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Debate: Light in the light
- Friday 27.6.2025 at 16:00
- Porvoo City Library
- n. 2h
- Free access
The Light in Light panel discussion will explore the links between music, society and the human experience.
The panellists are Sixten Korkman, Saku Mantere and Anu Koivunen.
In “Ljus i ljuset” the relationship between music, society and human experience is discussed.
The panellists in the discussion are Sixten Korkman, Saku Mantere and Anu Koivunen.
Info
The event is bilingual / Evenemanget är tvåspråkigt
Free entry / Fritt inträde
15 min music at the beginning of the event
Porvoonseudo Music School
A musical greeting
Avanti! quartet
Meredith: A short tribute to Teenage Fanclub
Photo: Avanti!
Sixten Korkman has a PhD in political science and is one of Finland’s most respected economists. He has worked as a professor at Aalto University and is known for his clear and constructive opinions. In his latest book Economy and humanism (2023) he examines the ideological roots of our economic system and stresses the importance of a humanist perspective in understanding the economy.
Saku Mantere is Professor of Management at McGill University in Montreal and an internationally renowned scholar of strategic management and organisational theory. He is a scholar of posthumanism and has explored the impact of artificial intelligence on academic research.
Anu Koivunen is a media researcher and professor of gender studies at the University of Turku. She is an active social debater and known for her ability to link academic research to current social phenomena. Koivunen has studied film and TV studies, art history and gender studies, and is interested in how meanings are formed in culture.
Arrival / Accessibility
Visiting address: Papinkatu 20, 06100 Porvoo
There is a car park near the main entrance. If necessary, the car may be driven closer to the front doors so that the person can be dropped off as close to them as possible. However, the car must be parked in a marked parking space.
The exterior doors of the building have either elbow or cord switches. Inva-WCs are located on both the first and second floor. The building also has an elevator.
Read more about accessibility in Porvoo City Library here.