Visit of the guest scientist Omar Rincón, 01.06.2022.-30.06.2021

Visit of the guest scientist Omar Rincón, 01.06.2022.-30.06.2021

Prof. Dr. Omar Rincón is professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá - Colombia). As an essayist and media critic, he regularly writes columns on television and media in the newspaper El Tiempo. Omar Rincón has long worked on television mediations, entertainment media, popular cultures, narcoculture, and political communication. He combines artistic approaches with scientific insights. During his stay in Berlin, we drew on his expertise on the works of communication theorist Jesús Martín-Barbero and discussed them regarding thematic issues of the GUMELAB project. Together we were able to watch individual chapters of the series Narcos and Dignity. In doing so, we talked about the different genres and cinematic characteristics of series and telenovelas and their impact on the audience. Omar Rincón emphasized repeatedly that research on entertainment media, as GUMELAB does, is relevant and how popular culture can be used for political communication strategies.

Bildquelle: © César Sánchez Carreño, El Tiempo. Link: https://capsulas.com.co/win-no-hay-mas-omar-rincon-el-tiempo/