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!
SPREMI 16 December: Charlotte Stormbom (ÅAU English)
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)
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)
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
SPREMI 21 October: Henrik Ruotsalainen
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!
SPREMI Programme for Autumn 2021
The programme of the linguistics research seminar is available here (updated 27 October).
SPREMI 7 October: Aino Liira
In the SPREMI seminar on Thursday 7 October, Aino Liira (English, University of Turku) will talk about ““Editorial endeavours in a manuscript fragment? Linguistic and material evidence in a 16th-century copy of the English ‘Polychronicon’”
Abstract
The seminar meets online in Zoom (link in the abstract)
Everybody is welcome!
PREMIS 6 October: Svante Lindberg
In the PREMIS seminar on Wednesday 6 October, 16.00-19.00 (Helikon, A202) Dr Svante Lindberg will present his work in progress about “Michel del Castillo and Spain: On Origin/Memory, Language and “Born Translated” Literature”.
Abstract and text extracts
Everyone is warmly welcome!