Talks, Teaching & Media
Current
"Arts-based methods in urban planning". Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 07/06/2023.
"Uranium as Heritage: The Case of Finnish Prospecting Disputes". Theorizing the Nuclear Age in International Relations: Imaginaries, Intersections and Enduring Legacies. Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen, 15–16/06/2023.
"Heritage ecologies and contemporary art". European Society for Environmental History Conference “Mountains and Plains. Past, present and future environmental and climatic entanglements”. University of Bern, Switzerland, 22–26/08/2023.
2023
"Metamethodology". Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 15/05/2023.
Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, spring 2023. With Hanne Cox, Graham Minenor-Matheson & Sergiu Novac.
"Nuclear Natures". Relics of Nature webinar. University of Oslo, 15/03/2023.
"The Hum: Reflections on working artistically with cultural institutions". Tema Data Lab. Linköping University, 15/03/2023.
2022
“Pappi, lukkari, talonpoika, kuppari... vai sittenkään mikään näistä?” (Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor... or none of the above?). Interview by Katri Anttinen, published in UCPoriNews 87.
Näkökulmia meriarkeologiaan – KTMT1227-3001 (Perspectives in maritime archaeology). University of Turku, fall 2022.
"The scope of maritime archaeology in higher education and popularisation". Popularisation of Maritime Heritage through Museums. Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, 10/11/2022.
"Perinnön ekologiat ja nykytaide" (Heritage ecologies and contemporary art). Ihmisen ja luonnon suhde osana kulttuuriperintöä – KTMT1041-3005 (Human-nature relationship as part of cultural heritage). University of Turku, 12/10/2022.
"Pori Laboratory of Play". Media Brunch. University Consortium of Pori (University of Turku), 5/10/2022.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, fall 2022.
“Musings on Pure Play”. Serendipity and Epiphany in Scientific Discovery. Columbia University Centre for Science and Society, New York, 9/9/2022.
"Serendipity, epiphany, and the 'logic' of scientific discovery". Serendipity and Epiphany in Scientific Discovery. Columbia University Centre for Science and Society, New York, 9/9/2022.
"Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology". Down by the Water: Global Conversations in Maritime Archaeology. University of Helsinki, 5/9/2022. With Kristin Ilves.
“Metaphorizing the sea: An educational perspective”. Environmental change, agency and knowledge of the sea. Åbo Akademi University, 18/8/2022.
“Artistic methods, emergent heritage, and future thinking”. Political Imagination: Materiality, Politics and Pedagogy. Själö, Finland, 11/6/2022. With Anna Sivula & Visa Immonen.
“What makes a maritime archaeology degree program successful or unsuccessful?” IKUWA 7, 9/6/2022. With Kristin Ilves.
Lessons from the history of maritime archaeology. IKUWA 7, 8/6/2022. Session chair with Päivi Pihlanjärvi.
Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, spring 2022. With Kristin Ilves & Liisa Kunnas-Pusa.
“The place of aesthetics in art/archaeology”. Nordic TAG – Oslo, Norway, 23/4/2022.
What’s the use of theory in future archaeology/archaeology of the future? Nordic TAG – Oslo, Norway, 22/4/2022. Session organiser with Liisa Kunnas-Pusa & Panu Savolainen.
“Americanist archaeology – the cradle of scientific objectivism?”. Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, 5/4/2022.
"Meriarkeologian tulevaisuus Suomessa" (Future of maritime archaeology in Finland). Finnish Heritage Agency, 30/3/2022.
“Perinnön ekologiat ja taide/arkeologinen tieto” (Heritage ecologies and art/archaeological knowledge). Living with the Baltic Sea in a changing climate: Environmental heritage and the circulation of knowledge (Academy of Finland project workshop). Åbo Akademi University, 25/3/2022.
“Archaeology between nationalism and internationalism – with special reference to theory and method in Finnish archaeology”. Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, 15/3/2022.
“What and why maritime archaeology?”. Research seminar in archaeology. University of Helsinki, 24/2/2022. With Kristin Ilves & Veronica Walker Vadillo.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 23/2/2022.
2021
“Long-term Degree Program Success in Maritime Archaeology”. Nordic Approaches to Archaeological Education (NAAE). University of Turku, 25/11/2021. With Kristin Ilves.
Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology – KTMT1220. University of Turku, fall 2021.
Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology. University of Helsinki, fall 2021.
Suomen ja lähialueiden arkeologiaa MOOC (Archaeology of Finland and the neighbouring areas). University of Helsinki. Open University, fall 2021. With Liisa Kunnas-Pusa.
Orientaatio kulttuuriperinnön maisteriohjelmaan – KUMA-301 (Orientation to master’s studies in cultural heritage). University of Helsinki, fall 2021.
“In what way do aesthetic choices reflect metaphysical commitments?”. The National Museum of Finland, 11/9/2021.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 26/5/2021.
“Antroposeenin arkeologia” (Archaeology of the Anthropocene). Arkeologia ja globaalit ongelmat – KUMA-AR312 (Archaeology and Global Problems). University of Helsinki, 26/3/2021.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 24/2/2021.
2020
“Art, Archaeology, and Aesthetics”. Creative Visualization in Archaeology. Columbia University, NY, 23/12/2020.
“Problematising maritime archaeology (and the ship): key theoretical issues”. Issues in Maritime Archaeology – Past and Present: PART 2. University of Helsinki, 7/12/2020.
“How (not) to do research, or what we rarely tell others about our process”. Research seminar in archaeology. University of Helsinki, 1/10/2020.
Orientaatio kulttuuriperinnön maisteriohjelmaan – KUMA-301 (Orientation to master’s studies in cultural heritage). University of Helsinki, fall 2020.
Arkeologian teoria – KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, fall 2020.
“Artistic practice and the (speculative) methodology of critical heritage studies”. ACHS 2020: Futures. Association of Critical Heritage Studies 5th Biennial Conference. University College London, 26–30/8/2020.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 27/5/2020.
“On the aesthetic in art/archaeology”. International Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Santo Tirso, Portugal, 7/3/2020.
“Glitches, disruptions, and material re-articulations – Introducing art/archaeological methods”. Helsinki Archaeology Seminar HAS. University of Helsinki, 28/2/2020. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 19/2/2020.
“100 vuotta suomalaisen arkeologian teoreettisia käännekohtia”. (100 years of Finnish theoretical archaeology). The National Museum of Finland, 5/2/2020.
Arkeologia ja posthumanismin teoriat – KUMA-AR312 (Archaeology and theories of posthumanism). University of Helsinki, 15/1–29/4/2020.
2019
Arkeologian teoria – KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 5/9/2019–17/10/2019.
“Speculation in the history of archaeological thinking: some notes on the common forms of archaeological inference (and the importance of speculation)”. Global Cultural History – 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History. Tallinn University, 26–29/6/2019.
“Speculation and somatic practice: a field experiment”. TAG NA: Slow Archaeology. Syracuse, NY, 5/5/2019. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Heritage failures, heritage dreams”. TAG NA: Slow Archaeology. Syracuse, NY, 4/5/2019.
“Spekulaatio ja kulttuuriperintö” (Speculation and cultural heritage). Degree Programme in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies (Pori). University of Turku, 11/4/2019.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 8/4/2019.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 20/2/2019.
“Speculation as somatic practice: The case of Second World War German military occupation sites”. Ethnography with a Twist. University of Jyväskylä, 13/2/2019. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Mitä minä panisin aikakapseliin" (What I would put in a time capsule”. Live interview for Finnish national radio YLE Radio Suomi, 10/1/2019.
2018
“Hidas perintö” (Slow heritage). Arkeologian iltapäivä (Afternoon of archaeology). University of Helsinki. Tiedekulma (Think Corner) Stage, 14/12/2018.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage sites and materials). University of Helsinki, 1/3–31/12/2018.
Arkeologinen tietokirjoittaminen KUMA-AR313 (Encyclopedic archaeological writing). University of Helsinki, fall 2018.
“Empirismi”. Arkeologian teoria KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 18/10/2018.
“Speculation as somatic practice: The case of Second World War German military occupation sites”. Object Matters/Unruly Heritage workshop. University of Tromsø, 22/9/2018. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Slow heritage”. Object Matters/Unruly Heritage workshop. University of Tromsø, 20/9/2018.
“Speculative epistemology for emergent heritage”. Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) Conference 2018. Hangzhou, China, 4/9/2018.
“Slow science for fast archaeology: the case of Finnish archaeology”. Can science accommodate multiple ontologies? The genetics revolution and archaeological theory. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. University of Cambridge, 12/6/2018.
“Archaeology in need of a speculative epistemology”. The Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology – Dialogues with the Past: World Heritage, cultural heritage and archaeology: a critical perspective. Norwegian Centre in Paris, 28/5/2018.
Invited discussant in session “Feeling Matters: Archaeologies of Sense and Affect”. Theoretical Archaeology Group North America 2018 – Matter Matters. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, 12/5/2018.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 22/2/2018.
2017
“Liike empaattisena menetelmänä” (Movement as an empathetic method). Arkeologian iltapäivä (Afternoon of archaeology). University of Helsinki, 11/12/2017. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Archaeology in need of a prophetic epistemology”. The Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, 29/9/2017.
“Empirismi” (Empiricism). Arkeologian teoria KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 27/9/2017.
“Vagueness and archaeological interpretation: an abductivist account”. EAA 2017. Maastricht, The Netherlands, 30/8–3/9/2017.
“What do we mean when we say that archaeology is a prophetic discipline?” Archaeology and Time – Dialogues with the Past. The Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology. University of Iceland, 6–10/6/2017.
“Abduction and the epistemology of vagueness”. Antinomies of Vagueness. Exploring obscurity, vacancy and ambiguity as cultural resource. The Saxo Institute & the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, 20–21/4/2017.
2016
“Suomalaisia reaktioita uuteen arkeologiaan noin 1970–1990” (Finnish reactions to the New Archaeology circa 1970–1990). Kesällä kentällä ja vähän muuallakin. University of Helsinki, 15/12/2016.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage – sites and materials). University of Helsinki, fall 2016.
“Method and theory in Finnish archaeology circa 1870–1970”. Current topics in archaeology at the University of Helsinki workshop. University of Helsinki, 12/10/2016.
“Semiotic methods in archaeology”. Basics of semiotic methods – TSE120A. University of Helsinki, 3/10/2016.
“Abduction in Archaeological Finds Analysis”. Workshop on Abduction. Tallinn University of Technology, 17–18/8/2016.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage – sites and materials). University of Helsinki Open University, spring 2016.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage – sites and materials). University of Helsinki, spring 2016.
Arkeologian teoria ja metodologia – KAR211 (Archaeological theory and methods). University of Helsinki, spring 2016.
2015
"Symbolit" (On symbols). Recorded interview for the Finnish national television YLE TV1 program Puoli seitsemän, 24/11/2015.
Yleisen arkeologian perusteet – KAR140 (Basics of World Archaeology). University of Helsinki, fall 2015.
“Things left behind”. Experimental visual anthropology, Visual culture and contemporary art. Aalto University, 12/11/2015.
“Suomalaisen arkeologian historiasta”. Arkeologiaa temaattisesti/Ekskursio esihistoriaan ja keskiaikaan. University of Helsinki Open University, 2/10/2015.
“Pragmatismi ja arkeologia”. Luonnonfilosofian seura. Helsinki, 31/3/2015.
2014
Yleisen arkeologian perusteet – KAR140 (Basics of World Archaeology). University of Helsinki, fall 2014.
“Abduction and archaeology’s ’new epistemology’”. Applying Peirce. The Second International Conference on Peirce’s Thought and Its Applications. Helsinki and Tallinn, 20–23/4/2014.
2013
“Paleoliittiset luolamaalarit ja suurriistan metsästäjät” (Cave painters and big game hunters of paleolithic Europe). The Finnish Adult Education Centre of the City of Helsinki, 17/9/2013.
“An abductivist onto-epistemology”. New Materialism IV: Movement, Aesthetics, Ontology. University of Turku, 16–17/5/2013.
“Abductive Archaeology – How Old Things Give Rise to New Ideas”. XIII Nordic TAG. Reykjavik, 21–25/4/2013.
2012
“How to think like a thing”. Finnish-Estonian Archaeological Post-Graduate Seminar 2012. University of Turku, 15–16/11/2012.
Johdatus kulttuuriperinnön tutkimiseen (Introduction to cultural heritage studies). University of Helsinki, fall 2012.
“Turning to things – ontology, epistemology, and a case of metaphorism”. Ruin Memories workshop. Pasvik, Norway, 27–30/9/2012.
Yleisen arkeologian perusteet – KAR140 (Basics of World Archaeology). University of Helsinki, fall 2012.
“Animal Pragmatism?”. The 18th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists. Helsinki, Finland, 31/8/2012.
“Esineiden paluu!” (Return of things!). Arkeologian ainejärjestö Fibula Ry:n Kevätseminaari. University of Helsinki, 18/5/2012.
“Arkeologian filosofisista nykysuuntauksista” (On the current philosophical trends in archaeology). Filosofian, historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitoksen Tiedepäivä 2012. University of Helsinki, 16/5/2012.
“Things in action: a pragmatistic approach to interacting with things”. XII Nordic TAG. University of Oulu, 26/4/2012.
Metodiseminaari – KAR213 (Methods seminar). University of Helsinki, spring 2012.
“Arkeologisen tiedon abduktiivisuudesta” (On the abductive nature of archaeological knowledge). Helsinki Metaphysical Club. University of Helsinki, 7/2/2012.
Aineistotuntemus – KAR232 (Archaeological materials). University of Helsinki, spring 2012.
2011
Kulttuuriperinnön teoria (Theory of Cultural Heritage). University of Helsinki, fall 2011.
“Mitä menneisyydestä voidaan tietää?” (What can be known about the past). XII Oscar day seminar. University of Helsinki, 3/12/2011.
“Pragmaticism – The new possibility of a scientific archaeology“. Baltic Archaeological Seminar. University of Tartu, 27–29/10/2011.
“Rajankäyntiä esineiden ja ihmisten välillä: Charles Peircen faneroskooppinen materialismi” (Oscillations between things and humans: Charles Peirce’s phaneroscopic materialism). Esinetutkimus nyt! -konferenssi (Artefact Studies Now! conference). The National Museum of Finland, 7/10/2011.
“Arkeologia ja autenttisuus” (Archaeology and authenticity). Kevätseminaari (spring seminar). University of Helsinki, 29/4/2011.
“Lukematta paska – kansitaiteen merkityksenantoja arkeologisessa kirjallisuudessa” (TLDNR – Cover art significations in archaeological literature). Aurorapäivät. University of Turku, 5/3/2011. With Janne Heinonen.
“Mitä aika on” (What time is). Aurorapäivät. University of Turku, 4/3/2011.
2010
“Mene(s)tyksen stratigrafiaa” (Stratigraphy of loss and success). XI Oscar day seminar. University of Helsinki, 3/12/2010.
“Ihmisjäänteet kvasi-objekteina” (Human remains as quasi-objects). Varjopäivät. University of Helsinki, 12/3/2010.
“Materiaalisen kulttuurin merkitykset” (Material culture meanings). Varjopäivät. University of Helsinki, 11/3/2010.
“Pragmatismi ja arkeologia” (Pragmatism and archaeology). Filosofis-arkeologinen Klubi. University of Helsinki, 3/2/2010.
2009
“Human remains as quasi-objects”. Nordisk kontaktseminar. Oslo, 8/10/2009.
2008
“Osteologia ja Kaarinan Kirkkomäen hammastutkimukset” (Osteology and Kaarina Kirkkomäki dental research). Turun työväenopisto, 5/11/2008.
“Esihistoriallinen kivenkäyttö” (Prehistoric stone tools). Turun kivikerho, 14/10/2008.
“Ihmishampaiden tunnistaminen osteologisesta aineistosta” (Identification of human teeth in osteological material). University of Turku, 26/2/2008.
2007
“Laivanmuotoiset kivilatomukset” (Ship-shaped stone settings). University of Turku, 9/11/2007.
"Arts-based methods in urban planning". Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 07/06/2023.
"Uranium as Heritage: The Case of Finnish Prospecting Disputes". Theorizing the Nuclear Age in International Relations: Imaginaries, Intersections and Enduring Legacies. Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen, 15–16/06/2023.
"Heritage ecologies and contemporary art". European Society for Environmental History Conference “Mountains and Plains. Past, present and future environmental and climatic entanglements”. University of Bern, Switzerland, 22–26/08/2023.
2023
"Metamethodology". Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 15/05/2023.
Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, spring 2023. With Hanne Cox, Graham Minenor-Matheson & Sergiu Novac.
"Nuclear Natures". Relics of Nature webinar. University of Oslo, 15/03/2023.
"The Hum: Reflections on working artistically with cultural institutions". Tema Data Lab. Linköping University, 15/03/2023.
2022
“Pappi, lukkari, talonpoika, kuppari... vai sittenkään mikään näistä?” (Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor... or none of the above?). Interview by Katri Anttinen, published in UCPoriNews 87.
Näkökulmia meriarkeologiaan – KTMT1227-3001 (Perspectives in maritime archaeology). University of Turku, fall 2022.
"The scope of maritime archaeology in higher education and popularisation". Popularisation of Maritime Heritage through Museums. Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, 10/11/2022.
"Perinnön ekologiat ja nykytaide" (Heritage ecologies and contemporary art). Ihmisen ja luonnon suhde osana kulttuuriperintöä – KTMT1041-3005 (Human-nature relationship as part of cultural heritage). University of Turku, 12/10/2022.
"Pori Laboratory of Play". Media Brunch. University Consortium of Pori (University of Turku), 5/10/2022.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, fall 2022.
“Musings on Pure Play”. Serendipity and Epiphany in Scientific Discovery. Columbia University Centre for Science and Society, New York, 9/9/2022.
"Serendipity, epiphany, and the 'logic' of scientific discovery". Serendipity and Epiphany in Scientific Discovery. Columbia University Centre for Science and Society, New York, 9/9/2022.
"Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology". Down by the Water: Global Conversations in Maritime Archaeology. University of Helsinki, 5/9/2022. With Kristin Ilves.
“Metaphorizing the sea: An educational perspective”. Environmental change, agency and knowledge of the sea. Åbo Akademi University, 18/8/2022.
“Artistic methods, emergent heritage, and future thinking”. Political Imagination: Materiality, Politics and Pedagogy. Själö, Finland, 11/6/2022. With Anna Sivula & Visa Immonen.
“What makes a maritime archaeology degree program successful or unsuccessful?” IKUWA 7, 9/6/2022. With Kristin Ilves.
Lessons from the history of maritime archaeology. IKUWA 7, 8/6/2022. Session chair with Päivi Pihlanjärvi.
Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, spring 2022. With Kristin Ilves & Liisa Kunnas-Pusa.
“The place of aesthetics in art/archaeology”. Nordic TAG – Oslo, Norway, 23/4/2022.
What’s the use of theory in future archaeology/archaeology of the future? Nordic TAG – Oslo, Norway, 22/4/2022. Session organiser with Liisa Kunnas-Pusa & Panu Savolainen.
“Americanist archaeology – the cradle of scientific objectivism?”. Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, 5/4/2022.
"Meriarkeologian tulevaisuus Suomessa" (Future of maritime archaeology in Finland). Finnish Heritage Agency, 30/3/2022.
“Perinnön ekologiat ja taide/arkeologinen tieto” (Heritage ecologies and art/archaeological knowledge). Living with the Baltic Sea in a changing climate: Environmental heritage and the circulation of knowledge (Academy of Finland project workshop). Åbo Akademi University, 25/3/2022.
“Archaeology between nationalism and internationalism – with special reference to theory and method in Finnish archaeology”. Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, 15/3/2022.
“What and why maritime archaeology?”. Research seminar in archaeology. University of Helsinki, 24/2/2022. With Kristin Ilves & Veronica Walker Vadillo.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 23/2/2022.
2021
“Long-term Degree Program Success in Maritime Archaeology”. Nordic Approaches to Archaeological Education (NAAE). University of Turku, 25/11/2021. With Kristin Ilves.
Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology – KTMT1220. University of Turku, fall 2021.
Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology. University of Helsinki, fall 2021.
Suomen ja lähialueiden arkeologiaa MOOC (Archaeology of Finland and the neighbouring areas). University of Helsinki. Open University, fall 2021. With Liisa Kunnas-Pusa.
Orientaatio kulttuuriperinnön maisteriohjelmaan – KUMA-301 (Orientation to master’s studies in cultural heritage). University of Helsinki, fall 2021.
“In what way do aesthetic choices reflect metaphysical commitments?”. The National Museum of Finland, 11/9/2021.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 26/5/2021.
“Antroposeenin arkeologia” (Archaeology of the Anthropocene). Arkeologia ja globaalit ongelmat – KUMA-AR312 (Archaeology and Global Problems). University of Helsinki, 26/3/2021.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 24/2/2021.
2020
“Art, Archaeology, and Aesthetics”. Creative Visualization in Archaeology. Columbia University, NY, 23/12/2020.
“Problematising maritime archaeology (and the ship): key theoretical issues”. Issues in Maritime Archaeology – Past and Present: PART 2. University of Helsinki, 7/12/2020.
“How (not) to do research, or what we rarely tell others about our process”. Research seminar in archaeology. University of Helsinki, 1/10/2020.
Orientaatio kulttuuriperinnön maisteriohjelmaan – KUMA-301 (Orientation to master’s studies in cultural heritage). University of Helsinki, fall 2020.
Arkeologian teoria – KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, fall 2020.
“Artistic practice and the (speculative) methodology of critical heritage studies”. ACHS 2020: Futures. Association of Critical Heritage Studies 5th Biennial Conference. University College London, 26–30/8/2020.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 27/5/2020.
“On the aesthetic in art/archaeology”. International Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Santo Tirso, Portugal, 7/3/2020.
“Glitches, disruptions, and material re-articulations – Introducing art/archaeological methods”. Helsinki Archaeology Seminar HAS. University of Helsinki, 28/2/2020. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 19/2/2020.
“100 vuotta suomalaisen arkeologian teoreettisia käännekohtia”. (100 years of Finnish theoretical archaeology). The National Museum of Finland, 5/2/2020.
Arkeologia ja posthumanismin teoriat – KUMA-AR312 (Archaeology and theories of posthumanism). University of Helsinki, 15/1–29/4/2020.
2019
Arkeologian teoria – KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 5/9/2019–17/10/2019.
“Speculation in the history of archaeological thinking: some notes on the common forms of archaeological inference (and the importance of speculation)”. Global Cultural History – 12th Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History. Tallinn University, 26–29/6/2019.
“Speculation and somatic practice: a field experiment”. TAG NA: Slow Archaeology. Syracuse, NY, 5/5/2019. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Heritage failures, heritage dreams”. TAG NA: Slow Archaeology. Syracuse, NY, 4/5/2019.
“Spekulaatio ja kulttuuriperintö” (Speculation and cultural heritage). Degree Programme in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies (Pori). University of Turku, 11/4/2019.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 8/4/2019.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 20/2/2019.
“Speculation as somatic practice: The case of Second World War German military occupation sites”. Ethnography with a Twist. University of Jyväskylä, 13/2/2019. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Mitä minä panisin aikakapseliin" (What I would put in a time capsule”. Live interview for Finnish national radio YLE Radio Suomi, 10/1/2019.
2018
“Hidas perintö” (Slow heritage). Arkeologian iltapäivä (Afternoon of archaeology). University of Helsinki. Tiedekulma (Think Corner) Stage, 14/12/2018.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage sites and materials). University of Helsinki, 1/3–31/12/2018.
Arkeologinen tietokirjoittaminen KUMA-AR313 (Encyclopedic archaeological writing). University of Helsinki, fall 2018.
“Empirismi”. Arkeologian teoria KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 18/10/2018.
“Speculation as somatic practice: The case of Second World War German military occupation sites”. Object Matters/Unruly Heritage workshop. University of Tromsø, 22/9/2018. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Slow heritage”. Object Matters/Unruly Heritage workshop. University of Tromsø, 20/9/2018.
“Speculative epistemology for emergent heritage”. Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) Conference 2018. Hangzhou, China, 4/9/2018.
“Slow science for fast archaeology: the case of Finnish archaeology”. Can science accommodate multiple ontologies? The genetics revolution and archaeological theory. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. University of Cambridge, 12/6/2018.
“Archaeology in need of a speculative epistemology”. The Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology – Dialogues with the Past: World Heritage, cultural heritage and archaeology: a critical perspective. Norwegian Centre in Paris, 28/5/2018.
Invited discussant in session “Feeling Matters: Archaeologies of Sense and Affect”. Theoretical Archaeology Group North America 2018 – Matter Matters. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, 12/5/2018.
“Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 22/2/2018.
2017
“Liike empaattisena menetelmänä” (Movement as an empathetic method). Arkeologian iltapäivä (Afternoon of archaeology). University of Helsinki, 11/12/2017. With Suvi Tuominen.
“Archaeology in need of a prophetic epistemology”. The Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, 29/9/2017.
“Empirismi” (Empiricism). Arkeologian teoria KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 27/9/2017.
“Vagueness and archaeological interpretation: an abductivist account”. EAA 2017. Maastricht, The Netherlands, 30/8–3/9/2017.
“What do we mean when we say that archaeology is a prophetic discipline?” Archaeology and Time – Dialogues with the Past. The Nordic Graduate School in Archaeology. University of Iceland, 6–10/6/2017.
“Abduction and the epistemology of vagueness”. Antinomies of Vagueness. Exploring obscurity, vacancy and ambiguity as cultural resource. The Saxo Institute & the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen, 20–21/4/2017.
2016
“Suomalaisia reaktioita uuteen arkeologiaan noin 1970–1990” (Finnish reactions to the New Archaeology circa 1970–1990). Kesällä kentällä ja vähän muuallakin. University of Helsinki, 15/12/2016.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage – sites and materials). University of Helsinki, fall 2016.
“Method and theory in Finnish archaeology circa 1870–1970”. Current topics in archaeology at the University of Helsinki workshop. University of Helsinki, 12/10/2016.
“Semiotic methods in archaeology”. Basics of semiotic methods – TSE120A. University of Helsinki, 3/10/2016.
“Abduction in Archaeological Finds Analysis”. Workshop on Abduction. Tallinn University of Technology, 17–18/8/2016.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage – sites and materials). University of Helsinki Open University, spring 2016.
Kulttuuriperintökohteet ja aineistot (Cultural heritage – sites and materials). University of Helsinki, spring 2016.
Arkeologian teoria ja metodologia – KAR211 (Archaeological theory and methods). University of Helsinki, spring 2016.
2015
"Symbolit" (On symbols). Recorded interview for the Finnish national television YLE TV1 program Puoli seitsemän, 24/11/2015.
Yleisen arkeologian perusteet – KAR140 (Basics of World Archaeology). University of Helsinki, fall 2015.
“Things left behind”. Experimental visual anthropology, Visual culture and contemporary art. Aalto University, 12/11/2015.
“Suomalaisen arkeologian historiasta”. Arkeologiaa temaattisesti/Ekskursio esihistoriaan ja keskiaikaan. University of Helsinki Open University, 2/10/2015.
“Pragmatismi ja arkeologia”. Luonnonfilosofian seura. Helsinki, 31/3/2015.
2014
Yleisen arkeologian perusteet – KAR140 (Basics of World Archaeology). University of Helsinki, fall 2014.
“Abduction and archaeology’s ’new epistemology’”. Applying Peirce. The Second International Conference on Peirce’s Thought and Its Applications. Helsinki and Tallinn, 20–23/4/2014.
2013
“Paleoliittiset luolamaalarit ja suurriistan metsästäjät” (Cave painters and big game hunters of paleolithic Europe). The Finnish Adult Education Centre of the City of Helsinki, 17/9/2013.
“An abductivist onto-epistemology”. New Materialism IV: Movement, Aesthetics, Ontology. University of Turku, 16–17/5/2013.
“Abductive Archaeology – How Old Things Give Rise to New Ideas”. XIII Nordic TAG. Reykjavik, 21–25/4/2013.
2012
“How to think like a thing”. Finnish-Estonian Archaeological Post-Graduate Seminar 2012. University of Turku, 15–16/11/2012.
Johdatus kulttuuriperinnön tutkimiseen (Introduction to cultural heritage studies). University of Helsinki, fall 2012.
“Turning to things – ontology, epistemology, and a case of metaphorism”. Ruin Memories workshop. Pasvik, Norway, 27–30/9/2012.
Yleisen arkeologian perusteet – KAR140 (Basics of World Archaeology). University of Helsinki, fall 2012.
“Animal Pragmatism?”. The 18th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists. Helsinki, Finland, 31/8/2012.
“Esineiden paluu!” (Return of things!). Arkeologian ainejärjestö Fibula Ry:n Kevätseminaari. University of Helsinki, 18/5/2012.
“Arkeologian filosofisista nykysuuntauksista” (On the current philosophical trends in archaeology). Filosofian, historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitoksen Tiedepäivä 2012. University of Helsinki, 16/5/2012.
“Things in action: a pragmatistic approach to interacting with things”. XII Nordic TAG. University of Oulu, 26/4/2012.
Metodiseminaari – KAR213 (Methods seminar). University of Helsinki, spring 2012.
“Arkeologisen tiedon abduktiivisuudesta” (On the abductive nature of archaeological knowledge). Helsinki Metaphysical Club. University of Helsinki, 7/2/2012.
Aineistotuntemus – KAR232 (Archaeological materials). University of Helsinki, spring 2012.
2011
Kulttuuriperinnön teoria (Theory of Cultural Heritage). University of Helsinki, fall 2011.
“Mitä menneisyydestä voidaan tietää?” (What can be known about the past). XII Oscar day seminar. University of Helsinki, 3/12/2011.
“Pragmaticism – The new possibility of a scientific archaeology“. Baltic Archaeological Seminar. University of Tartu, 27–29/10/2011.
“Rajankäyntiä esineiden ja ihmisten välillä: Charles Peircen faneroskooppinen materialismi” (Oscillations between things and humans: Charles Peirce’s phaneroscopic materialism). Esinetutkimus nyt! -konferenssi (Artefact Studies Now! conference). The National Museum of Finland, 7/10/2011.
“Arkeologia ja autenttisuus” (Archaeology and authenticity). Kevätseminaari (spring seminar). University of Helsinki, 29/4/2011.
“Lukematta paska – kansitaiteen merkityksenantoja arkeologisessa kirjallisuudessa” (TLDNR – Cover art significations in archaeological literature). Aurorapäivät. University of Turku, 5/3/2011. With Janne Heinonen.
“Mitä aika on” (What time is). Aurorapäivät. University of Turku, 4/3/2011.
2010
“Mene(s)tyksen stratigrafiaa” (Stratigraphy of loss and success). XI Oscar day seminar. University of Helsinki, 3/12/2010.
“Ihmisjäänteet kvasi-objekteina” (Human remains as quasi-objects). Varjopäivät. University of Helsinki, 12/3/2010.
“Materiaalisen kulttuurin merkitykset” (Material culture meanings). Varjopäivät. University of Helsinki, 11/3/2010.
“Pragmatismi ja arkeologia” (Pragmatism and archaeology). Filosofis-arkeologinen Klubi. University of Helsinki, 3/2/2010.
2009
“Human remains as quasi-objects”. Nordisk kontaktseminar. Oslo, 8/10/2009.
2008
“Osteologia ja Kaarinan Kirkkomäen hammastutkimukset” (Osteology and Kaarina Kirkkomäki dental research). Turun työväenopisto, 5/11/2008.
“Esihistoriallinen kivenkäyttö” (Prehistoric stone tools). Turun kivikerho, 14/10/2008.
“Ihmishampaiden tunnistaminen osteologisesta aineistosta” (Identification of human teeth in osteological material). University of Turku, 26/2/2008.
2007
“Laivanmuotoiset kivilatomukset” (Ship-shaped stone settings). University of Turku, 9/11/2007.