Program

The conference will be organized around an opening panel, keynote lectures by distinguished scholars, and theme sessions.

Opening panelists will include: Alyson J.K. Bailes (Director of SIPRI), Ilkka Lakaniemi (Senior Manager at Nokia corporation) and Kai Sauer (Director of the Unit for Western Balkans, Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Keith W. Olson (Professor, University of Maryland).

Keynote lecturers will include: Keith W. Olson, James G. (Jerry) Hunt, Shelley Armitage, Clifford G. Christians, Katri Sieberg, Mimi White and Betsy Erkkilä.

Theme Sessions - Preliminary Session Groups (PDF-document)

Information in this program is subject to change. Please check back often.

Wednesday, May 18

Time	Location	Event
2 pm-	Pinni B1100	Registration
3.30 - 4 pm	Pinni B1100	Opening ceremonies Arja Ropo, Vice-Rector, University of Tampere Adele K. Dion, Ambassador, Canadian Embassy Victoria Middleton, Public Affairs Counselor, U.S. Embassy Marjatta Hietala, Director of North American Studies Program
4 - 6 pm	Pinni B1100	Opening Panel Globalization and Democratic Values Chair: Tarja Väyrynen, Research Director, TAPRI Opening Panelists: Alyson J.K. Bailes, Director (SIPRI) Kai Sauer, Director of the Unit for Western Balkans (Ministry for Foreign Affairs) Ilkka Lakaniemi, Senior Manager (Nokia Corporation) Keith W. Olson, Professor (University of Maryland)
6 pm-	Pinni B 5th floor lobby	Reception hosted by the University of Tampere and the U.S. Embassy

Thursday, May 19

Time	Location	Event
9.30 am - 12.30	Pinni B1097	Four Keynote Lectures: Introduction: History of North American Studies at the University of Tampere Professor Markku Henriksson Imagining Democracy: Walt Whitman and Karl Marx Professor Betsy Erkkila Have democratic values reached the limits in the corporate world? Professor James G. (Jerry) Hunt Inconclusion: Melodrama, Realism, and Narrative Form in American Television Drama Professor Mimi White
12.30- 2 pm		Lunch
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B1097	Theme Session 1 Identity and Democracy Discussant: Professor Keith W. Olson Chair: Professor Katri Sieberg
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B3116	Theme Session 2 Media Ethics Discussant: Professor Clifford Christians Chair: Professor Kaarle Nordenstreng
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B3117	Theme Session 3 Popular Culture, Subgenres, Mainstream Discussant: To be announced Chair: Senior Assistant Matti Savolainen
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B 2078	Theme Session 4 Personal Publics: Melodrama, Celebrity, and Morality in Media Culture Discussant: Professor Mimi White Chair: Professor Mikko Lehtonen This is a workshop. If you want to read the papers in advance, please contact Jani Kontra, jani.kontra@uta.fi
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B 2077	Theme Session 5 Mobility and Attraction Discussant: Marjaana Niemi Chair: Professor Marjatta Hietala
5 pm -	Hangaslahti	Sauna evening hosted by the city of Tampere. The bus to Hangaslahti sauna leaves at the front of the University main building at 5pm

Friday, May 20

Time	Location	Event
9.30 am - 12.30	Pinni B1097	Four Keynote Lectures: American Values and Universal Values Professor Clifford Christians Values vs. Interests in US Foreign Policy Professor Jussi Hanhimäki In Whose Footsteps Should We Follow Professor Katri Sieberg Democratic Values: Past, Present and Future Professor Keith W. Olson
12.30- 2 pm		Lunch
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B 3117	Theme Session 6 Democratic Values in Work Life Discussant: Professor Jerry Hunt Chair: Professor Arja Ropo
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B3116	Theme Session 7 The Twentieth-Century American Novel Discussant: Professor Mikko Keskinen Chair: Lecturer Maarit Piipponen This is a workshop. If you want to read the papers in advance, please contact Maarit Piipponen, maarit.piipponen@uta.fi
2 pm - 5pm	Pinni B 1097	Theme Session 8 American Studies Discussant: Professor Betsy Erkkila Chair: Emeritus Lecturer Carl Wieck
7 pm -	Tampere Hall / Restaurant Myllärit	Concert and closing dinner. Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra Eri Klas, conductor Lasse Pöysti, narrator Pärt: Perpetuum mobile Sibelius: Metsänhaltija Tubin: Sinfonia nro 9 Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche After the concert there is a closing dinner in Restaurant Myllärit near Tampere Hall. Sign-up during the conference, price will be announced later.