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Overview
*This course profile is financed by Dora Plus Action 4: Marketing of study and employment opportunities in Estonia (European Regional Development Fund).
In the year 2022, Juri Lotman would have turned 100 years old, and on this occasion, many conferences, exhibitions, publications, courses, and so forth were dedicated to him. Lotman was known as a leader (if not the leader) of the Tartu-Moscow Semiotic School (TMSS), one of the co-founders of the semiotics of culture, and, as an individual thinker, the creator and developer of the semiosphere concept. Part of this course is dedicated to differentiating these three aspects of Lotman’s life story.
The relevance of this course lies in the celebration of Lotman’s centenary and the subsequent demonstration of how his ideas have continued to remain vital, even after his passing. The aim of this course in general is to give a basic introduction to Lotman, and then describe how Lotmanian ideas have found contemporary application.
Accreditation
4 ECTS
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Participants of the course will learn to:
The participants of the course will:
- become fluent in Lotmanian terminology and understand his concepts.
- have a centralized notion in the semiosphere which will ground other central Lotmanian notions, such as text, language, and culture.
- understand Lotman’s personal history and the history of his ideas.
- be able to carry out their own “semiospheric” analyses on phenomena past/present/future (on topics as diverse as society, culture, history, the environment, and so on).
- be able to connect Lotmanian semiotics with other research fields.
- be able to see that Lotmanian principles are in operation around them at all times, and thus conceptualize the world differently.
Lecturers
Erik Kõvamees, University of Tartu
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Duration
- Full-time
- 11 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
4 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
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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.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Online application form
- Motivation letter (up to 1.5 pages)
- Transcript of academic records
- Copy of the passport
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Motivation letter (up to 1.5 pages) 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.
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EU/EEA
700 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 700 EUR for the full programme during 11 days.
Living costs for Tartu
300 - 600 EUR /month
Living costs
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 application form on ENLIGHT scholarship page.
3. University of Toronto scholarship
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4. DAAD scholarship
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5. Partial tuition fee coverage scholarship
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