The Graduate School of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam is pleased to present the second Summer Institute on: "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.
Dates: June 13 25, 2010
Objectives:
- Examine theories and concepts on media, entertainment and popular culture in an urban setting and explain the different research methods used in media, cultural and urban studies
- Discuss how city life is represented in popular culture and how popular culture moulds and forms urban life
- Describe the different subcultures among urban youth and take a closer look at the creative industry and the music scene
Rolling admissions but housing cannot be guaranteed if application is received after May 1st, 2010.
Applications must be addressed to the University of Amsterdam at the address below. You can visit the web site for further information or to download an application form.
Summer Institute on Popular Culture and the City
Prins Hendrikkade 189-B
1011TD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
phone: +31 20 525.3776
fax: +31 20 525.3778
E-mail: summerinstitute- ishss@uva. nl
gsss. uva.nl/popular_ culture
SUMMER INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
