Online course: Gender Equality as a Diverse Phenomenon
Gender Equality as a Diverse Phenomenon (5 ECTS) online course with open lectures in Zoom. The focus of this joint course is to explore intersectional gender equality in northern contexts from various perspectives, led by northern researchers from the Arctic universities.
The course meetings will be held on Tuesday afternoons from 14:15 to 15:45 in Finland - 13:15 to 14:45 in Sweden/Norway.
All interested audience including researchers and students are welcome to join the lecture series via the following Zoom link: https://oulu.zoom.us/j/61482549636
Students in Finnish universities who wish to complete 5 ECTS are required to register in Peppi.
After the each online lecture, there will be time for questions, comments, and discussion.
PROGRAMME
28th of January
Mervi Heikkinen, University of Oulu: Course information and Introduction to the theme
4th of February
Aira Huttunen, University of Oulu: "Information sharing barriers and information evaluation of Finnish transgender people"
11th of February
Lilli Mittner, UiT the Arctic University of Norway: “Balancinator”
18th of February
Hanna Peltomaa, University of Lapland: “Non-heterosexual people’s social space in Lapland”
25th of February
Anastasia Emelyanova, University of Oulu: ”Gender aspect of Arctic demography”
Torjer Olsson, UiT the Arctic University of Norway: “Gender in Sápmi – overview and discussion”
4th of March - winter break - a pre-recorded lecture in the course Moodle for registered participants:
Firouz Gaini, University of the Faroe Islands: “Caring Fatherhood in the Nordic Atlantic”
11th of March
Sigga-Maria Magga, Giellagas-instituutti, University of Oulu: “Duodji-research – gender research?”
Anna Rönkä, University of Oulu: “Gender Equality Work in the Arctic”
18th of March
Kirsti Lempiäinen, University of Lapland: ”Gender Equality Work in Academia”
25th of March
Lena Abrahamsson, Luleå Technical University: “Arctic Futures”
Marja Matinmikko-Blue, University of Oulu: ”6G and sustainable development”
1st of April
Britt-Inger Keisu, Umeå University: “Working as a reindeer herder - A study of gender, race and place within concession- and forest Sami reindeer husbandry in the northernmost of Sweden”
8th of April
Students’ presentations on their gender equality work / essay themes
Mervi Heikkinen, University of Oulu: Wrap-up