Pirjo Korvela

Teaching

International networking seminar on Everyday Life Research in the University of Helsinki, Finland on April 3-4, 2008

Paths to researching everyday life in the (near) future – Crossing the boundaries of disciplines

We would like to invite you to join the seminar dealing with researching everyday life related to households. Seminar will be held in the University of Helsinki, Department of Home Economics and Craft Science, Finland in April 3-4, 2008.

The main idea of the seminar is gather together a group of people interested everyday life research and to promote networking around the topic. Perhaps this way we could find potential research collaborators that would like to start planning for a joint research, an international and interdisciplinary project on everyday life in the making that could apply EU-funding.

We would like different perspectives on everyday life to be presented. The seminar is organized by research network for Everyday Life Processes in Nordic Welfare Societies” (ELPiNoWS), that is founded two years ago together with professor Kajsa Ellegård from the University of Linköping, Sweden, Technology and Social Change, professors (social psychology) Lars Dencik and Allan Westerling for the University of Roskilde, Denmark, and doctoral assistant Pirjo Korvela from University of Helsinki, Finland, Department of Home Economics and Craft Science. Now we are expanding the network.

The seminar comprises 5 presentations of about 25 minutes (+ 10 minutes discussion) each in which a speaker will present his or her perspective on researching everyday life. The presentations deal with questions like: what is the perspective to everyday life, what has been the object of the research, how everyday life has been approached and conceptualized, what methods have been used, and what are the research interests for the further – and could these interests be pursued with other researchers?

The seminar will also have a number of shorter presentations (5-10 min) in which participants can present their research interests for the further that would be interesting to pursue together with other researchers. Furthermore, workshops for further elaborations on interests will be organized and there will be plenty of time for discussions with other participants.

We will now call for shorter presenters (5-10 minutes) with a half page abstract to present own research interests to networking seminar.

Invited speakers in the seminar:

• Dr Sarah Pink from the Loughborough University ( UK), Department of Social Sciences
• Dr Lydia Martens from Keele University ( UK), Research Institute for Life Course Studies
• Dr Elizabeth Shove from Lancaster University ( UK), Department of Sociology
• Dr Mika Pantzar, Helsinki School of Economics & National Consumer Research Center in Finland

Other speakers:

• Professor Kajsa Ellegård from the University of Linköping, Sweden
• Professors Lars Dencik and Allan Westerling from the University of Roskilde, Denmark
• Research project by Terttu Tuomi-Gröhn, Pirjo Korvela, Anu Raijas, Johanna Varjonen, Sari Kivilehto and Henna Heinilä See abstract of the project.

Guideline for the programme of the seminar

Thursday April 3 rd, 2008

Address: Siltavuorenpenger 20 D (Dept. of Psychology), Lecture room 1 SEE MAP
9.00 Refreshments

9.30 Introduction to the seminar Pirjo Korvela & Kajsa Ellegård

9.45 Discussing life of practices - bundles, complexes and circuits of everyday practice Mika Pantzar & Elizabeth Shove

10.25 Everyday activity sequences. Analysing time diaries to show daily life
complexity Kajsa Ellegård

11.05 Break

11.20 Rhythms and practices in everyday life of families in transition Research project Terttu Tuomi-Gröhn, Pirjo Korvela, Johanna Varjonen & Sari Kivilehto Abstract

11.55 Closing of the morning session

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Short presentations Siltavuorenpenger 10, seminar room 225 SEE MAP

Abstracts of the short presentations

 13.30-14.00 Parallel discussions

14.00 Short presentations Siltavuorenpenger 10, seminar room 225

14.30-15.00 Parallel discussions around a cup of coffee or tea

15.00 Conclusions Speakers’ 1-5 reflections on Parallel discussions

15.45 Summing up

16.00 Closing of the first day

Dinner in Graniittilinna Address: Säästöpankinranta 6

Friday April 4 th, 2008

Address: Siltavuorenpenger 10, Auditorium 2 (the Second floor) SEE MAP
9.00 Refreshments

9.30 Visual methods of researching everyday life Sarah Pink & Lydia Martens

10.05 Questionnaires as a method for researching everyday life. Promise or dead end? Lars Dencik and Allan Westerling

10.40 Short presentation: Everyday life and queer theory Paula Kuosmanen, University of Helsinki

10.50 Break

The following workshops are in Siltavuorenpenger 10, seminar rooms 225 and 212

11.00 Thematic parallel workshops

• Rhythms in everyday life
• Subjectivity of everyday life

12.15 Lunch

13.15 Thematic parallel workshops, continued

14.45 Summing up the near future plans

15.30 Closing of the second day

Programme for printing

For further information concerning the seminar, please email Pirjo.korvela@helsinki.fi

Seminar is free of charge (excluding lunch and dinner) but registration for the seminar and dinner should be made before March 20 th, 2008 to Pirjo Korvela.