Seminar Series "Inimkond/Humankind" Presents Kadri Semm
03/13/2013 - 14:00 - 14:00
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Kadri Semm, from the Centre for Landscape and Culture at Tallinn
University, will deliver a paper entitled "The Quest for Future Urban
Landscapes in Ruptured Heritage: an Architect's Experience of Hashima
Island, Japan". It is one in a series of seminars "Inimkond/Humankind –
Current Issues in Anthropology and Beyond" which are held every fortnight.
This seminar will be held in auditorium N315 (Tallinn University Nova
building) on Wednesday, 13 March from 18:00-20:00.Abstract:Hashima Island
in Japan is being proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as an example of
modern industrial heritage. Since 1974 this island has been decaying into
what currently appears like a ruined landscape. My presentation examines
how experiencing this ruined landscape supports simultaneously the
remembering of collective memory, imagination and meaning-making in current
urban landscapes. I use the concept of ruined time for pointing out the
ruptured identity of this island and its value for creative learning and
imagination.I analyse the Estonian architect Ott Kadarik’s visit to the
island, illustrating how his journey has influenced his values and meanings
concerning current topics of urbanity, including challenges with population
growth, environmental hazards and lack of space.Kadri Semm is a human
geographer who works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for
Landscape and Culture at Tallinn University. In 2012 she defended her
doctoral thesis entitled “Milieus in Neighborhood Place-making“.
Alongside human geography, Kadri’s research draws on cultural theory and
urban studies. Her current work examines geographies of emotion and
affect.The series of seminars "Inimkond/Humankind - Current Issues in
Anthropology and Beyond" features speakers from anthropology and related
fields, and fosters discussion of their research with an interdisciplinary
audience. It aims to contribute to the culture of academic scholarship and
debate at Tallinn University. Speakers include local researchers as well as
guests from a variety of background disciplines including those with
different interpretations of anthropological theory and methodology.
Presentations in the seminar series will be of particular interest to staff
and students in anthropology, cultural theory, sociology, and history.For
further information about the seminar series, please contact:Franz
KrauseE-mail: franz.krause@tlu.ee
University, will deliver a paper entitled "The Quest for Future Urban
Landscapes in Ruptured Heritage: an Architect's Experience of Hashima
Island, Japan". It is one in a series of seminars "Inimkond/Humankind –
Current Issues in Anthropology and Beyond" which are held every fortnight.
This seminar will be held in auditorium N315 (Tallinn University Nova
building) on Wednesday, 13 March from 18:00-20:00.Abstract:Hashima Island
in Japan is being proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as an example of
modern industrial heritage. Since 1974 this island has been decaying into
what currently appears like a ruined landscape. My presentation examines
how experiencing this ruined landscape supports simultaneously the
remembering of collective memory, imagination and meaning-making in current
urban landscapes. I use the concept of ruined time for pointing out the
ruptured identity of this island and its value for creative learning and
imagination.I analyse the Estonian architect Ott Kadarik’s visit to the
island, illustrating how his journey has influenced his values and meanings
concerning current topics of urbanity, including challenges with population
growth, environmental hazards and lack of space.Kadri Semm is a human
geographer who works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for
Landscape and Culture at Tallinn University. In 2012 she defended her
doctoral thesis entitled “Milieus in Neighborhood Place-making“.
Alongside human geography, Kadri’s research draws on cultural theory and
urban studies. Her current work examines geographies of emotion and
affect.The series of seminars "Inimkond/Humankind - Current Issues in
Anthropology and Beyond" features speakers from anthropology and related
fields, and fosters discussion of their research with an interdisciplinary
audience. It aims to contribute to the culture of academic scholarship and
debate at Tallinn University. Speakers include local researchers as well as
guests from a variety of background disciplines including those with
different interpretations of anthropological theory and methodology.
Presentations in the seminar series will be of particular interest to staff
and students in anthropology, cultural theory, sociology, and history.For
further information about the seminar series, please contact:Franz
KrauseE-mail: franz.krause@tlu.ee