[Commlist] Call for applications to the Ph.D. course "Streaming media, contemporary society, and cultural memory"

Call for applications to the Ph.D. course *Streaming media, contemporary 
society, and cultural memory*at Jönköping University, Sweden. The course 
is hybrid: it can be attended online via Zoom or in person at the 
university.

The course is free of charge for Ph.D. students from any country.

The course has 7,5 ECTS and it starts on August 25, 2022, and finishes 
on October 27, 2022, with deadline of the final assignment in November 
2022. In total, there will be seven seminars.

English is the working language.

The course is taught by Associate Professor in Media and Communication 
Studies Renira Gambarato and Associate Professor in History Johannes Heuman.


Applications are due on August 5, 2022.

*Course description*

The *Streaming media, contemporary society, and cultural memory *is a 
seminar-based course about the ongoing transition to streaming media 
that have a large impact on contemporary culture and society. However, 
this has only recently become a subject of academic interest. This 
course will analyze and discuss different approaches to streaming media 
narratives and its new infrastructure. The focus will be on:

  * the technological and cultural development of streaming services
    such as HBO Max and Netflix
  * contemporary media theories in relation to streaming media
  * how memories of the past and societal issues, such as sexism and
    inequality, are represented and communicated through streaming media
    platforms.

The course is entirely based on different streaming series such as 
/Squid Game/, /Chernobyl/, /The Handmaid's Tale/, and /The Crown/.

If you have any questions about the course, please contact:

Renira Gambarato: (renira.gambarato /at/ ju.se) <mailto:(renira.gambarato /at/ ju.se)>

Johannes Heuman: (johannes.heuman /at/ ju.se) <mailto:(johannes.heuman /at/ ju.se)>

If you are interested in this topic and would like to join us, please 
send an email to Karolina Boberg (karolina.boberg /at/ ju.se) 
<mailto:(karolina.boberg /at/ ju.se)> and let her know that you would like to 
register for the Streaming media course before *August 5, 2022*. Inform 
your name, data of birth, and send a document that prove you are a PhD 
student.



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