CFP: Sustainability in Practice: DIY Repair, Reuse and Innovation
Check out this call for papers for an promising meeting to be held at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu. Conference call for papers Sustainability in Practice: DIY…
Tag: Estonia
Article: “Kultuuriline omastamine kultuurimuutusena” in Studia Vernacula 14
More good news in terms of publication work. I am pleased to share that my article “Kultuuriline omastamine kultuurimuutusena” is now published in Estonian in the wonderful journal…
Article: “Towards Wider Framings: World-Systems Analysis and Folklore Studies” in Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics 16(1)
Page one of the article “Towards Wider Framings” as typeset for the Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics. I am happy to report that my article “Towards Wider Framings:…
Conversation with Francisco Martinez on his work on post-socialist ruins
Interview-review of Remains of the Soviet Past in Estonia (Winner of the Early Career Scholars Award 2018 of the European Association of Social Anthropologists) Keiti Kljavin, Lecturer at…
STS and Electoral Politics
In the context of the upcoming US presidential election and increasing evidence of the importance of voting infrastructure, this week we revisit past posts that highlight the key…
CFP: Studying Traditional Crafts: Goals and Methods in Higher Education
Here is a call for papers for an exciting conference in Estonia. The hosts are wonderful colleagues whom I met while visiting Viljandi last fall. Their call is…
Shreds and Patches in 2018
Which Shreds and Patches posts were most popular in 2018? These were: What is the current status of confidentiality and non-disclosure policies at HAU? Coconut Rattles in Florida…
At the Estonian National Museum
#fulbrightspecialist #fulbright #exchangeourworld This is the third of three anticipated posts on my fall 2019 visit to Estonia (1st, 2nd). A great resource for the University of Tartu’s…
Two Short Courses in Tartu
#fulbrightspecialist #fulbright #exchangeourworld In an earlier post, I expressed my appreciation for the opportunity to visit the University of Tartu as a Fulbright Specialist. Among my tasks w…
The University of Tartu, Appreciated
I recently spent an extended time in Tartu, Estonia. I had the wonderful opportunity to be a Fulbright Specialist visiting the Departments of: (1) Estonian and Comparative Folklore,…
Eeva Kesküla: How capitalists think about labor dynasties and corporate ethics
This contribution looks at the implications of how capitalists think about corporate ethics and moral obligations in monoindustrial towns. I present the cases of two mining towns in…