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 Isabel Catalina Moya Richard was born in Havana on November 25, 1961. 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. Moya graduated from the University of Havana (UH) in 1984. Later she earned her doctorate in communication studies from UH. In her work, she used feminist theory. She was critical of representations of gender in advertising.

Moya created the Mirta Aguirre Chair of Gender at the José Martí Institutional Institute of Journalism.

In 2016, she received the Premio a la Dignidad (Dignity Prize) from the Cuban Journalist Union. Moya received the José Martí National Journalism Award in 2017, which is the highest award given to Cuban journalists.

Selected bibliography

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)