Small nations and states during the 19th and 20th centuries often perceived themselves as peripheries
which were struggling to secure or maintain their cultural and political autonomy in the concert of
nations. These balancing acts contained various forms of national strategies, but also seeking contacts
and reference points in a larger European context. The seminar will explore strategies to overcome
cultural hierarchies and asymmetrical power relations as well as to investigate entanglements,
transfers, and relations particularly between the Nordic and central European semi-peripheries.
The seminar is co-organized by the Centre for Nordic Studies (University of Helsinki), the Department
of Germanic Studies, and the Institute of World History (Charles University). For more information
contact Jana Lainto (jana.lainto@helsinki.fi) and Tomáš Masař (tomas.masar@ff.cuni.cz). The programme will be soon published on the website of the Department of Germanic studies and Finnish studies HERE.
In English.
The event is funded by ReNEW research hub.
