Keyword: Art History, Musicology and Media Studies

Associate Professor of music education Bohdan Syroyid Syroyid from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, gives a lecture series on the music genre of bossa nova to the students of musicology and others interested in the topic. The lectures arranged on Fridays in March, April and May can be attended via Zoom.

Media researcher Susanna Paasonen’s book #NSFW – Sex, Humor and Risk in Social Media has been awarded with the Nancy Baym Annual Book Award.

Composer, Professor Emeritus of Musicology Mikko Heiniö has composed the anniversary work entitled Syvyyden yllä tuuli (Wind above the Depths) of the University of Turku’s centenary that will be celebrated next year. The composition will be performed for the first time at the University of Turku’s Anniversary Celebration in February 2020.