Talks, teaching, media, and other appearances

​Current

  • ​Heritage/Archaeology of Nuclear Power. Nordic TAG 2024 – Heritage/Archaeology. Session chair with Anna Storm. University of Turku, 06–09/03/2024.
  • "The rocky legacies of Finnish uranium with special reference to Pessi Manner’s anti-uranium rock art”. Nordic TAG 2024 – Heritage/Archaeology. University of Turku, 08/03/2024.f
  • Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. With Hanne Cox. Linköping University, spring 2024.
  • “Metamethodology“. Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 13/05/2024.
  • “Arts-based methods in urban planning“. Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 05/06/2024.

2023

  • “Reflections on interdisciplinarity”. Linköping University, 20/11/2023.
  • “Miten meri opettaa?” (How does the sea teach?). Merellisen kulttuuriperinnön ja maiseman esseekurssi (Writing the sea). University of Turku, 13/11/2023.
  • “Queerin' the Hoggee”. An/Aesthetics. Century House Historical Society. Rosendale, NY, 05/08/2022–28/10/2023.
  • Visiting researcher. Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History. University of Oslo, 25/09–09/10/2023.
  • “Heritages and eco-aesthetics of Finnish uranium“. Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History. University of Oslo, 29/09/2023.
  • “YELLOWCAKE“. ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival. Kuopio, 13–17/09/2023. With Tea Andreoletti.
  • “Heritage ecologies and contemporary art”. European Society for Environmental History. University of Bern, 25/08/2023.
  • ​“On the legacies of Finnish uranium”. Theorizing the Nuclear Age in International Relations: Imaginaries, Intersections and Enduring Legacies. Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen, 15/06/2023.
  • “Arts-based methods in urban planning”. Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 07/06/2023.
  • “Metamethodology”. Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. Linköping University, 15/05/2023.
  • Research Methods in Strategic Urban and Regional Planning. With Hanne Cox. Linköping University, spring 2023.
  • “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), 05/10/2022.
  • ​​"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, 09/09/2022.
  • ​“Serendipity, epiphany, and the 'logic' of scientific discovery“. Serendipity and Epiphany in Scientific Discovery. Columbia University Centre for Science and Society, New York, 09/09/2022.
  • “Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology”. Down by the Water: Global Conversations in Maritime Archaeology. University of Helsinki, 05/09/2022. With Kristin Ilves.
  • ​“Metaphorizing the sea: An educational perspective”. Environmental change, agency and knowledge of the sea. Åbo Akademi University, 18/08/2022.
  • “Queerin' the Hoggee”. An/Aesthetics. Century House Historical Society. Rosendale, NY, 05/08/2022–28/10/2023.
  • “Artistic methods, emergent heritage, and future thinking”. Political Imagination: Materiality, Politics and Pedagogy. Själö, Finland, 11/06/2022.
  • “What makes a maritime archaeology degree program successful or unsuccessful?” With Kristin Ilves. IKUWA 7, 09/06/2022.
  • Lessons from the history of maritime archaeology. Session chair with Päivi Pihlanjärvi. IKUWA 7, 08/06/2022.
  • Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. With Kristin Ilves & Liisa Kunnas-Pusa. University of Helsinki, spring 2022.
  • “The place of aesthetics in art/archaeology”. Nordic TAG – Oslo, Norway, 23/04/2022.
  • What’s the use of theory in future archaeology/archaeology of the future? Session organiser with Liisa Kunnas-Pusa & Panu Savolainen. Nordic TAG – Oslo, Norway, 22/04/2022.
  • “Americanist archaeology – the cradle of scientific objectivism?”. Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, 05/04/2022.
  • “Meriarkeologian tulevaisuus Suomessa” (Future of maritime archaeology in Finland). Finnish Heritage Agency, 30/03/2022.
  • “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, 25/03/2022.
  • “Archaeology between nationalism and internationalism – with special reference to theory and method in Finnish archaeology”. Archaeology International – KUMA-AR311B. University of Helsinki, 15/03/2022.
  • “What and why maritime archaeology?”. Research seminar in archaeology. With Kristin Ilves & Veronica Walker Vadillo. University of Helsinki, 24/02/2022.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 23/02/2022.

2021

  • “Long-term Degree Program Success in Maritime Archaeology”. With Kristin Ilves. Nordic Approaches to Archaeological Education. University of Turku, 25/11/2021.
  • 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). With Liisa Kunnas-Pusa. University of Helsinki. Open University, fall 2021.
  • 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, 11/09/2021.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 26/05/2021.
  • “Antroposeenin arkeologia” (Archaeology of the Anthropocene). Arkeologia ja globaalit ongelmat – KUMA-AR312 (Archaeology and Global Problems). University of Helsinki, 26/03/2021.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 24/02/2021.
  • “Her Posture”. The Soil is Sentient. Online exhibit, 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, 07/12/2020.
  • “How (not) to do research, or what we rarely tell others about our process”. Research seminar in archaeology. University of Helsinki, 01/10/2020.
  • 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, 26–30/08/2020.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 27/05/2020.
  • “The Hum“. Creative (Un)makings: Disruptions in Art/Archaeology. International Museum of Contemporary Sculpture. Santo Tirso, Portugal, 06/03–06/09/2020.
  • “On the aesthetic in art/archaeology”. International Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Santo Tirso, Portugal, 07/03/2020.
  • ​“Glitches, disruptions, and material re-articulations – Introducing art/archaeological methods”. With Suvi Tuominen. Helsinki Archaeology Seminar HAS. University of Helsinki, 28/02/2020.
  • “Her Posture”. The soil is sentient: An Ar(t)chaeological Exhibit. Low Memorial Library, Columbia University, New York, 21/02/2020.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 19/02/2020.
  • “100 vuotta suomalaisen arkeologian teoreettisia käännekohtia” (100 years of Finnish theoretical archaeology). The National Museum of Finland, 05/02/2020.
  • Arkeologia ja posthumanismin teoriat – KUMA-AR312 (Archaeology and theories of posthumanism). University of Helsinki, 15/01–29/04/2020.

2019

  • Arkeologian teoria – KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 05/09/2019–17/10/2019.
  • “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, 26–29/06/2019.
  • “Speculation and somatic practice: a field experiment”. With Suvi Tuominen. TAG NA: Slow Archaeology. Syracuse, NY, 05/95/2019.
  • “Heritage failures, heritage dreams”. TAG NA: Slow Archaeology. Syracuse, NY, 04/05/2019.
  • “Spekulaatio ja kulttuuriperintö” (Speculation and cultural heritage). Degree Programme in Cultural Production and Landscape Studies (Pori). University of Turku, 11/04/2019.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki Open University, 08/04/2019.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 20/02/2019.
  • “Speculation as somatic practice: The case of Second World War German military occupation sites”. With Suvi Tuominen. Ethnography with a Twist. University of Jyväskylä, 13/02/2019.
  • “Mitä minä panisin aikakapseliin" (What I would put in a time capsule”. Live interview for Finnish national radio YLE Radio Suomi, 10/01/2019.

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, 01/03–31/12/2018.
  • 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”. With Suvi Tuominen. Object Matters/Unruly Heritage workshop. University of Tromsø, 22/09/2018.
  • “Slow heritage”. Object Matters/Unruly Heritage workshop. University of Tromsø, 20/09/2018.
  • “Speculative epistemology for emergent heritage”. Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) Conference 2018. Hangzhou, China, 04/09/2018.
  • “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, 12/06/2018.
  • “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, 28/05/2018.
  • Invited discussant in session “Feeling Matters: Archaeologies of Sense and Affect”. Theoretical Archaeology Group North America 2018 – Matter Matters. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, 12/05/2018.
  • “Semioottiset menetelmät arkeologiassa” (Semiotic methods in archaeology). Visuaalisuus ja materiaalisuus – KUKA-104 (Visuality and materiality). University of Helsinki, 22/02/2018.

2017

  • “Liike empaattisena menetelmänä” (Movement as an empathetic method). With Suvi Tuominen. Arkeologian iltapäivä (Afternoon of archaeology). University of Helsinki, 11/12/2017.
  • “Archaeology in need of a prophetic epistemology”. The Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, 29/09/2017.
  • “Empirismi” (Empiricism). Arkeologian teoria KUKA-AR216 (Archaeological Theory). University of Helsinki, 27/09/2017.
  • Visiting researcher. The Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, 04/09/–29/11/2017.
  • “Vagueness and archaeological interpretation: an abductivist account”. EAA 2017. Maastricht, The Netherlands, 30/08–03/09/2017.
  • “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, 06–10/06/2017.
  • “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, 20–21/04/2017.
  • “Portal”. Feldexperimente: Basler Fasnacht. Basler Dokumentartage 17. Markthalle Basel, 07–21/04/2017.

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, 03/10/2016.
  • “Abduction in Archaeological Finds Analysis”. Workshop on Abduction. Tallinn University of Technology, 17–18/08/2016.
  • 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, 02/10/2015.
  • “Pragmatismi ja arkeologia”. Luonnonfilosofian seura. Helsinki, 31/03/2015.

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, 17/09/2013.
  • “An abductivist onto-epistemology”. New Materialism IV: Movement, Aesthetics, Ontology. University of Turku, 16–17/05/2013.
  • “Abductive Archaeology – How Old Things Give Rise to New Ideas”. XIII Nordic TAG. Reykjavik, 21–25/04/2013.

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, 27–30/09/2012.
  • 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, 31/08/2012.
  • “Esineiden paluu!” (Return of things!). Arkeologian ainejärjestö Fibula Ry:n Kevätseminaari. University of Helsinki, 18/05/2012.
  • “Arkeologian filosofisista nykysuuntauksista” (On the current philosophical trends in archaeology). Filosofian, historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitoksen Tiedepäivä 2012. University of Helsinki, 16/05/2012.
  • “Things in action: a pragmatistic approach to interacting with things”. XII Nordic TAG. University of Oulu, 26/04/2012.
  • 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, 07/02/2012.
  • 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, 03/12/2011.
  • “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, 07/10/2011.
  • “Arkeologia ja autenttisuus” (Archaeology and authenticity). Kevätseminaari (spring seminar). University of Helsinki, 29/04/2011.
  • “Lukematta paska – kansitaiteen merkityksenantoja arkeologisessa kirjallisuudessa” (TLDNR – Cover art significations in archaeological literature). With Janne Heinonen. Aurorapäivät. University of Turku, 05/03/2011.
  • “Mitä aika on” (What time is). Aurorapäivät. University of Turku, 04/03/2011.

2010

  • ​“Mene(s)tyksen stratigrafiaa” (Stratigraphy of loss and success). XI Oscar day seminar. University of Helsinki, 03/12/2010.
  • “Ihmisjäänteet kvasi-objekteina” (Human remains as quasi-objects). Varjopäivät. University of Helsinki, 12/03/2010.
  • “Materiaalisen kulttuurin merkitykset” (Material culture meanings). Varjopäivät. University of Helsinki, 11/03/2010.
  • “Pragmatismi ja arkeologia” (Pragmatism and archaeology). Filosofis-arkeologinen Klubi. University of Helsinki, 03/02/2010.

2009

  • “Human remains as quasi-objects”. Nordisk kontaktseminar. Oslo, 08/10/2009.

2008

  • “Osteologia ja Kaarinan Kirkkomäen hammastutkimukset” (Osteology and Kaarina Kirkkomäki dental research). Turun työväenopisto, 05/11/2008.
  • “Esihistoriallinen kivenkäyttö” (Prehistoric stone tools). Turun kivikerho, 14/10/2008.
  • “Ihmishampaiden tunnistaminen osteologisesta aineistosta” (Identification of human teeth in osteological material). University of Turku, 26/02/2008.

2007

  • “Laivanmuotoiset kivilatomukset” (Ship-shaped stone settings). University of Turku, 09/11/2007.