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In collaboration with Fulbright Finland Foundation and the Department of English at the University of Turku. Stay tuned for further information!
JMC in collaboration with Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) presents a Current Issues Seminar, titled "Extremes."
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JMC Guest Lecture:
"Media and Politics in an Age of Declining Trust"
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Time: 12:15–13:45
Place: University of Turku, Publicum, Room 269
Speaker: Dr. Graham Griffith, Senior Fellow & Fulbright Scholar, Center for the Study of Democracy
Abstract: 2024 has been dubbed a "year of elections" as voters in more than 60 countries head to the polls this year. The media plays a crucial role in communicating the stakes of the political campaigns to citizens around the world. How might they do a better job? We'll discuss the impact of eroding trust in media and news on civic society, and the responsibility of journalists to change how they cover elections.
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JMC Film Festival in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Finland and American Film Showcase
Time: Untold: Breaking Point: 10:00-12:00
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner: 14:00-16:00
We'll screen three films from the documentary series "Untold."
Synopses:
The first documentary is titled Untold: Breaking Point: "Under pressure to continue a winning tradition in American tennis, Mardy Fish faced mental health challenges that changed his life on and off the court. Directed by Chaplan Way and Maclain Way."
Click here to watch the trailer for "Untold: Breaking Point"
Each documentary runs about 1 h 45 min, with a Q & A after each screening.
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JMC Guest Lecture:
"Sport and the Construction of Racial Difference"
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Time: 16:15–17:45
Place: University of Turku, Publicum, Pub5
Speaker: Dr. Lucia Trimbur is the Fulbright Bicentennial Chair of American Studies at the University of Helsinki and an Associate Professor of Sociology and American Studies at the City University of New York.
"The 2024 Presidential Election - Unraveling Complexities"
Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Time: 16:00-17:15
Place: Zoom
Introduction: Dr. Benita Heiskanen
Panelists:
Panel 2: Dr. Sinikka Grant, Mila Seppälä, and Nadia Nava Contreras
Moderators: Jaakko Dickman and Julia Niinistö
Students may collect a lecture pass entry by taking a screenshot of the Zoom-session to demonstrate their attendance.
Sign up here: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&tap=18228
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JMC Guest Lecture:
“Taking Notes on the Fastest Game: Hockey, Sport, Globalization, and Contemporary Life in the U.S.”
Date: Monday, February 12, 2024
Time: 15:15–16:45
Place: University of Turku, Publicum, Room 269
Speaker: Dr. Bruce Berglund, Visiting Professor, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Fulbright Global Scholar
Abstract: In 2018, historian Bruce Berglund set off as Fulbright Global Scholar to research the game he had played growing up in Minnesota: hockey. After doing research in eight countries, including Finland, his book The Fastest Game in the World was shortlisted as best sports history book in the U.S. Six years later, what are the findings about hockey––and world sport––that still hold up, and what would have to be changed for a second edition? In this talk, Berglund gives his book a critical reading, to point out what it still has to say about hockey, sport, globalization, and contemporary life in the U.S.
A three-time Fulbright scholar, Bruce Berglund taught history for two decades in the U.S. at Calvin University and the University of Kansas. He is the author of The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports (University of California Press, 2021) and has been interviewed by media in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia about world sports and politics. Currently, he is a Visiting Professor at the University of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic.
Students may collect a lecture pass entry.
