Public discussion: ”Re-mediating Russia: Art, Journalism and Digital Communication”

Tervetuloa Tiedekulman Fönsteriin torstaina 7.6. klo 15-18 keskustelemaan mediasta ja taiteesta nyky-Venäjällä!

Englanninkielisessä tilaisuudessa tutkijat ja mediatoimijat Suomesta ja Venäjältä keskustelevat tiedotusvälineiden ja taiteilijoiden asemasta ja vaikutusmahdollisuuksista tämän päivän Venäjän semi-autoritäärisessä kontekstissa.

Re-mediating Russia: Art, Journalism, and Digital Communication

How are public discourses developing at times of international political conflict? How do the media and the arts define their role in a semi-authoritarian context? How can we trust the media when tools for manipulating information are become ever more advanced?

This event brings together specialists in Russian arts and media to discuss questions of media freedom, critical journalism and socially engaging curatorial practices in contemporary Russia. Artists, journalists, curators and researchers participate in steering public discourse, which has become an increasingly difficult task at times of media polarisation. The speakers will illuminate recent developments in Russian television, journalism, art and online connectivity, discussing their topics in a wider international context.

The programme consists of a talk by curators Anna Bitkina and Maria Veits from St. Petersburg and a roundtable discussion with journalist Arja Paananen from Ilta-Sanomat and researchers Saara RatilainenMariëlle Wijermars and Dmitry Yagodin, who specialise in Russian media.

For the detailed programme and information on the spekers, please the Russian Media Lab site: https://blogs.helsinki.fi/russianmedialab/2018/05/08/public-event-re-mediating-russia-think-corner-7-june-2018/