Overview
On-site in Tartu 28 July - 11 August 2024
The Politics of Popular Culture course takes full advantage of the interactive and immersive learning environment in Tartu to introduce students to the most important issues affecting the relationship between politics and popular culture in Estonia and beyond.
Morning sessions involve focused seminars and lectures, which provide opportunities for students to engage with theoretical, practical and methodological issues affecting the ways politics interacts with popular culture. These themes are further enhanced in afternoon sessions, which include unique study visits to some of Tartu's key cultural institutions and meetings with leading experts and practitioners.
Learning Outcomes
Students completing the course will:
- Gain an overview of the ways politics and popular culture interact in a wide range of contexts.
- Be introduced to methodological tools, which can be used to examine relationships between popular culture and politics in academic research, including Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), and Multi-Modal Discourse Analysis (MMDA)
- Explore specific case studies of their own interest through a class project.
- Produce an optional written assignment with the opportunity to publish with an established online media outlet.
Assessment format: Group exercise (pass/fail): Students will give a presentation on a case study of their choice, which demonstrates and explores an aspect of the relationship between politics and culture.
Programme Structure
Preliminary Course Schedule
Sunday, 28 July Arrival
Monday, 29 July: What is the politics of popular culture?
Tuesday, 30 July: The politics of popular music
Wednesday, 31 July: The politics of music continued
Thursday, 1 August: The politics of street art
Friday, 2 August: The politics of street art continued
Saturday, 3 August: free day Sunday, 4 August: free day
Monday, 5 August: The politics of sport
Tuesday, 6 August: The politics of sport continued
Wednesday, 7 August: The politics of popular culture in Estonia (Music and Arts of Survival)
Thursday, 8 August: The politics of food
Friday, 9 August: Presentations and course end
Saturday, 10 August/Sunday, 11 August Departure
Individual work will be given to the students before and during the course.
Audience
MA/PhD and advanced BA
Lecturers
Michael Cole, University of Tartu
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 14 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies Visual Arts Political Science View 7 other Short Courses in Area & Cultural Studies in EstoniaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- MA/PhD and advanced BA
- Online application form
- Application fee of 25 EUR
- Motivation letter (up to 1 page) that demonstrates the applicant’s motivation to participate, his/her expectations about the programme, how participation in the summer programme relates to his/her studies and interests, and how the applicant plans to use the gained experience and knowledge in the future.
- Transcript of academic records
- Copy of passport
Tuition Fee
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International
550 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 550 EUR for the full programme during 14 days. -
EU/EEA
550 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 550 EUR for the full programme during 14 days.
Living costs for Tartu
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
1. Estonian National Scholarships at StudyinEstonia.ee.
You can read more about the scholarships on the homepage of StudyinEstonia.ee.
2. ENLIGHT scholarship
More information and the application form are on the ENLIGHT scholarship page: https://ut.ee/en/content/enlight-scholarship
3. DAAD scholarship
More information and application form on the DAAD scholarship page: https://ut.ee/en/content/daad-scholarship
4. Partial tuition fee coverage scholarship
More information and the application form for the partial tuition fee coverage are on the scholarship page: https://ut.ee/en/content/scholarships-summer-programmes