
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- pazalencar@eshcc.eur.nl
Profile
Amanda Alencar is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
She specializes in media and migration and intercultural communication. Her research and work focus on how communication technologies are shaping mobility and sociocultural integration processes of refugees in diverse contexts. Recently, she was a visiting fellow with the Refugee Studies Centre at University of Oxford, where she developed part of her new research project ‘Digital integration, livelihoods and forced migrations’. Alencar received her PhD in Audiovisual Communication and Journalism from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) in 2012. She obtained a PhD fellowship from the Galician government (Maria Barbeito Pre-doctoral Grant, Xunta de Galicia) for her thesis Intercultural Mediatization of Social Space: A Comparative Content Analysis of Spanish and Brazilian Television News Programs (summa cum laude).
After completion of her degree, she was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship to conduct her research project entitled TV New for Promoting Interculturalism: A Novel Step towards Immigrant Integration at the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. She has also been involved in various (inter)national research projects on interculturalism, diversity and cinema in Europe and South America (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain), the effects of narrative messages on Muslim integration in the Netherlands (ASCoR, University of Amsterdam), and the use of collaborative digital games to foster intercultural integration of refugees at Dutch schools (Utrecht University), among others. She is author of several international publications in journals such as Communication Research, Information, Communication & Society, Journalism, European Journal of Communication; Media, Culture & Society, Sociology Compass, Global Perspectives, etc.
More recently, Alencar received the Vital Cities and Citizens-Trustfunds Grant to study the ways in which digital media technologies can be effectively and creatively employed by refugee and host community actors to enhance social inclusion in the cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Alongside her academic work related to refugees, she coordinates a digital training programme for students with a refugee background as part of their preparatory 1-year program at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Other positions
Vice Chair (and chair as of 2021) of the Intercultural Communication Division within the International Communication Association (ICA)
Editorial board member of the International open access journal Media and Communication
Editorial board member of the International peer-review journal Frontiers in Communication | Section Culture and Communication
Board member of the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) at the Department of Media and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Invited Board Member of the Intergenerational Gaming Platform – Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam.
Former positions
Former member of the Editorial Board of the International Yearbook of Lusophone Communication of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and the Galician Association of Communication (AGACOM).
Please, visit her website (https://amandaalencar.com/) for more detailed information about research and teaching.
Publications and pre-prints can also be found on her ResearchGate
- A. Paz Alencar (2020). Mobile communication and refugees. An analytical review of academic literature. Sociology Compass. doi: 10.1111/soc4.12802
- C. Sarria Sanz & A. Paz Alencar (2020). Rebuilding the Yanacona Home in the City: The role of digital technologies for indigenous place-making practices in Bogota, Colombia. Global Perspectives, in press.
- G. Urdan, K. Leurs & A. Paz Alencar (2020). Digital resilience tactics of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands: Social media for social support, health, and identity. Social Media + Society, in press.
- J.S. Lee & A. Paz Alencar (2019). Cultural values and context in news narratives: A comparative study of Dutch, Spanish and Irish television news. Mass Communication and Society.
- A. Paz Alencar, N. Noemi Mena Montes & M. Miguel Vicente-Mariño (2019). From fragmentation to integration: Addressing the role of communication in refugee crises and (re)settlement processes. International Communication Gazette (online), 1-6. doi: 10.1177/1748048519883522 [go to publisher's site]
- A. Paz Alencar & V. Vasiliki Tsagkroni (2019). Prospects of refugee integration in the Netherlands: Social capital, information practices and digital media. Media and Communication, 7 (2), 184-194. doi: 10.17645/mac.v7i2.1955 [go to publisher's site]
- V. Vasiliki Tsagkroni & A. Paz Alencar (2019). Introduction to “Refugee crises disclosed: Intersections between media, communication and forced migration processes. Media and Communication, 7 (2), 169-172. doi: 10.17645/mac.v7i2.2277 [go to publisher's site]
- A. Paz Alencar (2018). Refugee integration and social media: a local and experiential perspective. Information, Communication and Society (online), 21 (11), 1588-1603. doi: 10.1080/1369118X.2017.1340500
- A. Paz Alencar, K. Kondova & W. Ribbens (2018). The smartphone as a lifeline: an exploration of refugees’ use of mobile communication technologies during their flight. Media Culture & Society (online), 1-17. doi: 10.1177/0163443718813486
- T. De La Hera, E. Loos, W. van Wilgenburg, M.M. Versteeg, A. Paz Alencar, M. Simons, C. Lamoth & C. Finkenauer (2018). Using an ice-skating exergame to foster inter- cultural interaction between refugees and Dutch children. Cogent Education, 5 (1), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/2331186X.2018.1538587
- A. Paz Alencar & M. Deuze (2017). News for Assimilation or Integration? Examining the Functions of News in Shaping Acculturation Experiences of Immigrants in the Netherlands and Spain. European Journal of Communication, Online. doi: 10.1177/0267323117689993
- A. Paz Alencar & S. Kruikemeier (2016). Audiovisual infotainment in European news: A comparative content analysis of Dutch, Spanish, and Irish television news programs. Journalism: theory, practice and criticism (online), 1-18. doi: 10.1177/1464884916671332
- M. Wojcieszak, R. Azrout, H. Boomgaarden, A. Paz Alencar & P. Sheets (2015). Integrating Muslim Immigrant Minorities The Effects of Narrative and Statistical Messages. Communication Research (online). Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/0093650215600490 [go to publisher's site]
- T. de la Hera Conde-Pumpido & A. Paz Alencar (2015). Collaborative Digital Games as a Mediation Tool to Foster Intercultural Integration in Dutch Primary Schools. e-Learning Papers, 43, 13-23.
- A. Paz Alencar (2013). Las nuevas aportaciones de la televisión digital en los contenidos de la programación y en las formas de consumo de Brasil y España. Revista Comunicacao Midiatica, 8 (1), 221-245.
- A. Paz Alencar (2013). Cross-cultural perspectives on framing social reality: A comparative study of Brazilian and Spanish TV news contents. Razón y Palabra, 82, 1-25. [go to publisher's site]
- A. Paz Alencar (2012). La mediatización intercultural del espacio social en los informativos diarios en televisión. Comunicacion, 9, 1017-1031.
- A. Paz Alencar, K. Kevin van der Poel & M. Mark Deuze (2019). Een vergelijkende onderzoek naar de rol van nieuwsmedia binnen het integratieproces van migranten in Nederland en Spanje. Mens en Maatschappij, 94 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.5117/MEM2019.1.006.INDE
- A. Paz Alencar (2020). Digital place-making practices and daily struggles of Venezuelan forced migrants in Brazil. In K..S. Kevin Smets, K.L. Koen Leurs, M.G. Myria Georgiou, S.W. Saskia Witteborn & R.G. Radhika Gajjala (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Migration and Media (pp. 503-514). London: Sage
- A. Lopez-Gomez, S. Barreiro & A. Paz Alencar (2019). Festival peripheries. Linguistic diversity and documentary films in the EU. In A. Aida Vallejo & E. Ezra Winton (Eds.), Documentary Film Festivals. History, Politics, Industry (pp. 144-153). London: Palgrave Macmillan [go to publisher's site] doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-17320-3
- A. Paz Alencar & T. de la Hera Conde-Pumpido (2018). Gaming in Multicultural Classrooms: The Potential of Collaborative Digital Games to Foster Intercultural Interaction. In K. Lakkaraju, G. Sukthankar & R.T. Wigand (Eds.), Social Interactions in Virtual Worlds: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (pp. 288-309). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press doi: 10.1017/9781316422823.012
- A. Paz Alencar (2014). TV News for Promoting Interculturalism. A Novel Step towards Immigrant Integration. In F.U. Gomez & J.S. Sanchez (Eds.), Miscelania sobre el entorno audiovisual en 2014 (pp. 513-532). Madrid, Spain: Editorial Fragua
- A. Paz Alencar (2010). The blind’s look reception towards the cinematographic images. In A. Antônio Costa Valente & R. Rita Capucho (Eds.), Avanca / Cinema 2010 (pp. 110-115). Avanca: Cine Clube de Avanca
- A. Paz Alencar, M. Miguel Vicente Mariño & N. Noemi Mena Montes (Eds.). (2019-2019) International Communication Gazette (online).
- A. Paz Alencar, N. Mena Montes & M. Vicente-Mariño (Eds.). (2019-2019) International Communication Gazette (online).
- V. Tsagkroni & A. Paz Alencar (Eds.). (2019-2019) Media and Communication, 7(2).
- A. Paz Alencar (2016). TV News for Promoting Interculturalism: A Novel Step towards Immigrant Integration. (Intern rapport, no 327228). Brussels: European Commission
- T. de la Hera Conde-Pumpido & A. Paz Alencar (2016). Using Collaborative Digital Games to Foster Intercultural Interaction. In In Proceedings DiGRA/FDG Conference 2016. Dundee, Scotland: Abertay University
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, oktober 27). Keynote: Translocality, Refugees and Digital Spaces. Webinar series organized by ESPM-São Paulo, Deslocar -Interculturalidade, cidadania, comunicação e consumo research group.
- A. Paz Alencar (2018, oktober 31). Chair at 7th European Communication Conference (ECC-ECREA) conference, in session ‘Intersectional mediations of differences’. Lugano, 7th European Communication Conference (ECC-ECREA) conference.
- A. Paz Alencar (2018, januari 30). Guest lecture on Qualitative analysis in media and migration research. Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Methods Course for the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, oktober 16). Invited discussant on Prof. Steven Vertovec’s lecture ‘Describing urban diversity –are we there yet?'. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus Migration & Diversity Institute (EMDI).
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, januari 24). Guest lecture: Conducting qualitative analysis in the context of media and migration research. Amsterdam, Erasmus Mundus Master Programme. Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam.
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, februari 7). Guest speaker and panel member on Media and Migration section. Amsterdam, ETMAAL conference.
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, februari 13). Keynote: Digital technologies and forced displacement. DeZIM Institute Berlim, Digital Migration Infrastructures expert meeting.
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, november 23). Invited speaker and panel member on 'An exploratory study on usage of WhatsApp with Venezuelan refugees in Brazil'. Webinar organized by the International Association of Brazilian researchers in Catalunya (APEC), Symposium 'Digital technologies and mobilities'.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, februari 6). Guest speaker at ‘All at sea in the Mediterranean: security, borders and technologies’ seminar ((with Dr. Helen Hintjens). Erasmus University Rotterdam, Joint ERMeCC-EMDI seminar.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, augustus 17). Invited lecture on ‘Media and Migration’. Federal University of Roraima in Boa Vista (Brazil), School of Journalism (BA classes).
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, juli 3). Invited lecture ‘Inclusive digital livelihoods: exploring the role of media technologies in refugee futures’. University of Auckland, Inaugural 2019-2020 seminar series of the Social Futures Research Hub.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, juni 4). Digital Place-Making Practices and Daily Struggles of Venezuelan (Forced) Migrants in Brazil (Invited speaker). Utrecht University, Workshop: “Digitized Global Mobilities: The Role of New Media and Digitization in the Security approaches of the Refugee Crisis".
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, mei 25). Chair at 69th International Communication Association (ICA) conference, in session ‘Transitions, border crossings, and Intercultural Communication’. Washington D.C., 69th International Communication Association (ICA) conference.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, mei 14). Guest speaker on ‘Integrating through the digital: analizing the role of ICTs and social media in settlement processes’. Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, Working-in-Progress seminar series.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, maart 19). Guest speaker (with Prof. Dr. Melissa Wall and Prof. Dr. Tamara Witschge) at Network event ‘How do you… Collaborate with external partners’. Utrecht University, Research School for Media Studies (RMeS).
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, mei 21). Panel member and chair in International Panel Session ‘New Understandings of Refugee Communications in Social Integration’. Washington D.C., 69th International Communication Association (ICA) conference.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, oktober 31). Chair at ‘Digital Fortress Europe. Exploring boundaries between media, migration and technology’ conference, in session ‘Migration experiences’. Brussels, ECREA’s Diapora, Migration and the Media section (European Communication Research and Education Association - ECREA).
- A. Paz Alencar (2018, september 22). Keynote speaker on ‘Media, migration and the rise of nationalism. Comparing European and Asian Experiences and Perspectives’. Tokyo, 3-day Research Seminar co-funded by the Dutch Scientific Council (NWO) and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
- A. Paz Alencar (2017, januari 30). Conducting qualitative analysis in the context of media and migration research. Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Guest lecturer in the Methods Course for the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme.
- A. Paz Alencar (2017, januari 18). Refugee Integration and Social Media. A local and experiential perspective. UNU-MERIT School of Governance, Maastricht University, Invited speaker in the 'Seminar lecture series' (Master programme).
- A. Paz Alencar & M. Deuze (2016, februari 4). Examining the Roles of the News Media in Shaping Acculturation Experiences of New Economic and Refugee Immigrants in the Netherlands and Spain. Amsterdam, Paper presented at ETMAAL.
- A. Paz Alencar (2016, januari 15). News Media and Acculturation of New Immigrants. Erasmus University Rotterdam., Invited speaker in the Dean’s Master Class on the theme “Migration”. Erasmus Graduate School of Social Sciences and the Humanities.
- A. Paz Alencar (2016, maart 18). The relationship between (news) media, in, and acculturation processes: the mediating role of multicultural identities. Utrecht University and University of Amsterdam, Invited speaker for the RMeS Research Master course Trending Topics.
- A. Paz Alencar (2014, oktober 24). Closure of the Forum Cinema of Small Nations, Film Literacy and New Audiences. University of Santiago de Compostela. Spain, Forum Cinema of Small Nations, Film Literacy and New Audiences.
- A. Paz Alencar (2014, oktober 14). The use of UGC in journalism routines to cover conflicts in Syria. Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Guest speaker in the BA in Political Communication and Journalism.
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, oktober 14). Invited speaker and panel member in the panel 'Getting the word out - How do we improve messaging and communication in refugee contexts?'. Webinar, Displacement and Dialogue - A virtual conference on communication, engagement and accountability in crises" organized by Deutsche Welle Akademie.
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, juni 26). Guest speaker and panel member in the webinar 'New Vulnerabilities, New Resilience'. Webinar, Webinar organized by New Women Connectors.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, november 1). Guest speaker and panel member: Symposium Voices of New Women. Utrecht, Symposium Voices of New Women organized by New Women Connectors.
- A. Paz Alencar (2020, januari 23). Guest speaker and panel member: Resisting Silence; Voices of New Women in Digital Age. European Commission, Brussels, Resisting Silence; Voices of New Women in Digital Age.
- A. Paz Alencar (2019, november 1). Guest speaker and panel member at ‘Symposium Voices of New Women’. Utrecht, ‘Symposium Voices of New Women’ organized by New Women Connectors Network.
- A. Paz Alencar (2018, april 18). Panel Discussant on ‘Integration actors across educational institutions’. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Launch Event of My University Cares Too (MUCT): a platform for educational integration for refugees.
- A. Paz Alencar (2018, december 6). Guest speaker on ‘Digital resilience of Syrians in the Netherlands: social media and digital networks for information, health, social connections and literacies’. The Hague, Social media session at the Directoraat-Generaal Migratie network organized by the Ministry of Justice and Security of the Netherlands.
- A. Paz Alencar (2018, juni 11). Guest speaker on ‘How new refugee arrivals are using social media for integration’ and panel member on invitation in International Panel Discussion ‘Strengthening Resilience against Extremism’. Stockholm, the Political Conference ‘Baltic Sea Region: Addressing Society Security Challenges’. Invited by Dr. Ian Anthony, Programme Diretor of European Security Programme.
- A. Paz Alencar (2018, juni 6). 20. Guest speaker on ‘Challenges and opportunities of Latin American women in the Dutch labour market’. The Hague, The VIII Ibero-American Week of International Justice. University of Applied Sciences.
- V. Chaudhri & A. Paz Alencar (2017, mei 19). Learning together: A workshop with and for Syrian Refugees. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Co-organized for Enactus, EUR.
- A. Paz Alencar (2014, december 16). TVNPI: Learning with the News Online Tool. European Commission, Brussels, Share & Inspire: Digital platforms for Social Innovation. CAPS Conference Day.
- A. Paz Alencar (2014, oktober 23). Media & Migrant Integration. IOMA, EMCEMO, the Netherlands, 23 oktober: de arbeidsmarkt in Amsterdam en de positie van de allochtone jongeren: HTIB, Transnational Migrant Platform.
- A. Paz Alencar (2017, november 5). 23. Guest speaker and panel member in panel discussion on refugees and sociocultural integration in the Netherlands in the context of Integration Chatroom (ICR). The Hague, Integration Chatroom (ICR) event organized by Unity in Diversity (NGO).
- A. Paz Alencar & T. de la Hera Conde-Pumpido (2017). Gaming in Multicultural Classrooms: The Potential of Collaborative Digital Games to Foster Intercultural Interaction.
- M. Wojcieszak, R. Azrout & A. Paz Alencar (2016). Subtle visual in-group cues make people more favorable toward controversial sociopolitical messages above and beyond source similarity effect. Paper presented at the International Communication Association: Fukuoka, Japan (2016, juni 9 - 2016, juni 13).
- A. Paz Alencar & M. Deuze (2016). News for Assimilation or Integration? Examining the Roles of the News Media in Shaping Acculturation Experiences of New Economic and Refugee Immigrants in the Netherlands and Spain. International Communication Association: Fukuoka, Japan (2016, juni 9 - 2016, juni 13).
- A. Paz Alencar & A.M. Lopez-Gomez (2015). Discourse analysis of the representations of immigrants in the viewer’s model of Dutch and Spanish television news programs. ECREA Diaspora, Migration and the Media Section Conference: Erasmus University Rotterdam (2015, november 19 - 2015, november 20).
- A. Paz Alencar & S. Kruikemeier (2015). Audiovisual infotainment in European news: A comparative content analysis of Dutch, Spanish and Irish television news programs. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2015: San Juan, Puerto Rico (2015, mei 21 - 2015, mei 25).
- A. Paz Alencar & S. Kruikemeier (2015). Audiovisual Infotainment in Dutch, Spanish and Irish television News Programs: A Comparative Content Analysis. ETMAAL 2015: Antwerp (2015, maart 2 - 2015, maart 3).
- A. Paz Alencar & N. Alonso (2015). The integration of television and social media: an analysis of interactive models developed by Brazilian and Spanish television news programs. ETMAAL: Antwerp (2015, maart 2 - 2015, maart 3).
- M. Wojcieszak, A. Paz Alencar, R. Azrout, H. Boomgaarden & P. Sheets (2015). The Influence of Narrative and Numerical Messages on Integration-Relevant Attitudes among Muslim Immigrant Minorities. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2015: San Juan, Puerto Rico (2015, mei 21 - 2015, mei 25).
- A. Paz Alencar & N. Alonso (2014). How TV News Programs Are Adapting to the Second Screen? Paper presented at the Social Media and the Transformation of Public Space Conference.: KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences), Amsterdam (2014, juni 18 - 2014, juni 20).
- A. Paz Alencar (2014). How Informed Are Immigrants? The Role of Television News in Promoting Integration. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Public Opinion Conference (WAPOR): Nice, France (2014, september 4 - 2014, september 6).
- D.D. Dumitrica, A.G. Fokkema, A.M.M. Hermans, A. Paz Alencar, T. De La Hera, R. Mittal & M.C.M. Sommier (2020, april 4). Seven changes to brace for after the Corona virus crisis. . Retrieved Dec 23, 2020, from https://theconversation.com/leading-an-online-social-movement-requires-offline-work-132618
Qual. Methods in Media and Comm.
- Title
- Qual. Methods in Media and Comm.
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- BA-2, Pre-master, Pre-master, Pre-master, Pre-master
Media and Migration
- Title
- Media and Migration
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA, MA-1
Master Class
- Title
- Master Class
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA, MA, MA, MA
Master's Thesis Media Studies
- Title
- Master's Thesis Media Studies
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- MA, MA, MA, MA
Cultural Identities and New Media
- Title
- Cultural Identities and New Media
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- BA-2
Communication as a Social Force
- Title
- Communication as a Social Force
- Year
- 2020
- Year level
- BA-1, Pre-master
International Journal of Communication (online)
- Additional Information
- Special Issue: Refugee integration in a sharing economy: Collective action, organizational communication and digital technologies
- Role
- Guest Co-Editor
- Start date approval
- Sep/2020
- End date approval
- Mar/2022
International Communication Gazette (online)
- Additional Information
- Special Issue: From fragmentation to integration: Addressing the role of communication in refugee crises and (re)settlement processes
- Role
- Guest Co-Editor
- Start date approval
- Feb/2018
- End date approval
- Oct/2019
Media and Communication
- Additional Information
- Special Issue: Introduction to “Refugee Crises Disclosed: Intersections between Media, Communication and Forced Migration Processes”
- Role
- Guest Co-Editor
- Start date approval
- Jun/2018
- End date approval
- Jul/2019
Media and Communication
- Additional Information
- Special Issue: Media and Migration in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Discourses, Policies and Practices in Times of Crisis
- Role
- Co-Editor Special Issue
- Start date approval
- Apr/2020
- End date approval
- Jun/2022
Media and Communication
- Role
- Editorial Board
- Start date approval
- Dec/2019
Associate Professor
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- Department
- Department of Media and Communication
- Country
- The Netherlands
International Communication Association
- Additional Information
- Vice Chair of the Intercultural Communication Division
- Role
- Vice Chair (Chair as of 2021)
- Obtained Wage
- no
- Start date approval
- May/2019
- End date approval
- May/2023
Affiliated to the VCC program (https://www.eur.nl/en/research/erasmus-initiatives/vital-cities-and-citizens/researchers)
- Role
- Researcher (Vital Cities and Citizens-Trustfunds Grant)
- Obtained Wage
- no
- Start date approval
- Oct/2020
- End date approval
- Mar/2022