Uudised

From the 1st of January 2014 the Institute of Journalism, Communication and Information Studies and the Institute of Sociology and Social Policy merged into one unit. The name of the institute is Institute of Social Studies. The reason for the merging was to join similar fields of studies and to create better premises for cooperation and synergy.

From the 1st of July the Information Science Department of the Viljandi Culture Academy of the University of Tartu merged with the Institute of Journalism and Communication. The name of the institute in Tartu is changed to the Institute of Journalism, Communication and Information Studies.

Dr. Gabrielle Hogan-Brun, senior research fellow at the University of Bristol and the University of Basel will give a public lecture on the topic "Dealing with language diversity: approaches from above and from below" on Thursday, December 13th, 14.15-15.15 at Lossi 36-206.

New Forms of Social Life, Collaboration and Learning with New Media Abstract of presentation The origins of the term “New Media” are in the late 1980’s and 1990’s when digital and computerized media started to gain space from the “old” media, such as printed publications, television and radio. Digital technology made it possible to have forms of media that are more interactive, networked and social. Manovich (2002) defines New Media as a “mix between existing cultural conventions and conventions of software”.

Last week the European Communication Conference was held in Istanbul, where Epp Lauk, Senior Research Fellow in Journalism and professor in the University of Jyväskylä was elected to the ECREA Board. Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies and Head of Institute was elected to be the chair of ECREA Audience and Reception Studies. Margit Keller, Senior Research Fellow in Social Communication was elected in summer to be the chair of Sociology of Consumption in European Sociological Association (ESA). Congratulations!