{"id":2,"date":"2012-01-19T13:42:37","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T13:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:58:12","slug":"ourcourses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00e5ra kurser \/ Our Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>VARF\u00d6R VISUELLA STUDIER?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Bi\u00e4mnet Visuella studier ger dig st\u00f6rre skicklighet att f\u00f6rst\u00e5 och arbeta med kommunikation och medier idag. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>L\u00e4skunnighet \u00e4r inte l\u00e4ngre bara att l\u00e4sa och skriva utan ocks\u00e5 att tolka bilder (visuell l\u00e4skunnighet) och att s\u00f6ka och v\u00e4rdera digital information.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Att kommunikationen blir alltmer visuell inneb\u00e4r ocks\u00e5 att den blir alltmer op\u00e5litlig. Bilder kan anv\u00e4ndas destruktivt f\u00f6r att sprida myter och &#8221;fake news&#8221; n\u00e4r kunskaperna om historia och vetenskap minskar i samh\u00e4llet. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Visuell information \u00e4r m\u00e5ngtydig och l\u00e4tt att manipulera:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>I en obligatorisk delkurs l\u00e4r du dig d\u00e4rf\u00f6r &#8221;visuell analys&#8221; dvs. olika metoder f\u00f6r kritiskt studium av bilder inom b\u00e5de psykologi och kultur-, historie- och samh\u00e4llsvetenskap. (Period 3-4)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Bilders m\u00f6jligheter och begr\u00e4nsningar i j\u00e4mf\u00f6relse med andra typer av information studeras i den andra obligatoriska delkursen: &#8221;Visual Semiotics and Storytelling&#8221;. (Period 3)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Slutligen tittar vi i den tredje obligatoriska delkursen p\u00e5 den konkreta anv\u00e4ndningen av bilder i samh\u00e4llet och hur bilder bidrar till att st\u00e4rka gemenskap och identitet i sociala grupper: &#8221;Visual Sociology and Anthropology&#8221;. (Period 4)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Vi erbjuder ocks\u00e5 fritt valbara engelsk- och svenskspr\u00e5kiga <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>kurser om bland annat mediehistoria (film, tecknade serier), vetenskaplig visualisering och &#8221;infografik&#8221;, samt visuell retorik i reklam och propaganda. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Struktur f\u00f6r bi\u00e4mnet Visuella studier (25 sp) 2024-25: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Obligatoriskt block 15 sp. Kurserna &#8221;Visuell analys&#8221; (period 3-4), &#8221;Visual Semiotics and Storytelling&#8221; (period 3), <span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8221;<\/span>Visual sociology and anthropology&#8221; (period 4). <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>Valbart block 10 sp. V\u00e4lj tv\u00e5 av de \u00f6vriga kurserna.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><b>Se ocks\u00e5 v\u00e5r tematiska modul <em>Visuella medier<\/em> (20 sp) som kan tas av alla studeranden p\u00e5 magisterniv\u00e5 vid \u00c5A. De flesta av kurserna kan ing\u00e5 i denna modul. <a href=\"https:\/\/studiehandboken.abo.fi\/sv\/program\/29497?period=2024-2027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se l\u00e4nk till Studiehandboken (scrolla till sidans slut)<\/a>.<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #750606\"><strong>H\u00e4r nedan presenteras alla kurser i detalj med tider och andra uppgifter, under respektive undervisningsperiod.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><em><b>NON SWEDISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS,<\/b><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2><em><b>you<\/b> <b>are<\/b><b> all <\/b><b>welcome<\/b><b> to <\/b><b>take<\/b> <b>our<\/b> <b>courses<\/b><b> in English<\/b><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em><b>Visual Studies is an <\/b><b>interdisciplinary <\/b><b>initiative <\/b><b>which<\/b><b> has <\/b><b>now <\/b><b>existed<\/b><b> for 15 <\/b><b>years<\/b><b> at \u00c5bo Akademi University. The <\/b><b>aim<\/b><b> of Visual Studies is to <\/b><b>aid<\/b><b> students from all <\/b><b>disciplines<\/b><b> and <\/b><b>faculties<\/b><b> in <\/b><b>their <\/b><b>understanding<\/b><b> and <\/b><b>mastering<\/b><b> of the rapid <\/b><b>development<\/b><b> in <\/b><b>visual <\/b><b>communication<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>pedagogy<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>psychology<\/b><b> and technology. At \u00c5AU, Visual Studies is <\/b><b>connected<\/b><b> to an <\/b><b>associate<\/b><b> professorship<\/b><\/em><b> (&#8221;docentur&#8221;) <\/b><em><b>in Art History with a <\/b><b>specialization<\/b><b> in <\/b><b>visual <\/b><b>communication<\/b><b>. The <\/b><b>following <\/b><b>courses <\/b><b>are<\/b><b> given <\/b><b>annually<\/b><b> in English:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>\u2013 <\/b><b>Photography<\/b><b> and the <\/b><b>Moving<\/b><b> Image (period 2)<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>\u2013 <\/b><b>Visual Semiotics and Storytelling<\/b><b>\u00a0(period 3)<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>\u2013 <\/b><b>Visuality<\/b><b> and <\/b><b>Visualization<\/b> <b>of<\/b><b> Information (period 3)<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>\u2013 <\/b><b>Comics<\/b><b>: <\/b><b>Cultural<\/b><b> and <\/b><b>Interdisciplinary<\/b> <b>Perspectives<\/b><b> (period 4)<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>\u2013 Visual Sociology and Anthropology <\/b><b>(period 4)<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>The Visual Studies <\/b><b>subject<\/b><b> is <\/b><b>located<\/b><b> at the <\/b><b>faculty<\/b><b> of <\/b><b>Humanities<\/b><b>, <\/b><b>Psychology<\/b><b> and <\/b><b>Theology<\/b><b>. Premises and email: Arken building room D210, franders@abo.fi<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Below you find all courses, with teaching hours and other specifications, listed for each of the four academic teaching periods. <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span style=\"color: #800000\">Period 1, Sept-Oct 2025<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/ourcourses\/picassoeye-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2215\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/picassoeye-1-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/picassoeye-1-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/picassoeye-1.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>FR\u00c5N AVANTGARDE TILL GLOBAL KONST, 5 <\/b><b>ECTS (<\/b><b>svenska<\/b><b>)<br \/>\n<\/b><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">L\u00e4rare<\/b><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0Fred Andersson. <\/b><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">Kod<\/b><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">: KO00BC47.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b><i>Kursen \u00e4r valbar inom bi\u00e4mnet Visuella studier och kan rekommenderas som valbar p\u00e5 \u00e4mnesniv\u00e5 eller f\u00f6rdjupad niv\u00e5 f\u00f6r alla studerande som har nytta av k\u00e4nnedom om modern och samtida konst.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kursen erbjuds inte mera som en del av \u00e4mnet Konstvetenskaps grundstudier, men kan avl\u00e4ggas som fritt val (eller som komplettering vid ofullst\u00e4ndiga grundstudier i den gamla studiestrukturen).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registrering och information<\/strong><strong> under vecka 36 <\/strong><strong>2025 (mellan 2 och 6 september) via plattformen Moodle (digital distanskurs).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tider veckorna 37-43: <\/strong>inspelade f\u00f6rel\u00e4sningar, sj\u00e4lvr\u00e4ttande tester och avslutande examination i Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examination:<\/strong> Distansundervisning med 12 tillf\u00e4llen. Dessa ges i form av i f\u00f6rv\u00e4g inspelade f\u00f6rel\u00e4sningar. I dessa behandlas \u00f6versiktligt olika perioder, problemkomplex och deras samband. Den anvisade litteraturen f\u00f6ruts\u00e4tts inl\u00e4st till varje tillf\u00e4lle. I kursen ing\u00e5r sj\u00e4lvr\u00e4ttande tester f\u00f6r respektive tillf\u00e4lle, samt en distans\u00f6vervakad tentamen och en skriftlig inl\u00e4mningsuppgift.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litteratur: <\/strong>se Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodlesida \u00f6ppen registrering: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=924\">https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=924<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b><span style=\"color: #800000\">Period 2, Nov-Dec 2025<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/ourcourses\/vsfoldermovieeye\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1473\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderMovieeye-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderMovieeye-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderMovieeye-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderMovieeye.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b><br \/>\nPHOTOGRAPHY AND THE MOVING IMAGE,<\/b><b> 5 <\/b><b>ECTS (<\/b><b>English<\/b><b>). <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Teachers<\/b><b> Antony Fredriksson (PhD Philosophy), Sofia Lahti (PhD Art History) and Fred Andersson. <\/b><b>Code<\/b><b>: 130026.0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333333\">For exchange students and \u00c5AU <em>Visuella studier<\/em> and <em>Visuella medier<\/em> students.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>T<\/i><i>he <\/i><i>course gives an introduction to the history of photography and film in the West, and shows how the invention of moving images was a <span style=\"color: #000000\">result<\/span> of <\/i><i>changed worldviews <\/i><i>in the modern era. <\/i><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction in\u00a0<\/strong><strong>week 44 2025: <\/strong>Wed 29.10.2025 16:15-17:45 Arken building, room Granqvist (B101).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule weeks 45-51, lectures and film screenings: <\/strong>Wednesdays 16:15-17:45 Arken Camera Obscura (E201) and Zoom (10.12.2025, 17.12.2025, and 7.1.2026). The film screening hours in weeks 46-49 are always followed by discussion hours 18:00-20:00.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exam:<\/strong> Short summaries of group discussions and one individually written essay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literature:<\/strong> See Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodle page, open registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1810<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300\"><b><span style=\"color: #800000\">Period 3, Jan-March 2026<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/ncsred.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1482\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/ncsred.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b><br \/>\nVISUELL ANALYS,\u00a0<\/b><b> 5 sp (period <\/b><b>1 och 2, <\/b><b>svenska<\/b><b>)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>L\u00e4rare Fred Andersson. Kod: 100905.0, \u00e4ven valbar i <\/b><b><i>utbildningslinjen f\u00f6r spr\u00e5k.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><b> <\/b><\/i><b><i>Visual <\/i><\/b><b><i>analysis<\/i><\/b><b>, 5 <\/b><b>ECTS (<\/b><b>academic<\/b> <b>periods 3<\/b><b> and 4, <\/b><b>Swedish). <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #454040\"><i>Denna kurs \u00e4r obligatorisk f\u00f6r dig som har Visuella studier som bi\u00e4mne och den \u00e4r den mest grundl\u00e4ggande kursen i \u00e4mnet. OBS: G\u00e5r parallellt med\u00a0 <\/i>Visual Semiotics and Storytelling<i>\u00a0(period 3) och <\/i>Visual Sociology and Anthropology <i>(period 4). <\/i><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b><i>Visuell analys \u00e4r ett samlingsnamn p\u00e5 olika metoder f\u00f6r att anv\u00e4nda bilder som k\u00e4lla till anv\u00e4ndbar kunskap i olika forskningsomr\u00e5den, fr\u00e4mst inom humaniora och samh\u00e4llsvetenskap. Det som st\u00e5r i fokus \u00e4r den information bilden kan ge om en plats, en situation, en person eller om psykologiska och ideologiska tendenser i ett samh\u00e4lle. Visuell analys \u00e4r idag ocks\u00e5 ett tekniskt omr\u00e5de som ligger bakom mycket av utvecklingen inom visuell AI och automatisk bilds\u00f6kning p\u00e5 Internet. Kursen baseras p\u00e5 sju grupparbeten f\u00f6r att \u00f6va olika aspekter p\u00e5 visuell analys. Det f\u00f6rsta grupparbetet handlar om grundl\u00e4ggande bildperception. Sedan f\u00f6ljer grupparbeten om historiska bilder, inneh\u00e5llsanalys, bildsemiotik, barnpsykologi, tecknade serier och film.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><\/i><\/b><strong>Introduktion i vecka 3 2026: <\/strong>Tis 13.01.2026, 12:30-14:15, Zoom (l\u00e4nk skickas till alla som anm\u00e4lt sig i tid i Peppi).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schema veckorna 3-18:<\/strong> Tisdagar 12:30-14:15 (plus fredag 16 januari samma tid), Arken Camera Obscura (E201). Ibland kan ytterligare Zoom-l\u00f6sningar f\u00f6rekomma (meddelas vid kursstart).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examination: <\/strong>Arbetet sker i grupp (redovisas varannan vecka) men varje deltagare skriver veckosammanfattningar och en avslutande ess\u00e4. Bed\u00f6mningen baseras p\u00e5 ess\u00e4n och aktiviteten i grupparbetet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litteratur: <\/strong><em>Handbook of Visual Analysis<\/em>, red. Jewitt &amp; van Leeuwen (2001), valda kapitel. Handouts via <em>Moodle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodlesida \u00f6ppen registrering: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=2493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=2493<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfoldertriangelikono.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1475\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfoldertriangelikono.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>VISUAL SEMIOTICS AND STORYTELLING, 5 sp (English).<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b> Teacher Fred Andersson. Code: VI00CR07<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b><i>For exchange students and \u00c5AU <em>Visuella studier<\/em> and <em>Visuella medier<\/em> students. Mandatory in the Visual Studies minor. <\/i><\/b><\/span>Denna kurs \u00e4r obligatorisk f\u00f6r dig som har Visuella studier som bi\u00e4mne och f\u00f6rdjupar aspekter fr\u00e5n kursen Visuell analys.<b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Visual semiotics originates in older scholarly traditions of the humanities, but it is today combined with cognitive psychology, psycho-linguistics and sociology. By learning to apply different models and procedures for visual semiotic analysis, participants will develop an understanding of how expression and content in pictures can be studied in a structured manner for different purposes. Lectures and tasks during the course will train the understanding and application of analytical models associated with structural linguistics (Saussure), pragmatism (Peirce), generative semantics (Greimas) and cognitive narratology.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction in Week 3 2025: <\/strong>Mon 12.01.2026, 16:15-18:00 Finnish time, Zoom (link will be sent to all who have registered in Peppi).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weeks 3-11: <\/strong>Mondays 16:15-18:00 Finnish time, Arken building, room Pantheon (D208).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examination:<\/strong> Analytical exercises during the course and a final analytical task (for fulfilling learning objectives).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literature: <\/strong>We start by reading Chandler, Daniel, <em>Semiotics: The Basics<\/em>. Fourth revised edition, London: Routledge 2022. E-book available with \u00c5bo Akademi login: <a href=\"https:\/\/www-taylorfrancis-com.ezproxy.vasa.abo.fi\/books\/mono\/10.4324\/9781003155744\/semiotics-basics-daniel-chandler\">https:\/\/www-taylorfrancis-com.ezproxy.vasa.abo.fi\/books\/mono\/10.4324\/9781003155744\/semiotics-basics-daniel-chandler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional literature according to need and time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodle page, open registration:<span style=\"color: #800000\"> A NEW PAGE IS BEING CREATED FOR THIS COURSE, WILL OPEN SOON<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderRetoeye.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1474\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderRetoeye-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderRetoeye-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderRetoeye.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>VISUELL RETORIK, PROPAGANDA OCH MARKNADSF\u00d6RING, 5 sp (s<\/b><b>venska). <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>L\u00e4rare Fred Andersson. Kod: 130031.0, <\/b><b><\/b><b>\u00e4ven valbar i <\/b><b><i>Internationell marknadsf\u00f6ring, FSEJ). <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Visual <\/i><\/b><b><i>rhetorics<\/i><\/b><b><i>, propaganda and marketing<\/i><\/b><b>, 5 ECTS<\/b> <b>(<\/b><b>Swedish). <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b><em>Retorik \u00e4r konsten att \u00f6vertyga men ocks\u00e5 ett \u00e4mne som finns p\u00e5 allt fler universitet idag. Visuell retorik \u00e4r forskning om hur bilder och andra visuella tecken anv\u00e4nds f\u00f6r att \u00f6vertyga mera effektivt. Eftersom bildernas historia \u00e4r \u00e4ldre \u00e4n skriftspr\u00e5kets och eftersom bilder anv\u00e4nts retoriskt inom s\u00e5v\u00e4l religi\u00f6s och politisk propaganda som kommersiell marknadsf\u00f6ring \u00e4r \u00e4mnet relevant b\u00e5de f\u00f6r historieintresserade och f\u00f6r den som vill arbeta praktiskt med kommunikation. Den h\u00e4r kursen behandlar historiska, teoretiska och nutida aspekter p\u00e5 visuell propaganda och marknadsf\u00f6ring. Den riktar sig till b\u00e5de humanister och samh\u00e4llsvetare och \u00e4r valbar som del av bi\u00e4mnet Visuella studier.<\/em><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduktion senast m\u00e5ndag i vecka 12 <\/strong><strong>2026 via epost eller Zoom (digital distanskurs).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tider veckorna 12-21: <\/strong>inspelade f\u00f6rel\u00e4sningar och inl\u00e4mningsuppgifter i Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examination:<\/strong> \u00c5tta veckoinl\u00e4mningar i Moodle. Vitsord ges ca en vecka efter sista inl\u00e4mning. Vid bed\u00f6mning v\u00e4gs in: kunskap om retoriska figurer och termer, f\u00e4rdighet att identifiera retoriska figurer, insikt i bild-textinteraktion, f\u00e4rdighet att identifiera avs\u00e4ndare och mottagare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Litteratur: <\/strong>se Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodlesida \u00f6ppen registrering: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1728<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderVisubrain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1478\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderVisubrain-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderVisubrain-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderVisubrain.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>VISUALITY <\/b><b>AND VISUALIZATION OF INFORMATION, 5 ECTS <\/b><b>(E<\/b><b>nglish).<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Teacher<\/b><b> Fred Andersson and <\/b><b>others<\/b><b>. <\/b><b>Code<\/b><b>: VI00BM65.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><em style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><strong>For exchange students and \u00c5AU\/UTU students (FHPT, FNT, BIMA).<\/strong><\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><b>Visualization is a technical field that has grown rapidly as a response to the increasing importance of pictures and infographics as aids in the transmission of scientific and other information. The technical field of visualization also utilizes psychological research on how we process visual information as a complement to text and speech. This course provides the basics for how visual information is processed by the human brain and how psychology and vision science has been applied in the development of more effective visualization strategies. Writing- and analysis tasks provide training in the evaluation of visualizations, and the ability to explain reasons for their strengths or weaknesses. The course is particularly useful for those who plan to use infographics or other types of visualizations in their future academic or practical work.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction in week 3 2026: <\/strong>\u00a0Wed 14.01.2026 16:15-18:00 Finnish time, Zoom (link will be sent to all participants who have registered in time).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule weeks 4-11:<\/strong> Wednesdays 16:15-18:00, Arken building, room Camera Obscura (E201).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exam:<\/strong>\u00a0 In the course there are six definition tasks (one\/week) which are separately graded. The mean mark of the definition tasks is worth at least 1\/3 of the final mark. A final course essay is written as a case study of a visualization or visualization project. The course essay is worth at least 1\/3 of the final mark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literature:<\/strong> 1. Ware, Colin.<em> Information visualization: Perception for design.<\/em> New York: Morgan Kaufman \/ Elsevier 2004. Available in ebrary: <a href=\"http:\/\/site.ebrary.com\/lib\/abo\/reader.action?docID=10254679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/site.ebrary.com\/lib\/abo\/reader.action?docID=10254679<\/a> 2. Ware, Colin. <em>Visual Thinking: for Design.<\/em> 2008. New York: Morgan Kaufmann 2008. Available in ebrary: <a href=\"http:\/\/site.ebrary.com\/lib\/abo\/detail.action?docID=10349914&amp;p00=visual+thinking+design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/site.ebrary.com\/lib\/abo\/detail.action?docID=10349914&amp;p00=visual+thinking+design<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodle page, open registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1730<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000\"><b><span style=\"color: #993300\">Period 4, March-May 2026.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><b>FORTS\u00c4TTNING: VISUELL ANALYS,\u00a0 5 sp (period 1 och 2, svenska, se ovan). <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b><i>Visual <\/i><i>analysis<\/i>, 5 ECTS (academic periods 3 and 4, Swedish, see above).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/ourcourses\/muiscatriangle-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2214\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2214\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/muiscatriangle-1-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/muiscatriangle-1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/muiscatriangle-1.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>VISUAL SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, 5 sp (English). <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Teacher Fred Andersson. Code: VI00CR08<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333\">For exchange students and \u00c5AU Visuella studier and Visuella medier students. Mandatory in the Visual Studies minor.<\/span> <\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Denna kurs \u00e4r obligatorisk f\u00f6r dig som har Visuella studier som bi\u00e4mne och f\u00f6rdjupar aspekter fr\u00e5n kursen Visuell analys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Visual sociology and anthropology is usually based on the collection of documentary pictures and film material in field study methodology. In this course, we will give attention to both prehistorical, historical, and contemporary aspects of visual communication in human societies. Participants will also have the opportunity to train the identification and coding of relevant levels of visual content in test samples of pictures drawn from publicly available digital collections of documentary pictures and visual art. Participants may also suggest collections to use. The results of the exercises will be reported in a final essay on the visual culture or social phenomena to which the samples are related.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction week 13 <\/strong><strong>2026: <\/strong>Mon 23.03.2026, 16:15-18:00. Arken building, room Pantheon (D208).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule weeks 14-21: <\/strong>Mondays 16:15-18:00, Arken Pantheon (D208). Some on-site sessions may be replaced with Zoom sessions. This will be announced at the start of the course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exam:<\/strong> Weekly written assignments (&#8221;course diary&#8221;), collection and coding of images, final written analysis of the image collection.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Literature, main book: <\/strong>Douglas A. Harper, <em>Visual Sociology. <\/em>Basic book of the course, on loan from the ASA-library or read online at Ebrary with \u00c5AU-connection, link: <a href=\"http:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/abo-ebooks\/detail.action?docID=1101347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/abo-ebooks\/detail.action?docID=1101347<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional literature according to need and time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodle page, open registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=1811<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderComicseye.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1469\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderComicseye-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderComicseye-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/visuellastudier\/files\/vsfolderComicseye.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>COMICS <\/b><b>\u2013 CULTURAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES, <\/b><b>5 <\/b><b>ECTS <\/b><b>(<\/b><b>English). <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Teacher<\/b><b> Fred Andersson and <\/b><b>others<\/b><b>. <\/b><b>Code<\/b><b>: 116736.1. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #333333\">For exchange students and \u00c5AU <em>Visuella studier<\/em> and <em>Visuella medier<\/em> students.<\/span> <\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><b>The course gives the student an introduction to comics studies and an insight into different media for comics in different parts of the world. This media field will be explored from visual, cultural, political, and narrative perspectives. Important key words are: Narrative, multimodality, art, visual studies, trans-nationality, fandom, intertext, and folklore.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction in\u00a0<\/strong><strong>week<\/strong><strong> 12 2026:<\/strong> Wed 18.03.2026 16:15-18:00, Arken building, room Camera Obscura (E201).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule weeks 13-20: <\/strong>Wednesdays 16:15-18:00, Arken building, room Camera Obscura (E201).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exam:<\/strong> Lecture diary and Course essay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literature:<\/strong>\u00a0 Start with Scott McCloud, <em>Understanding Comics<\/em>, New York : HarperPerennial 1994. Additional literature: See Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moodle page, open registration:<a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/moodle.abo.fi\/course\/view.php?id=817<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VARF\u00d6R VISUELLA STUDIER? Bi\u00e4mnet Visuella studier ger dig st\u00f6rre skicklighet att f\u00f6rst\u00e5 och arbeta med kommunikation och medier idag. L\u00e4skunnighet \u00e4r inte l\u00e4ngre bara att l\u00e4sa och skriva utan ocks\u00e5 att tolka bilder (visuell l\u00e4skunnighet) och att s\u00f6ka och v\u00e4rdera digital information. Att kommunikationen blir alltmer visuell inneb\u00e4r ocks\u00e5 att den blir alltmer op\u00e5litlig. 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