The Spanish-speaking world is a big place, but Spanish literature accounts for just 3% of all the world's literary translations. What is translated from the language tends to be on the fringes of literary translation in Estonia as well. Mari Laan, a ...
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Doctoral thesis: The choice of literature for translation depends on local culture, politics and international trends
Doctoral thesis explored trams as subjects and platform for art
"Rail- or tram" factor is a term explaining why people sometimes choose trams without considering objective criteria like speed or cost. Aleksandra Ianchenko, doctoral student at Tallinn University Sc...
The thesis explores the importance of the aesthetics of ugliness in Estonian art at the time of Konrad Mägi and Eduard Wiiralt
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this very much applies to art: it is no longer appropriate to call a work of art either beautiful or ugly. But when and why did artists' sense...
Stories of war and conflict are abound today; however, narration is increasingly fragmented
Wars are increasingly taking place not only on battlefields, but also online. Jaana Davidjants, a PhD student at Tallinn University’s School of Humanities, studied narratives around wars and conflicts on social media in her PhD thesis.
How did transnational knowledge transfer between Eastern European cultures of history during the interwar period?
Tallinn University School of Humanities doctoral student Johannes Walter Benjamin Bent explored in his doctoral thesis, how did historical discourses provide basis for 20th century historical nation-b...
Doctoral thesis studied the role of public transportation
What is the role of public transportation and the effect of ticket fares have on its usability, studied Loise Sträuli from Tallinn University School of Humanities in her doctoral thesis.
“Read Japan” donation has reached the Research Library
On April 3rd, the research library was visited by the Ambassador of Japan, Yukihiko Matsumura, and the cultural attaché, Toshiko Shimizu, to donate books as a part of the “Read Japan 2023” project.
TÜHI MSCA postdoctoral fellowship support initiative helped three postdoctoral researchers succeed
Last year, TÜHI as a host institution organized a new initiative for prospective MSCA postdoctoral researchers which included a grant writing training camp. As a result, three new postdoctoral researc...
Doctoral thesis investigated, how the noh and kyogen actors in Japanese traditional theatre achieve their awe-inspiring mastery
Many people enjoy theatre as a performing art, but few are likely to be familiar with theatre theories. Yet, theatre theories are an excellent basis for understanding how an actor, by developing their...
The expectations of asylum-seekers often clash with realities
Migration in form of asylum-seekers is often discussed in the public from the viewpoint of the receiving country and society. Tallinn University School of Humanities doctoral student Timothy Anderson tried to unravel in his doctoral thesis the experi...
Doctoral dissertation examines whether virtual friends are indeed real friends
In an age where a large part of interpersonal communication has moved online, the question arises whether relationships that are only virtual are indeed real. Oliver Laas, doctoral student at Tallinn ...
2nd Joint Workshop in Semiotics of Tallinn University and the University of Bologna
On September 29, the 2nd Joint Workshop in Semiotics will be held at Tallinn University in cooperation with the "Umberto Eco" center of the University of Bologna, which this time will focus on the sem...
Doctoral thesis: the land use of West Estonian lowlands in Late Stone Age turned out to be seasonal
At the end of the Middle Stone Age and during the Late Stone Age, settlements in the West Estonian lowlands were more seasonal than in the neighboring areas of the island of Saaremaa and the Pärnu Bay catchment area, indicates the study conducted by ...
Doctoral thesis established framework for teaching text-based school subjects and language learning
A good command of the language is not developed only in Estonian Language classes. Text related operations and literacy are supported in all subjects at school. Merilin Aruvee, Lecturer at Tallinn Uni...
Doctoral thesis: USSR self-publishing form 'samizdat' helped intellectuals to overcome censorship and isolation
In our contemporary world, where various cultures are deeply interconnected, the role of translation is more and more under scrutiny, especially in terms of (mis)representing the Other. Tallinn Univer...
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Johannes Walter Benjamin Bent: studying the writing of history as means to make sense of the present is a very topical issue
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Louise Sträuli: in the field of transport, mobility and cities, intelligent approach would start from the human
Louise Sträuli dockoral thesis focused on different cultural aspects of public transportation and fo...
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Timothy Anderson: "My research aims to broaden the understanding of ‘Estonianness'"
Timothy Anderson, who defended his doctoral dissertation at Tallinn University School of Humanities,...
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Aleksandra Ianchenko: I learnt that artists can do a PhD. This made me believe that I could do a it too
Aleksandra Ianchenko, a doctoral student at Tallinn University School of Humanities, defended her do...
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Exploring Estonia: Alberto Andrés Peralta Rico shares his journey in Estonian Studies at Tallinn University
Our Estonian Studies MA student Alberto Andrés Peralta Rico talks about his studies at Tallinn Unive...
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Alumnus Stas Hakkarainen reflects on his Liberal Arts journey at Tallinn University
Our Liberal Arts in Humanities alumnus Stas Hakkarainen talks about his studies at Tallinn Universit...
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Alpo Seppo Santeri Honkapohja considers it possible that he will work at Tallinn University until retirement
This fall semester, Alpo Seppo Santeri Honkapohja, who was an undergraduate at the University of Hel...
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MSCA Training Camp: Igniting International Collaboration and Research Excellence
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TÜHI Welcomes International Research Talent
Tanya Escudero, Research Fellow in Translation Studies, reviews feedback on the call for application...
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Ana Mattioli: does gender precede our body, or does our body precede our gender?
Every interview felt like a mind-bending exercise - an intellectual workout while sipping coffee.
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Lucya Passiatore: anthropological fieldwork in a vegan community in Israel's Negev desert
Lucya Passiatore, a Master's Student in anthropology at Tallinn University, summarizes her anthropol...
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Culture as consciousness: Yoruba identity construction in a world that is on the move
In the secular world, equating geographical locations as sources of culture is commonplace.
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Rahul Sharma: a broader overview of PÖFF in the weekly newspaper Sirp
From programming to publishing: LVF’s Roadmap in 2022 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).
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Mikhail Fiadotau: I would like to see more people use digital technology to creatively express themselves
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Ksenia Shmydkaya: unexpected discoveries are the best part of a historian’s life!
This November, Ksenia Shmydkaya defended her doctoral thesis "Revolution, She Wrote: Historical Repr...
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Polina Vlasenko: Ukraine and Georgia have developed into the most popular hubs for surrogacy with egg donation
Since September, the Tallinn University School of Humanities (TÜHI) has a new postdoctoral fellow, P...
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LVF Students at Literary Festival HeadRead
This spring, once again, the students of international Master's programme Literature, Visual Culture...
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