[Dino] call for papers conference on Saami studies

[Linn Areskoug]

Oovtâst ? Together. New concepts, theories and methodologies on Saami studies

Inari, Finland, September 25th?27th, 2013

Call for abstracts ? Extended abstract deadline



Oovtâst ? Together. New concepts, theories and methodologies on Saami  
studies conference will be held in Inari, Finland on September  
25th?27th, 2013. In recent decades, Saami research has gone to new  
directions and become more multivoiced. The aim of the conference is  
to chart this new multivoiced research and to find out at what point  
Saami studies are today and what are the main questions, new thoughts,  
and directions at the present. Oovtâst will offer a multidisciplinary  
venue for finding new methodological, conceptual and epistemological  
approaches to Saami studies. The aim of the conference is to analyze  
the Sáami society and cultural inter/intra-action from both emic and  
etic perspectives and different theoretical and conceptual approaches.

Conference will bring together Nordic researchers, students, and  
artists specialized in Saami studies and culture. In addition, it  
offers a forum for discussion concerning comparative indigenous  
studies. We wish to gather together scholars specialized in indigenous  
studies and to offer a possibility to create new networks which will  
help to develop multidisciplinary research across state borders.  
Conference also aims at promoting dialogue between scholars,  
decision-makers, and the general public.

Themes of the conference are:

1. Saami culture, history and cultural practices: art, heritage, and  
changing representations

2. Language, knowledge and socialization

3. Saami society: politics and law related to cultural, social and  
ethnic differences



Confirmed keynote lecturers:

Kaisa Rautio-Helander, Sámi University College

Else Grete Broderstad, University of Tromso

Marja-Liisa Olthuis, University of Oulu

Torunn Pettersen, Sámi University College/University of Tromso

Sanna Valkonen, University of Lapland

Veli-Pekka Lehtola, University of Oulu



The organizing committee invites the submission of abstracts for  
papers to be held in the conference Oovtâst ? Together. New concepts,  
theories and methodologies on Saami studies in Inari, Finland,  
September 25th?27th, 2013. Abstracts for 15 minute presentations  
should be up to 300 words. After each presentation there will be 15  
minutes for discussion. We welcome topics from different areas of  
Saami studies including for example archaeology, ethnography,  
sociology, political science, legal sciences and linguistics. Please  
submit the abstracts at the latest by April 30th, 2013 ? please note  
the extended abstract deadline due to great interest ?by e-mail to  
veli-pekka.lehtola at oulu.fi. Languages in the conference are Saami  
languages, Finnish and English.



CONFERENCE DEADLINES

April 30, 2013 Submission of paper abstracts

May 20, 2013 Notification of approval of paper abstracts

August 1, 2013 Deadline for registration



CONFERENCE FEES

Registration fee: 50 euros

Dinner: 30 euros



CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:



University of Oulu

Anni-Siiri Länsman

Veli-Pekka Lehtola



University of Lapland

Sanna Valkonen

Juha Karhu



Sámi Education Institution

Anne-Marie Kalla

Liisa Holmerg

Outi Länsman



PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME



I Day: Saami culture, history and cultural practices

Wednesday September 25th

9.00?9.30 Registration and coffee

9.30?10.00 Music and welcoming words

10.00?11.00 Keynote lecture

11.00?12.00 Lunch

12.00?13.00 keynote lecture

13.00?17.00 Four parallel workshops and a coffee break

Theme suggestions:

Cultural heritage and memory

Changing representations in art/media

Traditional knowledge

Spirituality and religion in transition

15 minute  presentations and 15 minute discussion

18.00 Evening programme with dinner and music



II Day: Language, knowledge and socialization

Thursday September 26th



9.00?10.00 Keynote lecture

10.00?10.30 Coffee break

10.30?12.30 Four parallel workshops

Theme suggestions for the day:

Linguistic and cultural formation of Saami societies

Education, Saami pedagogies

Place names, named places

Language and culture, sociolinguistics

New winds in the Saami literary studies

12.30?13.30 Lunch

13.30?14.30 Keynote lecture

14.30?17.00 Four parallel workshops and a coffee break

15 minute presentations and 15 minute discussion

18.00 Evening programme with music at the hotel



III Day: Saami society

Friday September 27th



9.00?10.00 Keynote lecture

10.00?10.30 Coffee break

10.30?12.00 Four parallel workshops

Theme suggestions for the day:

Building the Saami society

International and comparative research on and by indigenous peoples

Traditional livelihoods, land rights, natural resources

Conflicts of belonging

Global use of resources vs. traditional land use

Sustainable development

12.00?13.00 Lunch

13.00?14.00 Keynote lecture

14.00?16.00 Four parallel workshops and a coffee break

15 minutes presentations and 15 minutes discussion

16.00 Closing of the conference

Closing speech

18.00 Evening programme by the local Saami



-- 
Linn Areskoug, Ph.D
Department of Literature
Box 632
SE-751 26 Uppsala