John Morton Center recaps the US presidential election – join the Great Election Recap event

The John Morton Center for North American Studies at the University of Turku is organising the Great Election Recap event at Educarium on Friday, 15 November at 13.00–17.00. The Center will welcome three expert roundtables, with prominent researchers, journalists, and stakeholders, to analyse and discuss the twists and turns of the US presidential election and its aftermath. The event is also a celebration of the Center's 10th anniversary.

The Great Election Recap will take place in the Edu2 lecture hall in the Educarium building of the University of Turku (Assistentinkatu 5, Turku) and remotely via Zoom.

Registration to attend the event in Educarium has closed, but registration to attend the event remotely is still open until 14 November via Konsta.

The event is in English.

Programme

• 13:00–13:15 Opening Remarks
• 13:15–14:15 Panel 1: Which themes decided the election?
  • Niko Heikkilä, Postdoctoral Fellow, JMC
  • Benita Heiskanen, Professor, JMC
  • Mikko Saikku, Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Oscar Winberg, Postdoctoral Fellow, JMC
    • Moderator: Mila Seppälä, Doctoral Researcher, JMC
• 14:15–14:30 Break
• 14:30–15:30 Panel 2: What did the media do right and/or wrong?
  • Sanna Keskinen, Editor-in-chief, Aamulehti
  • Jussi Niemeläinen, Lead Writer for the Editorial Board, Helsingin Sanomat
  • Anssi Rulamo, Foreign News Reporter, STT
  • Paula Vilén, Producer and Foreign News Correspondent, YLE
    • Moderator: Oscar Winberg, Postdoctoral Fellow, JMC
• 15:30–15:45 Break
• 15:45–16:45 Panel 3: How does the election result impact your field?
  • Mika Akkanen, Manager of International Affairs, City of Turku
  • Johanna Ikävalko, Director, Arctic Center, Uni Lapland
  • Hanna-Leena Korteniemi, Director, MFA
  • Hannu Salmi, Professor, University of Turku
    • Moderator: Juha A. Vuori, University Lecturer, University of Turku

16:45–17:00 Closing Remarks

For more information about the event, please email the John Morton Center.

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