Isabel Moya

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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]

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]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d de Paz, Flor (8 March 2018). "Isabel Moya: Challenges for women in Cuba? Let's not think everything has already been achieved". Cuba Debate. translated and edited by Walter Lippmann. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Heroes: Isabel Moya". Uterish. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ a b Más, Sara (2018-03-06). "Cuba: Isa, lecciones de una gran mujer". Ameco Press (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ^ a b c Gordillo Piña, Lirians (7 March 2018). "Isabel Moya Richard: Mi primera Maestra Feminista". Coordinadora Estatal de Solidaridad con Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  5. ^ a b c d Mantilla, Diana María (2019). "'Fue su tiempo, el de las mariposas': Isabel Moya, una vida dedicada a la comunicación incluyente". Nómadas (in Spanish) (51): 225–231. doi:10.30578/nomadas.n51a13. ISSN 0121-7550.
  6. ^ "Cuba Editor Denounces US Broadcasts". The Associated Press. 15 April 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via EBSCOhost.
  7. ^ LaBash, Cheryl (14 August 2011). "How people with disabilities fare in Cuba". Workers World. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  8. ^ "Fallece Isabel Moya, destacada periodista e investigadora". La Demajagua (in European Spanish). 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  9. ^ "Falleció Isabel Moya, periodista, investigadora y profesora cubana". Vangardia (in European Spanish). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

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