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.At the KTL, we held 2 practical workshops: 1 in-person and 1 online. We tested […]
Tiedon murros – akateemisen maailman muutos neoliberalismin alla
Tämä blogi käsittelee akateemisen maailman muutosta kilpailuyhteiskunnan ja neoliberalismin vahvistumisen myötä kirjassa Learning Under Neoliberalism (2015). Keskeisimpänä ajatuksena esille nousi muun muassa kilpailun vahvistumisen tuomat epäkohdat sekä opiskelijoitten lisääntyvä yksilöllisyyden ja omaehtoisuuden korostuminen. Näitä ilmiöitä käsiteltiin sekä makro- että mikrotasolla.Makrotasolla käytiin läpi rahoituspolitiikkaa, käytännössä sitä, miten rahat pitäisi kohdistaa. Tässä yhteydessä syntyi suurtakin vastakkainasettelua julkisen […]
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:
Victory Day: Interview with Prof. Paul Goode
Is death near? Interesting interview technique. We are talking on the eve of Victory Day in Russia. What can researchers of Russian patriotism find new in the study of commemorating practices relevant to the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945? Highly ritualized occasions like Victory Day can be deceptively routine, but (as the saying goes) […]
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 Death in everyday transnational reality. Photo by Kimmo Brandt Following the massive scale invasion of Russian […]
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?What kind of motives constitute added value to promotion of selected destinations? How can various types of cemetery […]
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. Death is a real-time war. Through various online applications (whatsap, email, etc.), deaths of soldiers, mothers and children are shared. Unexpected violent deaths […]
Russian Funeral Business Goes Digital
In February State Duma deputies intend to submit a bill on the funeral business in Russia and make funerals a public service, Vedomosti business daily reports. In the Soviet era, the state was responsible for all funerals, but this mortuary monopoly was abolished after the USSR’s collapse. In 1996, Russia adopted a law according to […]
Business Finland Funding and Recovery Growth
In his latest blog post, Teemu Maakkonen shares insights about the effectiveness of the innovation funding program ran by Business Finland during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COSPIN project developed an estimation model to assess such programs’ impact on regional growth. Click here to read the latest COSPIN blog post.
Group work in diversifying classrooms
Towards better group work in STEM education The PISH project collects methods that improve intercultural communication and peer learning at higher education institutions. We launched the project because many recent graduates struggle with team work, especially in a diverse environment. This is one of the reasons why students have a hard time finding their first […]