[ecrea] Humour and Power in Media Society - Summer school course in Helsinki

    Helsinki Summer School offers a multidisciplinary course: Humour and
    Power in Media Society


        Organiser: Department of Social Research, University of Helsinki

*Dates: 8.-24.8.2017 *


        Prices: 900-1400 EUR


        Credits: 5 ECTS


        Target students

The course is designed for advanced bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral 
degree students of social sciences, media and communication studies, 
journalism, cultural studies, politics, literature, arts, or sociology.


        Synopsis

Humour, media and power are intertwined in many different ways. 
Publicity of politics is more entertaining-oriented than before, and our 
entertainment deals with politics more explicitly. This course explores 
how politicians, advertisers, activists, satirists, and we as audiences 
use humour to make sense of topical issues and our lives. The rising 
significance of promotional and popular culture, as well as humour 
scandals and TV satire, are explored in order to provide an overview on 
politics of humour.

The course offers guest lectures and workshops to analyse contemporary 
mediated humour from various perspectives.



*More information and application: *


http://www.helsinkisummerschool.fi/courses/course/humour-power-media-society/


        Course Schedule

Location: City Centre Campus <https://www.helsinki.fi/en/city-centre-campus>

*/Monday August 7, 2017 /*        Arrival in Helsinki

*/Tuesday August 8, 2017 /*  HSS Opening ceremony & Welcome Party

*/Wednesday August 9, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Introduction to the course (Joonas Koivukoski), introduction to 
the Faculty of Social Sciences and to the discipline of Media and 
Communication Studies (Hannu Nieminen)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Pre-assignment discussion (Joonas Koivukoski)
15-16 Socialising

*/Thursday August 10, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Lecture: How to study mediated humour? (Joonas Koivukoski, 
University of Helsinki)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Group work 1

*/Friday August 11, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Lecture: Content and reception of the satirical /Autocrats – 
/Political humour in the Finnish public sphere (Marjo Kolehmainen, 
University of Tampere)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Group work 1

*/Monday August 14, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Lecture: Humour and journalism (Janne Zareff, University of 
Jyväskylä)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Presentations of group work 1 and discussion

*/Tuesday August 15, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Lecture: TV news satire (Joonas Koivukoski, University of Helsinki)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Group work 2

*/Wednesday August 16, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Lecture: Humour in marketing and branding (Eeva-Liisa Oikarinen, 
University of Oulu)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Group work 2

*/Thursday August 17, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Lecture: Laughing at gender in popular culture (Outi Hakola, 
University of Helsinki)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Group work 2

*/Friday August 18, 2017/**/
/*10-12 Lecture: Cultural jamming and adbusting (Aino Koskenniemi, 
University of Helsinki)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Group work 2

/*Monday August 21, 2017*/*/
/*10-12 Lecture: Humour and activism – Communicative organisation of an 
online social movement group Loldiers of Odin (Salla-Maaria Laaksonen, 
University of Helsinki)
12-13 Lunch
13-15 Group work 2

/*Tuesday August 22, 2017*/*/
/*10-12 Lecture: Visual humour as response to Charlie Hebdo attacks 
(Johanna Sumiala, University of Helsinki)
12-13 Lunch
13:30 à Excursion

/*Wednesday August 23, 2017*/*/
/*10-11 Online student feedback
11-12 Lunch
12-14 Lecture: Multicultural programming and humour (Mikko Malmberg, 
University of Helsinki)
14-16 Presentations of group work 2

/*Thursday 24, 2017*/*/
/*10-12 Presentations of group work 2
12-13 Lunch
13-16 Farewell party



See more:
http://www.helsinkisummerschool.fi/courses/course/humour-power-media-society/


For further information, please contact:

**(summer-school /at/ helsinki.fi)** with questions concerning Helsinki Summer 
School or the application process

(joonas.koivukoski /at/ helsinki.fi) with questions concerning the course content

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