University of Helsinki
Afternoon in the Science Basement” talk series at the Helsinki Oodi Library, 25 February 2023. In this talk, Victoria shares her experience with unfolding maps and tracing routes of the Finnish researchers in my home region between the Altai and Sayan Mountains in Inner Asia. She has followed the footsteps of the geographer Johannes Gabriel Granö and the 1917 Finnish geological expedition led by Jakob Johannes Sederholm in territories currently part of the Tyva Republic and western Mongolia. Their experiences and Johannes Granö’s concept of perception of the environment, which emphasizes the senses of a perceiving person, have inspired my sensory approaches to the study of relationships between pastoralists, land, and animals. Victoria discusses how the researcher facilitates the mutual sharing and co-producing of knowledge between local communities in Asia and research centers and archives in Europe.
Photo by Anastasiia Marmyleva.