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4 April, 2022NewsJason

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)

1 April, 2022News, SPREMIBrita

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 abstract.

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)

22 March, 2022News, SPREMIBrita

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”

Abstract

The seminar will take place ONLINE at https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059

SPREMI Programme Spring 2022

10 February, 2022News, SPREMIBrita

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

27 January, 2022NewsJason

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:

PREMIS special.020222

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

21 January, 2022NewsJason

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!

SPREMI 16 December: Charlotte Stormbom (ÅAU English)

3 December, 2021News, SPREMIBrita

The SPREMI series of the autumn term will be rounded off by a seminar Thursday 16 December at 3 pm, in HELIKON (A202), Arken.

Dr Charlotte Stormbom will present recent research in a talk entitled:
“Attitudes towards gender-inclusive language in open access publishing”

Abstract of the presentation: SPREMI-16Dec2021

The seminar can also be attended online:
https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

SPREMI 18 November: Dr Daria Dayter (U Tampere)

10 November, 2021News, SPREMIBrita

Welcome to SPREMI Thursday 18 November at 3 pm, in HELIKON (A202) in Arken.

Dr Daria Dayter, Assistant Professor at the University of Tampere, will present recent research in a talk entitled:
“How to persuade online: Changing readers’ views on the Reddit/ChangeMyView””
Abstract.

The seminar can also be attended online:
https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

Join us to explore fascinating persuasion efforts online!

Tuija and Urpo

SPREMI 4 November: Liz Marsden (English) & Alba Milá-Garcia (Universitat de Barcelona)

26 October, 2021News, SPREMIBrita

Welcome to SPREMI Thursday 4 November at 3 pm, in KÄLLAN (C201) in Arken.

Liz Marsden, postdoctoral researcher in English linguistics at ÅA, and Alba Milà-Garcia from the University of Barcelona present recent research in a talk entitled:
“Bonding through judging: Twitter’s ‘Am I The Asshole’ community”

Abstract

The seminar can also be attended online: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059

SPREMI 21 October: Henrik Ruotsalainen

11 October, 2021News, SPREMIBrita

Välkomna till SPREMI torsdagen den 21 oktober kl 15-17 – denna gång i HELIKON (A202), Arken!

Henrik Ruotsalainen, doktorand i franska vid ÅA, presenterar sina senaste forskningsrön, under rubriken: “Modus efter konjunktionen après que (‘efter att’) I skriven franska” (abstrakt)

Seminariet kan även följas på distans: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

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Welcome to SPREMI Thursday 21 October at 3 pm – this time on location in HELIKON (A202) in Arken!

Henrik Ruotsalainen (French Language and Literature, ÅA) will present recent research in a talk entitled: “Modus efter konjunktionen après que (‘efter att’) i skriven franska” (abstract). The talk will be in Swedish and as always, questions can be asked in many different languages.

The seminar can also be attended online: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059 (Meeting ID: 663 1270 3059)

Alla intresserade välkomna! Join us to explore issues of normativity in light of a French construction!