4th International Conference on Small Island Cultures
June 17-20, 2008
[Call for Papers]
[Saareema research and seminar visit]
[Venues and accommodation]
[Getting to Turku]
Call for Papers
While all aspects of island cultures are of interest, the conference theme, ‘Archipelagos: Access, Connection and Separation’, invites the particular consideration of the relationships between island cultures and adjacent spaces, either other islands and/or mainlands.
How does an island culture simultaneously make itself accessible to its neighbours, yet preserve its cultural distinctiveness? Islands and mainlands are linked in both material and cultural networks, from ferry systems to linguistic (dis)connections. How do these affect the insular culture and its specific negotiations with its neighbours?
Through what mechanisms does an island achieve a balance between local identity and participation in a larger community of interests?
Thematic areas for the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Island media, from press, through radio and television to Internet
- Cultural movements: the dispersal and exchange of cultural heritage formations such as folklore, music, dance etc
- Local musics and global communication technologies
- Identity and place: how does the convergence of land, water, flora, fauna and seasonal change, affect the sense of identity in relation to adjacent cultures?
- Tourism and its various impacts
- Political relations and cultural identity
Proposals for papers should be sent electronically to the chair of the conference papers and panels and committee, via <phsicri@yahoo.com.au>
Proposals should be in English language, between 250-300 words in length and should include professional or academic affiliation, and full contact details.
Proposals for panels are also welcome.
An early acceptance programme is now open. The final deadline for proposals is February 1st, 2008.
Saareema Research Visit
Prior to the main conference there will be a 3 day research visit to Saareema island (Estonia), including a seminar at Saareema University and visits to heritage sites on the island.
See: http://www.saaremaa.ee/eng/ for general information on Saareema
Participants can EITHER meet in Helsinki on June 12th and travel to Tallinn (the Estonian capital) by fast ferry (in time to tour the city) staying in Tallinn overnight and then travelling on to Saareema on the morning of the 13th by bus; OR meet up in Tallinn first thing on the morning of the 13th at the bus terminal.
Participants will then stay on Saareema on the nights of June 13th, 14th and 15th before travelling to the conference venue in Turku on the 16th.
Costs as follows:
1 night accommodation in Tallinn – c75 Euros;
3 nights accommodation in Saareema - 210 Euros (3 x c70 Euros)
Ferry Helsinki-Tallinn – c50 Euros
Coach/ferry return Tallinn-Saareema – c100 Euros
Ferry Tallinn-Helsinki – c50 Euros
Bus Helsinki-Turku – c30 Euros
Expressions of interest in participating in the tour should be sent to phsicri@yahoo.com.au by March 1st 2008 – when accommodation bookings will be made. |
ISIC 4
The Fourth International Conference on Small Island Cultures is being held in the Turku archipelago (south-western Finland) on June 17th-20th 2008 with a 3 day pre-conference research and seminar visit to Saareema Island (Estonia) on June 13th-16th. The conference is being organised by the Skärgårdsinstitut (Archipelago Institute) of Åbo Akademi University and the University of Turku, in conjunction with SICRI.
The main conference registration fee will be 120 Euros.
Conference Venues and Accommodation
The conference will take place both in Nagu (Nauvo in Finnish) and one day in Korpo (Korppoo in Finnish) with a one day post-conference research visit to a nearby heritage site (tba).
Map of the Turku archipelago:
http://www.saaristo.org/eng/karta.htm
Accommodation
The main conference accommodation will be at the Strandbo hotel:
http://www.strandbo.fi/eng_com/sivu.cfm?id=202
If you book BEFORE 31.12.07 – quoting the special ISIC Conference rates – the costs per night will be:
- 87 Euros - single room (normal price: 100 Euros) [at present conversion rates this is US$ 127, Australian $138, Japanese Yen 14,300 BEFORE 31.12.07]
- 115 Euros - double room (normal price: 138 Euros) [at present conversion rates this is US$ 168, Australian $183, Japanese Yen 18,915 BEFORE 31.12.07]
Additional accommodation available at the nearby Framnäs (if necessary)
See http://www.nagu.net/tourism/ for information on the location and on low-cost lodgings in the area.
The Lanterna http://www.lanterna.ws/ is also a small, modestly-priced hotel close to the conference venue (but note that its working email address is: info@lanterna.ws - not the link from its site)
Getting to Turku
Finnair and SAS/Blue 1 fly into Turku but most international flights to Finland arrive in Helsinki. From there you can reach Turku either by a connecting flight or by rail or bus.
Bus is recommended. Bus. The bus to Turku leaves from the bus rank directly outside the arrival terminal, at the far end of the rank on your right as you exit - less than a minute's walk. Check at an information desk inside the terminal - all attendants speak excellent English. They will also tell you departure times. It is cheaper than the bus-train combination. The buses leave for Turku roughly hourly, and the trip takes about two hours. You will probably have to change about 20-30 minutes into the journey, but it is painless. The bus will stop, the driver will attend to your luggage transfer, and will not leave until the Turku bus arrives. Take the bus right to Turku terminal bus depot.
You can also access Turku by ferry from Stockholm.
Buses from Turku to Nagu take about 1 hour 20 minutes and run frequently – see timetable at:
http://www.vainionliikenne.fi/at08-1/pdf/sivu36.pdf
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