Conference Programme

The conference venue is the University of Lapland. All the plenary sessions and keynote lectures take place at the campus.

 

Thursday 26.3.2020

10.00 – 12.00   Registration, University Main Hall

10.00 – 12.00   Academic Writing Workshop for PhD Students by Eloísa Martín, United Arab Emirates University (pre-registration is required)

12.00 – 12.20   Welcome and Opening of the Conference

12.20 – 13.00   Keynote Lecture: Nira Yuval-Davis (University of East London)

13.00 – 13.40   Keynote Lecture: Sanna Valkonen, Áile Aikio (University of Lapland) ja Sigga-Marja Magga (University of Oulu)

13.40 – 14.00   Commenting speech: Sari Hanafi (American University of Beirut)

14.00 – 15.00   Lunch

15.00 – 18.00   Plenary sessions

19.30 – 22.00    Dinner at the Rovaniemi Theatre, Jorma Eton tie 8a

22.00                     Evening Party at the Rovaniemi Theatre

 

Friday 27.3.2020

9.00 – 11.00     Plenary sessions

11.00 – 12.00   Lunch

12.00 – 12.40   Keynote Lecture: John Clarke (The Open University)

12.40 – 13.20   Keynote Lecture: Mia Liinason (University of Gothenburg)

13.20 – 13.40   Commenting speech: Jan Fritz (University of Cincinnati)

13.40 – 14.15   Break

14.15 – 14.45   Spring Meeting of the Westermarck Society

15.00 – 15.30   Award Ceremony for the Best Sociological Master’s Thesis of the Year 2019

15.30 – 16.00   Conference Closure and Congratulations on the 80-year-old Westermarck Society

17.00 – 21.00   Train-waiting-club at the cafe and restaurant Kauppayhtiö, Valtakatu 24