@samirasaramo
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
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....
“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.
Pop by and I'll make you a cocktail!
This is a favourite introduced to me by Roberto. A Venetian Spritz should actually use Select, rather than Aperol. (Imo Select is superior in all drinks)
A little glimpse into the wonderful Sound+Purpose conference I had the privilege to attend last month.
Congratulations! Great project!
Fire has not ceased
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!
Thank you @lottaleiwo.bsky.social for being part of the event and the process, overall 🩷
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.
Sound+Purpose poster on stand in foyer of Lund University's Lux Building
Ready for day two of the excellent transdisciplinary Sound + Purpose at Lund!
This is going to be super cool!!!
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...
A light dusting of white snow on the ground. A little bit of sun peeking through the trees in the distance. Two parallel pines in the foreground. A meeting of small dirt roads behind them.
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.
I love Jesse. A forever regret is that I missed my interview time with him years ago when I had a media pass for Winnipeg Folk Fest. The one time I didn't check my mail slot first thing in the morning and was too slow getting to media tent from his set. He was gone by the time I got there. 😭
Such cute double bagels! 😍
PROGRAM:
Chair: Tuire Liimatainen
Saara Pellander, Migration Institute of Finland Welcome
Lotta Leiwo: “Ontario in Finnish Migrant-Settler Women’s Toveritar Writing”
Samira Saramo: "Thinking, Doing & Feeling Entangled Finnish Migrant-Settler History in Ontario”
Aleksi Huhta: Commentary
"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-...
Event poster with program: "Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” Project Final Seminar (Kone Foundation, 2020-2025) Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025 Time: 13:00–16:00 Place: Migration Institute of Finland (Hämeenkatu 13, Turku) and Online (hybrid seminar) Program: Chair: Tuire Liimatainen, Migration Institute of Finland Saara Pellander, Migration Institute of Finland: Director’s Welcome Lotta Leiwo, University of Helsinki: “Ontario in Finnish Migrant-Settler Women’s Toveritar Writing” Samira Saramo, Migration Institute of Finland: "Thinking, Doing, and Feeling Entangled Finnish Migrant-Settler History in Ontario” Aleksi Huhta, University of Helsinki: Commentary Discussion
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
Oh no. I hadn't heard of Selma's death. Condolences to her family and friends. And also congrats on the article. The collection sounds great!
Kiva päästä keskustelemaan tästä tärkeästä uudesta kirjasta tiistaina!
Archival image of houses being constructed with same text on top as in post
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
