The course introduces students into cotemporary anthropological discussions on family and kinship. Kinship has been a central concept in anthropology from its very onset, one of the few which anthropology managed to make its own. Radical shift in kinship studies came in 1970s and 1980s. The traditional approach has been challenged as too static and algebraic. The analytical feasibility of the very category of kinship has been undermined. The aim of this course is to shed light on these new critical developments. We will look at the demise of kinship studies brought about by the argument on their essentially Western ideas of biological reproduction, and their subsequent revitalization. This will include the introduction of the Schneider’s critique and the feminist anthropologists’ works on kinship, gender and power; motherhood and fatherhood; concept of relatedness; studies on new reproductive technologies, genetics and heredity; gay and lesbian kinship; new family forms emerging as a consequence of divorces, separation, domestic and transnational adoptions and migration. We will discuss how recent theoretical and empirical works reformulated kinship, putting stress on process, flexibility, negotiation, human agency, local meanings and symbols. How they countered the notions of “naturalness” of marriage, sex, procreation and parenthood; kinship obligations and duty. We will deconstruct the notion of biology and nature and discuss them as culturally-constructed categories. Kinship will emerge as socially and culturally contingent.

Priority is given to students in anthropology, sociology, psychology and social policy.

Once formed, the groups will make their own schedules.

REGISTRATION: Registration forms are available from the SAC (Pinni B5071). They should be completed and handed in at the beginning of the period. More groups can be added at the beginning of the next period. Participants will be informed by email when the groups have been formed.

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

The course examines the ways in which multimodality affects the translator's work and discusses the impacts of image, word, and sound in different contexts of translation. The course covers various types of multimodal translation, such as audiovisual translation, audio description, and the translation of different types of illustrated texts.

The course meets entirely online. Each week’s study materials will be posted online on Mondays. The students are expected to hand in their weekly assignments by Wednesday afternoon. The study materials will be produced by a different teacher each week, and the nature of the weekly assignments will vary according to the preferences of each teacher.

The online platform on which the course will be organized is a closed Google Community group. Participation on the course therefore requires an internet connection and a Google user account; however, the responsible teacher can assist in creating the account if necessary. The course does not require previous experience with Google Community. The language of instruction of the course is English. The course is open for all students in Multilingual Communication and Translation Studies as well as exchange students.

The course is available for students from EDU, other faculties, TTY and TAMK.

The course contains an introduction lecture after which students will study the topic independently in reading groups. Instructions for reading groups will be given at the lecture.

The course introduces students into cotemporary anthropological discussions on family and kinship. Kinship has been a central concept in anthropology from its very onset, one of the few which anthropology managed to make its own. Radical shift in kinship studies came in 1970s and 1980s. The traditional approach has been challenged as too static and algebraic. The analytical feasibility of the very category of kinship has been undermined. The aim of this course is to shed light on these new critical developments. We will look at the demise of kinship studies brought about by the argument on their essentially Western ideas of biological reproduction, and their subsequent revitalization. This will include the introduction of the Schneider’s critique and the feminist anthropologists’ works on kinship, gender and power; motherhood and fatherhood; concept of relatedness; studies on new reproductive technologies, genetics and heredity; gay and lesbian kinship; new family forms emerging as a consequence of divorces, separation, domestic and transnational adoptions and migration. We will discuss how recent theoretical and empirical works reformulated kinship, putting stress on process, flexibility, negotiation, human agency, local meanings and symbols. How they countered the notions of “naturalness” of marriage, sex, procreation and parenthood; kinship obligations and duty. We will deconstruct the notion of biology and nature and discuss them as culturally-constructed categories. Kinship will emerge as socially and culturally contingent.

Priority is given to students in anthropology, sociology, psychology and social policy.

This course involves lectures and focal reading, which are processed in supervised essays and presentations and discussed in a seminar sessions in Tampere. 

Once formed, the groups will make their own schedules.

REGISTRATION: Registration forms are available from the SAC (Pinni B5071). They should be completed and handed in at the beginning of the period. More groups can be added at the beginning of the next period. Participants will be informed by email when the groups have been formed.

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

The course examines the ways in which multimodality affects the translator's work and discusses the impacts of image, word, and sound in different contexts of translation. The course covers various types of multimodal translation, such as audiovisual translation, audio description, and the translation of different types of illustrated texts.

The course meets entirely online. Each week’s study materials will be posted online on Mondays. The students are expected to hand in their weekly assignments by Wednesday afternoon. The study materials will be produced by a different teacher each week, and the nature of the weekly assignments will vary according to the preferences of each teacher.

The online platform on which the course will be organized is a closed Google Community group. Participation on the course therefore requires an internet connection and a Google user account; however, the responsible teacher can assist in creating the account if necessary. The course does not require previous experience with Google Community. The language of instruction of the course is English. The course is open for all students in Multilingual Communication and Translation Studies as well as exchange students.

The course is available for students from EDU, other faculties, TTY and TAMK.

The course contains an introduction lecture after which students will study the topic independently in reading groups. Instructions for reading groups will be given at the lecture.

• Several topical themes on the wide spectrum of global health
• Critical analysis and synthetization of information
• Options for communication of massages and information

•   Attendance at the seminars (min 90 %)

•   Active participation in the seminar discussions

•   Making an oral presentation on a selected global health topic

•   Submission of an acceptable essay on the same global health topic

•   Submission of an acceptable blog posting the same global health topic

•   Making commentary remarks on two essays written by other students

•   Participation in the production of a short documentary film on a global health topic

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

Most people in the world speak two or more languages. Language contact is thus a ubiquitous phenomenon which entails a wide range of social, political and linguistic consequences. This course provides a survey of English as a contact language, focusing on both historical and present-day contact varieties of English. Topics to be discussed during the course include Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Code-Switching, Contact-Induced Language Change, Second Language Acquisition and Language Shift, Language Death, Pidgins and Creoles.

This course reviews linguistic as well as various socio-cultural aspects of English as a global language, paying attention to both theory and practice. The course has three main aims. Firstly, it briefly outlines the development and characteristics of English as a global language – the variation, change and diversification of English in different regions, societies, communities and settings in the world – with specific emphasis on non-native-speaker contexts. Secondly, the course provides a critical overview of issues around and debates on the impact of the spread of English in the world. Thirdly, it familiarizes students with a range of linguistic and discourse-pragmatic approaches to studying English as a global language, also providing suggestions and support for pro gradu research in this area. Course work includes weekly sessions, background reading, and a mini project, its oral presentation and written report.

The size of the group is unlimited.

The course contains an introduction lecture after which students will study the topic independently in reading groups. Instructions for reading groups will be given at the lecture.

• Several topical themes on the wide spectrum of global health
• Critical analysis and synthetization of information
• Options for communication of massages and information

•   Attendance at the seminars (min 90 %)

•   Active participation in the seminar discussions

•   Making an oral presentation on a selected global health topic

•   Submission of an acceptable essay on the same global health topic

•   Submission of an acceptable blog posting the same global health topic

•   Making commentary remarks on two essays written by other students

•   Participation in the production of a short documentary film on a global health topic

In cases where more students register for a course than space allows, priority is assigned as follows:

1. First priority is given to the degree students of the University of Tampere
2. Second priority is given to the exchange students of the University of Tampere
3. Third priority is given to the Tampere3 students.

Most people in the world speak two or more languages. Language contact is thus a ubiquitous phenomenon which entails a wide range of social, political and linguistic consequences. This course provides a survey of English as a contact language, focusing on both historical and present-day contact varieties of English. Topics to be discussed during the course include Bilingualism and Multilingualism, Code-Switching, Contact-Induced Language Change, Second Language Acquisition and Language Shift, Language Death, Pidgins and Creoles.

This course reviews linguistic as well as various socio-cultural aspects of English as a global language, paying attention to both theory and practice. The course has three main aims. Firstly, it briefly outlines the development and characteristics of English as a global language – the variation, change and diversification of English in different regions, societies, communities and settings in the world – with specific emphasis on non-native-speaker contexts. Secondly, the course provides a critical overview of issues around and debates on the impact of the spread of English in the world. Thirdly, it familiarizes students with a range of linguistic and discourse-pragmatic approaches to studying English as a global language, also providing suggestions and support for pro gradu research in this area. Course work includes weekly sessions, background reading, and a mini project, its oral presentation and written report.

The size of the group is unlimited.

The course contains an introduction lecture after which students will study the topic independently in reading groups. Instructions for reading groups will be given at the lecture.