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Monthly Archives: August 2018

CFP: Knowledge on the Move – The Circulation of Knowledge and Skills during the Long 19th Century

31 Friday Aug 2018

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The 11thannual conference of the Finnish Network for 19thCentury Studies

Time: 24–25 January 2019

Venue: University of Oulu, Finland

The theme of the 11thannual conference of the Finnish Network for 19th-Century Studies is the circulation of knowledge. “Knowledge” here refers not only to scientific or scholarly knowledge but also to oral, tacit, lay and folk knowledge, practical know-how, capacities and skills. The network and the conference are interdisciplinary: they bring together scholars from the historical disciplines, art, music and literary studies, linguistics and ethnography. We invite scholars from these and related fields to investigate the many forms, roles and functions of knowledge and knowledge transmission between the French revolution and the First World War. The questions that the papers address might include, for instance:

  • how knowledge was produced in this particular historical context and how it, in turn, shaped individuals, communities and societies;
  • how knowledge was transferred from one place, group and individual to another and how it changed in the process;
  • what was the relationship between theoretical knowledge and practical skills;
  • what was the role of education and apprenticeship in the transmission of knowledge and (e.g. technical, artisanal, musical, artistic) skills;
  • who were the key mediators and what was their role in this process;
  • how knowledge was conceptualised and how it was incorporated in the material world (e.g. objects and buildings);
  • how knowledge was traded and marketed, and how its movement was restricted and regulated; how knowledge was kept secret;
  • who – in terms of gender, class and race – were in the position to create knowledge, circulate it and claim proprietary rights over it;
  • what was the relationship between power and knowledge;
  • what can different approches (e.g. digital humanities, the biographical approach, gender studies) contribute to the study of circulation of knowledge?

Both empirical and methodological papers are welcome. The conference languages are English, Swedish and Finnish.

The keynote speakers are Professor (emerita) Carolyn Steedman (University of Warwick, UK), Professor Brita Brenna (University of Oslo) and Senior Lecturer Markku Hokkanen (University of Oulu). Professor Steedman is a prominent historian of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. Her books explore, among other things, childhood, domestic service, everyday working-class life, everyday legal knowledge and practices, life writing and the legacy of 19th-century historiography. Professor Brenna’s primary field of expertise is the interrelationship between production of knowledge, techniques of representation and exhibition practices. She also teaches museology and museum studies. Dr Hokkanen’s work research deals with modern colonial and imperial history, African history and the history of medicine.

Please email a 250-300 word proposal, together with your affiliation and contact information, by September 15 2018 to Tiina Kinnunen (tiina.s.kinnunen@oulu.fi) or Heini Hakosalo (heini.hakosalo@oulu.fi). Session proposals should contain a short desciption of the central theme of the session, the names and affiliations of the presenters (and possibly a discussant and the chair) and the titles of the papers. The proposals will be reviewed and the participants notified by October 15 2018. The programme will be published in November 2018 at the home page of the Finnish Network for 19th-Century Studies, at https://www.finlit.fi/en/research/research-networks/19th-century-studies-network#.WuAW1oVOJPY, where the registration also takes place.

The conference is organised by the University of Oulu (Faculty of Humanities) in collaboration with the Finnish Network of Nineteenth Century Studies and the Finnish Literature Society.

CFP in PDF-format

https://www.finlit.fi/fi/tutkimus/tutkimusverkostot/1800-luvun-tutkimuksen-verkosto/tieto-liikkeessa-kunskap-i-rorelse#.W4j6lNgzbMJ

 

The Birch and the Star’s trip to Ainola

31 Friday Aug 2018

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On 29 August 2018 members of The Birch and the Star visited Ainola, the home of composer Jean Sibelius and his family, located in Järvenpää close to many other artists’ homes around Lake Tuusula. We spent the afternoon exploring every nook and corner of the charming early 20th century house designed by the architect Lars Sonck. We were even allowed to take a peak into parts of the house that are usually closed from the public. In the upstairs bedroom the presence of Aino Sibelius, who continued to live there after her husband’s death, could still be felt. And in the little room where Jean Sibelius had spent hours composing, reading and thinking, we encountered a ceramic bust of Beethoven sculpted by Sibelius’ friend Sigurd Wettenhovi-Aspa. The wonderful collection of artworks mostly consists of gifts given to Sibelius and his family by artist friends and admirers of the composer’s work. The garden has been kept beautifully with some plants originating from the time the Sibelius family still lived there. Of course we also stoped to pay our respects at Jean and Aino Sibelius’ grave.

We wish to thank museum director Hanne Selkokari for being such a wonderful host!

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Current events in The Birch and the Star / Ajankohtaisia asioita The Birch and the Starissa

20 Monday Aug 2018

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Greetings from the general annual meeting

The Birch and the Star held its general annual meeting in Ateneum Art Museum on June 6, 2018 and elected a new board for the association. Riikka Stewen was elected as chair of the association. Other board members are Marja Lahelma (communications officer) and Petra Lehtoruusu (secretary) with Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff (vice-chair) and Anne Pelin as vice-members. Nina Kokkinen continues as treasurer.

Join us for a trip to Ainola Museum on Aug 29, 2018

On August 29th the association organizes a trip to Ainola Museum for its members. The programme includes visiting the Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius’ home with museum director Hanne Selkokari as our host. The trip is limited to members of The Birch and the Star, but joining the association is possible during the trip. Welcome to join us and contribute to the association’s future activities!

The programme starts in Ainola on Wednesday Aug, 29 at 16:00.

Call for Ideas on the association’s future

The board is beginning work on a strategy for the associations future and kindly asks members to submit ideas for developing the association and its activities. Please send any proposals for activities to the associations secretary Petra Lehtoruusu (petra.lehtoruusu[at)helsinki.fi).

Updating the association’s membership register

The association is updating its membership register and kindly asks members to send their current contact information to secretary Petra Lehtoruusu (petra.lehtoruusu(at)helsinki.fi). Thank you for your help!

Best regards,
The Birch and the Star Board of 2018

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Terveisiä vuosikokouksesta!

Vuosikokous Ateneumin taidemuseossa 6.6.2018 valitsi yhdistykselle uuden hallituksen. Yhdistyksen puheenjohtajaksi valittiin Riikka Stewen. Hänen lisäkseen hallitukseen valittiin Marja Lahelma (tiedottaja) ja Petra Lehtoruusu sekä varajäseniksi Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff (varapj) ja Anne Pelin. Taloudenhoitajana jatkaa Nina Kokkinen.

Kesäretki Ainolaan 29.8.2018

Birch and the Star järjestää jäsenilleen retken Ainolaan 29.8.2018. Ohjelmaan sisältyy vierailu kansallissäveltäjä Jean Sibeliuksen kotimuseoon Järvenpäässä museonjohtaja Hanne Selkokarin johdolla. Retki on avoin vain jäsenille, mutta retken aikana on mahdollista liittyä yhdistyksen jäseneksi. Tervetuloa mukaan!

Ohjelma alkaa Ainolassa ke 29.8. klo 16:00.

Tule mukaan ideoimaan yhdistyksen tulevaisuutta

Hallitus aloittaa strategiatyön yhdistyksen kehittämiseksi. Jäsenistöltä toivotaan palautetta ideoita yhdistyksen tulevaa toimintaa varten. Ehdotukset voi lähettää sihteeri Petra Lehtoruusulle (petra.lehtoruusu(at)helsinki.fi).

Yhdistyksen jäsenrekisteriä päivitetään

The Birch and the Star pääivittää jäsenrekisteriään ja pyytää jäsenistöä lähettämään ajantasaiset yhteystietonsa sihteeri Petra Lehtoruusulle (petra.lehtoruusu(at)helsinki.fi). Kiitoksia avusta!

 Terveisin,
The Birch and the Starin hallitus 2018

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