Marialina ​Antolini

I'm a communication scholar enthusiastic ​about teaching and research the new ways ​we consume and share information.

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I’m Marialina Antolini, a PhD Candidate in the School of Journalism, Information and ​Media Program at Michigan State University. My research investigates the new ways ​we consume and share information, focusing on how youth use social media ​platforms to engage in activism in the Global South and information-sharing ​processes in politically polarized scenarios.

With over 20 years of professional experience, I have worked as a journalist and ​communication consultant for various international agencies. My work has spanned ​diverse areas such as security and human rights, environment, education, and ​mobilization, among others.


Teaching

I approach teaching as an exercise of both telling and listening to stories, and as a ​communication scholar, I teach storytelling.

Teaching, but also learning, listening, and dialoguing.

Following the critical pedagogical approach developed by educator Paulo Freire,

I understand my role as a teacher as a mediator. With experience in academic and ​non- academic settings, I challenge the students to reflect on their roles,

how they view the world, and the different ways the topic at hand

can be viewed and understood.


Academic Courses:


Michigan State University

Instructor of Record

  • Story, Sound and Motion II - DS113
  • Story, Sound and Motion I - CAS112
  • Writing and Reporting News - JRN 200


Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Story, Sound and Motion II - DS113
  • Social Media Storytelling - CAS 841
  • Writing and Reporting News - JRN 200


Federal University of Espirito Santo

Lecturer

  • Public Relations
  • History of Communication Systems
  • Communication Theories – Contemporary Perspectives for Cinema and ​Audiovisual (Session 1) & Journalism (Session 2)
  • Ethics and Law in Communication – Journalism (Session 1) & Propaganda

(Session 2)


Volunteer Professor

  • Special Topics in Journalism - Media and Human Rights


Sample of Courses Taught in a non-academic Environment


  • Media and Human Rights; Media Literacy; Social Media And Youth; Social Media & ​Activism Workshops - Audiences: research groups, NGOs, youth groups, among ​others.

  • Strengthening the Capacity of Justice System Operators to Curb Rights Violations ​of Children and Adolescents Committed by the Brazilian Media, by ANDI – ​Communication and Rights - Audience: Workers of the Brazilian Justice System;

  • Communication and Mobilization Processes in Security and Human Rights ​Programs and Projects, by United Nations Development Programme - UNDP - ​Audience: police force, members of high-violence rate communities, policies ​makers, among others.


research

In my research, I’m investigating how youth in the Global South, especially young ​women of color from low-income communities,

use social media platforms to engage in activism.

Using a range of qualitative methods with a decolonial approach, I’m exploring ​topics such as storytelling processes, information consumption and sharing, ​community empowerment, and digital influencers as opinion leaders and political ​engagement online.

This five-minute video shows a bit of my research: Social Medial Activism in Brazil


Academic Publications


Peer-Reviewed

  • Antolini, M.; Silva, M. P.; Vos, T. (2024). Metajournalistic discourse in US covarage ​of Brazil: Journalistic roles and values related to threats to democracy. ​Journalism Studies (Forthcoming).


  • Antolini, M. C., Rebouças, E. (2016). Globalização e tirania da informação: a ​formação de cidadãos na democracia neoliberal. Passagens Journal. 6 (2), p. 6-19. ​ISSN: 2179-9938


Books

Zanetti, D; Reis, R.; Antolini, M. C. (2021). Minorias midiatizadas: gêneros, etnias e ​territórios (mediatized minorities: gender, ethnicities and territories).

Book. UFPel. ISBN: 978-65-86440-65-2. (In Portuguese).


Book Chapter

Antolini, M. C., Rebouças, E. (2017). Comunicação, Direitos Humanos e Cidadania: ​territorialidades que se entrelaçam (Communication, Human Rights and Citizenship: ​territorialities that intertwine). In: Cultura e Poder, Redes e Mídias. Ruth Reis e ​Daniela Zanetti (org). Vitória: Edufes, 2017. ISBN: 978-85-7772-363-8.

(In Portuguese).



scholarship

I believe the work being done in academic settings should go beyond the university walls.

Therefore, I’m always looking for possibilities to explore different forms

of scholarship, generating projects in partnership with different non-academic

groups and communities, with mutually beneficial results.

Projects being done with people, not only for them.

“It is essential to reduce the distance between what is said and what is done

(the praxis), so, at a given moment, what you say

will become your practice.” Paulo Freire



Selected Scholarship Experiences


Field workshops

During fieldwork research in Brazil for my dissertation, in contact with the different

participants of the study, I offered two workshops. They chose the topics according to

their more pressing needs. The first workshop was for the teams at the Youth Reference

Centers, focusing on community communication and tools to dialogue with the youth in

the neighborhood. The second one was offered to the girls (young women of color from

underprivileged communities that are part of youth groups) participants, with open seats

for other girls from the community. This workshop focused on media literacy for social

media platforms and tools for better use.

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Sem Saída Documentary Film

I’m the director of the audiovisual production “Sem Saida.” The documentary is a product

of research about the Military Police strike in 2017 and its violent consequences for the

youth. In 21 days of the movement, over 200 homicides were recorded in the state of

Espirito Santo, Brazil (almost three times the average monthly number).

(In Portuguese)


Workshops at the Media Observatory

The Media Observatory: Human Rights, Policies, Systems and Transparency is a

research and action group. Within the group’s activities, I have been leading workshops

on Media and Human Rights, Media Literacy, Social Media and Youth, Social Media and

activism, Human Rights in Journalism Practice. The workshops had a variety of

audiences, including penal system workers, journalists, activists, youth, and K-12

students.

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work experience


Selected Work Experience


United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Communication Consultant for

Citizen Security and other projects; Expert associated - Latin America and Caribbean

UNDP network


UN Population Fund (UNFPA) - Communication Consultant for Global South

Partnership Program


Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) / Human Rights State Department -

Communication Consultant for Youth and Human Rights project, in a State Government

and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) partnership


ANDI – Communication and Rights - Professor in the course Strengthening the

Capacity Justice System Operators to Curb Rights Violations of Children and Adolescents

Committed by the Brazilian Media


Marlin Azul Institute - Communication Coordinator for the NGO (promotes activities

related to culture, diversity, communication, education, and cinema for underprivileged

and/or small communities).


Rede Gazeta de Comunicação - TV and Newspaper Reporter


Portfolio with selected publications


Selected images of working experiences (COLOCAR UM CARROSEL DE FOTOS?)