Category: News

Guna Spurava’s Doctoral Dissertation in the Field of Media Education to Be Examined at Tampere University

Guna Spurava will defend her doctoral dissertation titled "Towards Platform Awareness in Media Education" at Tampere University’s Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences on Friday, 15 November 2024, starting at 12:00.

New Publications from the Boundaries of Performing Research Group

Two new publications from members of the Boundaries of Performing research group expand the field of performance studies with fresh perspectives. 

Read the blog post by Mikael Laakso, where he outlines the value and impact of using DOAJ data in his research

New research project: Larpocracy

The project addresses the declining engagement in traditional democracy and the limitations of social media in fostering civil discourse.

Call for abstracts for seminar Media, culture and geopolitics 4.10.2023

TaRC's autumn seminar for researchers will be held on Friday 4 October from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m., Linna K110

Pauliina Hulkko's "Hands on!" Workshop in Norway: A Deep Dive into the Significance of Hands at the Agder Theatre Laboratory

For two intensive weeks, 12 international artists immersed themselves in exploring the possibilities and meanings of hands.

The PEGASUS project builds more sustainable gaming cultures

Funded by the Research Council of Finland, the PEGASUS project brings together researchers and stakeholders within the Finnish gaming ecosystem to develop innovative solutions for equity issues in gaming communities.

The Media Research Foundation is funding the EU Kids Online project with €40 000

The new theme of the project will include research on children's critical attitude towards AI and the identification of fake media.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society has granted funding for Mikko Meriläinen

Funding is for the period 2024-2028.

The Information Studies Days – first Call for Abstracts

The Information Studies Days are organized by the Association for Information Studies ITY ry on November 6th and 7th 2024 in Turku.

New Article: How I edit my Instagram images’: investigating skilled vision in the work of YouTube’s lifestyle-content creators

Ida Roivainen's second PhD thesis article

Open jobs at Tampere University: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor of Game Studies

The position is located in the Unit of Communication Sciences in the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences.