Samira Saramo
@samirasaramo.bsky.social
Transdisciplinary historian mapping place, feelings, life stories, colonialism, the everyday & Finnish migrants. Also working on archival development. www.samirasaramo.com Migration Institute of Finland Senior Research Fellow, Docent of Cultural History
Hyvä ketju Suomen julkisen sektorin tilanteesta.
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📢 @infomigration.bsky.social is seeking Postdocs in Migration History to apply for the MSCA European Postdoctoral Fellowship to work with me! Researchers focussed on Canadian & US migration history in contexts of settler and extractive colonialism are particularly encouraged to apply. 📢
We're hiring: a 2-year postdoc position in digital humanities at Uppsala University, part of my project “Making public property. A Digital history of allemansrätten in Sweden and Finland, 1880–1950”. www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-... Join the project and our fantastic department! Application DL: 12 May.
Postdoktor inom digital humaniora - Uppsala universitet
Postdoktor inom digital humaniora, Institutionen för ABM, Uppsala universitet
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On ilo järjestää tämä seminaari muuttoliikkeen & vähemmistöjen käsitteistä ja sanastosta Kansallisarkiston ja SKS:n kanssa. Tule mukaan 23.4!
Siirtolaisuusinstituutti / Migration Institute of Finland @infomigration.bsky.social · 4mo ago𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐢: Muuttoliikkeen ja vähemmistöjen käsitteet ja sanasto suomalaisessa arkisto- ja tutkimustyössä 🗓️ 23.4.2026 💡 klo 13-15 📌 SKS:n Juhlasali, Hallituskatu 1, Helsinki ja Zoom siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/events/muutt...
Wonderful weekend of Finnish migrant history & music. Such an honour to be part of the @taideyliopisto.bsky.social Haavemaa project's event. Thank you @saijaleena.bsky.social & Samuli Korkalainen! @infomigration.bsky.social
Book Launch: Writing & Reading European Migrant Belonging in Early-20th-Century North America Eds: Saijaleena Rantanen, Kirsti Salmi-Niklander & Samira Saramo Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Time: 13:30–15:00 Place: @infomigration.bsky.social &Zoom Info: siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/events/book-...
BOOK LAUNCH Writing and Reading European Migrant Belonging in Early-20th-Century North AmericaTuesday, April 14, 2026 at 13:30–15:00. Migration Institute of Finland (Hämeenkatu 13, Turku) and Zoom - S...
Migration Institute of Finland Research SeminarBOOK LAUNCH Writing and Reading European Migrant Belonging in Early-20th-Century North AmericaEdited by Saijaleena Rantanen, Kirsti Salmi-Niklander and S...
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“Connecting Collections: A Finnish-U.S. Archival Collaboration” Webinar April 16 on Zoom Learn about @infomigration.bsky.social Archives & Immigration History Research Center Archives collaboration to digitally connect the archives of Kaarle H Lehtinen. siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/events/conne...
“Connecting Collections: A Finnish-U.S. Archival Collaboration” WebinarThursday, April 16, 2026 10-11 am CDT / 18:00-19:00 Finnish time on Zoom - Siirtolaisuusinstituutti
Migration Institute of Finland Archives and Immigration History Research Center Archives welcome you to the “Connecting Collections: A Finnish-U.S. Archival Collaboration” Webinar Thursday, April 16, ...
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Something beautiful is launching... globaltapestryofalternatives.org/events:2026_...
The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives Platform Launch
The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives Platform Launch Date and time * Date: March 24th * Time: 1pm GMT * Format: Online event * Access and registration * This event will have interpretation i...
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We are teaming up with @activehist.bsky.social to highlight the environmental dimensions of the the Indian Act at 150. You have until March 30th to get your proposals in to @drheathergreen.bsky.social! niche-canada.org/2026/03/11/i... #envhist #cdnhist #indigenoushistory
Indian Act 150: Call for Submissions
NiCHE has partnered with Active History to provide some environmental focused histories of the Indian Act and its widespread implications to their Indian Act 150 series.
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New article: Olga Cielemecka & Jussi P. Laine: Fencing Off Europe: Border Fortifications as Symptomatic Responses to Hybrid Insecurities in Poland and Finland www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Fencing Off Europe: Border Fortifications as Symptomatic Responses to Hybrid Insecurities in Poland and Finland
Despite post-Cold War hopes for openness, twenty-first century Europe has witnessed a resurgence of border fortifications, driven by anxieties about migration, security threats, and geopolitical te...
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“Paying attention to plants challenges historians to radically rethink common divisions of time and place, and assumptions about whose lives are historically interesting or significant.” @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social on what we can learn from the lives of endangered plants such as the Wollemi pine.
Learning from the Lives of Threatened Plants
Whose lives count in the modern history of extinction? Sadiah Qureshi considers what historians can learn by paying attention to the remarkable lives of plants.
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A little glimpse into the wonderful Sound+Purpose conference I had the privilege to attend last month.
Sound Environment Centre at Lund University@lmc-lu.bsky.social · 8mo agoMini documentary about the SOUND+PURPOSE conference organised by the Sound Environment Centre at the end of November 2025.
Congratulations to my dear friend, colleague and mentor-supervisor @samirasaramo.bsky.social for the completion of her exciting and ground-breaking @koneensaatio.fi funded project. I was honoured to give a presentation at the final seminar. Here’s to more life changing projects!
Samira Saramo@samirasaramo.bsky.social · 8mo agoOn Thursday I got to reflect on the past years of working on my "Deep Mapping the 'Uncharted Territories' of Finnish Migrant History" project with wonderful colleagues near and far. Without exaggeration, this project has changed my life. Thank you @koneensaatio.fi! Photo: @lottaleiwo.bsky.social
On Thursday I got to reflect on the past years of working on my "Deep Mapping the 'Uncharted Territories' of Finnish Migrant History" project with wonderful colleagues near and far. Without exaggeration, this project has changed my life. Thank you @koneensaatio.fi! Photo: @lottaleiwo.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of hosting a workshop for MA and PhD researchers working on Finnish North American topics as the final event of my @koneensaatio.fi project at @infomigration.bsky.social. Really great to build our research community.
Picture is too funny, had to participate. You've just died. 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.
Tero Mielonen @mielonen.bsky.social · 8mo agoYou've just died. 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.
Ready for day two of the excellent transdisciplinary Sound + Purpose at Lund!
Still time to register!
Samira Saramo@samirasaramo.bsky.social · 9mo ago"Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” Project Final Seminar (Kone Foundation, 2020-2025) Thursday, Nov. 27th 13:00-16:00 At Migration Institute of Finland (Hämeenkatu 13, Turku) & Zoom Register by Nov. 20: q.surveypal.com/deepmapping-...
Call for Papers! Join us on 22 May in Turku (and online) for the symposium Cultural Appropriation in Context: Histories, Encounters, and Power. Our featured speakers/discussants are Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Renae Watchman & David Stirrup. Deadline 15 Jan. @koneensaatio.fi sites.utu.fi/approfi/en/n...
Call for Papers: Cultural Appropriation in Context Symposium | approfi
Cultural Appropriation in Context: Histories, Encounters, and Power International Symposium Date: 22 May 2026 Location: University of Turku, Finland & O ...
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"The disappearance of extended time from the university changes the texture of intellectual life. It narrows how we think and what we are able to notice." Madiha Tariq asks whether “the opportunity to linger over #research” still has a place in today’s #academic environment.
LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 9mo ago💥New: In defence of boredom – Why the social sciences need time to “waste” ✍️ Madiha Tariq #AcademicSky #SocialScience #SlowScholarship
Access ALL of our OPEN-ACCESS @ucalgarypress.bsky.social Canadian History and Environment titles here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad... #envhist #cdnhist #envhum #books
Canadian History and Environment - University of Calgary Press
ISSN 1925-3702 (print) ISSN 1925-3710 (online) This new series explores topical issues in Canadian history as seen through an environmental lens. It launched a partnership between the University of Ca...
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Alan MacEachern@alanmaceachern.bsky.social · 9mo agoAnd you know what that means: an update to the Canadian History & Environment series tower of power. @ucalgarypress.bsky.social & @nichecanada.bsky.social #envhist #cdnhist
I can't believe it's happened but I've gotten so used to Calibri that now Times New Roman looks unpleasant. For years I would cringe at Calibri (and the like) and do all that I could to avoid it. I have a lot of font thoughts but I'm trying to overcome them for the sake of accessibility.
Inspired by Mi’kmaq History Month Emily Pictou-Roberts and Jess Wilton explore Mi’kmaq queer culture and history for our Queering Atlantic Canada Series.
Queering Mi’kma’ki: Sharing the Story of the Puoinaq
In the Mi’kmaw language, puoin (boo-oh-in) refers to a shaman or witch. In Mi’kmaki — the area we now call Atlantic Canada and parts of Maine and Québec—these puoinaq (plural of puoin) are sa…
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Excited about the program for my @koneensaatio.fi project's final seminar! Join us at @infomigration.bsky.social or online on Thursday, Nov. 27th. Register: q.surveypal.com/deepmapping-... @tuirelii.bsky.social @lottaleiwo.bsky.social
"A crop we call manomin. A crop we plant. A crop we harvest. But, 'wild' rice encourages us to see this Anishinaabe crop as an incident of nature." - Brittany Luby niche-canada.org/2018/12/10/k... #Indigenous #foodstudies #agriculturalhistory #cdnhist #envhist
Save the Date: “Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” @koneensaatio.fi Project Final Seminar Thursday, November 27, 2025, 13:00–16:00 Place: @infomigration.bsky.social & Online Program details and registration to follow. More info: www.samirasaramo.com
Reminder! There's still time to join!
Samira Saramo@samirasaramo.bsky.social · 11mo agoCFP: WORKSHOP FOR MA & PHD RESEARCHERS WORKING ON FINNISH NORTH AMERICAN TOPICS Friday, Nov. 28 at Migration Institute of Finland in Turku @infomigration.bsky.social More info & apply by Oct. 15: siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/en/events/cf... @koneensaatio.fi
