Death is often painfully difficult to come to terms with, explain to others in words despite it being a part of what people have discussed of for thousands of years. When it comes to capturing the essentialities of this difficult topic, authors of biographies and artists are probably more widely known in handling these sensitive issues than scholars. Continue reading “Reflections on the Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets”
Learning teamwork at the PISH picnic
Here’s why we organized the teamwork picnic. The PISH project, of which the University of Eastern Finland was a partner, is about to end. PISH stands for Problem-based learning, Intercultural communication, and STEM in higher education. The project is a transnational partnership that provides online and offline tools to develop students’ intercultural competences in multicultural classrooms. PISH tools are divided into thematic areas, such as language barriers, prejudice, collaboration skills and intercultural management.
Siilainen, pimeää matkailua ja Joensuun sumeaa historiaa
Kaikkien matkailukohteiden tarina ei ole kaunis, eikä maisema silmiä hivele. Sellainen kohde on Siilainen, inhimillisen murheen, surun ja kuoleman kohde Joensuussa. Siilaisten metsässä yhtenä keväisenä aamuyönä 1918, juuri ennen huhtikuun 14. päivän auringonnousua teloitettiin 99 aseetonta nuorta miestä. Continue reading “Siilainen, pimeää matkailua ja Joensuun sumeaa historiaa”
Hautausmaa on kulttuurinen teksti ja poliittinen manifesti: haastateltavana Ismo Björn
Ismo Björn kertoo kuolemasta: tutkittavana ilmiönä en ole kiinnostunut kuolemasta itsessään, vaan olen kiinnostunut muuttuvista hautausmaista, muistomerkeistä, hautausmaakulttuurista ja yhteiskunnasta.
Oleg Reut: – Onko kuolema lähellä? Continue reading “Hautausmaa on kulttuurinen teksti ja poliittinen manifesti: haastateltavana Ismo Björn”
Testing group work: 3 lessons learned
As the PISH project enters its final phase, we are preparing to launch an online platform with interactive tools for classroom use. To test selected activities, we invited students and staff for a workshop to discuss the methods’ potential for digitization. Continue reading “Testing group work: 3 lessons learned”
After the Victory Day: Interview with Ivan Kurilla
– Is death near?
Death is always nearby. Right now, it seems a bit closer. The Doomsday clock is set to 100 seconds to midnight (since 2020), the worst position since its creation in 1947. We should, however, remember that ‘Memento mori’ is an optimistic motto: Continue reading “After the Victory Day: Interview with Ivan Kurilla”
Victory Day: Interview with Prof. Paul Goode
– Is death near?
Interesting interview technique. Continue reading “Victory Day: Interview with Prof. Paul Goode”
Transnational Death: Project Update
Project Update: Transnational death: practices of death and remembrance in the transnational everyday on the Finnish-Russian border (TraDeBo)
“The death is getting nearer day by day” – Paraphrase of the song by Boris Grebenshtshikov The Sky is getting nearer
Nine Questions about Cemetery Tourism
How can cemeteries be tourist attractions? What is behind the increasing demand for new sensations and knowledge, behind the search for weird, unusual and unique memories? What kind of ideas explains clients’ willingness to visit such dark places? Continue reading “Nine Questions about Cemetery Tourism”
Death connecting people
Death is universal because it confronts all of us. Today death is hidden in hospitals and healthcare facilities, but it is also present in everyday life, through the media in your hands.
