Nina Öhmanin teksti NAAS 2025 -konferenssista SAM Magazinessa: www.sammagazine.fi/object/5574b... @naas2025.bsky.social @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

FASA:n ja SAM:n konferenssiapuraha vuodelle 2025 on nyt jaettu. 500 euron konferenssiapuraha myönnettiin Helsingin yliopiston väitöskirjatutkija Olli Saukolle. Lue lisää täältä: www.sammagazine.fi/object/64f52...

Tuula Kolehmainen, Julia Niinistö, and Jaakko Dickman make sure that we can all commemorate these summer days by watching hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs (Kolehmainen and Niinistö in the picture). #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social

This is a really terrific organization and conference. Glad to participate this year and attend so many excellent panels.

#NAASpirations conference closing by P. & T. Kolehmainen (not related). But there's still the after party, too! Many thanks to @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social who did most of the work and without whom @fasafinland.bsky.social couldn't have done this conference.

Race, classic and cultural expressions panel at #NAASpirations with Sarah Gleeson-White, Justin Parks and @kolehmaistuula.bsky.social

The FASA board met at luch @naas2025.bsky.social . Mila Seppälä, Reetta Humalajoki, Elina Siltanen, Nina Öhman, Tuula Kolehmainen, and Vincent Veerbeek in the picture (Ari Räisänen and Pekka Kilpeläinen absent).

Meeting old and new friends at @naas2025.bsky.social conference! #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social

NAAS tote bag, gift from the city of Turku.

The conference started with a ”Feel Good Morning Flow.” This guided (light) physical activity will be available again on Friday morning at 8:45. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

Happy to enjoy the first day of the #NAASpirations conference! @naas2025.bsky.social @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social #americanstudies

Nordic plenary, ”Incompossible Futures, Disrupted Presents: The Aspirations of Speculative Fiction” by Jenny Bonnevier and Steen Ledet Christiansen. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

”Limits of Representation” with Elina Siltanen, Tereza Jiroutová Kynčlová, and Hải Nguyễn. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

Going low with @libankerdc.bsky.social at @naas2025.bsky.social ⬇️ #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

Keynote by Elisabeth Anker: ”We Gow Low.” #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social

Keynote by Elisabeth Anker: ”fight dirty for democracy, it is time to go low” #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

This week I am taking Arkansas history on the road from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to Turun yliopisto - University of Turku in Finland for the 2025 Nordic Association of American Studies conference 🇺🇸🇫🇮 #NAASpriations #NAASpirations2025

”Aspirations and Failures at the Turn of the Twentieth Century,” with Myrto Drizou, Jessica Hanssen, and Jordan Howie (Nina Öhman as chair). #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

Post-second-conference-day-aperol 🥂 #NAASpirations #americanstudies #visitturku @naas2025.bsky.social @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social

The conference participants are welcomed to dinner at restaurant Grädda. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

Suvi Innilä from the city of Turku gave a speech at the conference dinner. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 #VisitTurku #MeetTurku

”Navigating Cultural Tensions: Aspirations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Across a U.S. Public Higher Education System” with Sinikka Grant, David Cantaffa, and Ritu Radhakrishnan. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

I gave a talk (with my hands, mostly) @naas2025.bsky.social . #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

A really interesting panel this afternoon in Turku #NAASpirations @fasafinland.bsky.social @naas2025.bsky.social

The President of FASA, Nina Öhman, giving the Nordic plenary with Randall J. Stephens. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

”Imagined Geographies” with Nahum Welang, Jarkko Tanninen, Cathryn Halverson, and Katalin Kállay (Tuula Kolehmainen as chair). #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

”What Remains of the Common: Politics, Ethics, Aesthetics” with Mikko Tuhkanen, Tom Roach, and E. L. McCallum (Sinikka Grant as chair). #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

Marianne Kongerslev and Mikkel Jensen brought us the good news that the next NAAS conference will be held at Aalborg University, Denmark, in 2027! @aau.dk #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

Talking in Finland about why it’s time to fight dirty for democracy. Can you tell how much I want to join a “girl gang”? At @naas2025.bsky.social #naaspirations

Day 2 of #NAASpirations. Nordic plenary with Nina Öhman from @fasafinland.bsky.social and Randall J. Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social, with Oscar Winberg @oscarwinberg.bsky.social as chair. #NAASpirations2025

I also gave my own paper on Sally Wen Mao's Oculus, hyperreality, transmodernity and racism. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025. Photo by Tuula!

#NAASpirations conference opening with Prof. Benita Heiskanen from @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social

So it begins! #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025

The NAAS General Meeting was held today in Turku, and was chaired by the NAAS President Jørn Brøndal. The meeting minutes will be available on the NAAS website: sites.google.com/view/nordica...

And Dr. Nina Öhman from @fasafinland.bsky.social

Opening words by the Director of the JMC, Benita Heiskanen and President of FASA, Nina Öhman (Heiskanen in the picture). #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social

Our conference assistants are ready to help you have a #NAASpirational time! Welcome to Turku! #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social

Welcome to Turku! If you want to see this fascinating plenary session, register for the conference here: sites.utu.fi/naas2025/reg... #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 #MeetTurku #VisitTurku @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social

NAAS-konferenssi järjestetään ensi viikolla Turussa. Professori Benita Heiskasen mukaan konferenssi toimii foorumina kansainväliselle Yhdysvaltain tutkimuksen yhteisölle aikana, jolloin tutkimus ja opetus ovat joutuneet ideologisten hyökkäysten kohteeksi. www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohta...

Tätä ollaan porukalla @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social ja @fasafinland.bsky.social kesken viimeiset pari vuotta työstetty! Viikon päästä alkaa NAAS2025. #NAASpirations2025

The 28th Biennial Conference of the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS) is in one week! Make sure to follow the conference here on Bluesky @naas2025.bsky.social and on Instagram @naasturku to stay in the loop! #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 @fasafinland.bsky.social

One week left until the conference! Get excited for our signature drink, the NAAS Spritz, developed by the JMC’s Julia 🍸✨ The drink will be available at the conference after-party 🪩 #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 #VisitTurku #MeetTurku #fasa @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social

Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw

Part of the NAAS2025 Team took part in a safety walk organized by the university’s facility services today to make sure everything’s in place to welcome you safely. See you soon! @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social

Registration closes today!

Members of the FASA board 2025–2026 were elected in the annual general meeting held on February 25, 2025 (online) www.fasa.fi/about/fasa-b...

JMC researchers have been weighing in on big topics in the media! From the administration's banned words to broligarchs, catch the latest here: www.utu.fi/en/universit...

We're thrilled to partner with local cafés, bars, and restaurants to bring exclusive offers to conference guests! The NAASPass and its offers will be available throughout the conference. #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 #MeetTurku #VisitTurku @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social

📢 We now have an Instagram account! To keep up with the latest conference news, give us a follow @naasturku

I'm looking forward to participating in this session next month with Nina Öhman at the Nordic Association for American Studies conference. #NAASpirations @fasafinland.bsky.social @naas2025.bsky.social