The Seminar in 2008 will be arranged at the British Embassy on Friday 26 September from 12.00 onwards.

The theme this year is "A United Kingdom? - The Case of Scotland "

The speakers are:

Andrew Newby
Donald Adamson
Chris Warhurst

The talks are followed by a panel debate on " What would good governance mean for Scotland?"

Please contact the FINNBRIT office to receive an invitation to the Seminar. E-mail: finnbrit(at)finnbrit.fi, telephone: 09 - 68770240

 

SEMINAR 2007

 

Reading the Media

The seminar was heldon Friday, 28th September at 12.00 with a buffet lunch at the Embassy Residence by invitation of HM Ambassador Dr Valerie Caton, hosted by Mr Brian Olley

Seminar at the Conference Room:

13.15 Opening words: Mr Brian Olley, Head of Political and Public Affairs

 

 

 

 

13.30 Web identities of institutions and individuals – marketing and the role of linguistics and multisemiotics,
Professor Eija Ventola, Department of English, University of Helsinki

 

 

14.15 Thousands dying? Risk news in the British media,
Dr Anna Solin, Lecturer, English Department, University of
Tampere

 

15.00 Coffee / tea break

 

 

15.45 The Media in Cross-Cultural Perspective,
Professor Donal Carbaugh, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, Department of Communication
Currently: Fulbright-Bicentennial Chair in American Studies
University of Helsinki, Renvall Institute

 

 

 

16.30 Summing up - questions from the floor

The speakers were introduced by Professor Andrew Chesterman and Dr Mark Shackleton

 

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