{"id":121,"date":"2026-03-13T13:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/myth-centre-for-research-in-memory-testimony-and-histography\/?p=121"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:46:30","slug":"myth-second-annual-symposium-truth-and-reconciliation-in-the-nordic-countries-witnessing-experience-and-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.abo.fi\/myth-centre-for-research-in-memory-testimony-and-histography\/2026\/03\/13\/myth-second-annual-symposium-truth-and-reconciliation-in-the-nordic-countries-witnessing-experience-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"MYTH second annual symposium: Truth and Reconciliation in the Nordic Countries: Witnessing, Experience, and History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the second annual symposium of the centre for research in Memory, Testimony and Historiography (MYTH). The symposium will be held in K\u00e4llan, Arken (C201), at 9.30 <\/strong>on 8.5.2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The centre for research in Memory, Testimony and Historiography (MYTH) is a meeting point for interdisciplinary work in memory studies, testimony research and the theory and ethics of historiography. We proudly celebrate the second annual meeting of MYTH by announcing a symposium on Truth and Reconciliation in the Nordic Countries: Witnessing, Experience, and History<\/em>. The symposium features key lectures by internationally acclaimed researchers on the subject; Malin Arvidsson<\/strong> (Lund University), Daniela Alaattino\u011flu<\/strong> (University of Tuku), Klas-G\u00f6ran Karlsson<\/strong> (Lund University), and Otso Kortekangas<\/strong> (\u00c5bo Akademi University). Everyone who is interested is welcome to participate in the symposium. No registration required.<\/p>\n

The program of the symposium<\/strong><\/p>\n

9.30-9.45 Welcome to \u201cTruth and Reconciliation in the Nordic Countries\u201d: The leaders of MYTH<\/p>\n

9.45-10.30 Klas-G\u00f6ran Karlsson, \u201cThe Swedish Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Tornedalians, Kvens and Lantalaiset and the Reconciliation of Two Historical Truths\u201d (Professor of History, Lund University)<\/p>\n

10.45-11.30 Otso Kortekangas, \u201cTRCs and Historical Responsibility in the Nordic Region: Transgenerational and Transnational Silences in Narratives of S\u00e1mi History\u201d (\u00c5bo Akademi University, Docent in Nordic Studies)<\/p>\n

11.30-13.00 Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n

13.00-13.45 Daniela Alaattino\u011flu, \u201cSettler State Responsibility and the Nordic S\u00e1mi Truth and Reconciliation Commissions\u201d (Associate Professor of Laws, University of Turku)<\/p>\n

14.00-14.45 Malin Arvidsson, \u201cSpeaking out Without being Heard: Letters to the editor Criticising Institutional Care for Children as a Tool for Assimilation before the TRC Era\u201d (Senior Lecturer in Human Rights Studies, Lund University)<\/p>\n

14.45-15.00 Closing words: The leaders of MYTH<\/p>\n

15.00-16.00 Coffee and Cake<\/em> (everyone is welcome)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

18.00 Dinner (please contact the organizers if you are interested in joining)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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