We are delighted to invite you to an afternoon seminar that coincides with John A. Bateman's (Bremen University, Germany) stay in Helsinki (May 5-19) as a part of the HSSH Visiting Professor Program (https://shorturl.at/bgDNY).
The phenomenon of multimodality – or how humans make and exchange meanings using combinations of multiple 'modes' of expression – is currently receiving increased attention across diverse fields of research, ranging from linguistics and semiotics to literary studies and digital humanities, to name just a few examples.
The purpose of this seminar is to explore different disciplinary perspectives on multimodality as an inherent feature of meaning-making, and to discuss the prospects of establishing a common ground for developing general theories of multimodality.
The seminar will be organised on May 15, 2024 between 12:00 and 16:00 in the Main Building of the University of Helsinki in lecture room U4062 (old side, entrance via Unioninkatu 34, 4th floor). It is also possible to attend the seminar remotely.
Please sign up for the seminar using the following link by April 15, 2024: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/128586/lomake.html
Program for the seminar:
12:00-12:10 Opening of the seminar (Tuomo Hiippala)
12:15-13:00 John A. Bateman (Bremen University)
13:05-13:45 Tarja Knuuttila (University of Vienna)
13:45-14:10 Coffee
14:15-14:55 Maija Hirvonen (Tampere University)
15:00-16:00 Panel discussion (participants: John A. Bateman, Mats Bergman, Maija Hirvonen, Tarja Knuuttila & Kai Mikkonen; moderated by Tuomo Hiippala)
18:00- Dinner (at one's own cost, location TBC)
For additional information about the event, please contact Tuomo Hiippala at tuomo.hiippala@helsinki.fi.