Encounters of Oral and Literary Cultures
in the Baltic Sea Region (c. 1200-c.1700)

Tallinn, Estonia, 2nd-3rd September 2010

Programme

Thursday 2nd September 2010

Session I, The Institute of History (Ajoloo instituut), Rüütli 10
chair Dr. Irma-Riitta Järvinen, The Finnish Literature Society

10-11 Oral and Literary Cultures in Medieval and Early Modern Eastern Baltic Sea Region
Dr. Tuomas M.S. Lehtonen, The Finnish Literature Society and University of Helsinki

11-12 Some Recent Trends in Study of Literacy and Orality
Prof. Marco Mostert, University of Utrecht

12-13.30 Lunch break

13.30-17 Workshop, The Finnish Institute in Tallinn (Soome instituut), Harju 1

chair: Prof. Ülo Valk, University of Tartu

MA Linda Kaljundi, University of Helsinki and University of Tallinn: Transfer and Appropriation of Pagan Poetry in Medieval and Early Modern Livonia

Dr. Tuomas M. S. Lehtonen and Dr. Senni Timonen, The Finnish Literature Society and University of Helsinki: Interaction of Oral Poetry and Literary Culture in the Vernacular Tradition of St Henry of Finland

Dr. Irma-Riitta Järvinen, The Finnish Literature Society: Kalevala-metre Medieval Religious Songs and Prayers to St Katherine of Alexandria and other female Saints in Finland

19.30 Dinner

Friday 3rd September 2010

Session II, The Institute of History (Ajoloo instituut), Rüütli 10
chair Linda Kaljundi, University of Helsinki and University of Tallinn

9-10 The Oldest Documents of Finnish
Prof. Kaisa Häkkinen, University of Turku

10-11 Latin and Vernacular in Northern Europe ca 600-1250 - sketching a model
Professor Lars Boje Mortensen, University of Southern Denmark

11-12 From Milan to Gdansk and Beyond: Transmitting the Mandatum Ceremony in the Middle Ages
Associate Professor Nils Holger Petersen, Centre for the Study of the Cultural Heritage of Medieval Rituals, University of Copenhagen

12-13.30 Lunch break

13.30-17 Workshop, The Finnish Institute in Tallinn (Soome instituut), Harju 1

chair: Dr. Lauri Harvilahti, The Finnish Literature Society and University of Helsinki

MA Kati Kallio, The Finnish Literature Society and University of Helsinki: Interaction of Kalevala-metre and Rhymed Songs in the 17th century Finland

Dr. Senni Timonen, The Finnish Literature Society: Image of Virgin Mary in Karelian and Ingrian Epic Songs

MA Ilkka Leskelä, University of Helsinki: Communicative Networks in Late Medieval and Early Modern Baltic Sea Region

19.30 Dinner

Key note lectures (sessions I and II) are open to public. Welcome!

The seminar is organized by the project Oral and Literary Cultures in Medieval and Early Modern Baltic Sea Region: Cultural Transfer, Linguistic Registers and Communicative Networks and The Finnish Literature Society in collaboration with The Nordic Centre for Medieval Studies (NCMS, Bergen) and The Centre for Medieval Studies, Tallinn University.

Further information: Finnish Literature Society, Tuomas M. S. Lehtonen, mobile +358 201 131 200 and Ilona Pikkanen, mobile +358 201 131 201, ilona.pikkanen@finlit.fi