Summer schools and doctoral courses

Announcement of PhD summer school on
 
The Political Economy of Information and Communication Technologies
 
Topic of 2010: Social Networking
 
New deadline for registration: 1 August 2010
 
Lecturers:
William Melody
Charles Steinfield
Ramjee Prasad
Knud Erik Skouby
Anders Henten
Reza Tadayoni
 
Dates: 22-27 August 2010
Place: Skagen, Denmark
Organizer: Center for Communication, Media and Information technologies (CMI), Aalborg University, Denmark

New Media? New Theories? New Methods?

PhD.-Course, Kalundborg Vandrerhjem, Denmark.
14-17 November, 2010.
Organised by Niels Ole Finnemann and Per Jauert for NordForsk and FMKJ

Senior lecturers

Professor Knut Lundby, Department of Media and Communication,
University of Oslo

Associate professor Lars Nyre, Department of Information Science and
Media Studies, University of Bergen

Prof. dr. Richard Rogers, New Media & Digital Culture, University of
Amsterdam

International PhD and Research School
"Arab TV-fiction and entertainment industries"
25-30 of November, 2010
Danish Institute in Damascus, Syria

The European Media Management Association (emma) Summer School is an annual event, aimed
at doctoral students providing a unique opportunity to learn from some of the best
educators in the field of Media Management and receive individual feedback on their
dissertation proposals and research. The 2010 School will be hosted by the School of
Communication at the University of Navarra, Pamplona, August 23-27.

Supported by emma, the cost of participation in this year’s school will be 150€ and

Winter Schule: Öffentlichkeitsforschung - Methoden für Inhalts- und Diskursanalyse
16.11.10-20.11.10
FU Berlin, Germany

The Method School's aim is to highlight the state of the art in the field and discuss
which research questions can be tackled by which computer-aided content and discourse
analysis. Large-n content analyses have become popular, as content data is now
accessible in digital format. Some of the new approaches go beyond counting single terms

The Political Economy of Information and Communication Technologies
 
Topic of 2010: Social Networking
 
Deadline for registration: 1 July 2010
 
Lecturers:
William Melody
Charles Steinfield
Ramjee Prasad
Knud Erik Skouby
Anders Henten
Reza Tadayoni
 
Dates: 22-27 August 2010
Place: Skagen, Denmark
Organizer: Center for Communication, Media and Information technologies (CMI), Aalborg University, Denmark
 

Doctoral courses in Denmark, Fall 2010
The Danish National Doctoral School offers eight international ph.d. courses in the fall of 2010. For further information about the courses, please consult www.fmkj.dk. (menu item: KURSER). Some application deadlines are imminent.

Organizational Communication: A Network Approach
15-17 September 2010,
Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University
Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark,
R Building,

The course is organized by the ASB Centre for Corporate Communication and the Danish
National Research School in Media, Communication and Journalism (FMKJ)

Course teachers

*   Cynthia Stohl, Professor of Organizational Communication, University of California,
Santa Barbara

The University of Missouri-St Louis is offering an internet based course beginning June 14, ending August 7, 2010.  Introduction to Comparative International Media Systems (MedSt 2500) is an online course offered for both credit and non-credit.  The Summer 2010 course deals with development communication and attempts by core nations to assist those in the third world through a variety of communication/media efforts.  Comparative Media Systems consists of weekly videos, readings and discussions.  The textbook is Developmental Communication: Reframing the Role of the Media

The University of Amsterdam is still accepting applications for the summer programme:

Popular Culture and the City:
The Case of Amsterdam

This two-week programme will serve as an intensive course for upper class undergraduate
and masters students who have an interest in media, cultural and urban studies.  Be on
the cutting edge and study in Amsterdam!  It is a city of contrast and has a great deal
to offer students.

Dates: June 27 ­ July 10, 2010

(Please note: dates were changed)

Objectives