Ready for day two of the excellent transdisciplinary Sound + Purpose at Lund!

Still time to register!

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...

The beauty of the first snow

"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.

Access ALL of our OPEN-ACCESS @ucalgarypress.bsky.social Canadian History and Environment titles here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad... #envhist #cdnhist #envhum #books

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.

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

Kiva päästä keskustelemaan tästä tärkeästä uudesta kirjasta tiistaina!

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!

Muistutus! Vielä ehtii!

CFP: 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

KUTSU: TYÖPAJA POHJOISAMERIKANSUOMALAISUUTTA TUTKIVILLE PRO GRADU- JA TOHTORITUTKIJOILLE. Pe. 28. marraskuuta 2025, Siirtolaisinstituutissa Turussa @infomigration.bsky.social Hae mukaan viim 15.10: siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/events/kutsu... @koneensaatio.fi

I fiercely protected a few days in my calendar to actually have time to write. I was almost scared I don't know how anymore or that I wouldn't be able to get into the groove but it's happening and I'm loving it.

About to start my Keynote for the International Society for Regional History online conference! I always have major butterflies at this point.

Really thrilled to announce that our new book on the history of the #MohawkInstitute is now available in #OpenAccess format. You can pay for the physical book, but you can also read a digital copy for free. This was a very important choice for us: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... #cdnhist #cdnpoli

excited to share the call for the workshop EXTRACTIVE NATURES / NATURES OF EXTRACTION happening at @uobrisceh.bsky.social on 6-7 Nov 2025, 
made possible by the @britishacademy.bsky.social deadline: 10 September! full call below ⤵ #envhist #envhum

Siirtolaisuus kiinnostaa taas. ”On useita kiinnostavia hankkeita esimerkiksi asutuskolonialismista, tai maankäyttö- ja ympäristönäkökulmista. Myös historiallinen Pohjois-Amerikan suomalaisten työväenliike ja nykypäivän aktivismi on kiinnostanut paljon.” Toteaa @samirasaramo.bsky.social Ylen jutussa.

Spent a few lovely weeks in the UK and visited dozens of bookstores. I practiced great restraint but these two came home with me.

I'm happy to announce that I am now serving as an Associate Editor of Settler Colonial Studies. Looking forward to joining a great team led by @jannelahti.bsky.social. @infomigration.bsky.social

1️⃣ @tuirelii.bsky.social, @samirasaramo.bsky.social ja Pihla Siim kirjoittavat @infomigration.bsky.social Siirtolaisarkiston laajenemisesta. Katsaus käsittelee Suomeen suuntautuneen siirtolaisuuden kokoelman perustamiseen liittyviä huomioita, käytäntöjä ja haasteita sekä mahdollisia ratkaisuja.

Thank you @tuirelii.bsky.social and Pihla Siim! It was really great to work with you on this.

Kirjoitimme yhdessä @samirasaramo.bsky.social ja Pihla Siimin kanssa katsausartikkelin @infomigration.bsky.social arkiston laajentamisesta kattamaan myös Suomeen suuntautunutta siirtolaisuutta ja sen kulttuuriperintöä. Artikkeli luettavissa 👉 journal.fi/elore/articl...

So happy CBC Radio's Up North did a great segment on the "Legacies / Perinnöt" exhibit. You can listen to my interview online (under June 10 segments): www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... @infomigration.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi

Set up of "Legacies/Perinnöt" at Co.Lab Gallery in Thunder Bay 99% finished. Opening on Thursday!

Vastaava tutkija Samira Saramo on tällä hetkellä konferenssi- ja työmatkalla Kanadassa, jossa on esillä myös hänen ja Zoe Gordonin näyttely Legacies/Perinnöt 12.6. alkaen. Näyttely nähtiin alkuvuodesta Turussa!

Thank you to The Walleye for featuring "Legacies/Perinnöt" in the June issue! Thunder Bay opening is this Thursday, June 12 from 7-10pm at Co.Lab Gallery (Goods & Co Market). www.flipsnack.com/ECA8CECC5A8/... @infomigration.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi

The last session of CHA is underway and it's migration history! Embracing the Canadian part of myself with the Timmy's steeped tea.

Great list of environmental history at CHA, which I'm grateful to be part of. FYI: My presentation, "Finnish Migrant-Settler Identity and the Uneasy Legacies of Extractive Industry in Ontario" has actually been moved to panel 35 (WFL 634) on Tuesday at 13:30.

CHA in Toronto has started and I got to get a paneer roti. It's a good day.

#CHESS2025 Day #3 Mining Danger Workshop at the Council Chambers in Gilmour Hall with John Sandlos (MUN), @arnkeeling.bsky.social (MUN), @historiamagoria.bsky.social (McMaster), and @kcruikshank.bsky.social (McMaster). #envhist #mininghistory #cdnhist

Day #2 of #CHESS2025 is in the books! It was a bit chillier than many of us hoped, but we had an enriching day full of learning, exploration, and connection building. #envhist Check out our full schedule here: niche-canada.org/2025/05/16/c...

#CHESS2025 kicked off with a fascinating and engaging keynote by Siobhan Angus @siobhanangus.bsky.social on Shadow Geologies: Photography in the Aftermath of Mining. 🔹 Our Canadian History of the Environment Summer Symposium continues tomorrow with a full slate of activities around Hamilton!

Thank you @nichecanada.bsky.social for an amazing CHESS 2025! I learned a lot about industrial history and heritage and had a chance to connect with so many brilliant and kind environmental historians.

Have a good trip! Samira's and Zoe Gordon's exhibition Legacies is also on display June 9-30, 2025 in Co.Lab Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada www.samirasaramo.com/exhibit

Starting the journey toward @cndhistassoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting via @nichecanada.bsky.social CHESS! Looking forward to a packed 3+ weeks in Canada. 🩷 @infomigration.bsky.social

New OA publication alert! My article, "The Children’s Section of the Finnish North American Socialist Women’s Newspaper Toveritar," is now out in Miniatures: A Reader in the History of Everyday Life . Check it out: www.exeterpress.co.uk/products/min... @infomigration.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi

The Migration Institute's Archives with the Haavemaa research project is collecting Finnish migrant music memories! All stories welcome!!

Finnish academics, still a day left to sign this appeal to Finnish government to finally do something to stop the genocide and to recognize the rights of Palestinians.

Despite intensive mediation efforts, no settlement proposal has been reached to labor dispute concerning 35,000 university employees. The 24-hour #strike at the University of Helsinki and University of Turku will be on 27 May if no solution is found before then. yliopistotes.fi/mediation-in...

Elokuussa....

Iida kirjoitti katsauksen hänen työstä ja kokemuksesta arkistoharjoittelijana meidän hankkeessa!

I've retreated to my little old trailer in the forest for a few days of deep mapping work.

The National Conciliator has not made a settlement proposal for the university labour dispute. The 24-hour strike at Tampere University will take place on Wednesday, May 7th. #Strike #University #WeAreTheUniversity tieteentekijat.fi/en/no-settle...

➡ Call for Papers: Migration-Muuttoliike Theme Issue (2/2025): Migration and Digitalization Read more on our website! siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/en/news/call...

Playing around with ArcGIS for the first time in ages! My awesome research assistant Jenni has gotten decades of census data so we can visualize northern Ontario Finns, lumbering, and mining. Hoping to show some new maps at CHA next month.

Vielä torstaihin 8.5. asti on aikaa hakea OBaMa - Osallistumisen esteiden yli -hankkeessa avoinna olevaa tutkijatohtorin tehtävää. #STN_OBaMa #STN_DEMOC