The department is looking for a trainee for the period mid-February to mid-May 2023. For more information see the trainee ad on the Department’s Moodle Notice Board and sent to enge-info.
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SPREMI 3 November 2022: Carmen Lee
Welcome to SPREMI on Thursday 3 November, 2022, at 3 pm in Kramer (M220).
Associate Professor Carmen Lee from the Chinese University of Hong Kong will present her work on ¨Online Aggression as a Discourse Practice¨
Further information can be found in the abstract.
The seminar can also be attended online at: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)
PREMIS 28 September: Chris Schimkowsky
Welcome to the first PREMIS seminar of the new academic year!
On 28 September 2022 (16:00-18:00), Dr Christoph Schimkowsky will present his work on ‘The Visual Communication of ‘Correct’ Passenger Conduct: Design Challenges of Transit Etiquette Poster Campaigns by Urban Railway Providers in Tokyo‘
Details are in the attachment. The seminar will take place in Helikon (A202) (Arken, Tehtaankatu 2)
PREMIS is the literary and cultural research seminar of English Language and Literature at Åbo Akademi University.
All are welcome!
Introductory meetings, Monday 5 September
The new academic year at the department starts with three troductory meetings on Monday 5 September in Källan C201
- New students, 9.00-9.45
- Other BA students, 10.00-10.30
- MA students, 10.45-11.30
The introduction is an important occasion where you will get a lot of essential information concerning your studies. So do come along!
There will be a film screening event on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. We’ll be showing Kiwi Chow’s latest documentary entitled Revolution of Our Times (2021). The film is banned in Hong Kong but has been shown elsewhere in the world, including at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won best documentary at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards in 2021.
The event takes place at 16:00 in aud. Helikon, Arken.
The film poster and further details can be found here
If you have any questions, please contact Ann Tso, Postdoctoral Researcher, English Language and Literature (ann.tso@abo.fi).
All are welcome! No need to sign up.
SPREMI 7 April: Professor Christopher Schmidt (German, ÅAU)
Welcome to SPREMI on Thursday 7 April, 2022, at 3 pm.
Professor Christopher Schmidt (German Language and Literature, ÅA) will give a talk in English, entitled: “Culture-specific conceptualization in LSP: A cross-cultural study on cognitive models in German and Swedish organizational theory”
The seminar will take place online at: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)
SPREMI 24 March 2022: Aino Malmivirta (ÅAU, English)
Welcome to SPREMI this Thursday, 24 March, 2022, at 3 pm.
Aino Malmivirta (English Language and Literature, ÅA) is presenting ongoing research in a talk entitled:
“At the root of ‘corrupt forms of speaking’: exploring the origins of possessives have got and got”
The seminar will take place ONLINE at https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059
SPREMI Programme Spring 2022
The programme of the linguistics research seminar for spring 2022 is available here (updated 17 February).
PREMIS special, 2 February: Fulbright Scholar, Prof. Peter Friedrich
There will be a special PREMIS session on Wednesday 2 February with Peter Friedrich, our visiting Fulbright Fellow.
More about Peter’s talk and a link to a video showcasing his earlier work:
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING!
1. There is still time to sign up for Peter’s option course (5SP) which begins now on Thursday 3 February. You can even come along next Wednesday (via Zoom as shown in the ad) and then sign up.
2. With the ÅA rules on in-person teaching changing, Peter’s course will now be able to happen IN-PERSON (for this course, in-person only), starting in aud. Källan at 14.15 on Thursday 3 February!
As ever, all are welcome.
PREMIS 26 January: Kevin Wolke
Welcome to the first PREMIS seminar of 2022!
On 26 January 2022 (16:15-17:45), Kevin Wolke will present progress on his doctoral research into the twentieth-century American writers Henry Miller and Hubert Selby Jr. His title is ‘By Virtue of the Absurd: A Philosophical Reading of Henry Miller and Hubert Selby’.
Details are in the attachment. The seminar will take place online via Zoom: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/6950507660.
PREMIS is the literary and cultural research seminar of English Language and Literature at Åbo Akademi University.
All are welcome!