The new academic year at the department starts with three introductory meetings on Monday 5 September in Källan C201
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.
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)
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
The programme of the linguistics research seminar for spring 2022 is available here (updated 17 February).
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.
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!
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)
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
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”
The seminar can also be attended online: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66312703059
