Samira Saramo
@samirasaramo.bsky.social
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Transdisciplinary historian mapping place, feelings, life stories, colonialism, the everyday & Finnish migrants. Also working on archival development. www.samirasaramo.com Migration Institute of Finland Senior Research Fellow, Docent of Cultural History
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Save the Date:

“Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” @koneensaatio.fi Project Final Seminar

Thursday, November 27, 2025, 13:00–16:00

Place: @infomigration.bsky.social & Online

Program details and registration to follow.

More info: www.samirasaramo.com
Archival image of houses being constructed with same text on top as in post
samirasaramo.bsky.social
The question of whose responsibility is it to ensure senior researchers/professors (let alone ecrs!) have time to research & write is a big one. There are deep funding & structural issues (and I am referring much more broadly than my institution) and it's not about an individual's time management.
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In my current role, which I love, I mostly enable research - from developing projects, building teams/ collabs, applying for funding, supervising... - but Im further away from doing research. To feed my nerdy soul AND to be able to do those things, I need to make more time for researching & writing.
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I fiercely protected a few days in my calendar to actually have time to write. I was almost scared I don't know how anymore or that I wouldn't be able to get into the groove but it's happening and I'm loving it.
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Awesome! Congratulations! I look forward to checking it out.
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About to start my Keynote for the International Society for Regional History online conference! I always have major butterflies at this point.
Conference zoom welcome page and top of paper presentation with title.
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tpcanoe.bsky.social
Really thrilled to announce that our new book on the history of the #MohawkInstitute is now available in #OpenAccess format. You can pay for the physical book, but you can also read a digital copy for free. This was a very important choice for us: press.ucalgary.ca/books/978177... #cdnhist #cdnpoli
Behind the Bricks - University of Calgary Press
The story of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s first and longest-running residential school and a model for the entire residential school system.
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melinabuns.bsky.social
excited to share the call for the workshop

EXTRACTIVE NATURES / NATURES OF EXTRACTION

happening at @uobrisceh.bsky.social on 6-7 Nov 2025,

made possible by the @britishacademy.bsky.social

deadline: 10 September!

full call below ⤵

#envhist #envhum
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lottaleiwo.bsky.social
Siirtolaisuus kiinnostaa taas. ”On useita kiinnostavia hankkeita esimerkiksi asutuskolonialismista, tai maankäyttö- ja ympäristönäkökulmista. Myös historiallinen Pohjois-Amerikan suomalaisten työväenliike ja nykypäivän aktivismi on kiinnostanut paljon.” Toteaa @samirasaramo.bsky.social Ylen jutussa.
Siirtolaisuus kiinnostaa taas: amerikan­serkut löysivät pikkuiseen Simoon, paikansivat juurensa ja ihastuivat pesäpalloon
Juuriaan Suomeen etsimään tullut ryhmä päätyi Meri-Lappiin. Vanhan museon pihapiirissä näki, millaisista oloista esivanhemmat lähtivät paremman elämän perään.
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Spent a few lovely weeks in the UK and visited dozens of bookstores. I practiced great restraint but these two came home with me.
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1️⃣ @tuirelii.bsky.social, @samirasaramo.bsky.social ja Pihla Siim kirjoittavat @infomigration.bsky.social Siirtolaisarkiston laajenemisesta. Katsaus käsittelee Suomeen suuntautuneen siirtolaisuuden kokoelman perustamiseen liittyviä huomioita, käytäntöjä ja haasteita sekä mahdollisia ratkaisuja.
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Thank you @tuirelii.bsky.social and Pihla Siim! It was really great to work with you on this.
tuirelii.bsky.social
Which considerations, practices, challenges and possible solutions relate to the archiving of Finnish immigration history and cultural heritage? I wrote a review article on the topic together with my wonderful colleagues. Available #OA 👉https://journal.fi/elore/article/view/159719
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Can't wait to check it out! Congrats!
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Set up of "Legacies/Perinnöt" at Co.Lab Gallery in Thunder Bay 99% finished. Opening on Thursday!
Detail on installation featuring old magazines, archival photos, and wood chips on a retro rug
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infomigration.bsky.social
Vastaava tutkija Samira Saramo on tällä hetkellä konferenssi- ja työmatkalla Kanadassa, jossa on esillä myös hänen ja Zoe Gordonin näyttely Legacies/Perinnöt 12.6. alkaen.

Näyttely nähtiin alkuvuodesta Turussa!
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Thank you to The Walleye for featuring "Legacies/Perinnöt" in the June issue! Thunder Bay opening is this Thursday, June 12 from 7-10pm at Co.Lab Gallery (Goods & Co Market). www.flipsnack.com/ECA8CECC5A8/...
@infomigration.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi
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Thank you to The Walleye for featuring "Legacies/Perinnöt" in the June issue! Thunder Bay opening is this Thursday, June 12 from 7-10pm at Co.Lab Gallery (Goods & Co Market). www.flipsnack.com/ECA8CECC5A8/...
@infomigration.bsky.social @koneensaatio.fi