PREMIS 26 April 2023: Karen Cheung

20 April, 2023News, PREMISluwester

Welcome to PREMIS on Wednesday 26 April, 2023, at 4 pm in Helikon (A202, Arken, Tehtaankatu 2).

The speaker of the day is the author, editor, and journalist Karen Cheung. Her topic is “Towards Obliterature: Writing a Female Text of Hong Kong.”

Karen Cheung is a writer from Hong Kong. She is the author of The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir (Random House), which was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and named one of the best books of the year by the Washington Post and The Economist. Her essays, reported features, and cultural criticism have been published in the New York Times, Foreign Policy, This American Life, New Statesman, The Rumpus, Evergreen Review, The Offing, and elsewhere. She was formerly a senior reporter at Hong Kong Free Press, and Associate Editor at Asia Art Archive.

All are welcome!

Further information can be found in the abstract.

The seminar can also be attended online at: https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/6066966700 (Meeting ID: 606 696 6700)

Symposium 5th May: Creating Time in Narrative Nonfiction

19 April, 2023Newsluwester

There will be a symposium on the 5th of May, from 9:00-17.00 in Arken (Tehtaankatu 2), Auditorium Helikon. The topic of the symposium will be Creating Time in Narrative Nonfiction and will be hosting seven different speakers with a variety of topics throughout the day.

The event is open to the public and all attendees are welcome.

(For those working on their Masters or Extra Curricular Activities this is an excellent opportunity for collecting reports.)

For further information on the readers, their topics and the schedule of the event see the attached file.

Book Reading 27th April: ‘The Impossible City: Writing Home’

19 April, 2023Newsluwester

On the 27th of April in the City Library of Turku at 17:30 there will be a book reading by the writer, editor, and journalist Karen Cheung from her book The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir.

The work of nonfiction portraying the younger generation of the city, its spirit and its underground music scene draws on the author’s personal experiences and has been named one of the best books of the year by the Washington Post and The Economist.

Find additional information regarding the event at the Turku City Library’s website and on Facebook.

SPREMI 20 April 2023: Debopam Das

14 April, 2023News, PREMISBrita

Welcome to SPREMI on Thursday 20 April, 2023, at 3 pm in Helikon (A202, Arken, Tehtaankatu 2).

The speaker of the day is university lecturer Debopam Das (English Language and Literature, ÅAU).). His topic is “Structuring discourse through discourse relations and relational signals.” The talk combines grammar, text, and discourse as well as semantics.

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)

Everybody is welcome!

SPREMI 23 March 2023: Janne Skaffari

14 March, 2023News, SPREMIBrita

Welcome to SPREMI on Thursday 23 March at 15.15-17 in Helikon (A202, Arken, Tehtaankatu 2).

The speaker of the day is docent Janne Skaffari (English Department, University of Turku). His topic is multilingualism in written texts, and the title of his talk is “Flags out for multilingualism: managing the ‘other’ language in manuscripts.” Abstract

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

Everybody is welcome!

Department Trainee Position, spring 2023

12 January, 2023NewsBrita

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.

SPREMI 3 November 2022: Carmen Lee

26 October, 2022News, SPREMIluwester

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

6 September, 2022News, PREMISluwester

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

4 August, 2022NewsBrita

The new academic year at the department starts with three introductory 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!

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.