Renira Gambarato, Ph.D.

Department of Languages and Communication · Jönköping University, Sweden — Associate Professor

Research Areas

  • Communications Theory
  • Journalism
  • Media and Information Literacy
  • Media Audiences
  • Media Production and Innovation
  • Media Theory
  • Media, Information and Communication Technology
  • Popular Culture
  • Social Media

Ongoing Projects

Mind the Stream!

Highlighted publications

Gambarato, R. R., Alzamora, G., & Tárcia, L. (2020). Theory, development, and strategy in transmedia storytelling. New York, NY: Routledge.

Freeman, M., & Gambarato, R. R. (Eds.) (2019). The Routledge companion to transmedia studies. New York. NY: Routledge.

Freeman, M., & Gambarato, R. R. (Eds.) (2019). The Routledge companion to transmedia studies. New York. NY: Routledge.

About

I am Associate Professor in Media and Communication Studies at Jönköping University, Sweden. I have lived, studied and worked in Brazil, Germany, Canada, Qatar, Estonia, Russia, and Sweden. My Postdoctorate in Film Studies is from Concordia University, Canada and I hold a PhD in Communication and Semiotics from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil and Kassel University, Germany; a MA in Communication and Semiotics also from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil and a Bachelor of Industrial Design from São Paulo State University, Brazil.

My research interests involve, among others, transmedia storytelling, transmedia journalism, streaming media, Peircean semiotics, and design.