EUDAIMONIA – HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER / UNIVERSITY OF OULU
Lecture series: WW1 – perspectives of different human sciences on the causes and consequences
Eudaimonia is a cross-disciplinary human sciences research center established in 2013. A part of the
activities is events and lecture series that brings together researchers from different disciplines and that
have scientific and societal significance.
World War One started 100 years ago. In addition to its global impact, it is also significant historical period
from the Finnish perspective – in its aftermath Finland became an independent state. Recollection and
analysis of the various causes and consequences of the war matters both in terms of general
knowledgeability, but also as a path towards more general understanding of human actions and societies.
In Autumn 2014 Eudaimonia organizes a series of 10 lectures focused on causes and consequences of the
WWI. Experts from a number of organizations address the topic from the perspectives of various human
sciences. The series begins on 2.9.2014 and ends 11.11. 2014 i.e. exactly 100 years after the end of the
war. The target audience is interested students and researchers in human sciences and beyond.
The program (subject to minor changes; lectures will be given in LeaF-laboratory at the Linnanmaa campus;
most lectures will be concurrently streamed over the Internet; most lectures will be in Finnish):
9.9. 16:15-18
Eurooppa sotaa ennen ja sodan jälkeen / Europe before and after the war –
University lecturer Kari Alenius, University of Oulu
16.9. 16:15-18
Miksi sotilas pysyy taistelussa - ihminenkö sotaisa? / Why does a soldier stay
in combat – human, a warlike creature? – Professor Jukka Leskinen, Finnish
Defence Forces
23.9. 16:15-18
Sota ja lasten moraaliset pohdinnat / War and children’s moral deliberations
– Docent Marianne Junila, University of Oulu
30.9. 16:15-18
Sota kimmokkeena lääketieteellisten ongelmien ratkaisemiseen / Impact of
war on medicine (title subject to changes) – University Lecturer Heini
Hakosalo, University of Oulu
7.10. (!) 17:15-19
Yleistä pohdintaa 1. maailmansodan syistä, sodankäynnistä ja vaikutuksista
/ On the causes of war, warfare and consequences of war – Professor Juha
Siltala, University of Helsinki
14.10. 16:15-18
Kultakantaidyllistä kaaokseen: Ensimmäinen maailmansota ja globaali
rahajärjestelmä / From the gold standard to chaos: WWI and the global
monetary system – Adviser to the Board Juha Tarkka, Bank of Finland
21.10. 16:15-18
The Chemists’ War and its impact on the ’Next War’ – Professor Mats
Fridlund, Aalto University
28.10. 16:15-18
Suomen itsenäisen valtion synty / The birth of the independent state of
Finland – Professor (emeritus) Heikki Ylikangas, University of Helsinki
4.11. 16:15-18
Suomen sisällissota / The Civil War in Finland (title subject to changes) – Post
doc researcher Aapo Roselius
11.11. 16:15-18
Ihmiskuvan muutos / Change of the Idea of Human Nature – Professor
Petteri Pietikäinen, University of Oulu
For further information:
Matti Lehtihalmes, professor, director (Eudaimonia Human Sciences Research Center)
Janne Kurtakko, coordinator (Eudaimonia Human Sciences Research Center)
email: [email protected]
webpage: http://www.oulu.fi/eudaimonia/