Guest Lecture: Oral Histories of Hidden Children in Denmark during the Holocaust
Dr. Sofie Lene Bak, University of Copenhagen Oral Histories of Hidden Children in Denmark during the Holocaust: Narratives, Identity and Trauma 20 May 2021 at 17.30-18.30 (Finnish time) online Denmark is the celebrated exception from [...]
Approaching Religion on the encounter between art and esoterism
The big questions concerning life and death have always fascinated artists. Art and the creation of art have offered ways to explore the meaning of life, the character of reality and the inevitableness of death. [...]
Sexuality, stigma and religion: the negotiation of sexuality and religion among sexual minorities in Ghana
In research on religion and sexuality, dominant and popular academic discourses are often “sex-negative” (Yip and Page 2016). Religious views concerning sexuality are presented as conservative and constraining, particularly in relation to homosexuality. In contrast, [...]
Approaching Religion on religion and hospitality
The latest issue of the Donner Institute e-journal Approaching Religion (Vol. 10/2) is based on an international symposium on hospitality and ethics from a feminist perspective that was organised in Åbo/Turku in early March 2020. [...]
Open access week 2020 in a nutshell
Monday International open access week was celebrated worldwide last week, October 19-25th. The themes of the OA week are diversity, equity and inclusion, which all are central aims of OA in research. These issues have emerged [...]
Ernils Larsson receives Donner Institute Research Prize 2020
Ernils Larsson has been awarded the Donner Institute’s 2020 research prize for his doctoral thesis on the relationship between state and religion in Japan based on how the nation’s courts have reasoned in legal disputes related to Shinto. [...]
The science and art event ABOAGORA adopting a new form in August
ABOAGORA – Between Arts and Sciences is an annual symposium, bringing together various aspects of academia, the arts, and society. This year, ABOAGORA dives into the world of water! The Symposium will be held both [...]
Nominate a candidate for the 2021 Donner Research Prize
The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History hereby calls for nominations for its annual prize for outstanding research pertaining to the field of religion. The prize is awarded to researchers in the [...]
Open access guide for students, researchers, anyone
In a time when printed literature and materials are not available for studies and research, e-resources and especially open access resources become even more important. The open access guide is available here: https://www.donnerinstitute.fi/en/open-access-guide/
DI’s opening hours
DI’s customer service is open Mondays–Fridays 12:00-15:00. Please observe that DI is open only for pick-up of requests and returning loans. We recommend all visitors to use face masks. In addition, the following conditions are [...]