In a whirlwind of change, and a sea of possibilities, contributors to the Culture and Media blog explore and make meaning of our dynamic field. Read about the latest trends, events and academic arguments that are shaping and reshaping our world in ways that encourage us to reflect and debate on what has past and what has yet to come.
by Michael von Boguslawski I completed a university management study programme at Tampere University during 2018-2019. Below, I would like to share some of the insights that the program offered. Universities have their own characteristics, compared for example to the private sector, which need to be taken into consideration in their management. For example, academic autonomy needs to be nurtured while the university simultaneously needs to be successful in a…
Read moreKauko Lindfors, Lektor i ljud och klipp, Institutionen för Kultur och Media, Arcada UAS Hyppäsin Tampereen junaan. Se oli aivan täysi. Vieressäni istui mies, joka niiskutti. Olin kuullut huolestuttavia uutisia jostain koronaviruksesta, joka oli tehnyt tuhojaan Kiinassa. Minua huolestutti hiukan. Mutta vain hiukan. Luin junassa netistä uusimpia uutisia Tampereen elokuvajuhlista. Ja suunnittelin listaa elokuvista, joita haluaisin nähdä. Tampereen elokuvajuhlilla on ollut monta nimeä. Jossain vaiheessa nimenä oli Tampereen lyhytelokuvafestivaali,…
Read moreMilla Åman Kyyrö, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Tomas Träskman Examiner: Dr Nathalie Hyde-Clarke New technologies are invented, designed and experimented by start-ups and RDI (research, development and innovation) projects. Once the products are ready to be tested, the projects’ managers need to disseminate information to reach the public. Introducing new technologies to the public requires media presence; hence the industry must evolve…
Read moreKauko Lindfors, Lektor i ljud och klipp, Institutionen för Kultur och Media, Arcada UAS Kauan sitten meillä Suomessa oli vielä elokuvafestivaali, jonka nimi oli Kettupäivät. Suostuin aikanaan tuon festivaalin esiraatiin – siis valitsemaan lyhytelokuvia ja dokumenttielokuvia, jotka pääsisivät varsinaisille festivaaleille. En ollut yksin. Meitä oli esiraadissa muutamia ihmisiä. Katsoimme ehdokkaat omilla tahoillamme ja annoimme pisteitä paperiseen listaan. Siinä minä istun olohuoneessani. Lattialla on pari isoa pahvilaatikkoa, jotka ovat täynnä…
Read moreJutta Törnqvist, Lecturer in Online Media, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS This text reflects on the feedback of the ‘content packaging’ experience in the course UX & UI that I blogged about earlier while in the planning stage. Students were required to give their feedback based on the path they had selected at the start of the course. Interestingly, the results show no big surprises in terms…
Read moreShiva Heidari, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr Mats Nylund Examiner: Dr Nathalie Hyde-Clarke My MA thesis examines the use of social media in marketing, more specifically how Instagram is utilised for social media marketing of photography services. My thesis was based on an intrinsic case study. Due to a confidentiality clause, the company name and recommendations specific to that company are…
Read moreTore Ståhl, Educational Researcher, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Two recent blogs by Owen Kelly (2019, 2020) inspired me to some unsystematic reflections, firstly from a general educational perspective, and secondly in the light of my own research regarding so-called epistemic beliefs. Learning by doing or parroting The first experiences described by Kelly invite me to reflect about various areas within both educational practice and educational theory….
Read moreOwen Kelly (D. Phil), Principal lecturer in Online Media, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS In November 2019 I reported about a project that Irma Sippola and I started and which we call Snowcastle Valley. As part of this I have committed myself to teach eleven teenage girls and women, and five teenage boys, all school dropouts living below the poverty line, to code using the Scratch programming…
Read moreJan Nåls, Principal Lecturer, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS The Swedish speaking minority in Finland has its own unique film culture – commonly referred to as Finlandssvensk film. Historically, it has been an unruly child who has demanded a little bit too much attention and money, a troublemaker with identity issues, part of a relatively civilised cultural family whose members are accustomed to other, more traditional, modes of…
Read moreKate Glushkova, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Tomas Träskman Examiner: Dr. Owen Kelly Arcada’s Media Management programme responds to the creative and managerial challenges posed by modern technology and changing user behaviour. It does so by fostering a multidisciplinary understanding of business, technology and culture. My study looks into managing the collaborative design process, where all these components find their place. Research focus:…
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