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.
Tiia Valkonen, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Nathalie Hyde-Clarke and Dr. Tiina Räisä Examiner: Nanna Engebretsen Social media has fundamentally transformed the role of journalism in society. Whereas previously journalistic organizations controlled the flow of information to the masses, nowadays virtually everyone with a social media account can produce content on socially, culturally, or politically important topics. Furthermore, a new…
Read moreTomas Träskman, Degree Programme Director: Cultural Management, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS. Since many of the students of Cultural Management write their thesis immersed in practice I often arrange supervision in the environment where they actually do that practice. At times it can be really inspiring. In connection to one such supervision, I had the opportunity to take part in “Creative Mornings” an event all around the…
Read moreNathalie Hyde-Clarke (PhD), Head of the Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Stranded: “left without the means to move from somewhere” (Oxford University Dictionary, 2019) On Wednesday, while introducing third year Methodology students to Critical Discourse Analysis, it quickly became apparent that the world social order is in shambles. Or at least that is how it is represented in the media – and given that is almost…
Read moreJutta Törnqvist, Lecturer in Online Media, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS This text discusses student-centered learning and experiments with a new approach to meet the needs of a broader type of students with varying educational and socio-economic backgrounds. As they must complete 30 credits of elective extension studies as part of their degree, students find themselves in situations where they identify and enrol for interesting subjects in other…
Read moreHamza Amarouche, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Mats Nylund Examiner: Tomas Träskman My Master thesis explores the home-sharing marketplace as one significant phenomena of sharing economy. During the last ten years, digital platforms have become an innovative model adopted by society at a rapid pace. Nowadays, this industry is facing challenges after the emergence of Blockchain technology and the evolution of…
Read moreJonna Seilonen, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Nathalie Hyde-Clarke Examiner: Dr. Owen Kelly My master thesis is based on website service development. It analyses how a change strategy may be managed for a website based on user preferences and recommendations. The aim of the study is to provide recommendations as to how a change strategy may…
Read moreXuan Nguyen, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: John Grönvall Examiner: Dr. Mats Nylund Have you ever watched a video online without listening to its music? The music of videos directly affects our emotional and cognitive levels: it helps us become more excited; and increases our ability to absorb information. Music also helps to develop linguistic skills by sharpening them through various…
Read moreAnn-Sofi Berger, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Tiina Räisä Examiner: Dr. Mats Nylund My MA Thesis investigated the prevalent ideals among journalists within the Swedish-language media in Finland. It also inquired about their working conditions and expectations for the future. I personally find this topic very interesting since I work as a journalist myself, and there is very little discussion…
Read moreEeva Jäntti, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr. Owen Kelly Examiner: Dr. Jan Nåls How often do you hear someone using the word ‘immersion’ or saying that something is ‘immersive’? The term is widely used in everyday language and professional discussion, as well as in the academic literature. However, many times it is not clearly defined. Research of…
Read moreKatia Shklyar, Media Management MA student, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Elisabeth Öhman Examiner: Dr. Jan Nåls Most people underestimate the value of bodily movement in their personal creative process. It is not a surprise since the concept of Cartesian split has been dominating in philosophical and scientific thought throughout the centuries: “I think therefore I am”. Body has been objectified and disfavoured…
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