The creation of the Post-Graduation in Communication in Rio Grande do Sul

unveiling female protagonism

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2025.1.48855

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Academic women, Field of Communication, History of postgraduate studies, Southern Region

Abstract

At a time of justified demands for greater participation of women in leadership positions, including in universities and academic life, due attention is not always paid to the protagonism they have already played in certain areas of knowledge. To provide a historical overview of the 30 years of the Postgraduate Program in Communication in Rio Grande do Sul, this publication brings together testimonies from Doris Haussen, Ione Bentz, Cleusa Scroferneker, Nilda Jacks, Ana Carolina Escosteguy, and Ada Machado Silveira, some of the most active participants in the process of creating and establishing the programs at PUCRS, UNISINOS, UFRGS, and UFSM.

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Author Biographies

Doris Fagundes Haussen, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Professor Emerita at PUCRS, having worked in the Postgraduate Program in Social Communication from 1994 to 2017, where she was also the coordinator. Retired professor from UFRGS. Winner of the Luiz Beltrão Award for Academic Maturity at INTERCOM 2017.

Ione Bentz, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil

Full Professor at UNISINOS, where she was director of the Center for Communication Sciences and its Postgraduate Program. Retired professor from UFRGS. Member of the founding group of FATES, now UNIVATES. Vice-President of COMPÓS between 1997 and 1999.

Nilda Jacks, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Full Professor at UFRGS, working in the Postgraduate Program in Communication since 1995, where she was a member of the implementation committee and future coordinator. Previously a professor at UFSM. CNPq Productivity Researcher 1B.

Cleusa Scroferneker, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Full Professor at PUCRS, where she joined in 1974. Member of various coordinating committees of the Postgraduate Program in Social Communication since 1994. President of ABRAPCORP for the biennium 2024–2026. CNPq Productivity Researcher.

Ada Machado Silveira, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Full Professor at UFSM, working in the Postgraduate Program in Communication, which she coordinated. Collaborating Professor in the Professional Master's Program in Communication and Creative Industries at Unipampa. CNPq Productivity Researcher.

Ana Carolina D. Escosteguy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Visiting Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Communication at UFRGS and, previously, at UFSM. Professor at PUCRS between 1986 and 2017, in the Postgraduate Program in Social Communication since 1994. CNPq Productivity Researcher 1C.

Otávio Daros, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil [Interviewer and organizer].

Collaborating Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Social Communication at PUCRS, while also being a CNPq and CAPES Postdoctoral Researcher since 2023. Visiting Researcher at UdelaR, FU Berlin, UGent, and others. Assistant Editor of the FAMECOS Journal.

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2025-11-18

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Haussen, D. F., Bentz, I., Jacks, N., Scroferneker, C., Silveira, A. M., Escosteguy, A. C. D., & Daros, O. (2025). The creation of the Post-Graduation in Communication in Rio Grande do Sul: unveiling female protagonism. Revista FAMECOS, 32(1), e48855. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2025.1.48855

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2025): Single Volume

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30 years of Postgraduate Studies in Communication in RS

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