Biography
The underlying concern of her teaching and research is an understanding of the conditions for democratic communication and social justice against a backdrop of social inequality. Much of her work focuses on how the (news) media contribute to the inclusion/exclusion of marginalized social groups and on the efforts of specific actors (journalists, activists, ordinary citizens) to navigate creatively within hegemonic media environments.
Isabel is theme lead (on Diversity and Inclusion) within the Vital Cities and Citizens Erasmus Initiative. She obtained her PhD in Communication from Stanford University (USA) in 2007. A native from Chile, Isabel studied journalism and aesthetics in Universidad Católica de Chile. Before moving to the U.S. and to Europe, she worked as a journalism lecturer in Universidad Católica and as a political reporter in a national Chilean newspaper.
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
Associate professor | Department of Media and Communication
- awad@eshcc.eur.nl
- Room
- M8-12
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
More information
Work
- Mariana Fried & Isabel Awad (2024) - Journalists as Mindful Users of Language (Change): Gender-Inclusive Spanish in Argentinian News - Journalism Studies, 25 (1), 80-98 - doi: 10.1080/1461670X.2023.2289886 - [link]
- Isabel Awad Cherit & Jiska Engelbert (2023) - Wie van de welvaart blijft profiteren, zal armoede niet (echt) bestrijden - Vers Beton - [link]
- José Nederhand, Flor Avelino, Isabel Awad, Petra De Jong, Michael Duijn, Jurian Edelenbos, Jiska Engelbert, Jan Fransen, Maria Schiller & Naomi Van Stapele (2023) - Reclaiming the city from an urban vitalism perspective: critically reflecting smart, inclusive, resilient and sustainable just city labels - Cities, 137 - doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104257 - [link]
- Maria Schiller, Isabel Awad Cherit, Nikki Buijse, Marlyn Chantre, Yu-Cheng Huang, Elina Jonitz, Laura van den Brink & Leonieke van Dordrecht (2023) - Brokerage in urban networks on diversity and inclusion: The case of Rotterdam - Cities, 135 - doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2023.104219 - [link]
- Mariana Fried & Isabel Awad Cherit (2021) - Mindful users of language (change): What is behind Argentinian journalists’ non-sexist language?
- Mariana Fried, Jiska Engelbert & Isabel Awad Cherit (2021) - Beyond conceived spaces: Rethinking the place of digital labor
- Mariana Fried & Isabel Awad Cherit (2020) - Journalists as agents of sociolinguistic change: What is behind the use of non-sexist language in Argentinian news? - [link]
- Isabel Awad Cherit & J Tossel (2019) - Is the smartphone always a smart choice? Against the utilitarian view of the ‘connected migrant’ - Information, Communication and Society (online) - doi: 10.1080/1369118X.2019.1668456 - [link]
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2019) - The constraints of “the digital” and what journalism studies can gain from engaging with neoliberalism
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2019) - Challenging the primacy of the digital and examining the role of the neoliberal in the practice and study of journalism today
- Isabel Awad Cherit & J Tossell (2019) - Is the smartphone always a smart choice? Beyond utilitarian approaches to the “connected migrant"
- Irene Blum, Isabel Awad Cherit & Jacco van Sterkenburg (2019) - Protesting in a new media landscape: Colin Kaepernick and the return of Black athlete activism
- Jiska Engelbert, Isabel Awad Cherit & Jacco van Sterkenburg (2019) - Everyday practices and the (un)making of ‘Fortress Europe’: Introduction to the special issue - European Journal of Cultural Studies, 22 (2), 133-143 - doi: 10.1177/1367549418823055 - [link]
- I Rots & Isabel Awad Cherit (2019) - The case of documentary series Schuldig: How the controversial genre ‘poverty porn’ can be used to effectively tackle poverty
- M Malmberg & Isabel Awad Cherit (2019) - Humor and diversity in Finnish public radio: "If all immigrants were as funny as you guys, nobody would have any problem" - European Journal of Cultural Studies - doi: 10.1177/1367549418823060 - [link]
- Isabel Awad Cherit, J Engelbert & Jacco van Sterkenburg (2019) - Special issue Editors of Special issue European Journal of Cultural Studies The porous borders of Europe: Contemporary media and everyday discourses of belonging and exclusion
- Irene Blum, Isabel Awad Cherit & J Van Sterkenburg (2018) - The new media landscape and the return of Black athlete activism in the US: The case of Colin Kaepernick
- Irene Blum, Isabel Awad Cherit & Jacco van Sterkenburg (2018) - Colin Kaepernick and Black Athlete Activism in the US: How New Media is Changing the Game Again
- Alexandre Diallo, Irene Blum, Isabel Awad Cherit & Jacco van Sterkenburg (2023) - ‘Colin Kapernick and Black athlete activism’ (with Blum et al.). Sport and Discrimination congress Rotterdam
- Maria Schiller, Isabel Awad Cherit, Mark van Ostaijen & Jiska Engelbert (2022) - Societal impact after the hype: Unpacking experiences in diversity and inclusion research
- Isabel Awad Cherit & Mariana Fried (2020) - “How digital is the divide? Questioning celebratory views of access to mobile digital technologies”
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2019) - Erasmus Tiger Lecture, International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Isabel Awad Cherit, J Engelbert & Jacco Sterkenburg (2019) - European Journal of Cultural Studies (Journal)
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2018) - From digitalization to neoliberalism: Rethinking citizen participation and distrust in the news
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2017) - Keynote: Ordinary people and the news: When/how is participation meaningful?
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2017) - Re-conceptualizing neoliberalism in the news: Beyond (pure) economic
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2013) - Latin-American journalism and neoliberal democracy
- Isabel Awad Cherit (2012) - Summer School 2012 of the Research School for Media Studies (RMeS)
De Dependance
- Start date approval
- March 2022
- End date approval
- March 2025
- Place
- DELFSTRAAT 33-3
- Description
- vice-chair
Het Wijkpaleis
- Start date approval
- December 2023
- End date approval
- December 2024
- Place
- CLAES DE VRIESLAAN 72, 3
- Description
- Member of the supervisory board
Communicating (in)equality in the city
- Year Level
- BA-2, BA-3
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- CM2086
Media and Socio-Cultural Change
- Level
- MA
- Year Level
- MA
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- CM4202
Master Class
- Year Level
- MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- CM4500
Master Thesis
- Year Level
- MA, MA, MA, MA, MA
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- CM5000
Research Design
- Level
- MA-1
- Year Level
- MA-1
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- CS5003
Master Thesis
- Level
- MA-2
- Year Level
- MA-2
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- CS5050
