15.01.2025 Niko Tynnyrinen (UEF): “Translating into Karelian from the perspectives of language revitalization and new vocabulary” (the presentation will be helt in Finnish language) Abstract Karjala on vakavasti uhanalainen itämerensuomalainen kieli, jota on viime vuosikymmeninä elvytetty ja kehitetty usein eri tavoin. Kielen elvyttämis- ja kehittämistyötä ovat tehneet muun muassa Itä-Suomen yliopiston karjalan kielen oppiaine ja […]

30.10.2024 Michael Rießler (UEF): “On the Pluricentricity of the Saami Language(s)” Abstract In language sociology and sociolinguistics pluricentricity describes languages with several centers of standardization, like Standard Swedish used in two Nordic countries. Standard Finnish also has official status in several countries (Finland, Sweden, and Russia), in addition to Meänkieli (Sweden) and Kveeni (Norway), both […]

April 10, 2024 Dana Roemling (University of Birmingham) “From Words to Evidence: An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics” Abstract In this talk I provide an introduction to forensic linguistics, the study of language when it is relevant to the forensic context. I start by introducing both investigative linguistics and language and law as the main branches […]

31.01.2024 Michael Rießler (UEF): “Hands-on introduction to the ELAN tool” Abstract ELAN is a commonly used tool for transcribing and further annotating/coding multimedia recordings, e.g. interviews or other field recordings in linguistic or ethnographic work, and building corpora for systematic analyses of the resulting data. This course offers interested PhD students an hands-on introduction to […]

20.09.2023 Michael Rießler (UEF): “Partitive Case in Kildin Saami (new old evidence)” Abstract The existence of morphological partitive in the case inventory of the eastern-most Saami varieties is a well-known phenomenon. But typically, descriptions focus on partitive use governed by higher numerals and other quantifiers and existing descriptions are incomplete regarding the morphology of this […]

March 8, 2023 Melina Aarnikoivu (JYU) “‘Look a squirrel!’ – Non-focus in qualitative research” Abstract Can research ever be “ready” before you can show it to your audience? What is behind the “polished” research products, such as journal articles? Could setbacks and “failures” of research be considered an inherent part of researcher growth? In this […]

May 17, 2023 Reetta Haverinen (UEF): “‘Olet hyvä juuri tuollaisena, mutta näin voisit olla vielä parempi’ – wellness-kulttuuri 2020-luvulla feministisen mediatutkimuksen valossa.” Seminaari on salissa AG 201. Esitelmää voi seurata myös Zoomissa: https://uef.zoom.us/j/61928949824 Abstrakti Tutkimuksessani tarkastelen optimaalisen hyvinvoinnin tavoittelun ympärille muodostunutta wellness-kulttuuria Instagramissa ja suomalaisnaisten kokemuksissa. Tutkimusaineistoni muodostuu suosittujen suomalaisten hyvinvointivaikuttajien Instagram-postauksista sekä suomalaisnaisille suunnatusta […]