Thank you!

Dear participants, lecturers, keynotes, commentators, attendants.


The organizers of the symposium would like to warmly thank you all for your presence in Turku and for the fine debates we had during these two days. It was an honour and a pleasure for us to welcome you all. 


We are inquiring into the possibilities open to publish some of the papers developed during the symposium, and we will be in touch about that at some point in the near future.


As of now, thank you once more, and all the best from Turku!


The organizers.

Handouts, plenary sessions

Dear conference participants,

Please find hereafter the handouts for the plenary sessions' keynote speeches.

WEDNESDAY 28.9.

A Separate Story? Interpretations of Finland in the Second World War

Professor Henrik Meinander, University of Helsinki
Commentator: Dr. Pertti Grönholm, University of Turku

Memory Wars, Memory Laws
Professor Nikolay Koposov, University of St. Petersburg
Commentator: Dr. Louis Clerc, University of Turku

Conflicting Histories and Politics in Latvia: Origins and Problems

Dr. Irene Sneidere, University of Latvia
Commentator:  Dr. Marko Lehti, University of Turku

THURSDAY 29.9.

The Lesser Evil? On the Representation of Communism and Nazism in European Historical Culture

Professor Klas-Göran Karlsson, University of Lund
Commentator: Dr. Markku Jokisipilä, University of Turku

The Complications of the Selective Memory: Tragedy of the Holocaust, "double genocide" and the Evaluation of the Imposition of the Soviet Regime in Lithuania
Professor Alfonsas Eidintas, University of Vilnius
Commentator: Dr. Louis Clerc, University of Turku

Mnemohistory – a New Paradigm for History Writing?

Dr. Marek Tamm, University of Tallinn
Commentator: Dr. Pertti Grönholm, University of Turku

Symposium Final programme and session handouts

Dear participants,

You will find here the final programme of the conference. There are still a few things missing, but we will fill up empty spaces as we get more information.

Link to the complete symposium programme

Highlights from the programme, with links to session and plenary handouts

Shared Past  – Conflicting Histories
Historical Knowledge, Memory and Politics in the Baltic Sea Region
University of Turku, Turku, Finland 28 – 29 September 2011

WEDNESDAY 28.9.

Plenary Session at Salus Lecture Hall, (University of Turku, Sanitas)

Opening of the Symposium  9.15

Key Note 1, 9.30 – 10.30
A Separate Story? Interpretations of Finland in the Second World War

Professor Henrik Meinander, University of Helsinki
Commentator: Dr. Pertti Grönholm, University of Turku

Key Note 2, 10.30 – 11.30
Memory Wars, Memory Laws
Professor Nikolay Koposov, University of St. Petersburg
Commentator: Dr. Louis Clerc, University of Turku

Lunch 11.45 – 13.00

Plenary Session at Mikro Lecture Hall , (University of Turku, Mikro)

Key Note 3, 13.00 – 14.00
Conflicting Histories and Politics in Latvia: Origins and Problems
Dr. Irene Sneidere, University of Latvia
Commentator:  Dr. Marko Lehti, University of Turku

Parallel Sessions 1–3,  14.15 – 15.45 (University ot Turku, Minerva)

Handouts session 1: Halmesvirta, Kuukkanen, Kello (cancelled)
Handouts session 2: MacKeough, Kannisto, Heimo
Handouts session 3: Ijäs, Mela, Jakobson

Coffee 15.45 – 16.15 (University of Turku, Lounge of the Janus Hall)

Parallel Sessions 4–5, 16.15 – 17.45 (University ot Turku, Minerva)

Handouts session 4: Kukk, Erlandsson, Clerc
Handouts session 5: Ahonen, Humphreys, Löfström, Kazlauskaite

Reception  (University of Turku, Main Building) 19.00

THURSDAY 29.9.

Plenary Sessions at Pharma 1, (University of Turku, Pharma City)

Key Note 4, 9.30 – 10.30

The Lesser Evil? On the Representation of Communism and Nazism in European Historical Culture
Professor Klas-Göran Karlsson, University of Lund
Commentator: Dr. Markku Jokisipilä, University of Turku

Key Note 5,  10.30 – 11.30
The Complications of the Selective Memory: Tragedy of the Holocaust, "double genocide" and the Evaluation of the Imposition of the Soviet Regime in Lithuania
Professor Alfonsas Eidintas, University of Vilnius
Commentator: Dr. Louis Clerc, University of Turku

Lunch 11.45 – 13.00

Key Note 6, 13.00 – 14.00
Mnemohistory – a New Paradigm for History Writing?
Dr. Marek Tamm, University of Tallinn
Commentator: Dr. Pertti Grönholm, University of Turku

Parallel Sessions 6–8, 14.15 – 15.45 (University ot Turku, Minerva)

Handouts session 6: Rennit, Meretoja, Berglund
Handouts session 7: Ruotsala, Holmén, Bergström
Handouts session 8: Grzechnik, Oiva, Grünberg

Coffee 15.45 – 16.15  (University of Turku, Lounge of the Janus Hall)

Parallel Sessions 9–10, 16.15 – 17.45 (University ot Turku, Minerva)

Handouts session 9: Artemyeva, Heikkilä, Kärki
Handouts session 10: Koski, Suominen, Immonen

Closing of the Symposium 17.45 (University of Turku, Lounge of the Janus Hall)

Thank you for your contribution, and welcome to Turku!


All the Best,
The organizers.

Accomodation during the symposium

Dear symposium attendees,

The deadline has gone by, and we would like to thank all of those who sent proposals for panels and single papers. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

As of now, one word on the organization of the symposium. You will be expected to organize your own accomoodation in Turku. The city has a number of hotels catering to a variety of needs. Here are some examples:

·  Centro Hotel, rooms from EUR 101 per night

·  Omena Hotel Turku, rooms from EUR 55,90 per night

·  Radisson Blu Marina Palace Hotel, rooms from EUR 129 per night

·  Sokos Hotel Hamburger Börs, rooms from EUR 85 per night

More hotels:

·  Sokos Hotel Seurahuone

·  Hotel Cumulus Turku

·  Hotel Helmi

·  Scandic Plaza

·  Sokos Hotel City Börs

For more hotel information, see also the website of Turku Touring

Don't hesitate to get in touch with us in case of problems.

Welcome to Turku!

Call for papers - EXTENDED DEADLINE TO APRIL 21st

Shared Past – Conflicting Histories 

Historical Knowledge, Memory and Politics in the Baltic Sea Region

University of Turku, Finland 28-29 September 2011

The deadline has been extended to the 21st of April. 

The call for papers remains essentially the same, except for the extension of the deadline to the 21st of April.

Thank you!

Call for papers

Call for Papers

Shared Past – Conflicting Histories
Historical Knowledge, Memory and Politics in the Baltic Sea Region

University of Turku, Finland 28-29 September 2011

The Turku Historical Association and the Controlling History network will organize a two-day symposium for researchers and post-graduate students. The seminar will study the interactions between historical knowledge, memory and politics in the Baltic Sea Region. It will take place on the 28-29 September, in Turku, the European Capital of Culture 2011.

The organizers have the pleasure to welcome both experts and doctoral students working within the fields of history, humanities, political and social sciences. We will convene in Turku to study the various cultural and political functions of historical knowledge, arguments, myths and narratives.

The organizers welcome proposals for

1. Individual presentations gathered in 90 minutes long workshops comprising
   a maximum of 4 presentations.
2. Full panels. A full panel organized around a special theme should consist of 3-4 panelists.

Please bear in mind both in panels and individual presentations that the maximum length for each presentation should be 15 minutes.

Due to time constraints and to ensure the homogeneity of the seminar, we have to limit the amount of presentations to a maximum of 50. Therefore we will give priority to topics that meet both the geographic focus of the seminar (the Baltic Sea Region including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Finland) and the overall theme.

We welcome presentations relating especially to the following themes

Writing of history in the past and the present

Conflicting narratives on the past
Historians' and other scholars' role in memory conflicts
Ethical questions of remembering and forgetting
Political uses of historical knowledge
Histories and historical myths as cultural tools
Problems of teaching of history
Media and arts in creating and mediating historical culture

All proposals for panels (600 words) and individual presentations (300 words) should be emailed as .doc, .rtf, .docx or .pdf attachments to the chair of the organizing committee, Pertti Grönholm (shared.past.symposium(at)gmail.com) by the deadline of 3 April 2011.

Proposals must include all relevant contact information, a title, and the main questions to be addressed during the presentation. Panel proposals should contain the abstracts of all the presentations involved, the contact information of all panelists, and a title for the panel. They should also identify clearly the panel’s chair, who will act as contact person for organizational purpose.

The abstracts will be evaluated by the organizing committee and a decision announced on each of them by 31 May 2011.

Shared Past – Conflicting Histories Symposium will include six keynote lectures, plenary discussions, workshops, and an informal social programme. Central to the organization of this symposium is a will to deepen the discussion on the common themes and broaden the contacts and networks of individual researchers and post-graduate students.

The keynote lectures in plenary sessions will be given by

Professor Klas-Göran Karlsson (University of Lund)
Professor Nikolay Koposov (University of St. Petersburg)
Professor Henrik Meinander (University of Helsinki)
Professor Alfonsas Eidintas (University of Vilnius)
Dr. Irene Sneidere (University of Latvia)
Dr. Marek Tamm (University of Tallinn)

The final programme of the symposium will be published on this website by early August.

This symposium has no participation fee, but the participants should organize their accommodation in Turku. The town has been elected as European Capital of Culture 2011, and we thus advise our guests to organize their accommodation (hotels, etc) at the earliest possible opportunity. This website will provide links to hotels and hostels.

The members of the organizing committee are happy to give further information and advice in all practical matters.

The organizing committee

Dr. (docent) Pertti Grönholm, dept. of General History, University of Turku
Dr. Louis Clerc, dept. of Contemporary History, University of Turku
M.A. Heli Rantala, dept. of Cultural History, University of Turku

Contact

Email: shared.past.symposium(at)gmail.com
WWW: http://sharedpastsymposium.blogspot.com

The main organizers are supported by

School of History, Culture and Arts Studies, University of Turku
Department of  Political Science and Contemporary History, University of Turku
Department of History, Åbo Akademi University
Rozentals Society
The Graduate School on Integration and Interaction in the Baltic Sea Region, University of Turku
Baltic Sea Region Studies Master's Programme, University of Turku