Dear all, *Sorry for cross posting* We would like to draw your attention to a newly started series of IMS-webinars called ‘Media Impact’, a series that showcases current IMS research in a short, popular format. The series is intended for everyone with an interest in media and culture, everyone who wants to learn more about how daily media choices affect communication and meaning in art, popular culture, and mass media, and everyone who wants to get a first impression of what research at IMS is about. The series can for example be of interest to teachers, students, communicators, journalists and cultural workers, but also established academics can take advantage of the series to get a quick introduction to new research. Especially in the beginning of the series, we would like to ask you to support the talks as audience and to spread the word to colleagues and other people who could be interested. All talks will be ca. 15 minutes long and streamed live online, with the chance to ask questions. The talks are free to attend, but you will need to register on the IMS website. The talks will also be video recorded and available to watch afterwards. The first couple of talks will be in English, but in time, we will also have talks in Swedish. So far, we have two talks scheduled, but more talks will be announced for the autumn term: * May 27 at 15.30-16.00 CEST: “’You didn't see that coming!’ How to tackle breaks of expectation with poetry” with Pedro Atã. Description: Poetry experiments teach us to not take stable meanings for granted and to work in alliance with breaks of expectation. In this talk, Pedro Atã will explain how poetry can teach you to deal with the unexpected. Pedro Atã holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Linnaeus University. He researches surprise and creativity between media and is especially interested in experimental and improvisational procedures in arts and literature. Register on our Swedish webpage (for English speakers: scroll down to the form, fill in your name and email (called e-post in Swedish) in the two boxes, and click the box 'övrigt' if you are not associated with LNU. Finally, click the GDPR box to allow the university to use your name and email to send you information about the event): https://lnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/aktuellt/kalender/2021/media-impact--… * June 17 at 15.30-16.00 CEST, “Virtually Alive: How Video Games Make Evolution Playable” with Péter Makai Description: Video and board games turn evolution into a playable experience. Which strategies are used for making the science of evolution fun? And how does player interaction change the dynamic of evolution? Become wiser on these questions together with Péter Kristóf Makai, in our second talk in the Media Impact series. Peter Makai recently finished his Crafoord Postdoctoral Fellowship at Linnaeus Unversity Centre of Intermedial and Multimodal Studies. He is currently a KWI International Fellow at the University of Duisburg-Essen's Cultural Studies Institute, studying how theme parks are transmediated into digital and board games. He has published work on Tolkien, games and worldbuilding in Reconstructing Arda, Tolkien Studies, and in Postmodern Reinterpretations of Fairy Tales. Register on our Swedish webpage (for English speakers: scroll down to the form, fill in your name and email (called e-post in Swedish) in the two boxes, and click the box 'övrigt' if you are not associated with LNU. Finally, click the GDPR box to allow the university to use your name and email to send you information about the event): https://lnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/aktuellt/kalender/2021/media-impact--… You can find all the information about the series and upcoming talks on our website: https://lnu.se/en/research/searchresearch/linnaeus-university-centre-for-in… Best wishes, Signe – on behalf of IMS IMS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LNU.IMS IMS public email list: https://lists.sunet.se/listinfo/publik.ims IMS website: https://lnu.se/en/research/searchresearch/linnaeus-university-centre-for-in… Signe Kjaer Jensen PhD student in Comparative Literature Centre for Intermedial and Multimodal Studies (IMS) Linnæus University Department of Film and Literature 351 95 Växjö Sweden https://lnu.se/personal/signe.kjaerjensen/ signe.kjaerjensen at lnu.se<mailto:signe.kjaerjensen at lnu.se>