Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
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| Type | research institute |
|---|---|
| Established | 2009 |
Parent institution | University of Turku |
| Chairperson | Marika Räsänen |
| Address | Turku, Finland , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | https://www.utu.fi/en/university/faculty-of-humanities/tucemems |
Turku Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, (abbr. TUCEMEMS)is a research Centre of the University of Turku. The Centre encourages research in the fields of medieval and early modern studies. To achieve this aim, the Centre coordinates research of the different disciplines of the University. The Centre has also active international collaboration with various other centres and Universities around the world.[1][2]
Administration
TUCEMEMS had over 120 members[3] in August 2014, from many separate departments and faculties of the University of Turku.
The Centre has active international cooperation with many universities. Many scholars from different countries have visited TUCEMEMS and given lectures or held courses on varying themes. TUCEMEMS has also organized international conferences for scholars, as the Framing Premodern desires –colloquium, organized in April 2014.[4] The colloquium discussed the themes of sexuality and sexual control in medieval and early modern societies.[5]
A very important form of activity for the Centre is the scholarly publication series, Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies, published by Amsterdam University Press. TUCEMEMS has the general editorship of this scholarly series. The Centre has an Editorial Board consisting of professors and other researchers from the University of Turku, and an advisory board composed of professors and other experts from the relevant fields of study from multiple Universities from around the world.[6]
The activities of the Centre include lectures, seminars and conferences on varying themes.[1] The Centre organizes Monthly Talks, where researchers present their research themes to other scholars.[4]
TUCEMEMS has a board of ten Members and ten Deputies. The Board is chaired by a Chairperson, who from the beginning of the Centre has been Professor Marjo Kaartinen from the Department of Cultural History of the University of Turku. The Members of the board consists of Professors from the University of Turku, representing fields of study relevant to the chronological scope of the Centre.[7]
The board decides of the budget and of the yearly strategy of the Centre. The board is nominated by the dean of the Faculty of Humanities.[8]
New members of TUCEMEMS are accepted by the Chairperson. An individual can be accepted as a member if he or she is researching the medieval or early modern period. The person can be a postgraduate student, a post-doc researcher or a student writing their Master’s thesis, if he or she aims to continue to doctoral studies.[9]
