4th International Small Island Cultures Conference
June 2008
 Nagu/Nauvo – Turku Archipelago, Finland

 Nätverket av ö-forskare "Small Island Cultures Research Initiative" (SICRI) som koordineras från Australien ordnar sin 4. konferens "4th International Conference on Small Island Cultures" den 16-19.6 i Nagu (Framnäs) och Korpoström (endast 18.6). Som lokal medarrangör fungerar Skärgårdsinstitutet vid Åbo Akademi, och med i planeringen (samt som föreläsare) finns även forskare från Åbo Akademi och Åbo universitet. Föreläsarna kommer från bl.a. Japan Nya Zealand, Australien, Indien, Tyskland, England, Wales, Skottland, Canada, och Sverige.

Föreläsningarna är öppna för allmänheten (hela konferensen på engelska)

Kostnader: 120 e/person för hela konferensen eller 40 e/ dag. (Se i kolumnen brevid angående betalningen!). I priset ingår många intressanta föreläsningar, lunch och för- och eftermiddagskaffe.
Välkomsttillställning, måndag 16.6. kl 21 på Framnäs, 15 e/person.
Torsdag 19.6 kl 20-23 ordnas båtutflykt till Själö, 35 e/person.
Förhandsanmälan obligatorisk Elektronisk anmälning, senast den 10 juni 2008.
 
De som behöver logi ombedes kontakta hotell Strandbo (www.strandbo.fi) eller Lanterna (www.lanterna.ws) och nämn i samband med bokningen "SICRI". Då det är nära högsäsong är det skäl att göra bokningen mycket snart.

Se ISIC4 konferensprogrammet. Läs mera om konferensen på www.sicri.org.
Närmare information ges av
* Nina Söderlund, ordf. för ledningsgruppen för Skärgårdsinstitutet vid ÅA e-post: nina.soderlund@abo.fi mobil +358-50-527 8180
* Sekreterare Katharina Enckell, e-post katharina.enckell@abo.fi, tfn 02-215 3623


The payment should be made to:

Åbo Akademi University
Centre for
Continuing Education
Fabriksgatan 2
20500 Åbo, Finland

Name and address of bank:
Nordea Bank Finland Plc
Alexandersgatan 22
FIN-00020 NORDEA
Finland

Account No:
166030 – 107667
IBAN : FI4616603000107667
SWIFT : NDEAFIHH

Please state SICRI and the name of the participant and save the receipt of payment and bring it to the conference.

N.B. If paid by cheque, a processing charge of 12 euros has to be added.

Attention, participants from other than EU countries:
check with different banks for cheapest processing charge.
 

 

  
 
The network of Island researcher "Small Island Cultures Research Initiative" (SICRI) which is coordinated from Australia is now arranging their 4th conference "4th International Conference on Small Isand Cultures", 16th - 19th June 2008 in Nagu (Framnäs) and Korpoström (only 18th.6). Skärgårdsinstitutet (Arcipelago Institute) vid Åbo Akademi University is a local cooperator. Researchers from Åbo Akademi University and Turku University are also engaged in the planning work. There are speakers from Japan, New Zealand, Australia, India, Germany, England, Wales, Scottland, Canada and Sweden.

The conference is open for the public.

The registration fee is 120 Euros or 40 Euros/day. (Look in column  beside about paymant!) The price includes lunches and coffee/refreshments.
Welcoming coctail in Nagu Framnäs, Monday 16th at 9 pm, 15 e/person.
Boat trip to Själö Island, Thursday 19th at 8-11 pm, 35 e/person.
Registration in advance is required Electronic Registration, by 10th June  2008.

For accomodation, contact hotel Strandbo (www.strandbo.fi) or Lanterna (www.lanterna.ws) and mention "SICRI" as you book.  Book as soon as possible because of busy summer season.

Look at ISIC4 Conference Panels. Read more about the conference at www.sicri.org

For more information, contact:
* Nina Söderlund, Chair of Steering Group for Skärgårdsinstitutet vid Åbo Akademi,
 e-mail: nina.soderlund@abo.fi, mobil +358-50-527 8180, or
* Secretary Katharina Enckell, e-mail katharina.enckell@abo.fi, tfn 02-215 3623

 

June 16th

Evening
Conference Opening Reception - Hotel Strandbo - 9pm (Drinks and finger food)

June 17th Nagu, Framnäs

10.15-12.00
Panel 1 'Maritime Histories and Impacts'

- The cultural history and heritage of the subantarctic islands
Dr Bernadette Hince, Australian National Dictionary Centre, Australian National University

- Family Sailing in an Island Context
Ole Rud Nielsen (Åbo Akademi, Turku, Finland)

- A Queen's Drowning: A Vancouver Island disaster
Phillip Vannini (Royal Roads University, Vancouver Island, Canada)

12.00-1.00
Lunch

1.00-2.45
Panel 2 'History and Heritage'

- The interplay of traditional music, identity, and tourism on the island of Kökar (Åland, Finland)
Pirkko Moisala (Turku University, Finland)

- Kubb and the Gotland connection
Owe Ronstrom (University of Gotland, Sweden)

- The Helsinki archipelago as contested space
Marjaana Niemi (University of Tampere, Finland)

2.45-3.15
Refreshment break

3.45-6.00
Panel 3 'Island Resources'

- Our islands are assets, not burdens
Sami Heinonen (Small Islands for Survival and Understanding Project, Finland)

- Art and the Community on Guernsey
Eric Snell (Guernsey Art Commission, Guernsey)

- Ama Divers’ Culture in Japan and Korea: Historical Change, Transition and Mutual Exchange
Shunsuke Nagshima (Kagoshima University, Japan)

- Through a Glass Darkly: the Lofoten Islands (video presentation)
Jeremy Welsh (National Academy of the Arts, Bergen, Norway)

June 18th Korpoström Archipelago Centre

8.45
Bus departs from Nagu Hotel Strandbo to Korpoström Archipelago Centre
10.15-12.00
Panel 4 'Zones of Dispute'

- Energy and Identity in Åland, Jeju and Prince Edward Island
Kathleen Stuart (University of Prince Edward Island, Canada)

- Separation, Incorporation, and Erasure: The Short History of the Island Cache
Mike Evans and Stephen Foster (University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada)

- Les méduses dans la marée de l'histoire: L'Anse aux Meadows, Nan Sdins and island heritage agendas
Philip Hayward (Macquarie University, Australia)

12.00-1.00
Lunch

1.00-2.45
Panel 5 'Settlement and Tourism'

- Tourists´ expectations and experiences of a small island: first time visitors
to La Palma, the Canaries
Peter Mason (University of Bedfordshire, England)

- Depopulation and Tourism in Yoron Island, Japan after a Boom in Tourism
Sueo Kuwahara (Kagoshima University, Japan)

- Coastal settlers and material heritage: a study in diversity and change on
basis of probate inventories
Niklas Huldén (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)

2.45-3.15
Refreshment break

3.45-5.00
Panel 6 'Connectivity and Vulnerability'

- Will the internet network infrastructure reduce the information gap between
isolated islands and mainland Japan?
Shuichi Ishiharada (Kagoshima University, Japan)

- Island identity and global change: Affecting the meaning of "vulnerability" and "adaptation"
Ilan Kelman (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, Norway)

- King Island `Cloud Juice´ and the marketing of island product
Susie Khamis (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)

5.00-5.30
Refreshment break

5.30-6.30
Panel 7 'Island Histories'

- St Kilda Revisited
Ian Spring (University of Cardiff, Wales)

- Food Culture in the Turku Archipelago
Marja Hartola (Turku University, Finland)

Followed by 7.30 - Guided walk of the area led by Marja Hartola

June 19th Nagu, Framnäs
10.45-12.00
Panel 8 'Cultures and Spiritualities'

- Recovering the Dead: Japanese touring Pacific islands as memorial
Akira Nishimura (Kagoshima University, Japan)

- Visualizing Gospel Music - Vanuatu Video Impressions
Mark Evans (Macquarie University, Australia)

12.00-1.00
Lunch

1.00-2.45
Panel 9 'Culture and Local Identity'

- Sporting Anthems, Island Anthems: The Island Games and the Construction of Island Identity
Henry Johnson, University of Otago, New Zealand

- 'Culture is our weapon': Using cultural productions for identity politics
Grant McCall (The University of New South Wales, Australia)

- Pasua and the Politics of Place, Tongareva, Cook Islands
Charlotte Chambers (University of Otago, New Zealand)

2.45-3.15
Refreshments

3.15-4.30
Panel 10 'Culture, Policy and Activism'

- Torres Strait Islander Music and academic collaborations
Bruce Johnson (Turku University, Finland and Macquarie University, Sydney)

- Shimauta music and society in Japan?s southwestern islands - a new phase in the survival of Amami's shimauta born from the Japanese government?s assimilation policy
Makoto Yamada (Kagoshima University, Japan)

4.30-5.15
SICRI Meeting

8.00-11.00
Guided tour by boats to Seili

June 20th

Daytime:
Local explorations: see www.nagu.fi/vandraren (+ specific suggestions will be made)

Evening:
Local Midsummer party