Interações: Sociedade e as Novas Modernidades, 2021
O cinema pode atuar no imaginário coletivo, (des)construindo imagens, estereótipos ... more O cinema pode atuar no imaginário coletivo, (des)construindo imagens, estereótipos e papéis sociais reconhecidos pelas audiências. O Pátio das Cantigas é um filme português de 1942, arquétipo cinematográfico da propaganda ideológica do Estado Novo, e remete para valores tradicionais, representações estereotípicas de género e projetos de emigração, em particular para o Brasil. Este filme revela construções e representações ideológicas e identitárias que importa investigar no contexto do cinema português da época, mas importa também investigar como essas construções e representações estão ainda presentes na sociedade contemporânea. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo é analisar e discutir representações de género e emigração no cinema português na década de 1940, a partir de O Pátio das Cantigas.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have reached an unprecedented level of importanc... more Information and communication technologies (ICT) have reached an unprecedented level of importance in contemporary societies, as the quantity and variety of accessible and shareable information rapidly rises. However, despite the growth in the access to information and technology, there are still significant disparities at a local and global level, which demand an urgent study and analysis. It is crucial to take a closer look at geographical areas, groups and cultures from the margins and understand how ICT can influence social inclusion(s) or exclusion(s).
Therefore, this study aims to understand inclusion(s) and exclusion(s) caused by the technological field among a specific group, this being immigrant women in Portugal. The technological field and the internet show multiple divisions, represented by the concept of digital divide. This divide is expressed, namely, in the difficulty in accessing and using technology and information, creating multiple barriers for immigrant women. This digital divide has remained understudied in Portugal, making it relevant to conjure up connections between gender studies, cultural studies and information and communication sciences. It is then crucial to question the information society and understand how marginalized groups, in particular immigrant women in Portugal, (re)structure and express themselves in the digital area. Several factors are brought to the discussion, specifically socioeconomic status, age, origin, academic/educational qualifications, and profession, in an attempt to understand how these can influence access and ability to use ICT, as well as how they are used by the immigrant women in order to have a voice in the information society.
We have studied and analyzed contemporary academic literature from transdisciplinary subjects, such as information and communication sciences, gender studies and cultural studies, serving as a fundamental basis for our reflections. We have then used empirical data, statistics and official studies undertaken in Portugal in order to support our considerations.
The data we have gathered has as its main focus the numbers of access and use of ICT and internet by these women, thus complementing the study of articles on the themes. This paper presents a theoretical examination of the digital divide in Portugal, aiming at contributing to a further understanding of dichotomies (inclusions and exclusions) created by ICT and access to internet. We concluded that immigrant women in Portugal have less access to internet, and ICT in general, compared to Portuguese women, and also that the level of access varies according to nationality, age, profession, qualification and socioeconomic status. These insights can be used as a starting point for future questions and future research into inequalities between individuals and groups in the digital era. keywords: digital divide, gender, immigration, portugal, access to the internet.
Introduction:
Science and technology have played a major role in the way education has been shap... more Introduction: Science and technology have played a major role in the way education has been shaped, especially since the last decades of the 20th century. Faster and cheaper access to equipment and internet are allowing an increasing number of people to connect, create and share knowledge and information worldwide, putting into question the traditional methods and approaches to teaching and learning grounded on rigidly scheduled classroom classes. In an academic environment, there is a recent and controversial method, based on the massive and free offering of courses online by renowned universities. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), in their current form, have started in the United States of America and received worldwide exposure through initiatives headed by Harvard, MIT and Stanford University. Platforms such as Coursera, EdX, Udacity and several others now present courses prepared by numerous universities from different countries. This paper aims to study the importance of new means of distance education in the information and knowledge contemporary society, giving emphasis to the approach to MOOCs undertaken by Portuguese universities. There was also an interest in trying to understand their plans for the near future, namely whether to expand or reduce their current offerings.
Methodology: Bearing in mind the difference between conventional e-learning and MOOCs, an analysis of both private and public universities’ websites has been made in order to assess their present contribution in this field. Some of the data we have tried to gather includes the courses’ duration, field of study, cost and number of students that have attended and/or completed the course, although these numbers are usually undisclosed to the general public and correspondence with these universities is often slow. To complement this information, a brief study of some articles related to the topic has been made, in order to clearly define some terms which had to be used throughout the paper, as well as to understand the present day’s state of the art.
Results: Notwithstanding the national economic crisis in the last few years, Portuguese universities appear to be somewhat distrustful of an approach that may provide people from all over the world, regardless of their socioeconomic status, the chance to learn, develop skills, create and disseminate knowledge, which can coexist with the aforementioned traditional methods. Not every university provides e-learning courses, few of them present a reasonable variety and pricing, and even fewer demonstrate an interest in MOOCs. There seems to be, however, a slow but steadily growing interest, which can indicate that this scenario may be the result of lack of information instead of a serious opposition to the idea. keywords: mooc, higher education, science and technology, e-learning, portugal.
RESUMO: O melodrama alcançou grande popularidade na década de 1950, enquadrado na indústria cinem... more RESUMO: O melodrama alcançou grande popularidade na década de 1950, enquadrado na indústria cinematográfica e cultural protagonizada por Hollywood. Considerado um género menor pela crítica, ao qual se atribuíam meras capacidades de entretenimento das massas, as gerações subsequentes têm (re)pensado o seu valor cultural e social. Filmes como Imitation of Life, realizado por Douglas Sirk em 1959, trazem ao grande ecrã histórias e papéis simbólicos que despertam questões de identidade, género e etnicidade, nomeadamente. Cruzando a reflexão teórica com a análise de conteúdo do filme, e segundo a perspetiva dos estudos culturais, pretende-se compreender momentos de reprodução de ideologias dominantes e o valor emancipatório do género melodramático no cinema. ABSTRACT: Melodrama achieved great popularity in the 1950's, featured in the film and culture industry led by Hollywood. Considered to be a minor genre by the critics, who thought melodrama simply as a way of entertaining audiences, the following generations have (re)considered its cultural and social value. Films such as Imitation of Life, directed by Douglas Sirk in 1959, bring symbolic stories and roles to the big screen, raising questions of identity, gender and ethnicity, namely. Combining theoretical reflection with content analysis, in a cultural studies perspective, it is aimed to understand moments in which the dominant ideology is reproduced and also the emancipating value of melodramas.
O papel das tecnologias da informação e da comunicação (TIC) e da ciência na vida
humana, bem com... more O papel das tecnologias da informação e da comunicação (TIC) e da ciência na vida humana, bem como a quantidade e diversidade de informação acessível e partilhável, atingiram uma importância sem precedentes na construção do tecido social na denominada sociedade de informação. Contudo, apesar de uma aparente e crescente democratização do acesso às tecnologias e à informação, as enormes disparidades, tanto a nível global como local, tornam urgente olhar para países, zonas e culturas das margens, menos estudadas e problematizadas. Considerando três alicerces temáticos – mulheres, imigração e tecnologias da informação e da comunicação – procura-se desenvolver um estudo que vise compreender as exclusões e as inclusões potenciadas pela área tecnológica. A área tecnológica inclui múltiplas divisões, representadas pelo conceito de fosso digital, ou digital divide, reportando a dificuldades no acesso e utilização das tecnologias e da informação para chegar ao conhecimento. Nesta dissertação pretende-se estabelecer uma ligação relevante entre estudos feministas, estudos culturais e ciências da informação e da comunicação, uma vez que esta é uma ligação ainda pouco estudada no panorama nacional e, particularmente, na zona centro do país. É imperativo estudar a sociedade de informação e compreender como grupos marginalizados, em particular as mulheres imigrantes do concelho de Viseu, nela se (re)estruturam e manifestam. Como elementos relevantes para a compreensão das desigualdades, espera-se entender como é que o estatuto socioeconómico, a idade, origem, qualificações académicas e profissão, entre outros fatores, podem influenciar a capacidade de acesso e as competências de utilização das TIC no concelho de acolhimento, bem como a apropriação das mesmas para a construção e projeção da sua voz na sociedade de informação.
Interações: Sociedade e as Novas Modernidades, 2021
O cinema pode atuar no imaginário coletivo, (des)construindo imagens, estereótipos ... more O cinema pode atuar no imaginário coletivo, (des)construindo imagens, estereótipos e papéis sociais reconhecidos pelas audiências. O Pátio das Cantigas é um filme português de 1942, arquétipo cinematográfico da propaganda ideológica do Estado Novo, e remete para valores tradicionais, representações estereotípicas de género e projetos de emigração, em particular para o Brasil. Este filme revela construções e representações ideológicas e identitárias que importa investigar no contexto do cinema português da época, mas importa também investigar como essas construções e representações estão ainda presentes na sociedade contemporânea. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo é analisar e discutir representações de género e emigração no cinema português na década de 1940, a partir de O Pátio das Cantigas.
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have reached an unprecedented level of importanc... more Information and communication technologies (ICT) have reached an unprecedented level of importance in contemporary societies, as the quantity and variety of accessible and shareable information rapidly rises. However, despite the growth in the access to information and technology, there are still significant disparities at a local and global level, which demand an urgent study and analysis. It is crucial to take a closer look at geographical areas, groups and cultures from the margins and understand how ICT can influence social inclusion(s) or exclusion(s).
Therefore, this study aims to understand inclusion(s) and exclusion(s) caused by the technological field among a specific group, this being immigrant women in Portugal. The technological field and the internet show multiple divisions, represented by the concept of digital divide. This divide is expressed, namely, in the difficulty in accessing and using technology and information, creating multiple barriers for immigrant women. This digital divide has remained understudied in Portugal, making it relevant to conjure up connections between gender studies, cultural studies and information and communication sciences. It is then crucial to question the information society and understand how marginalized groups, in particular immigrant women in Portugal, (re)structure and express themselves in the digital area. Several factors are brought to the discussion, specifically socioeconomic status, age, origin, academic/educational qualifications, and profession, in an attempt to understand how these can influence access and ability to use ICT, as well as how they are used by the immigrant women in order to have a voice in the information society.
We have studied and analyzed contemporary academic literature from transdisciplinary subjects, such as information and communication sciences, gender studies and cultural studies, serving as a fundamental basis for our reflections. We have then used empirical data, statistics and official studies undertaken in Portugal in order to support our considerations.
The data we have gathered has as its main focus the numbers of access and use of ICT and internet by these women, thus complementing the study of articles on the themes. This paper presents a theoretical examination of the digital divide in Portugal, aiming at contributing to a further understanding of dichotomies (inclusions and exclusions) created by ICT and access to internet. We concluded that immigrant women in Portugal have less access to internet, and ICT in general, compared to Portuguese women, and also that the level of access varies according to nationality, age, profession, qualification and socioeconomic status. These insights can be used as a starting point for future questions and future research into inequalities between individuals and groups in the digital era. keywords: digital divide, gender, immigration, portugal, access to the internet.
Introduction:
Science and technology have played a major role in the way education has been shap... more Introduction: Science and technology have played a major role in the way education has been shaped, especially since the last decades of the 20th century. Faster and cheaper access to equipment and internet are allowing an increasing number of people to connect, create and share knowledge and information worldwide, putting into question the traditional methods and approaches to teaching and learning grounded on rigidly scheduled classroom classes. In an academic environment, there is a recent and controversial method, based on the massive and free offering of courses online by renowned universities. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), in their current form, have started in the United States of America and received worldwide exposure through initiatives headed by Harvard, MIT and Stanford University. Platforms such as Coursera, EdX, Udacity and several others now present courses prepared by numerous universities from different countries. This paper aims to study the importance of new means of distance education in the information and knowledge contemporary society, giving emphasis to the approach to MOOCs undertaken by Portuguese universities. There was also an interest in trying to understand their plans for the near future, namely whether to expand or reduce their current offerings.
Methodology: Bearing in mind the difference between conventional e-learning and MOOCs, an analysis of both private and public universities’ websites has been made in order to assess their present contribution in this field. Some of the data we have tried to gather includes the courses’ duration, field of study, cost and number of students that have attended and/or completed the course, although these numbers are usually undisclosed to the general public and correspondence with these universities is often slow. To complement this information, a brief study of some articles related to the topic has been made, in order to clearly define some terms which had to be used throughout the paper, as well as to understand the present day’s state of the art.
Results: Notwithstanding the national economic crisis in the last few years, Portuguese universities appear to be somewhat distrustful of an approach that may provide people from all over the world, regardless of their socioeconomic status, the chance to learn, develop skills, create and disseminate knowledge, which can coexist with the aforementioned traditional methods. Not every university provides e-learning courses, few of them present a reasonable variety and pricing, and even fewer demonstrate an interest in MOOCs. There seems to be, however, a slow but steadily growing interest, which can indicate that this scenario may be the result of lack of information instead of a serious opposition to the idea. keywords: mooc, higher education, science and technology, e-learning, portugal.
RESUMO: O melodrama alcançou grande popularidade na década de 1950, enquadrado na indústria cinem... more RESUMO: O melodrama alcançou grande popularidade na década de 1950, enquadrado na indústria cinematográfica e cultural protagonizada por Hollywood. Considerado um género menor pela crítica, ao qual se atribuíam meras capacidades de entretenimento das massas, as gerações subsequentes têm (re)pensado o seu valor cultural e social. Filmes como Imitation of Life, realizado por Douglas Sirk em 1959, trazem ao grande ecrã histórias e papéis simbólicos que despertam questões de identidade, género e etnicidade, nomeadamente. Cruzando a reflexão teórica com a análise de conteúdo do filme, e segundo a perspetiva dos estudos culturais, pretende-se compreender momentos de reprodução de ideologias dominantes e o valor emancipatório do género melodramático no cinema. ABSTRACT: Melodrama achieved great popularity in the 1950's, featured in the film and culture industry led by Hollywood. Considered to be a minor genre by the critics, who thought melodrama simply as a way of entertaining audiences, the following generations have (re)considered its cultural and social value. Films such as Imitation of Life, directed by Douglas Sirk in 1959, bring symbolic stories and roles to the big screen, raising questions of identity, gender and ethnicity, namely. Combining theoretical reflection with content analysis, in a cultural studies perspective, it is aimed to understand moments in which the dominant ideology is reproduced and also the emancipating value of melodramas.
O papel das tecnologias da informação e da comunicação (TIC) e da ciência na vida
humana, bem com... more O papel das tecnologias da informação e da comunicação (TIC) e da ciência na vida humana, bem como a quantidade e diversidade de informação acessível e partilhável, atingiram uma importância sem precedentes na construção do tecido social na denominada sociedade de informação. Contudo, apesar de uma aparente e crescente democratização do acesso às tecnologias e à informação, as enormes disparidades, tanto a nível global como local, tornam urgente olhar para países, zonas e culturas das margens, menos estudadas e problematizadas. Considerando três alicerces temáticos – mulheres, imigração e tecnologias da informação e da comunicação – procura-se desenvolver um estudo que vise compreender as exclusões e as inclusões potenciadas pela área tecnológica. A área tecnológica inclui múltiplas divisões, representadas pelo conceito de fosso digital, ou digital divide, reportando a dificuldades no acesso e utilização das tecnologias e da informação para chegar ao conhecimento. Nesta dissertação pretende-se estabelecer uma ligação relevante entre estudos feministas, estudos culturais e ciências da informação e da comunicação, uma vez que esta é uma ligação ainda pouco estudada no panorama nacional e, particularmente, na zona centro do país. É imperativo estudar a sociedade de informação e compreender como grupos marginalizados, em particular as mulheres imigrantes do concelho de Viseu, nela se (re)estruturam e manifestam. Como elementos relevantes para a compreensão das desigualdades, espera-se entender como é que o estatuto socioeconómico, a idade, origem, qualificações académicas e profissão, entre outros fatores, podem influenciar a capacidade de acesso e as competências de utilização das TIC no concelho de acolhimento, bem como a apropriação das mesmas para a construção e projeção da sua voz na sociedade de informação.
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Therefore, this study aims to understand inclusion(s) and exclusion(s) caused by the technological field among a specific group, this being immigrant women in Portugal. The technological field and the internet show multiple divisions, represented by the concept of digital divide. This divide is expressed, namely, in the difficulty in accessing and using technology and information, creating multiple barriers for immigrant women. This digital divide has remained understudied in Portugal, making it relevant to conjure up connections between gender studies, cultural studies and information and communication sciences. It is then crucial to question the information society and understand how marginalized groups, in particular immigrant women in Portugal, (re)structure and express themselves in the digital area. Several factors are brought to the discussion, specifically socioeconomic status, age, origin, academic/educational qualifications, and profession, in an attempt to understand how these can influence access and ability to use ICT, as well as how they are used by the immigrant women in order to have a voice in the information society.
We have studied and analyzed contemporary academic literature from transdisciplinary subjects, such as information and communication sciences, gender studies and cultural studies, serving as a fundamental basis for our reflections. We have then used empirical data, statistics and official studies undertaken in Portugal in order to support our considerations.
The data we have gathered has as its main focus the numbers of access and use of ICT and internet by these women, thus complementing the study of articles on the themes. This paper presents a theoretical examination of the digital divide in Portugal, aiming at contributing to a further understanding of dichotomies (inclusions and exclusions) created by ICT and access to internet. We concluded that immigrant women in Portugal have less access to internet, and ICT in general, compared to Portuguese women, and also that the level of access varies according to nationality, age, profession, qualification and socioeconomic status. These insights can be used as a starting point for future questions and future research into inequalities between individuals and groups in the digital era.
keywords: digital divide, gender, immigration, portugal, access to the internet.
Science and technology have played a major role in the way education has been shaped, especially since the last decades of the 20th century. Faster and cheaper access to equipment and internet are allowing an increasing number of people to connect, create and share knowledge and information worldwide, putting into question the traditional methods and approaches to teaching and learning grounded on rigidly scheduled classroom classes.
In an academic environment, there is a recent and controversial method, based on the massive and free offering of courses online by renowned universities. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), in their current form, have started in the United States of America and received worldwide exposure through initiatives headed by Harvard, MIT and Stanford University. Platforms such as Coursera, EdX, Udacity and several others now present courses prepared by numerous universities from different countries.
This paper aims to study the importance of new means of distance education in the information and knowledge contemporary society, giving emphasis to the approach to MOOCs undertaken by Portuguese universities. There was also an interest in trying to understand their plans for the near future, namely whether to expand or reduce their current offerings.
Methodology:
Bearing in mind the difference between conventional e-learning and MOOCs, an analysis of both private and public universities’ websites has been made in order to assess their present contribution in this field. Some of the data we have tried to gather includes the courses’ duration, field of study, cost and number of students that have attended and/or completed the course, although these numbers are usually undisclosed to the general public and correspondence with these universities is often slow. To complement this information, a brief study of some articles related to the topic has been made, in order to clearly define some terms which had to be used throughout the paper, as well as to understand the present day’s state of the art.
Results:
Notwithstanding the national economic crisis in the last few years, Portuguese universities appear to be somewhat distrustful of an approach that may provide people from all over the world, regardless of their socioeconomic status, the chance to learn, develop skills, create and disseminate knowledge, which can coexist with the aforementioned traditional methods. Not every university provides e-learning courses, few of them present a reasonable variety and pricing, and even fewer demonstrate an interest in MOOCs. There seems to be, however, a slow but steadily growing interest, which can indicate that this scenario may be the result of lack of information instead of a serious opposition to the idea.
keywords: mooc, higher education, science and technology, e-learning, portugal.
humana, bem como a quantidade e diversidade de informação acessível e partilhável, atingiram
uma importância sem precedentes na construção do tecido social na denominada sociedade de
informação. Contudo, apesar de uma aparente e crescente democratização do acesso às
tecnologias e à informação, as enormes disparidades, tanto a nível global como local, tornam
urgente olhar para países, zonas e culturas das margens, menos estudadas e problematizadas.
Considerando três alicerces temáticos – mulheres, imigração e tecnologias da informação e da
comunicação – procura-se desenvolver um estudo que vise compreender as exclusões e as
inclusões potenciadas pela área tecnológica. A área tecnológica inclui múltiplas divisões,
representadas pelo conceito de fosso digital, ou digital divide, reportando a dificuldades no
acesso e utilização das tecnologias e da informação para chegar ao conhecimento. Nesta
dissertação pretende-se estabelecer uma ligação relevante entre estudos feministas, estudos
culturais e ciências da informação e da comunicação, uma vez que esta é uma ligação ainda
pouco estudada no panorama nacional e, particularmente, na zona centro do país. É imperativo
estudar a sociedade de informação e compreender como grupos marginalizados, em particular
as mulheres imigrantes do concelho de Viseu, nela se (re)estruturam e manifestam. Como
elementos relevantes para a compreensão das desigualdades, espera-se entender como é que o
estatuto socioeconómico, a idade, origem, qualificações académicas e profissão, entre outros
fatores, podem influenciar a capacidade de acesso e as competências de utilização das TIC no
concelho de acolhimento, bem como a apropriação das mesmas para a construção e projeção
da sua voz na sociedade de informação.
Therefore, this study aims to understand inclusion(s) and exclusion(s) caused by the technological field among a specific group, this being immigrant women in Portugal. The technological field and the internet show multiple divisions, represented by the concept of digital divide. This divide is expressed, namely, in the difficulty in accessing and using technology and information, creating multiple barriers for immigrant women. This digital divide has remained understudied in Portugal, making it relevant to conjure up connections between gender studies, cultural studies and information and communication sciences. It is then crucial to question the information society and understand how marginalized groups, in particular immigrant women in Portugal, (re)structure and express themselves in the digital area. Several factors are brought to the discussion, specifically socioeconomic status, age, origin, academic/educational qualifications, and profession, in an attempt to understand how these can influence access and ability to use ICT, as well as how they are used by the immigrant women in order to have a voice in the information society.
We have studied and analyzed contemporary academic literature from transdisciplinary subjects, such as information and communication sciences, gender studies and cultural studies, serving as a fundamental basis for our reflections. We have then used empirical data, statistics and official studies undertaken in Portugal in order to support our considerations.
The data we have gathered has as its main focus the numbers of access and use of ICT and internet by these women, thus complementing the study of articles on the themes. This paper presents a theoretical examination of the digital divide in Portugal, aiming at contributing to a further understanding of dichotomies (inclusions and exclusions) created by ICT and access to internet. We concluded that immigrant women in Portugal have less access to internet, and ICT in general, compared to Portuguese women, and also that the level of access varies according to nationality, age, profession, qualification and socioeconomic status. These insights can be used as a starting point for future questions and future research into inequalities between individuals and groups in the digital era.
keywords: digital divide, gender, immigration, portugal, access to the internet.
Science and technology have played a major role in the way education has been shaped, especially since the last decades of the 20th century. Faster and cheaper access to equipment and internet are allowing an increasing number of people to connect, create and share knowledge and information worldwide, putting into question the traditional methods and approaches to teaching and learning grounded on rigidly scheduled classroom classes.
In an academic environment, there is a recent and controversial method, based on the massive and free offering of courses online by renowned universities. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), in their current form, have started in the United States of America and received worldwide exposure through initiatives headed by Harvard, MIT and Stanford University. Platforms such as Coursera, EdX, Udacity and several others now present courses prepared by numerous universities from different countries.
This paper aims to study the importance of new means of distance education in the information and knowledge contemporary society, giving emphasis to the approach to MOOCs undertaken by Portuguese universities. There was also an interest in trying to understand their plans for the near future, namely whether to expand or reduce their current offerings.
Methodology:
Bearing in mind the difference between conventional e-learning and MOOCs, an analysis of both private and public universities’ websites has been made in order to assess their present contribution in this field. Some of the data we have tried to gather includes the courses’ duration, field of study, cost and number of students that have attended and/or completed the course, although these numbers are usually undisclosed to the general public and correspondence with these universities is often slow. To complement this information, a brief study of some articles related to the topic has been made, in order to clearly define some terms which had to be used throughout the paper, as well as to understand the present day’s state of the art.
Results:
Notwithstanding the national economic crisis in the last few years, Portuguese universities appear to be somewhat distrustful of an approach that may provide people from all over the world, regardless of their socioeconomic status, the chance to learn, develop skills, create and disseminate knowledge, which can coexist with the aforementioned traditional methods. Not every university provides e-learning courses, few of them present a reasonable variety and pricing, and even fewer demonstrate an interest in MOOCs. There seems to be, however, a slow but steadily growing interest, which can indicate that this scenario may be the result of lack of information instead of a serious opposition to the idea.
keywords: mooc, higher education, science and technology, e-learning, portugal.
humana, bem como a quantidade e diversidade de informação acessível e partilhável, atingiram
uma importância sem precedentes na construção do tecido social na denominada sociedade de
informação. Contudo, apesar de uma aparente e crescente democratização do acesso às
tecnologias e à informação, as enormes disparidades, tanto a nível global como local, tornam
urgente olhar para países, zonas e culturas das margens, menos estudadas e problematizadas.
Considerando três alicerces temáticos – mulheres, imigração e tecnologias da informação e da
comunicação – procura-se desenvolver um estudo que vise compreender as exclusões e as
inclusões potenciadas pela área tecnológica. A área tecnológica inclui múltiplas divisões,
representadas pelo conceito de fosso digital, ou digital divide, reportando a dificuldades no
acesso e utilização das tecnologias e da informação para chegar ao conhecimento. Nesta
dissertação pretende-se estabelecer uma ligação relevante entre estudos feministas, estudos
culturais e ciências da informação e da comunicação, uma vez que esta é uma ligação ainda
pouco estudada no panorama nacional e, particularmente, na zona centro do país. É imperativo
estudar a sociedade de informação e compreender como grupos marginalizados, em particular
as mulheres imigrantes do concelho de Viseu, nela se (re)estruturam e manifestam. Como
elementos relevantes para a compreensão das desigualdades, espera-se entender como é que o
estatuto socioeconómico, a idade, origem, qualificações académicas e profissão, entre outros
fatores, podem influenciar a capacidade de acesso e as competências de utilização das TIC no
concelho de acolhimento, bem como a apropriação das mesmas para a construção e projeção
da sua voz na sociedade de informação.