JMC Events - 2022
Building on the success of our 2018 workshop for junior scholars, The Finnish American Studies Association (FASA) and the John Morton Center for North American Studies is pleased to announce How to Survive the Academic Jungle II: A Workshop for Junior American Studies Scholars.
This workshop offers panel discussions geared towards helping junior scholars (including everyone from new PhD candidates to those who have recently received their doctorates) develop their academic profiles and careers. It also serves as an opportunity for the community of North American Studies scholars in Finland to meet and discuss the development of our field.
Date: 27.01.2023
Time: 10:00-17:00 (followed by an optional dinner, self-paid)
Place: University of Turku, Educarium Building (in-person only)
This event is free for members of FASA, including lunch and coffee/tea, but please make sure to register in advance. To join FASA, see fasa.fi/membership/
Please register by January 13! See the QR-code on our banner or visit this link to register: https://konsta.utu.fi/Default.aspx?tabid=88&tap=14443
American Voices Seminar
Date: October 7–8, 2022
Time: 14–18, 10–13
Place: University of Turku, Main Building (Henrikinkatu 2), Tauno Nurmela Hall
Seminar program:
Friday, October 7
14:00–14:15 Welcome!
Janne Korkka, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Turku
Piia Björn, Vice Rector, University of Turku; Member of the Fulbright Finland Foundation Board of Directors
Terhi Mölsä, Chief Executive Officer, Fulbright Finland Foundation
14:15–15:00 This Land is Your Land: Acknowledgement of Native People
Presenters: David Tallmon, Allen Malony, Samuel Abrams, Neetika Rastogi
Chair: Benita Heiskanen, Professor, John Morton Center
15:00–15:10 Greetings from the Fulbright Finland Foundation and Special Announcement
Terhi Mölsä, Chief Executive Officer, Fulbright Finland Foundation
15:10–15:40 Refreshment break
15:40–16:25 American College 101
Presenters: Joseph Zinno, Maureen Mascha, Nicholas Zdroy, Claire Agee
Chair: Pekka Kolehmainen, Postdoctoral Researcher, John Morton Center
16:25–16:35 Break
16:35–17:20 Finnish Nightmares, American Daydreams - and Real-life Experiences in Between
Presenters: Susanna Monseau, Jeffrey Anker, Anita Wagner, Mike Putman
Chair: Janne Korkka, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Turku
End of program on Friday
Saturday, October 8
10:15–11:00 American Outlaws, Gangsters, and the Search for the Notorious Jimmy Hoffa
Presenters: David Duncombe, Hui Yang, Abigail Smiles, David Witwer
Chair: Tuula Kolehmainen, Adjunct Lecturer, John Morton Center
11:00–11:30 Refreshment break
11:30–12:00 Religion in Modern America
Presenters: Erica West, Peter Amicucci, Casey Paulson
Chair: Mila Seppälä, Doctoral Researcher, John Morton Center
12:00–12:45 Adventures in American Dining
Presenters: Timothy Sowa, Irina Wang, Stephanie Davidson-Mendez, Patricia Donahue
Chair: Janne Korkka, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Turku
12:45 Closing Words
Current Issues Seminar
Date: September 9, 2022
Time: Friday 11:15–17:45
Place: University of Turku, Publicum (Assistentinkatu 7), Lecture Hall Pub1
The seminar will consist of a documentary film screening, a visual analysis workshop, and a visiting lecture by Dr. John Gronbeck-Tedesco.
American Studies Network Webinar
Date: Friday, February 18, 2022
Time: 15:00-16:30 EST, 14:00-15:30 CEST, 1-2:30PM GMT
Link to the event: https://utu.zoom.us/j/66735972597
Guest Lecture
Date: Friday, April 29, 2022
Time: 14:15–15:45
Place: University of Turku, Publicum, Room Pub5
Speaker: Dr. Mark D. Hersey, Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies, University of Helsinki, and Associate Professor of History, Mississippi State University
Abstract: Although it is hardly one of North America’s most celebrated landscapes, the physiographic Black Belt of the American South offers an uncommonly productive place to explore the historical intersections of nature and culture. Drawing on examples from the region’s environmental history over the longue durée, this talk explores the often-surprising junctures of land use, race, and poverty in the Black Belt. By calling attention to the ways in which cultural identities have been cobbled onto and read out of the material world, it aims to spur an appreciation for the landscapes of ostensibly ordinary places.
Students may collect lecture pass entries.
