ComunicARTE is a digital magazine dedicated to the dissemination of research products developed by the participants of Comunica Investiga LAB. Its purpose is to promote a culture of research, from communications, among students and graduates of the PUCP, which facilitates and enhances their academic and professional performance with the intention of positively impacting their lives and the country.
We assume research from a broad perspective of knowledge construction, aesthetic-artistic creation and innovation applied from a professional point of view. Its products meet the criteria of validity and quality, typical of any institution of university education and in particular of our alma mater. These products go through two filters: an internal review by the team of editors of the journal and an external review by experts in the topics of study.
We research from an interdisciplinary point of view based on the interests of the members of the community, whose common goal is to contribute to the understanding and solution of national problems. We are guided by an attitude of discovery and co-learning. We explore research methods and techniques, as well as formats for the presentation of results. Our basis is collective intelligence, which is constituted by the collaborative work of students and graduates from different levels of training and specialties.
In this first issue of ComunicARTE we present an article and four infographics, one of them group-authored. Their authors, coincidentally all women, range from undergraduate students to graduates of the Faculty of Communication Arts and Sciences PUCP.
In her article, “Communicating to heal”: Community health agents in San Mateo de Huanchor between 2019-2021, Manju Rojas presents the dynamics of communication present in the work of community agents, taking as a reference the case of San Mateo de Huanchor. Meanwhile, Eva Santivañez presents the lessons on community health achieved during the Covid-19 pandemic through her infographic Comando Mático, three key points for intercultural health and Covid-19. From her infographic, Santa Clara de Uchunya: a community in search of recognition, Bianca Alva exposes the territorial conflict faced by the Shipibo-Konibo community in Santa Clara de Uchunya. Likewise, the infographic Medios y adolescencia: de la Pantalla a la realidad by Stefany Gómez analyzes the impact of the representation of interpersonal relationships in the TV series Casi Ángeles on the real-life relationships of the teenage fans who followed it during its transmission. Finally, the infographic ¿Cómo diseñar una investigación sobre una comunidad virtual de MBTI (y persistir en el intento)? by Nicole Urday, Maira Terán, Claudia Tejada and Lya La Torre shares the lessons learned from the systematization of the research experience developed on the topic.
All these products are the result of the work, dedication and perseverance of these future communicators who dared to take on the challenge of researching what interested them in an extracurricular space in addition to their classes. This first issue is dedicated to them, to their effort and heart.
-Comunica Investiga Lab Organizing Team
Orietta Marquina, Gabriela Núñez, Samuel Rivero, Carlos Bornás, Chiara Rodríguez