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In this open access book, seventeen scholars discuss how contemporary Scandinavian art and media have become important arenas to articulate and stage various forms of vulnerability in the Scandinavian welfare states. How do discourses of privilege and vulnerability coexist and interact in Scandinavia? How do the Scandinavian countries respond to vulnerability given increased migration? How is vulnerability distributed in terms of margin and centre, normality and deviance? And how can vulnerability be used to move audiences towards each other and accomplish change? We address these questions in an interdisciplinary study that brings examples from celebrated and provocative fiction and documentary films, TV-series, reality TV, art installations, design, literature, graphic art, radio podcasts and campaigns on social media.

In this open access book, seventeen scholars discuss how contemporary Scandinavian art and media have become important arenas to articulate and stage various forms of vulnerability in the Scandinavian welfare states. How do discourses of privilege and vulnerability coexist and interact in Scandinavia? How do the Scandinavian countries respond to vulnerability given increased migration? How is vulnerability distributed in terms of margin and centre, normality and deviance? And how can vulnerability be used to move audiences towards each other and accomplish change? We address these questions in an interdisciplinary study that brings examples from celebrated and provocative fiction and documentary films, TV-series, reality TV, art installations, design, literature, graphic art, radio podcasts and campaigns on social media.

Under 1960-talet blev begreppet massmedia ett nytt modeord i svenskt samhällsliv. Med televisionens intåg, populärkulturens uppsving, och häftiga debatter runt filmpolitiken kom behovet av kunskap om medier att framstå som akut. De så kallade massmedieproblemen turnerades ständigt i den allmänna diskussionen. Boken Massmedieproblem – mediestudiets formering handlar om hur den svenska medieforskningen etablerades. Det skedde i hög grad i ett tämligen diffust gränsland mellan bransch, politik och akademi – detta är en av bokens centrala tankar. De expanderande massmedierna tycktes erbjuda såväl löften som ständiga problem. Perioden mellan 1960 och 1980 var en tid som utmärktes av en stark tilltro till politiska lösningar på olika samhällsproblem, och den gryende medievetenskapen och det offentliga utredningsväsendet kom därför tidigt att vävas samman. I boken fokuserar forskare ur flera generationer och från olika discipliner den svenska kunskapsproduktionen kring medier under 1960- och 1970-talen. Historien kastar emellertid långa skuggor framåt i tiden; den svenska medievetenskapens förflutna präglar fortsatt mediestudiets formering. Om 1960-talets medieforskning drevs fram i en tidsanda – artikulerad i samhällsdebatt och i samhällsstyrning av medier i samverkan med akademi – är frågan hur det egentligen är ställt numera. Går dagens medieforskning i takt med sin tid?

This edited collection brings together international authors to discuss the meaning and purpose of higher education in a “post-truth” world. The editors and authors argue that notions such as “fact” and “evidence” in a post-truth era must be understood not only politically, but also socially and epistemically. The essays philosophically examine the post-truth environment and its impact on education with respect to our most basic ideas of what universities, research and education are or should be. The book brings together authors working in Australia, China, Croatia, Romania, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, UK and USA.

This edited collection brings together international authors to discuss the meaning and purpose of higher education in a “post-truth” world. The editors and authors argue that notions such as “fact” and “evidence” in a post-truth era must be understood not only politically, but also socially and epistemically. The essays philosophically examine the post-truth environment and its impact on education with respect to our most basic ideas of what universities, research and education are or should be. The book brings together authors working in Australia, China, Croatia, Romania, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, UK and USA.

This open access book focuses on the dimensions of the discourse of 'The World Class University', its alleged characteristics, and its policy expressions. It offers a broad overview of the historical background and current trajectory of the world-class-university construct. It also deepens the theoretical discussion, and points a way forward out of present impasses resulting from the pervasive use and abuse of the notion of "world-class" and related terms in the discourse of quality assessment. The book includes approaches and results from fields of inquiry not otherwise prominent in Higher Education studies, including philosophy and media studies, as well as sociology, anthropology, educational theory.The growing impact of global rankings and their strategic use in the restructuring of higher education systems to increase global competitiveness has led to a ‘reputation race’ and the emergence of the global discourse of world class universities. The discourse of world class universities has rapid uptake in East Asian countries, with China recently refining its strategy. This book provides insights into this process and its future development.