Isabel Awad is Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC). The underlying concern of her teaching and research is understanding the conditions for democratic communication and social justice against a backdrop of social inequality. Much of Awad’s work focuses on how the (news) media contribute to the inclusion/exclusion of marginalized social groups and on the efforts of specific actors (journalists, activists, ordinary citizens) to navigate creatively within hegemonic media environments.

Awad is theme lead on Inclusive Cities and Citizens within the Vital Cities and Citizens Erasmus Initiative. A native from Chile, she studied journalism and aesthetics in Universidad Católica de Chile and obtained her PhD in Communication from Stanford University (USA).