Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
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mireiafa.bsky.social
Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol
@mireiafa.bsky.social

Digital Communication - Digital Sociology - Later life - Ageing - Ageism
Social Peripheries
Professor (prof. catedràtica), Digital Communication

Business 25%
Computer science 19%
🎉 La catedràtica de la #UOC Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol (@mireiafa.bsky.social) rep l'ajut Acadèmia d'Excel·lència de la Generalitat de Catalunya per intensificar la seva recerca en comunicació digital i perifèries socials. uoc.edu/ca/news/2025...

Un reconeixement a la seva tasca investigadora 👩‍🏫
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2) 🏛️ Democracy and Technopolitics: We study emerging forms of political participation and democratic innovation entangled with digital transformations.

3) ⚖️ Datafication and AI: We examine the implications of AI and mass data collection on democratic rights and discrimination.
2/3 Our research is organized across three crucial lines:

1) 👵 Digital Societies: Focusing on the intersection of ageing and digitalization, we challenge stereotypes on older adults' digital practices.
1/3 Hello, world! 👋 We're thrilled to introduce our research group to the Bluesky community! 🔎📲📚​

We produce knowledge with and for civil society, always upholding high academic standards, to actively contribute to tackle inequalities, discrimination, and sociopolitical crises.
📹🏖️ “Vlogging my lives of two homes”

Yongjian Li & Tonny Krijnen show how Chinese older seasonal migrants use Douyin (TikTok) to create hybrid digital–physical spaces and reimagine mobility.

💡 Their vlogs challenge ageist views with vitality and agency.

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