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.
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
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
A Separate Story? Interpretations of Finland in the Second World War
Professor Henrik Meinander, University of Helsinki
Commentator: Dr. Pertti Grönholm, University of Turku
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
All the Best,
The organizers.
