Interview: Francisca Helena Gonçalves Vetorazo

Abstract

In this interview granted by Prof. Dr. Helena Vetorazo to researcher Carlos Batista, a general overview of Educommunication, Media Literacy, and Media Literacies is presented, highlighting their origins, specificities, practices, and challenges in both national and international contexts. The discussion sought to clarify their fundamental concepts, historical trajectories, public policies, and transformative perspectives. The objective was to emphasize the importance of collaboration among different agents and institutions. In summary, throughout her explanations, the interviewee demonstrates not only the relevance of educommunication but also its interdisciplinary, critical, and socially engaged practices, in dialogue with both Media Literacy and Media Literacies, while also showcasing the advances and challenges that consolidate them as transformative instruments for inclusion and democratic resistance.