Manuel José Damásio
Biographic Data
| ID | 964084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manuel José Damásio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manuel José |
| FAMILY NAME | Damásio |
| SIGNATURE | DAMÁSIO M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Lusófona |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1046-2263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Digital literacy and older people: A case study in lifelong learning institutions in Lisbon
Digital literacy is essential for social inclusion, yet older adults continue to face significant barriers to technology adoption. This study examines how lifelong learning institutions for older adults in Lisbon foster digital literacy by exploring older learners’ perceptions of technology’s utility, usability challenges, and the role of social support in digital engagement. A mixed-methods case study across three institutions combined surveys, …
Enabling factors for AI policy-making in the film and AV sectors: The case of small European markets
This article builds on research conducted under the European Union Horizon project CresCine, a three-year initiative aimed at enhancing the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of small European film markets. Departing from the analysis of the current policy landscape for film and audio-visual (AV) in Europe, we show its disjointedness from artificial intelligence (AI) challenges impacting this industry. This regulatory gap needs …
Audience engagement with comedy films in small European markets’
Comedy Films are a popular genre among audiences in Europe, especially in small European film markets (Higson, 2021a, b; Jones, 2024). Despite its popularity, there is a gap in the empirical study of its audiences, that this paper addresses, by asking (1) How do comedies perform in small European markets? (2) What factors motivate audiences to engage with comedies in those markets? Drawing on a theoretical approach to audiences as active meaning-…
Audiences, content diversity and streaming platforms in small European countries: Engagement, interaction with catalogues, and choice
The rapid growth of streaming platforms and their catalogues has transformed the way audiences engage with content, offering unprecedented content choices. This article delves into the presence of content from small countries on VoDs in Europe and explores how users engage with such content on different types of VoD services. Based on a literature review, an analysis of content availability in European VoD catalogues and the results of qualitativ…
Evoking happiness through visual storytelling in luxury fashion films: A case study
In the dynamic scenario of luxury fashion, visual storytelling has become a crucial tool for brands to communicate their identity and connect with consumers emotionally. Fashion films (FFs) play a significant role in conveying brand narratives, aesthetics and values in an era where visual content dominates and consumer attention spans are limited. This study examines the intricate relationship between visual narrative elements, storytelling and t…
Empowerment and Well-Being Through Participatory Action Research and Accessible Gaming: A Case Study With Adults With Intellectual Disability
Although the potential of games to foster learning, representation, empowerment, well-being, and social inclusion is already documented, some groups seem to remain underrepresented. In the field of disability, this potential is still immersed in a set of barriers and hindrances, arising from the lack of accessibility of this medium and the lack of representation of voices in research and development processes. This problem seems to be exponentiat…
Um estudo experimental de mensagens de e-saúde com diabéticos
O estudo verificou se o uso de recursos audiovisuais em um aplicativo melhora a eficácia de intervenções em e-saúde e se aumenta os níveis de conhecimento em saúde em pacientes diabéticos. Foi realizado um estudo experimental, exploratório, com componentes descritivo-qualitativos e quantitativos em grupos de pacientes diabéticos (um grupo controle, outro que testou o aplicativo em Smartphone e outro que o testou em TV digital) de vários níveis so…
As telenovelas portuguesas: A adoção de inovações no contexto de uma cultura de produção audiovisual
O presente artigo descreve o processo de introdução de uma inovação tecnológica – um sistema de informação dedicado à otimização de processos em produção audiovisual – no contexto de uma produtora Portuguesa focada na produção audiovisual de um género particular: a telenovela. O artigo parte da análise do processo de localização deste género no cenário cultural e geográfico específico de Portugal, dando origem ao que afirmamos ser um modelo de pr…
Portuguese Soap Operas: A case study on the emergence of an original production culture
In a context of ever greater circulation of televisual content of all genres and formats, this article focuses on the intersections between the global and the local to understand how a specific genre - soap opera - was localised in a specific cultural and geographical setting giving origin to a specific local production model. Our general argument draws on the empirical findings of original research on the moulding of the televisual genre called …
Entrepreneurship education for film and media arts: How can we teach entrepreneurship to students in the creative disciplines?
Entrepreneurship education is a complex topic that can be discussed from a variety of perspectives. One key question in the discussion concerns how one can adapt the general core principles of entrepreneurship education, many of which are closely linked to business education, to other academic areas that currently lack this type of education. This article discusses the challenges of developing a model of entrepreneurship education for the creativ…
EHealth and Health Literacy: A Research Methodology Review
The development of e-health may provide powerful tools to improve health, but users' health literacy plays a role in their ability to make the most of e-health applications. This study reviewed research focused on e-health and health literacy, using content analysis to assess 95 articles from 2000 to 2010 to provide an overview of work done in this emerging field. Articles were coded for use of theory, research methods, and clarity of reporting s…
Social activities and mobile Internet diffusion: A search for the Holy Grail
Any technology adoption is shaped by a myriad of factors that sometimes conflict in their ultimate goals and outcomes. So is the case with mobile Internet (m-Internet) adoption and diffusion. This paper discusses this process from the stakeholders’ and users’ perspectives and confronts their understanding and attitudes towards this technology with three complementary theoretical models: network theory, activity theory, and the technology acceptan…
Introducing social capital into the ‘polarized pluralist’ model: The different contexts of press politicization in Portugal and Spain
This article presents the concept of social capital as complementary to Hallin and Mancini’s ‘polarized pluralist’ model, which has been used in relation to both Spain and Portugal. In our view, while the current Spanish context may be characterized by ‘partisan’ journalism, this is less true of Portugal. We propose that Hallin and Mancini’s polarized pluralist model be complemented by the concept of social capital to comprehend the specific unde…
Saúde electrónica e literacia em saúde: Uma revisão da metodologia de pesquisa
A utilização de meios electrónicos na área da saúde fornece ferramentas poderosas para melhorar o conhecimento sobre saúde e a atitude dos sujeitos perante este domínio, mas a literacia em saúde manifestada pelos utilizadores – a sua capacidade de obter, processar e agir adequadamente perante informações relacionadas com a temática da saúde – desempenha um papel importante na sua capacidade de aproveitar ao máximo as aplicações electrónicas dispo…
Contributos para o aprofundamento do conceito de literacia: Utilização De Tecnologia Digital Em Contextos De Ensino
O presente artigo apresenta uma proposta teórica de expansão do conceito de literacia tendo como base a noção de serviços educativos em ambiente digital. Tradicionalmente entendida como a capacidade de ler e escrever uma mensagem numa língua específica, o conceito de literacia tem sido alvo de várias interpretações e expansões do seu valor, nomeadamente no que se refere às suas formulações no campo do discurso dos media. A emergência de ambientes…
EHealth and Health Literacy: A Research Methodology Review
The development of e-health may provide powerful tools to improve health, but users' health literacy plays a role in their ability to make the most of e-health applications. This study reviewed research focused on e-health and health literacy, using content analysis to assess 95 articles from 2000 to 2010 to provide an overview of work done in this emerging field. Articles were coded for use of theory, research methods, and clarity of reporting s…
Audience engagement with comedy films in small European markets’
Comedy Films are a popular genre among audiences in Europe, especially in small European film markets (Higson, 2021a, b; Jones, 2024). Despite its popularity, there is a gap in the empirical study of its audiences, that this paper addresses, by asking (1) How do comedies perform in small European markets? (2) What factors motivate audiences to engage with comedies in those markets? Drawing on a theoretical approach to audiences as active meaning-…
Contributos para o aprofundamento do conceito de literacia: Utilização De Tecnologia Digital Em Contextos De Ensino
O presente artigo apresenta uma proposta teórica de expansão do conceito de literacia tendo como base a noção de serviços educativos em ambiente digital. Tradicionalmente entendida como a capacidade de ler e escrever uma mensagem numa língua específica, o conceito de literacia tem sido alvo de várias interpretações e expansões do seu valor, nomeadamente no que se refere às suas formulações no campo do discurso dos media. A emergência de ambientes…
Saúde electrónica e literacia em saúde: Uma revisão da metodologia de pesquisa
A utilização de meios electrónicos na área da saúde fornece ferramentas poderosas para melhorar o conhecimento sobre saúde e a atitude dos sujeitos perante este domínio, mas a literacia em saúde manifestada pelos utilizadores – a sua capacidade de obter, processar e agir adequadamente perante informações relacionadas com a temática da saúde – desempenha um papel importante na sua capacidade de aproveitar ao máximo as aplicações electrónicas dispo…
Social activities and mobile Internet diffusion: A search for the Holy Grail
Any technology adoption is shaped by a myriad of factors that sometimes conflict in their ultimate goals and outcomes. So is the case with mobile Internet (m-Internet) adoption and diffusion. This paper discusses this process from the stakeholders’ and users’ perspectives and confronts their understanding and attitudes towards this technology with three complementary theoretical models: network theory, activity theory, and the technology acceptan…
Introducing social capital into the ‘polarized pluralist’ model: The different contexts of press politicization in Portugal and Spain
This article presents the concept of social capital as complementary to Hallin and Mancini’s ‘polarized pluralist’ model, which has been used in relation to both Spain and Portugal. In our view, while the current Spanish context may be characterized by ‘partisan’ journalism, this is less true of Portugal. We propose that Hallin and Mancini’s polarized pluralist model be complemented by the concept of social capital to comprehend the specific unde…
EHealth and Health Literacy: A Research Methodology Review
The development of e-health may provide powerful tools to improve health, but users' health literacy plays a role in their ability to make the most of e-health applications. This study reviewed research focused on e-health and health literacy, using content analysis to assess 95 articles from 2000 to 2010 to provide an overview of work done in this emerging field. Articles were coded for use of theory, research methods, and clarity of reporting s…
Entrepreneurship education for film and media arts: How can we teach entrepreneurship to students in the creative disciplines?
Entrepreneurship education is a complex topic that can be discussed from a variety of perspectives. One key question in the discussion concerns how one can adapt the general core principles of entrepreneurship education, many of which are closely linked to business education, to other academic areas that currently lack this type of education. This article discusses the challenges of developing a model of entrepreneurship education for the creativ…
As telenovelas portuguesas: A adoção de inovações no contexto de uma cultura de produção audiovisual
O presente artigo descreve o processo de introdução de uma inovação tecnológica – um sistema de informação dedicado à otimização de processos em produção audiovisual – no contexto de uma produtora Portuguesa focada na produção audiovisual de um género particular: a telenovela. O artigo parte da análise do processo de localização deste género no cenário cultural e geográfico específico de Portugal, dando origem ao que afirmamos ser um modelo de pr…
Portuguese Soap Operas: A case study on the emergence of an original production culture
In a context of ever greater circulation of televisual content of all genres and formats, this article focuses on the intersections between the global and the local to understand how a specific genre - soap opera - was localised in a specific cultural and geographical setting giving origin to a specific local production model. Our general argument draws on the empirical findings of original research on the moulding of the televisual genre called …
Empowerment and Well-Being Through Participatory Action Research and Accessible Gaming: A Case Study With Adults With Intellectual Disability
Although the potential of games to foster learning, representation, empowerment, well-being, and social inclusion is already documented, some groups seem to remain underrepresented. In the field of disability, this potential is still immersed in a set of barriers and hindrances, arising from the lack of accessibility of this medium and the lack of representation of voices in research and development processes. This problem seems to be exponentiat…
Um estudo experimental de mensagens de e-saúde com diabéticos
O estudo verificou se o uso de recursos audiovisuais em um aplicativo melhora a eficácia de intervenções em e-saúde e se aumenta os níveis de conhecimento em saúde em pacientes diabéticos. Foi realizado um estudo experimental, exploratório, com componentes descritivo-qualitativos e quantitativos em grupos de pacientes diabéticos (um grupo controle, outro que testou o aplicativo em Smartphone e outro que o testou em TV digital) de vários níveis so…
Evoking happiness through visual storytelling in luxury fashion films: A case study
In the dynamic scenario of luxury fashion, visual storytelling has become a crucial tool for brands to communicate their identity and connect with consumers emotionally. Fashion films (FFs) play a significant role in conveying brand narratives, aesthetics and values in an era where visual content dominates and consumer attention spans are limited. This study examines the intricate relationship between visual narrative elements, storytelling and t…
Audience engagement with comedy films in small European markets’
Comedy Films are a popular genre among audiences in Europe, especially in small European film markets (Higson, 2021a, b; Jones, 2024). Despite its popularity, there is a gap in the empirical study of its audiences, that this paper addresses, by asking (1) How do comedies perform in small European markets? (2) What factors motivate audiences to engage with comedies in those markets? Drawing on a theoretical approach to audiences as active meaning-…
Audiences, content diversity and streaming platforms in small European countries: Engagement, interaction with catalogues, and choice
The rapid growth of streaming platforms and their catalogues has transformed the way audiences engage with content, offering unprecedented content choices. This article delves into the presence of content from small countries on VoDs in Europe and explores how users engage with such content on different types of VoD services. Based on a literature review, an analysis of content availability in European VoD catalogues and the results of qualitativ…
Digital literacy and older people: A case study in lifelong learning institutions in Lisbon
Digital literacy is essential for social inclusion, yet older adults continue to face significant barriers to technology adoption. This study examines how lifelong learning institutions for older adults in Lisbon foster digital literacy by exploring older learners’ perceptions of technology’s utility, usability challenges, and the role of social support in digital engagement. A mixed-methods case study across three institutions combined surveys, …
Enabling factors for AI policy-making in the film and AV sectors: The case of small European markets
This article builds on research conducted under the European Union Horizon project CresCine, a three-year initiative aimed at enhancing the international competitiveness and cultural diversity of small European film markets. Departing from the analysis of the current policy landscape for film and audio-visual (AV) in Europe, we show its disjointedness from artificial intelligence (AI) challenges impacting this industry. This regulatory gap needs …
Political science (10 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (5 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (3 works)