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Roger Sabà Riera

Chapter 1

Research

in which the protagonist turns the camera on the media

I research how the media represent people with disabilities and how ableism is reproduced. I do this at the Department of Media, Communication and Culture of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), through an industrial doctorate with Fundación ONCE.

Thesis in progress

The presence and representation of people with disabilities in public service media in Spain

Programme
PhD in Media, Communication and Culture, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Industrial Doctorates Programme of the Government of Catalonia (AGAUR).
Supervisor
Dr Mercè Díez Jiménez
Academic tutor
Dr Isabel Fernández Alonso
Partner organisation
Fundación ONCE
Tutor at the organisation
Dr Lourdes González Perea

All about the thesis

Lines of research

  1. The representation of disability in public service media.
  2. Disinformation and disability: the fact-checking services of public service media.
  3. How people with disabilities perceive ableism in the media.

Publications

Talks and seminars

  • Disinformation and disability: an analysis of public service media fact-checking services

    2026

    Talk · I Jornada Compartim la Recerca (European project JEMILE), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · with Mercè Díez Jiménez

  • Seminario Avanzado de los Estudios del Discurso (SAED)

    2024

    Doctoral seminar · Led by Teun van Dijk · Facilitated the session on discourse and stereotypes

Awards

Outreach