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About us

Nature on Screen is centred on Fred Jüssi’s unique perceptions of nature and their mediation in the film The Beauty of Being. 

Who are the creators of “Nature on Screen”?

The current study materials have been created by the University of Tartu’s transmedial research group, which functions under the state rubric of cultural semiotics deemed as research of national importance, and began with the scientific project: Kultuur kui haridus: transmeedialisus ja digitaalsus kultuurilises autokommunikatsioonis (“Culture as Education: Transmediality and Digitality in Cultural Autocommunication”). Our objective is to develop a methodology uniting transmedial studies and semiotics which creates study materials useful in general education and schools. Earlier we have created three learning environments: “Literature on Screen”, which centred on Andrus Kivirähk’s novel The Old Barny and its film adaption November; “History on Screen”, which centred on the literary trilogy of Leelo Tungla and their film adaptation The Little Comrade; and “Identity on Screen”, which centred on A.H. Tammsaare’s Truth and Justice and used it to discuss notions of identity and self-understanding from the perspectives of social relations, national belonging, and the living environment, respectively. 

The main members of the transmedial research group are Alexandr Fadejev, Alexandra Milyakina, Maarja Ojamaa, Tatjana Pilipoveca, Merit Rickberg and Peeter Torop.

Authors

Content creation: Alexandr Fadejev, Lona Päll, Merit Rickberg, Siiri Tarrikas ja Henry Timusk.

Translation: Erik Kõvamees ja Alexandra Milyakina

Design and technical support: Redwall OÜ.

We say thank you to

Jaan Tootsen

Taska Film 

Mikk Rand

Eesti Filmi Instituut

Elektriteater

Masha Kanatova and Opsti OÜ 

"History on Screen" was created by the Transmedia research group at the University of Tartu. The project is supported by Õpiveski programme.

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"Literature on Screen" is based on Andrus Kivirähk’s novel "Rehepapp" and its film adaptation "November". The study material focuses on the relation between literature and film within culture.

"Identity on Screen" is based on Anton H. Tammsaare’s novel "Truth and Justice" and its film adaptation. The study material focuses on the notions of identity and self-knowing.

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