How are culture, health, and well-being interconnected? How can the social well-being of older adults with dementia be supported? What is therapeutic reading? Can reading be a cure? Join the discussion at the next TalkTogether seminar on Thursday 21 March 2024!
Welcome to the next TalkTogether seminar on Thursday 21 March 2024. The seminar is hosted by the Cultural memory and social change strategic profile.
The TalkTogether -seminar series addresses topical and interesting themes from the different points of view of the six strategic research and education profiles of the University of Turku. The theme of the seminar series for the academic year 2023–2024 is well-being.
The topic of the next seminar is Cultural health and well-being. The seminar will be organised on Thursday 21 March 2024 at 14.15–16:00, Main building, Tauno Nurmela lecture hall, University of Turku.
Everyone interested in the topics of the seminar is welcome to join!
Cultural health and well-being
Thursday 21 March 2024 at 14:15–16:00
Tauno Nurmela lecture hall, Main building
On-site event only
Programme
14:15 Opening words
- Hanna Meretoja, Professor, Department of Comparative Literature
14:20 Speakers and their topics
- Conditions and limits of therapeutic reading
Päivi Kosonen, Senior Lecturer and Bibliotherapist, Department of Comparative Literature
- Restoring the social value of older adults living with dementia
Jenny Paananen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Nursing Science
- Understanding the treatment gap in mental health care
Marie Halme, Doctoral Researcher, Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology
15:40 Networking and mingling with coffee and snacks
After the presentations, discussions will continue in the lobby with coffee and with excellent opportunities for networking.
REGISTRATION
>> registration by Monday 18 March
Registration (for catering purposes) is now closed, but everyone is warmly welcome to come and listen to the presentations!
Event organiser:
Cultural memory and social change is one of the six strategic research and education profiles of the University of Turku. It supports the extensive, critical and multidisciplinary research on memory and its social connections. Cultural memory refers to the collective practices that societies use to build and uphold their relationship to the past, living in the present, and preparing for the future.
