Conference online: Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future

Hewidy, H. (Speaker), Lilius, J. (Contributor), Galanakis, M. (Contributor)

Department of Architecture

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation

Description

Paper title: Bazaars, superdiverse environments and cosmopolitan practices in Helsinki (presented on 18.9.2020)
Short abstract: In Helsinki, ethnic retail has been transforming abandoned retail premises into lively places. Everyday intercultural communication faces challenges relating to the politics of identity. As tasty as ethnic cuisine may be to an autochthonous Finn, it doesn't stimulate cosmopolitan practices.

Period	14 Sep 2020 → 18 Sep 2020
Held at	Royal Anthropological Institute, United Kingdom
Degree of Recognition	International

Keywords

Helsinki, Ethnic Retail, Multiculturalism, Cosmopolitan Practices, Vitality, Diversity

Documents & Links

The Anthropology and Geography: Dialogues Past, Present and Future conference is jointly organised by the RAI, the RGS, the British Academy, the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at SOAS, and the BM’s Department for Africa, Oceania and the Americas. The conference took place online from 14-18 September 2020. Videos of the panels will be made available in due course. About the co-organisers: The British Academy is the UK’s premier home for the humanities, with Fellows drawn from across the humanities and social sciences, particularly, as pertains to this conference, its Social Science Section ‘Anthropology and Geography’. The British Museum is one of the world’s most renowned museums, with an interest in anthropology across all its curatorial departments, but associated especially closely with the RAI through the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas. The Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) is a renowned learned society devoted to anthropology. It has dedicated premises in Fitzroy Street in London, and is devoted to all the respective sub-fields of the discipline. The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is a leading centre for geographers and geographical learning, supporting geography and geographers across the world. SOAS University of London is a leading global institution for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and is associated with this conference most closely through its Department of Anthropology and Sociology.