[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

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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