Isabel Moya
Isabel Catalina Moya Richard (November 25, 1961 - March 4, 2018) was a Cuban journalist and feminist. Moya also taught communication studies at the University of Havana (UH) where she integrated feminist theory and advocated for inclusive journalism.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Isabel Catalina Moya Richard was born in Havana on November 25, 1961.[1] She was born with a condition that affected the ability of her bones to use a sufficient amount of calcium and was a wheelchair user throughout her life.[2] Moya graduated from the University of Havana (UH) in 1984.[3] Later she earned her doctorate in communication studies from UH.[2]
When she first graduated from UH, she was first assigned a job in the Office of Nuclear Affairs, which she did not want to do.[1] Later, she was given the choice to work for Mujeres (Women Magazine), which she took.[1] Working for Mujeres gave her the opportunity to travel throughout Cuba doing journalistic work.[1]
Moya went on to become an assistant professor in the communications department of UH.[2] She was the first person in Cuba to work as a professor in communication studies specializing in studying gender in the field.[4] In her work, she used feminist theory.[4] She advocated for work in journalism that was free from sexist stereotypes and social stigma and which was also inclusive.[5] She was critical of representations of gender in advertising.[5] Moya also criticized anti-communist broadcasts from Radio Marti.[6]
Moya created the Mirta Aguirre Chair of Gender at the José Martí Institutional Institute of Journalism.[3] She was also the editor of the Editorial de la Mujer (The Woman’s Editorial).[2] Moya was also on the national secretariat of the Federation of Cuban Women.[7]
In 2016, she received the Premio a la Dignidad (Dignity Prize) from the Cuban Journalist Union.[8] Moya received the José Martí National Journalism Award in 2017, which is the highest award given to Cuban journalists.[4][5]
Moya died on March 4, 2018, in Havana from breast cancer.[9][5]
Selected bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Del azogue y los espejos: ensayos de comunicación y género (2007)
- Sin contraseña: género y trasgresión mediática (2010)
- El sexo de los ángeles: una mirada de género a los medios de comunicación (2010)
References
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External links
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