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Last updated: 10/08/2026

Fernandez Pedemonte, Damian

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Doctor of Letters from the University of La Plata (1993)

Research stay in Philosophy of Language at the University of Navarra (with Alejandro Llano), 1991.

Postdoctoral studies in communication at Ohio University (United States, 1995) and Catholic University of Milan (Italy, 2000), with Gianfranco Bettetini.

Founding member of the Faculty of Communication of the Universidad AustralHe was Director of Studies (1992 to 1993), Vice Dean (1994 to 1996 and 2015 to 2021).

Dean for ten years (2002 to 2012). During his tenure, the Faculty created a media studio, a TV Observatory, CECAP (Center for Applied Communication Studies), which studies public agendas, CIFRA (c), an incubator for innovative communication projects, and Austral Comunicación, the Faculty's scientific journal.

Full-Time Professor Level 2.

Creator and first director of the Master's Degree in Content Management.

Founding member and first Director of the Graduate School of Communication (2012-2013). During his tenure, the Doctorate in Communication was relaunched, the Master's programs in Political Communication and in Communication for Change Management were launched, the Master's program in Strategic Communication and Marketing was presented to CONEAU, the In-Company training area was created, the communication and agriculture and communication and health platforms were developed, and important transfer work was carried out for YPF, Banco Provincia, Petrobras, LatCom, GCBA, Raízen, among other organizations.

He was a research fellow at the National Endowment for the Arts and CONICET.

CONICET researcher.

He has published eleven books (either as sole author or as editor) and one hundred papers ( journal articles , conference papers, and applied research reports).

His project is "Relationship between business discourse, culture, politics and the media in the digital age". Universidad Austral.

It carries out extensive work in transfer (applied research, expert advice and in-company training) and scientific dissemination.

Evaluator of careers (CONEAU) and research projects (FONCYT, CONICET, etc.) and regular reviewer of scientific journals and books.

First editor of Austral Comunicación.

Member of the Editorial Board of Universidad Austral Editions, publishing house of the Universidad Austral.

He supervised ten doctoral theses that have already been defended.

 

Primary research interests
Primary research interests

Analysis of media discourse and audiences. Publics.

Shocking media cases. Public conflicts.

Political communication. Government discourse.

Conversational leadership. Organizational communication.

Evolution of the relationship between media, politics, and business. Digital disruption, new agendas, and stakeholders.

Mediatization. Evolution of the media system.

Secondary research interests
Secondary research interests

Violence in the media and in society (hate speech, cancel culture).

Qualitative research strategies in communication.

Transfer: applied research and expert advice.

Writing and Reading in the Digital Age: Book Publishing.

Strangeness. Anthropology of Communication.

Philosophy of language.