Tue, Aug 11, 2015
Conference "Mobile Roots - Rethinking indigenous and transnational ties", 22-23 Oct 2015, University of Lapland, Finland
Organizers announce extended call for papers for the 12th International ETMU Days conference "Mobile Roots - Rethinking indigenous and transnational ties", held on 22-23 October 2015 at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. The call for papers and the early bird registration both end on 31 August.
The 2015 ETMU Days bring together researchers from the fields of indigenous studies and ethnicity and migration and creates an arena for a fruitful dialogue. The main language of the conference is English, but working groups may also be arranged in Finnish.
The keynote speakers of the conference are
- AUDRA SIMPSON: Mohawk Interruptus: Political Life Across the Borders of Settler States (Columbia University, USA)
- VELI-PEKKA LEHTOLA: Sámi Globetrotters. Indigenous Histories Outside the Frames of Colonialism (University of Oulu, Finland)
- NINNA NYBERG-SØRENSEN: Transnational Ties and Ruptures (Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark)
- FLORIAN STAMMLER: Mobility and Ties in the Russian Arctic (University of Lapland, Arctic Centre, Finland)
For more information, please see the attached program or visit http://etmudays.etmu.fi.