Wednesday 18 March 2009

Pixelache, kiasma 3. & 5.4.: .alternative economy cultures


The ‘Alternative Economy Cultures’ (alt.econ.cult) programme on April 3rd & 5th brings together leading international and Finnish thinkers, cultural practitioners and activists, to present alternative economic visions.

The seminar aims to tackle not just the financial, but the social, cultural, institutional, human, material, emotional and intellectual forms of capital. Not just about individual gain, boosting, balancing or bail-outs, but common good, peer-to-peer, shared wealth and appropriate reward for effort involved.

Cultural production and social-networking, especially the digital online versions of the recent decade, have promoted new ideas of wealth, opportunity, scarcity, and exchange. Importantly, it also reminds us of old ones. Surrounding those ideas are developing practices, cultures and entrepreneurship.

Market-led capitalism and state-led socialism have both crashed in spectacular forms over the last 30 years. We are currently amid financial crisis where virtual credit affects physical and emotional health. These systems have proven to be unsustainable in their use of resources and people, and lead towards environmental and economic collapse.

Can we move forward in a sustainable and ethical way, leaving behind inequalities, appropriation and exploitation?

See The Pixelache page for detailed program and more info

Tuesday 17 March 2009

Media Management Subject Studies for CBM students

MT 8 Media design
Themes: Design methods, scenario based design, concept design

Courses:

- Concept Design for CBM (3 cp)
-
Media Narration Project (3/6 cp)

MT 9 Media management
Themes: Project management, creative projects
Courses:

- Creative Producer (4/6 cp)

MT 10 Media culture
Themes: New economy, media history, gender studies, cultural production and society
Courses:

- The History of Mass and Multimedia (4/6 cp)

- Feminist Media Studies (4/6 cp)

- Cultural Production - from Frankfurt School to No Logo (3 cp)

MT 11 User centered media design
Themes: Design for All, design thinking, user centered design research methods, media research, artistic research
Courses:

- Design Thinking (3 cp)

- Research Methods (3 cp)

MT 12 Media project
Themes: Students' own projects
Courses:
- Cross media production (4/8 cp)

MT 13 Professional skills
Themes: Knowledge management, design management
Courses:
- Knowledge Management (3 cp)

- Social Media Tools (3 cp)