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.

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.

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.

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!

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.