discussions on democracy and media, we ended the session with a nice group photo. Special thanks to the MeDeMAP@CULCORC team, with Karolína Šimková, Vaia Doudaki, Miloš Hroch, Štěpán Šanda and Jeffrey Wimmer
