OpinTori – Oulu University “The true, the beautiful, and the good”: sense, knowledge and innovation as institutional challenges May 14, 2008 Marjut Haussila

OpinTori – OpinTori – Oulu UniversityOulu University

“The true, the beautiful, and the good”: “The true, the beautiful, and the good”: sense, knowledge and innovation as sense, knowledge and innovation as institutional challengesinstitutional challenges

May 14, 2008May 14, 2008Marjut HaussilaMarjut [email protected]@oulu.fi

Marjut HaussilaMarjut Haussila

OpinTori 2008 - Oulu UniversityOpinTori 2008 - Oulu University

A sense of connectedness by means ofA sense of connectedness by means of

TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY CC mediatization mediatization UU economic integration economic integration LL networks of production networks of production TT strategies of consumptionstrategies of consumption UU

RRBIOLOGYBIOLOGY EE our human make up our human make up




””Imagine a world, where everybody has aImagine a world, where everybody has a

free access to all knowledge. We arefree access to all knowledge. We are

committed to creating such a world.”committed to creating such a world.”

Teemu Leinonen/Wikimedia FoundationTeemu Leinonen/Wikimedia Foundation

Suomen Kuvalehti May 9, 2008Suomen Kuvalehti May 9, 2008



Ethical considerations boil down Ethical considerations boil down to exploringto exploring

what is what is desirabledesirable or how people think the or how people think the world ought to beworld ought to be

what is what is desireddesired or what people want for or what people want for themselvesthemselves

(Hofstede 1991) (Hofstede 1991)



Criticism Criticism dialogical dynamism dialogical dynamism

posing questions posing questions suggesting encounters that emerge as suggesting encounters that emerge as

dilemmasdilemmas subverting the obvious and the canonicalsubverting the obvious and the canonical revealing incongruitiesrevealing incongruities



negotiations about gender, race, ethnicity, negotiations about gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or just brute force can contribute to the religion, or just brute force can contribute to the goal of a richer democratic world goal of a richer democratic world

the objective is to achieve not unanimity, but the objective is to achieve not unanimity, but more consciousness, which implies more more consciousness, which implies more diversity diversity

antidotes to the taken for granted are provided by antidotes to the taken for granted are provided by narrative strategies of contrast, confrontation and narrative strategies of contrast, confrontation and metacognition metacognition

(Bruner 1996)(Bruner 1996)



conceiving differences as allies ofconceiving differences as allies of

education, rather than encumbranceseducation, rather than encumbrances gaining a deeper understanding of gaining a deeper understanding of

significant themes and topicssignificant themes and topics having an embodied sense of what it having an embodied sense of what it

means and how it feels to understandmeans and how it feels to understand

(Gardner 1999)(Gardner 1999)




Jazz group as an image of the good lifeJazz group as an image of the good life

each member is free to express herself with musical wits, listening each member is free to express herself with musical wits, listening to others and adhering to the acquired cultural resourcesto others and adhering to the acquired cultural resources

resulting musical substance comes from the free musical resulting musical substance comes from the free musical expression of each member acting as the basis for the free expression of each member acting as the basis for the free expression of the othersexpression of the others

as each player grows more musically eloquent, the others draw as each player grows more musically eloquent, the others draw inspiration from this and are spurred to greater heights inspiration from this and are spurred to greater heights

no conflict exists between freedom and the good of the whole, yet no conflict exists between freedom and the good of the whole, yet the image is the reverse of the totalitarian”the image is the reverse of the totalitarian”

when we act in this way, we realize our natures at their finest. when we act in this way, we realize our natures at their finest. (Eagleton 2007)(Eagleton 2007)



””Rattle turned Beethoven into Rattle turned Beethoven into

a wild jazz party”a wild jazz party”

””Moments of rupture and controlledMoments of rupture and controlled

details alternated in the concert of thedetails alternated in the concert of the

Berlin Phiharmonics” Berlin Phiharmonics”

Hannu-Ilari Lampila Hannu-Ilari Lampila

Helsingin Sanomat May 7, 2008Helsingin Sanomat May 7, 2008


OpinTori - Oulu UniversityOpinTori - Oulu UniversityJazzJazz a medium based on an infinite art of a medium based on an infinite art of

improvisationimprovisation a community that cuts across boundaries a community that cuts across boundaries

defined by age, class, vocation and ethnicitydefined by age, class, vocation and ethnicity emphasis on learning instead of teachingemphasis on learning instead of teaching accomodation of change from within and accomodation of change from within and

withoutwithout(Berliner 1994)(Berliner 1994)



Cultivating the soloist’s skills of being at itCultivating the soloist’s skills of being at it

from imitation to assimilation to innovationfrom imitation to assimilation to innovation developing sounddeveloping sound conversing with the piece by elaborating what conversing with the piece by elaborating what

the structure suggeststhe structure suggests thinking while moving, maintaining the motion, thinking while moving, maintaining the motion,

juxtaposing ideasjuxtaposing ideas replenishing emotional reserves,replenishing emotional reserves, confronting almost limitless challengesconfronting almost limitless challenges


OpinTori - Oulu UniversityOpinTori - Oulu UniversityThrough collective aspects Through collective aspects to magical moments to magical moments

give and take to refashion the structuregive and take to refashion the structure striking the groove by manipulating musical striking the groove by manipulating musical

elements to lock in togetherelements to lock in together creating, listening, evaluating to conceive creating, listening, evaluating to conceive

through group interactionthrough group interaction aspiring “a beautiful, floating feeling that is hard aspiring “a beautiful, floating feeling that is hard

to describe in words”to describe in words”


OpinTori - Oulu UniversityOpinTori - Oulu University

A post-conference seminar of theA post-conference seminar of the2nd International Association for2nd International Association forthe Advancement of Curriculumthe Advancement of CurriculumStudies Conference in Tampere inStudies Conference in Tampere inJune 2006 in which an arts relatedJune 2006 in which an arts relatedsymposium was organizedsymposium was organized






Two musicians/educators returned in fall toTwo musicians/educators returned in fall to

work in Oulu together with eight musicwork in Oulu together with eight music

education students for two days toeducation students for two days to

rehearse a program for the closing dinnerrehearse a program for the closing dinner

of the South African Cultural Weekof the South African Cultural Week

organized by South African embassy at theorganized by South African embassy at the

cultural center Caisa in Helsinkicultural center Caisa in Helsinki




OpinTori 2008 - Oulu OpinTori 2008 - Oulu UniversityUniversity

‘‘Striking a groove’Striking a groove’

Bringing in impure elementsBringing in impure elements Trusting othersTrusting others Doing the best one canDoing the best one can TranscendingTranscending

(Berliner 1994)(Berliner 1994)






“SA project was most rich in terms of experience, quite unique. One rarely encounters similar opportunities, so I am really happy that I decided to join and got in. From the tightly packed sessions one learned a lot. The project supported one’s knowledge of the cultures of different countries, and it provided us with understandings and means to deal with ethnic kind of musics.” A student evaluation



Exemplary practice can be applied toExemplary practice can be applied to The content and methods of various The content and methods of various

teacher education programsteacher education programs Studies amd practical applications of Studies amd practical applications of

leadership, management and leadership, management and organizations organizations

Extra-curricular activities Extra-curricular activities



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OpinTori – Oulu University “The true, the beautiful, and the good”: sense, knowledge and innovation as institutional challenges May 14, 2008 Marjut Haussila