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Ohjelma
Maanantai, 11.3. 16:00, Tiedekulman Stage / Monday, March 11, 4 pm, Think Corner Stage
Kollegium Talks: Unexpected turns in research paths
Speakers: Jane Cowan (Erkko Professor at HCAS), Michael Langlois (HCAS Fellow), Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz (HCAS Fellow)
Moderation: Kaisa Kaakinen
When applying for funding, researchers have to present carefully crafted research plans. Yet, the actual trajectories of research projects and careers are often anything but straightforward. This panel discussion brings together three researchers from the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies to share their stories of the unexpected turns their careers have taken as they have let themselves be guided by exciting research problems. Have such personal research paths increased their ability to engage with new research projects in a more creative way? How to make the wandering curiosity of a researcher a productive asset in research?
About speakers:
Jane Cowan, the Jane and Aatos Erkko Professor at the HCAS and Professor of Social Anthropology at University of Sussex, UK, began her career as a researcher of gender and social dancing in Greece but now studies the interwar minority petitions and the history of human rights and the League of Nations.
Michael Langlois was first trained in formal sciences, especially mathematics, computer science, physics, and chemistry, but turned to humanities and now focuses on the history and development of the alphabet in relation to the composition and transmission of the Bible.
Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz worked as a practicing lawyer but decided to dedicate her time to doctoral studies, finishing two PhD degrees, one in Roman Law and a second one in archaeology. In her research, she connects the materiality of epigraphy of merchandise to the background of Roman law.
Keskiviikko, 3.4. 16:00 Tiedekulman Stage / Wednesday, April 3, 4 pm, Think Corner Stage
Kollegium Talks: Curiosity-driven research in practice
Speakers: Patricia Garcia, Elina I. Hartikainen, Alexandre Nikolaev, Veronica Walker Vadillo
Moderation: Karoliina Snell
Researchers in the humanities and social sciences are often asked, whether their research is scientific and objective or just descriptive and speculative. This panel, featuring researchers from the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, sheds light on the actual research practices in these fields. How do the Collegium Fellows combine rigorous methodology and creativity in their work? What is curiosity-driven research in practice? What is the role of experimentality – including failed experiments? Which comes first: methodology, curiosity, or science policy?
About speakers:
Patricia Garcia, comparative literary scholar focusing on narrative spaces and their intersection with the fantastic, feminisms, and urban history.
Elina I. Hartikainen, anthropologist studying the intersection of religion, politics, and race in Brazil.
Alexandre Nikolaev, linguist studying how and when language impairments manifest themselves in Finnish-speaking individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
Veronica Walker Vadillo, maritime archaeologist interested in the development of maritime cultures in inland waters.
Lisätietoja:
Kaisa Kaakinen, +358 2 941 22493, kaisa.kaakinen@helsinki.fi
Seuraa Twitterissä: @HCollegium