Panel Session: ”Friday evenings at six o’clock”
Public art, Memory and the Finnish Civil War
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Installation: ”Friday evenings at six o’clock”
You will need a smartphone and headphones for viewing this virtual monument.
Performative Session: Antimilitarism and academic activism
In this session we will hear from researcher and activist Syksy Räsänen and the Third Space theatre group.
The Planets: Mars
In 2024, ABOAGORA kicked off a new thematic series, The Planets. The first Planet to take the center stage was Mars, the Bringer of War.
Opening Ceremony
We officially open Aboagora 2024 with opening remarks, greetings from the Holst Society and introduction to War Gods and masculinity art exhibition.
Panel Session: Rebuilding Beyond Ruins
Navigating Post-War Recovery and Environmental Resilience
Performative Session: Mars Frequencies
Musical frequencies of Earth and Mars and its moons
AGORA: Martial sounds and silences
The first AGORA session of 2024 is an assemblage performance by Susanna Hast and Noora Kotilainen.
Art Exhibition: Mars – War Gods and masculinity
Paul Krispijn’s and Nana Blomqvist's exhibition explores the connection between patriarchal cultural values, (patriarchal) masculinity, and war.
Science and art at the interface of war and peace – Mars-theme launches new Aboagora theme season
The three-day science and art event Aboagora will take place in the last week of August under the theme Mars, bringer of war. This year's headliners include Swedish writer-journalist Thella Johnson, known for her Finland-connections. The Mars -theme opens a new seven-year Planets theme season.
Aboagora Research Retreat VII: A De/Colonial Present
The ABOAGORA Retreat VII: De/Colonial Present invited MA Arts Students and Doctoral Candidates in the arts, humanities, and sciences to reflect together on how the living legacies of colonial histories play a role in the conflicts raging today and, on the other hand, how decolonial practices propose alternative ways out of these battles over territories and words, resources and rights.
Program change in ABOAGORA 2024
Due to a force majeure, Professor Manfred Nowak will be unable to attend ABOAGORA 2024. In his place, the Agora keynote on 29 August will be delivered by Professor KoenDe Feyter, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Antwerp.