Research at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
The research of the Department analyses and seeks to understand and explain current developments in culture, the arts and music. The research focuses on wellbeing, identity, cognition, experiences, feelings, affects and meaning-making processes in a multidisciplinary manner, utilising the tools of music, art and cultural research. Our research is based on both quantitative and qualitative methods.
The research strategy of the Department of Music, Art, and Culture Studies has been updated in the fall of 2023. The research strategy includes a description of the department's research environment, the content and nature of the research, and the goals for the development of research activities.
The Research Centre for Contemporary Culture represents and promotes multidisciplinary cultural research. Research focuses on contemporary culture. In line with a broad concept of culture, the relationship between the social and cultural dimensions and lifestyle, as well as the meanings attached to arts and media, are examined.