Puhetta metsistä | Speaking of forests
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Puhetta metsistä | Speaking of forests
@puhettametsista.bsky.social
Tutkimusprojekti metsäpuheen historiasta ja sen keskiaikaisista juurista.
Research project on the history of the medieval rhetoric surrounding forests.
Read more on our website: www.utu.fi/puhettametsista
Funded by Koneen säätiö (2024–27)
Today we got to formally start our project's study trip to Italy, as we held a seminar in Villa Lante, the Finnish institute in Rome. Wonderful presentations and discussions on nature in the pre-modern world!
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Our project’s researcher, Anni Hella, took part this week in a conference at the University of Silesia in Katowice on the theme “When God created the heavens and the earth: Nature in hexaemeral literature beyond Basil and Ambrose.” Great discussions on nature, history, and theology!
June 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Entire project group together for the first time for ISCH annual conference in Rovaniemi 🥳

Day one saw us warmly welcome at University of Lapland. The conference's theme is "Human/Nature – Entanglements in Cultural History", looking forward for the many presentations and discussions this week!
June 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM