Information regarding the courses and events of the educational programme 2024-25 will be updated regularly. Please check back here in a couple of weeks. Find some general information under ‘Education for PhD candidates‘ (for PhD’s) or ‘Education for RMa Students‘ (research master students).
Lecture Series: Sound & AI in Cultural Industries
22 May, 2024 - 21 August, 2024
Date: May – September 2024 (exact dates, see below) | Time: 12-1pm, bring your own lunch and join us! | Location: University of Amsterdam, BG 1 – Room 0.16 (E-lab), Turfdraagsterpad 9, Amsterdam & online | Credits: 1 EC | For: PhD Candidates, RMa students and staff members in Media Studies. PhD Candidates and RMa students should be a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School | More information
Registration: Please carefully read information below.
To register for the series and receive further information (including Zoom links), please click here.
If you are a RMA/PhD based in the Netherlands and would like to follow this series for 1EC credit, please also register by sending an email with your with your name, affiliation, status (ReMA, PhD, other) and research school membership to rmes@rug.nl.
Programme
22 MAY
Introduction / Reading & Discussion session
26 JUNE
Tiziano Bonini – Platformed! How Streaming, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence are Shaping Music Cultures
24 JULY
Tzlil Sharon – Exploring the Potential of Podcast APIs in Redefining Listening
21 AUGUST
John Sullivan – AI, Programming Advertising, and the Datafication of Podcast Audiences
4 SEPTEMBER
Daniel Leix Palumbo – Historicising Voice Biometrics: The Colonial Continuity of Listening, from the Sound Archive to the Acoustic Database
RMeS Masterclass with Sarah Healy: Hacking the Anthropocene: A Hands-on Exploration of Post Digital Methods
10 September, 2024
Hacking the Anthropocene: A Hands-on Exploration of Post Digital Methods
When: 10 September 2024 | Where: University of Groningen | Organiser: Dr Annamaria Neag (University of Groningen) | Credits: 1 ECTS | For: PhD Candidates, RMa students who are a member of RMeS or another national research school | More information
RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar with Dr. Ellie Rennie & Dr. Kelsie Nabben
11 September, 2024
Innovative Digital Tools for Digital Ethnography of Decentralised Communities
A conversation with Dr. Ellie Rennie (RMIT University) and Dr. Kelsie Nabben (European University Institute)
When: 11 September 2024 | 9:30-11:00 a.m. CET | Where: Utrecht University – Hybrid (exact room, see below) | ECTS: 2-4 EC. More information about credits and assignments, see below | Coordinator: Prof. dr Annette Markham (Utrecht University) | Organisation: Prof. dr Annette Markham, Department of Media and culture Studies (Utrecht University) and RMeS | For: PhD Candidates and RMa students in Media Studies, who are a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School (onderzoekschool). RMeS staff and other interested colleagues are welcome to sit in on specific sessions. | More information
IMPORTANT NOTE: When registering, please specify at ‘remarks’ if you want to attend IN PERSON or ONLINE.
This seminar is part of the RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar Series 2024: Tools, Ethics, Futures.
In person: Kromme Nieuwegracht 20 – T.0.05; Grote Zaal
Online: Teams link will be sent to all registered participants
RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar with Dr. Donya Alinejad and Stephanie Livingstone (PhD candidate)
17 October, 2024
Digital Ethnography as participatory and collaborative: Challenges and creative tools for making a difference with/in communities
A conversation with Dr. Donya Alinejad (Utrecht University) and Stephanie Livingstone (PhD at RMIT University)
When: 17 October 2024 | 2:30-4:00 p.m. CET | Where: Utrecht University – Hybrid (exact room, see below) | ECTS: 2-4 EC. More information about credits and assignments, see below | Coordinator: Prof. dr Annette Markham (Utrecht University) | Organisation: Prof. dr Annette Markham, Department of Media and culture Studies (Utrecht University) and RMeS | For: PhD Candidates and RMa students in Media Studies, who are a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School (onderzoekschool). RMeS staff and other interested colleagues are welcome to sit in on specific sessions.
Registration will open 11 September 2024.
IMPORTANT NOTE: When registering, please specify at ‘remarks’ if you want to attend IN PERSON or ONLINE.
This seminar is part of the RMeS Digital Ethnography Seminar Series 2024: Tools, Ethics, Futures. More information can be found here.
In person: Kromme Nieuwegracht 20 – T.0.05; Grote Zaal
Online: Teams link will be sent to all registered participants
RMeS Workshop Cautious labour: Exploring cultural workers’ negotiation of digital visibility in the era of promotional and surveillance culture
4 November, 2024
When: 4 November 2024, 9:00-18:00 hrs | Where: University of Amsterdam, location & room TBD | ECTS: 1EC | For: PhDs and research master students who are a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School (onderzoekschool). Students who are members of RMeS will have first access | More information
Registration will open 11 September 2024.
Please note that this event is also open for other participants via registration from GDC, but the credit will only be awarded to RMeS members who register via RMeS.
RMeS RMa Course: Matters of Media in Art-Science: between the organic and the digital
12 November, 2024 - 10 December, 2024
When: November-December 2024, exact dates see below | Where: Leiden University – room t.b.c. | ECTS: 5 | Instructor: Dr. Ksenia Fedorova | Organisation: RMeS | For: First and second year RMa students in Media Studies, who are a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School (onderzoekschool). Students who are members of RMeS will have first access | More information
Registration will open 11 September 2024
Tuesday mornings from 10:15-13:00 hrs
12 November 2024
26 November 2024
3 December 2024
10 December 2024
RMeS RMa course: Platformisation: Transforming key economic sectors and spheres of life
14 November, 2024 - 19 December, 2024
When: November, December 2024 and January 2025 (exact dates, see below) | Where: Utrecht University, see below | ECTS: 6 | Coordinator: Niels Kerssens (UU) | Guest lectures by: to be announced | For: First and second year RMa students in Media Studies, who are a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School (onderzoekschool). Students who are members of RMeS will have first access. RMeS staff and PhD researchers are welcome to sit in on specific sessions; please send an e-mail to RMeS if you intend to attend one or more seminar sessions: rmes@rug.nl | More information
Registration will open on 11 September 2024.
Weekly programme
Thursday afternoon from 13.00-17.00
14 November 2024
21 November 2024
28 November 2024
5 December 2024 (09:00 – 13:00)
19 December 2024 presentations (10.00-17.00)
RMeS RMa Course: Trending Topics – Engaging Objects
7 February, 2025 - 4 April, 2025
When: February-March 2025, exact dates, see below | Where: Utrecht University, exact rooms t.b.c. | ECTS: 6 | Coordinator: Dr Rik Smit (RuG) | Guest lectures by: To be announced | Organisation: RMeS | For: First and second year RMa students in Media Studies, who are a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School (onderzoekschool). Students who are members of RMeS will have first access. RMeS staff and PhD researchers are welcome to sit in on specific sessions; please send an e-mail to RMeS if you intend to attend one or more seminar sessions: rmes@rug.nl | More information
Registration will open Fall 2024.
Dates:
7 February 2025
14 February 2025
7 March 2025
14 March 2025
4 April 2025 Presentations
RMeS RMa Course: Corpus and curation (practise-based)
14 February, 2025 - 30 May, 2025
Registration will open Fall 2024
RMeS RMa Course: Studying digital activism: Discourses, practices, and politics
4 April, 2025 - 31 May, 2025
When: Exact dates to be confirmed | Where: Erasmus University Rotterdam, exact rooms t.b.c. | ECTS: 6 EC | Coordinator: Dr Delia Dumitrica (EUR) | For: First and second year RMa students in Media Studies, who are a member of a Dutch Graduate Research School (onderzoekschool). Students who are members of RMeS will have first access. RMeS staff and PhD researchers are welcome to sit in on specific sessions; please send an e-mail to RMeS if you intend to attend one or more seminar sessions: rmes@rug.nl | More information
Registration will open Fall 2024