Non-Degree / Dates: 8-26 January 2024
As Estonia is one of the Uralic nations, it is the best place to get to know Finno-Ugric cultures! A 6-lecture series on Finno-Ugric Studies provides an overview of the Finno-Ugric nations’ history, culture, and modern developments.
As scientists found out, the Finno-Ugric peoples have inhabited the European continent for around ten thousand years. Mainly, they live in the territory of Estonia, Russia, Finland, and Hungary. How are these countries connected? During the lecture series, we will study how the Hungarians, Finns, Estonians, Sami, Komi, Mansi, and many other Finno-Ugric nations are related to each other, how they settled so far from each other, and what the roots of their origin are. The topics covered by the course include not only the history of the Uralic peoples but also contemporary politics, modern forms of cooperation, and cultural trends. We will have a chance to learn the basics of some Finno-Ugric languages and talk to representatives of organizations working with Finno-Ugric issues (for example, NPO Fenno-Ugria, NGO Komi Cultural Society).
Anna Kuznetsova leads the workshop.
The workshop can be taken as an “after-class” course in addition to other courses
Why take this online course?
Teacher(s)
Anna Kuznetsova – MA in History and a PhD researcher working on the research on ethnopolitical institutions in Finno-Ugric regions. Anna was also the Head of the Estonian NGO Hõimulõimed and the Board member of the NGO Fenno-Ugria, dealing with developing and promoting Finno-Ugric cultures and cooperation.
Timetable
Preliminary program (TBC):
Lecture: Origin and history of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Socio-economic situations and modern political developments in Russian Finno-Ugric regions.
Lecture: Estonian and other European Finno-Ugric peoples: definition, self-identity, history, culture.
Seminar on Finno-Ugric traditional and modern culture
Meeting with the representatives of NPO Fenno-Ugria
Seminar on Komi culture and language
Participants
The course is open to everyone interested in the topic.
Credit points
Optional: Students will be awarded 1 ECTS for full participation and satisfactory completion of a 2000 word written assignment
Course fee
120 EUR
Contact
Ester, Guatemala
Introduction to Estonia and Finno-Ugric Cultures and Nations course (Online edition)