Media and Image Perception Task Group for the COST Action

Dissemination

May 2017 – Dissemination To Universities in our network – (list) – to offer Public Lectures

World press freedom May 3^rd

Twitter campaign o

June 30 Social Media Day
Conference Papers and Lectures 2015 – Women, Media and Society, International Women’s Day Conference [bm]

2015 - Bodies and Lookism – Public Lecture, Malta [bm]

2015 - Bodies and Lookism – 2015 MA Student Seminar Malta [bm]

2015 - Gendered Bodies; Politicised Bodies – COST Training School Malta [bm]

2016 - International Women’s Day Conference [bm]

2016 - Media & Masculinity – Conference for the Commission for Domestic Violence, Malta [bm]

2016 - Media and Wellbeing – BA Social Wellbeing Lecture

2017 – where are we now? where do we want to be? media and gender stereotypes International Women’s Day – March [bm]

2017 - Bodies and Lookism – 2017 MA Student Seminar Malta [bm]

2017 – Bodies – Diploma Student Seminar Malta [bm]

2017 - patriarchy, portrayal and bodies – Irish media landscapes and striptease cultures – Women on Ireland Conference, Waterford Ireland June [bm]

2017 - Appearance Matters; Bodies Matter– Maynooth University Ireland September [bm]
Thesis:

In 2016 Dr Joanne Cassar tutored the following 3 B.Psy dissertations on appearance - Dr Brenda Murphy was examiner fortwo of them. B.Psy Research Titles:
The Bigger the better? Perceptions of Male Young Adults about Masculinity and Bodybuilding

Young female adults' perspectives on the role which body image plays in reality television shows

Social media, self-esteem and body image: Perceptions and experiences of female young adults
In 2014 Dr Dalila Honorato supervised the following 2 BA dissertations on appearance. BA Research Titles and short description:

Research and creation of an interactive illustrated children book (by Stella Stratigou and advised by Dr. Andreas Giannakoulopoulos and Mr. Konstantinos Tiligadis)
The research proposes a design methodology, development and response analysis of a work of interactive children's literature focusing on appearance but with a twist: if a human child was adopted by vampires how different would it feel not to have sharp teeth like everybody else in the family?
In action’–Moving Portraits: private and public sphere through the creation of a series of audiovisual portraits (by Maja Alexandra Widler and advised by Dr. Andreas Giannakoulopoulos and Mrs. Marianna Strapatsaki)
The research develops a methodology able to approach the individual’s image in its socio psychological dimension by employing a combination of interviews and photographs as the method of inquiry and documenting. Through the narrations recorded for this project the everyday life of ten individuals comes into view, in terms of their professions and interests as well as their personality traits and their inner selves. At the same time, photographs of these people contrasting their professional image with their private lifestyle are presented, a very conscious decision as regards the fact that this is not a realistic documentation of two different moments, but a dramatized depiction of multiple roles that the same person adopts.