Jukka Kortti

Heidi Kurvinen

Ideologies have not been a focus of interest in the field of humanities and social sciences in recent decades, but rethinking the power of ideologies in the media sphere has recently returned to the scholarly discussion. The compilation book “Mediated Ideologies: Nordic Views on the History of the Press and Media Cultures” participates in this by providing selected yet justified approaches to media history from the point of view of ideological uses of media in the Nordic region. In this book, the role of media – comprising both popular media and news journalism – as a forum for ideologies and their circulation will be analyzed by focusing on the Nordic region. The perceived similarities in the media systems of the Nordic countries constitute a perfect extent for a regional media history against not only a European but also a global backdrop. This does not mean that there have not been many national differences. The book does not provide a chronological narrative of Nordic media history. Still, the ideology of media is approached not only from the standpoints of different media forms – film, television, newspapers, magazines, and periodicals – but also from several historical periods from the mid-19th century to the late 20th century. The chapters show the multidimensional role that the media has in transmitting ideologies to their audiences and the public sphere. They also demonstrate that analyzing the role of different ideologies, such as modernization, nationalism, solidarity, feminism, and peace movement in media history provides wider perspectives in understanding past and present media landscapes and people’s mediated experiences that are fostered by them. “Mediated Ideologies: Nordic Views on the History of the Press and Media Cultures” can be used both as a reference book and as a classroom adaption in the field of media, communication, and history studies.

Mediated Ideologies: Nordic Views on the History of the Press and Media Cultures

Petri Paju

Petri Saarikoski

Alkaneesta 2020-luvusta ennakoidaan uutta avaruusaikaa, minkä vuoksi elämme jälleen avaruuden kuvittelun nousukautta. Mielikuvituksessaan ihmiskunta on kuitenkin lentänyt avaruuteen jo ennen 1900-luvun puolimaissa käynnistynyttä avaruuden valloitusta. Kuvittelua on tarvittu teknisten edistysaskeleiden lisäksi kaikissa maailmankaikkeuden tutkimuksen vaiheissa. Kuviteltu avaruus: Matkoja maan ulkopuolelle on kulttuurihistoriallinen avaus näihin fantasian ja vaihtoehtojen pohtimisen muotoihin. Kirjan artikkelit käsittelevät avaruutta koskevaa ajattelua niin kirjallisuudessa, populaarikulttuurissa kuin tieteellisessä tutkimuksessa. Teos keskittyy toisen maailmansodan jälkeen käynnistyneisiin avaruuslentojen vuosiin, mutta luo katsauksia myös avaruuden kuvittelun varhaisempaan historiaan. Artikkelikokoelma sai alkunsa ihmisen Kuuhun astumisen 50-vuotisseminaarista, joka järjestettiin Turun yliopistossa keväällä 2019.

Heidi Kurvinen

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