Brandao, Renata

Dr Renata Brandao

Senior Lecturer

Data journalism, Digital journalism, Multimedia journalism

Department of Media , School of Arts and Creative Industries

Dr Renata Brandão is a co-course leader and senior lecturer in Multimedia Journalism in the School of Arts and Creative Industries at the University of East London. Her research focuses on the uses and representation of data across media outlets.

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • MA, Global Journalism
  • BA (Hons), Communications with minor in International Relations
  • UEL Teaching Fellow for Teaching and Learning Excellence, 2022
  • PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
  • Fellowship HEA
  • Associate Fellowship HEA

Areas Of Interest

  • Data journalism
  • Multimedia journalism
  • Digital media
  • Multilingual publishing and scholarship
Brandao, Renata

OVERVIEW

Dr Renata Brandao is the co-course leader and senior lecturer in Multimedia Journalism. Renata brings a wealth of expertise to her role and is committed to advancing journalism research and education. As a co-course leader, she is responsible for developing and enhancing journalism curricula, diligently creating and sustaining a welcoming academic environment for faculty and students.

Renata has accumulated progressive experience over the years, encompassing various aspects of data research and its transformative role in journalism. She has a PhD in Journalism from the University of Sheffield, examining how statistics shape news discourses. Following the successful defence of her thesis, Renata advanced her academic journey by assuming the role of a Post-Doctoral Researcher at King's College London. In this role, she contributed to the Digital Mediations strand within the Language Acts and Worldmaking project, exploring the impact of digital practices on modern language research.

CURRENT RESEARCH

Renata's research underscores data's potential to enhance and expand journalism research and education in meaningful, creative and accessible ways. She has demonstrated expertise in media research methods and consistently showcased her proficiency in digital research methods. Renata co-led the ‘Worldmaking in the Time of Covid-19' project, examining journalistic narratives related to the Covid-19 pandemic in 12 languages. Her recent contributions include published works on digital humanities, advanced critical literacies in modern languages and cultures, and an exploration of activism in the classroom.

Most recent research

  • Boyle, C., Brandao, R. (eds) (2023) 'Multilingual Narratives of a Pandemic'. London: John Murray Languages.
  • Boyle, C., Brandao, R. (2022) 'Worldmaking in the Time of Covid-19: The Challenge of the Local and the Global' in Blumczynski, P. and Wilson, S. (eds) The Languages of Covid-19: Translational and Multilingual Perspectives on Global Healthcare.
  • Spence, P., Brandao, R. (2022) 'Digital mediations and advanced critical literacies in Modern Languages and Cultures' in Kelly, D. and de Medeiros, A. (eds) Language Acts and Worldmaking. London: John Murray Press. pp. 210-240.

TEACHING

  • BA (Hons) Sports Journalism

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  • MA Data Journalism

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  • MA Media and Communication Industries

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Publications

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Full publications list

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Research repository

  • Brandao, R. and Stevens, S. (2021)

    What is activism in the classroom? in: Stevens, S. (ed.) Language Debates: Theory and Reality in Language Learning, Teaching and Research. John Murray Learning, pp.145-157

    Book chapter