Author Archives: Johanna Leinonen

On Tuesday, October 11, Tomasz Plonski will present his research plan. Tomasz’s topic is “Migrations in Poland (years 1918-1959) and their implications  on the social and ethnic structure of the country”. The seminar meets at 14.15 in the regular location, seminar room E325, Media Studies, Minerva, 3rd floor, Kaivokatu 12.  

On Tuesday, October 4, three students will present their research plans. Monika Liepinytė’s paper topic is “Multicultural communication features: Public attitudes towards foreigners. The case of Lithuania”, Aistė Seredžiūtė’s “The free movement of workers in European Union: Impact to the EU labor market”, and Nathan Adair’s paper is titled ”Fear and Loathing in the American Southwest: Racism, Securitization […]

On Tuesday, September 27, Aleksi Huhta will present his research plan titled “Representation of ‘Blacks’ and the Construction of Finnish-American ‘Whiteness’, 1925-1955”. The seminar meets at 14.15 in the regular location, seminar room E325, Media Studies, Minerva, 3rd floor, Kaivokatu 12. The paper will be available on the Moodle page of the Seminar on Multiculturalism later this week. […]

The schedule for the Seminar on Multiculturalism for Fall 2011 is now available. It will be updated as more detailed information becomes available! 13.9. Introduction 20.9. No meeting – please think about your paper topic! 27.9. 1. Aleksi Huhta: “Representation of ‘Blacks’ and the Construction of Finnish-American ‘Whiteness’, 1925-1955” 4.10. 1. Monika Liepinytė: “Multicultural communication features: […]

The Seminar on Multiculturalism will meet for the first time on Tuesday, September 13, at 14-16. Please note that the seminar room has changed: the seminar will meet in room E325 (NOT in E323, like the earlier email notice stated) in the Department of Media Studies, the 3rd floor of the Minerva building at Kaivokatu 12. Welcome!

The organizers would like to thank the students and guest lecturers who attended the Seminar on Multiculturalism in Spring 2011! The seminar continues again in the Fall semester of 2011. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 13, at 14-16 (seminar room E325, Media Studies, Minerva, 3rd floor, Kaivokatu 12).

On Tuesday, April 26, in the last meeting of the semester, the Seminar on Multiculturalism meets again at 14.15 in the regular location, Room V108 Salonki, Artium building, 1st floor (Musicology), Kaivokatu 12. Minghui Gao presents her research paper titled “Interculturality and Identity in Counseling and Psychotherapy:  The Case of Intercultural Couple Counselors and Psychotherapists […]