Deadline: 15 oktober 2023
Ben jij op zoek naar een promotieplek op het gebied van wetenschapscommunicatie, heb je kennis van taal(kunde), communicatie(wetenschap) en/of journalistiek? En ben je gefascineerd door figuurlijk taalgebruik? De leerstoel Taal en Communicatie aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam heeft een vacature voor een promovendus op het gebied van metaforen in wetenschapscommunicatie.
5 October 2023 | University of Amsterdam
In the universe of Dune, “who controls the spice controls the universe.” Author Frank Herbert maintained a fascination with psychedelics as unique mind-altering substances throughout his life, and wove this interest throughout his fictional works. This finds no greater demonstration than psychedelia’s central role in his seminal work, the Dune series. Not only did these works come to define the modern sci-fi genre, but they are rich with Herbert’s speculative analysis as to the socio-political impact these substances would have on society.
This is the third of three special episodes that were recorded during the RMeS/NICA career event in June 2023. In this episode, Bjorn Beijnon (UvA) interviews Thomas Poell, Professor of Data, Culture & Institutions at the University of Amsterdam.
6 October 2023 | Utrecht University
To celebrate the start of the new academic year, RMeS is organizing an afternoon of talks and discussions on the theme of “Impactful Media”. Together with several renowned speakers, including dr. Simone van der Burg (Waag) and others (to be announced), we will think about the future of media and media research, as well as the meaning of impact for media studies.
This is the second of three special episodes that were recorded during the RMeS/NICA career event in June 2023. In this episode, Bjorn Beijnon (UvA) interviews Karin van Es, Associate Professor of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University.
Spring 2024 | University of Groningen
Throughout this course, students will be introduced to five distinct approaches to understanding the materiality of cinema through the works of internationally renowned film thinkers and makers: the archival, the environmental, the archaeological, the technological, and the operational. One introductory session led by the course coordinators will introduce the students to the material turn in the humanities, while providing specific insights and tools for thinking the material within the domain of film and media studies.
We are offering a 48-month PhD position (full time, 1.0 FTE) within the project ‘Cinematic Beauty: Exploring the Experience of a Major Aesthetic Phenomenon’, funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) in a five-year Open Competition M grant (Principal Investigator: Dr. Julian Hanich, University of Groningen). The appointed candidate will have an expertise in questions of (film) aesthetics and film and media theory.
We are currently finalizing our educational programme for 2023-2024.
PLEASE NOTE: The RMeS Office is closed from July 14 – August 22, 2023.
We wish you all a wonderful Summer break.
November, December 2023 and January 2024 | Utrecht University
In this ‘Platformisation’ course, we will explore the transformational impact of platformisation on different public and private domains of our digital society. Each afternoon will be dedicated to the analysis, research and discussion of the platformisation of one or two of these domains, based on the expertise of various guest speakers.
2 November 2023 | University of Groningen
Media research has evolved beyond merely focusing on the medium or the user. Different approaches and methods have been developed to capture the dynamics of the changing media environments. However, understudied publics still exist, and their voices and perspectives are often forgotten, neglected, and/or left aside. Be they marginalized publics, disadvantaged communities, young children, elderly, refugees, all groups that are positioned on the margins of society at large. Although methods have been developed to study these subgroups, issues related to diversity, inclusion and intercultural dialogue are still not always present in media research and media education.
RMeS Conference – All About Media?
/in RMeS News /by Chantal9 & 10 November 2023 | Amsterdam – LAB111
RMeS was founded in 2011 and was instrumental in establishing and institutionalising the field in the Netherlands. To explore and actively shape new directions for Media Studies, RMeS invites submissions for the upcoming conference All About Media? The Future for Media Studies. The event will be held at LAB111 in Amsterdam from 9-10 November 2023.
On the occasion of its twelve and a half year anniversary, the Research School for Media Studies (RMeS) aims to unite the Dutch Media Studies community to discuss what it means to study media when they are ubiquitous. How will, and should, the discipline develop in the future? What questions will be relevant and what challenges should we address? What will we study at our next anniversary in 2035?