A pre-event for the Histories of Death symposium (University of Turku, https://sites.utu.fi/jmc/histories-of-death/), co-organized with the International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC, http://iipc.utu.fi/).
The talks start at 19:00 sharp, but feel free to come earlier! Even if it's about death and the apocalypse, there will be good time & lively discussion. Free entry.
Speakers:
MA Marika Ahonen (Cultural History, University of Turku): Romanticized Death in Popular Music
Dr Kimmo Ahonen (Pori Department, Tampere University): The Images of Collective Death in Science Fiction Movies of the 1950s
Docent Kimi Kärki (Cultural History, University of Turku): Cinematic Talking Machines at the Point of Dying