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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. 

Petra Piiroinen aloitti Aboagoran uutena projektitutkijana maaliskuussa. Tiimiä kesän aikana täydentää myös harjoittelija Sonja Korhonen. Tiivis työtahti huipentuu elokuussa uuden seitsenvuotisen ohjelmakauden aloitukseen. 

We are looking for Event Assistants to help with diverse tasks before and during the ABOAGORA event “Mars, the Bringer of War”​ on August 27–30 at the Sibelius Museum (Piispankatu 17, Turku). 

The science and art event Aboagora's theme this year is Mars, the Bringer of War. The AGORA-speakers of the event this year are the writer-journalist Thella Johnson, the secretary-general of the Global Campus of Human Rights Manfred Nowak, and researcher-artist Susanna Hast and researcher Noora Kotilainen. The program's keynotes are free of charge and open to everyone. Mars, the Bringer of War is the first event of Aboagora's new seven-year The Planets -season.

The ABOAGORA Retreat VII: De/Colonial Present invites 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. The Retreat takes place August 25–27 on the island of Seili in the Turku archipelago.

Turun yliopiston historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitoksessa on haettavana Aboagoran projektitutkijan määrä- ja osa-aikainen (75 %) työsopimussuhteinen tehtävä ajalle 1.2.2024–31.12.2028. Työ jatkuu mahdollisesti myös vuosina 2029 ja 2030.