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Koronapandemian synnyttämä kriisi on runnellut pahoin kulttuurialaa, josta on tullut maailmanlaajuisesti yksi eniten pandemiasta kärsineistä aloista. Lotta Junnilaisen tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan kulttuurialan itsensätyöllistäjien asemaa palkkatyösuhteiden ulkopuolella.
Artikkelissa esitetään Boltanskin ja Thévenot’n oikeuttamisteoriaan sekä Eeva Luhtakallion ja Tuomas Ylä-Anttilan kehittämään julkisen oikeuttamisen analyysiin (JOA)
perustuva metodi, joka havainnollistaa ja visualisoi moraalisen oikeuttamisen kategorioiden verkostoitumista.
The war in Ukraine has evoked immediate gut reactions from a distant, yet very mobilizable collective memory reserve in Finland: Russia, again. And: Are we next? We have certainly seen this one before, even though nobody wanted to see it coming this time.
Activists participating in the environmental movement Elokapina see the sharing of images and videos in social media as a tool to tell people about daily protest activities, challenge the perceptions that people have of demonstrators and reach a wider audience for their message than would be possible through physical demonstrations. However, the personal nature of social media may also give rise to feelings of inadequacy and expose activists to strong negative attention.
In his dissertation Georg Boldt identified four individual level outcomes of youth participation.
Planeetan kokoinen arki auttaa ymmärtämään, miten moninaisilla tavoilla jokapäiväinen elämä, sitä määrittävä politiikka sekä taustalla vaikuttavat ajattelutavat kytkeytyvät ympäristökriiseihin.
In their article, Carla Malafaia and Taina Meriluoto explore how young activists in Portugal and Finland negotiate the value of social media in their practices.
The war in Ukraine and its refugees have evoked a wave of compassion among Europeans, to an extent that has not been seen with people fleeing the war in Syria, for instance. An overview of social media content illustrating the war helps us understand how the visualisation of the war influences people’s perceptions and attitudes towards Ukrainians. By emphasising the Europeanness of Ukraine, the threat posed by Russia and the clear moral set-up of the war, the images bring Ukrainian fates closer and make them grievable.
In his article, Georg Boldt examines the genealogy of democratic participation.
In their article, Georg Boldt and Veikko Eranti look at a particular channel for youth participation and democracy education,
meant to provide avenue for young people to present their ideas for the development of their
surrounding society.
POSTPONED: Visual Studies Lab Masterclass: How to study the visual in social media?
The planned Masterclass on visual analysis at the University of Helsinki has been postponed.
The event has been postponed. We will update on the new event date as soon as possible.
The Visual Studies Lab, in collaboration with the ImagiDem project, organizes a one-day Masterclass offered to PhD students and early post-docs engaged with or interested in visual analysis and research. The Masterclass is taught by Associate Professor Katrin Tiidenberg (Tallinn University) and Senior Lecturer Leena-Maija Rossi (University of Helsinki). The progamme consists of a lecture on methodologies of social media research by prof. Tiidenberg, and workshops discussing participants’ contributions, led by the two visual culture experts. The final programme depends on the number of participants enrolled.
Provisional programme:
9.15 Welcome to the MasterClass + Visual Studies Lab introductions: Eeva Luhtakallio (University of Helsinki) and Asko Lehmuskallio (Tampere University)
9.45 Keynote: Associate professor Katrin Tiidenberg (Tallinn University): How to study visual social media?
11.30 Discussion and comments
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Workshop 1
14.45 Coffee
15.00 Workshop 2
16.45 Closing discussion
