[H-verkko] Helsinki, Conference “Militarizing the Civil Society – Civilizing the Military Society”

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Conference “Militarizing the Civil Society – Civilizing the Military
Society”

Helsinki, Kirkkokatu 6
3.10.2013 klo 10:00 – 4.10.2013 klo 16:15
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The conference Militarizing the Civil Society – Civilizing the Military
Society is an international symposium arranged by the Finnish Society for
Eighteenth-Century Studies and the project ‘Connections, associations and
innovation: The case of the sea fortress Sveaborg, its foundation,
socio-economic impact and innovative role ca. 1730–1809’ (funded by the
Academy of Finland).

The conference focuses on the various aspects of interaction between the
military and civil society in the eighteenth century. A particular, secondary
theme that will be given attention is the Swedish mid-eighteenth-century defence
policy.

Conference is open to the public with no participation fee. Please register by
September 13. via the following E-form:

https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/43434/lomake.html




Preliminary Program:

Thursday 3.10.

 

09.00 –                         Registration

10.00 – 10.15               Opening Ceremony

10.15 – 11.00               Keynote Lecture I

Soldiers and Civilians in the City. Between Architecture, Town Planning and
Sociology                                                  

Professor Philippe Bragard, Université catholique de Louvain

 

11.00 – 12.30              Session 1: The Sea and the Maritime
Warfare   

One Way Ticket to Hell (...and Back?). Facing Disease, Violence, Criminality and
the Turk during the Morean War

Björn Forsén, University of Helsinki

Scandinavian Shipping, Neutrality and British Privateers, 1689-1783

Leos Müller, Stockholm University

Steve Murdoch, University of St. Andrews

Maritime Wars, Militarization and Civil Societies on South Brittany
Coast(17th-18th centuries)

Christophe Cérino, South Brittany University

Wreckers in the 18th Century Gulf of Finland

Mikko Huhtamies, University of Helsinki

Discussion

12.30 – 13.30              Lunch Break (lunch not included)

13.30 – 15.15              Session 2: The City and the Army

The Economical and Administrational Boundaries in the “Twin Town” of
Helsinki-Sveaborg in 1748–1808

                                   Juha-Matti
Granqvist, University of Helsinki

The Burden of Billeting Swedish and Russian Troops in Hamina and Lappeenranta in
the Eighteenth Century

Antti Räihä, University of Jyväskylä

Armed Forces and Criminality in Helsinki 1748–1757

Petri Talvitie, University of Helsinki

Was an Early Modern Karlskrona an Open Cosmopolitan City? A Case of Fabian
Philip, Karlskronas First Jewish Entrepreneur

Harry Svensson, Stockholm University

The Craftsmen of Sveaborg 1751–56

Sofia Gustafsson, University of Helsinki

Discussion

 

15.15 – 15.45              Coffee Break

15.45 – 16.30              Keynote Lecture II

                                    Replacing
father. Civilian Aspects of the Swedish            
Military,1600-1800                   

Professor Maria Sjöberg, University of Gothenburg

 

18.00 –                               
Rector’s Reception, University of Helsinki

                                           
University Main Building, 4th Floor Lobby, Fabianinkatu 33.

 

Friday

09.30 –                        Registration

10.00 – 10.45               Keynote Lecture III

 

                                    Grand
Strategy of Russia in the Baltic and the Threat
of                                 Swedish
Sveaborg,
1748-1808                                     

Docent Jyrki Paaskoski, University of Helsinki

 

10.45 – 12.15              Session 3: The Economy of the War

Provisioning of the Military Construction Workers of Sveaborg during the Time of
Governor General G. F. von Rosen (1747–1753)

Sampsa Hatakka, University of Helsinki

The Swedish State’s Fiscal System, 1745–1772

                                    Patrik
Winton, Uppsala University

Alloted Incomes. The Military Allotment Establishment 1721–1833

                                   Fredrik
Thisner, Uppsala University

Vice Admiral Carl Tersmeden and his Impact on the Parish of Esbo 1748–1767

Tryggve Gestrin, Espoo City Museum

Discussion

12.15 – 13.15              Lunch Break (lunch not included)

 

13.15 – 15.00              Session 4: The Cultural Impacts  

Fortress of Harmony. Musical Connections between the Military and Civil
Societies in Helsinki-Sveaborg 1750–1808

Jere Jäppinen, Helsinki City Museum 

Honour, Body and Wounds. Warrior Values in the 18th Century

Military Culture in Sweden

Ville Sarkamo, University of Jyväskylä

The Image of a Hero. The Funeral of a High Ranking Officer as a Manifestation of
Manhood

Magdalena af Hällström, University of Helsinki

Peaceful Arms. The Challenge to the Epic in Johan Gabriel Oxenstiernas
Skördarne

Alfred Sjödin, Lund University

Discussion

15.00 – 15.30              Coffee Break

15.30 – 16.15              Panel Discussion and Closing
Ceremony 
                                      
                     


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