Minisymposium:
​Engagement in collective acts: multidisciplinary views

Time: 23rd of March (12:00 - 17:00). 
Place: Tietoniekka, Jyväskylä University Library Lähde, Seminaarinkatu 15 B, Jyväskylä.
Language: English

The minisymposium will bring together invited speakers from different disciplines who all share the interest to understand the different aspects of collective acts within and among species and sustainable use of common resources. The aim of the minisymposium is also to enhance the discussion, understanding and collaboration across disciplines. 

To ensure enough coffee/tea for everyone, please register until 20th of March for the minisymposium via this link. 

Program and schedule:

12:00 – 12:30 
Welcome words and introduction 
Associate Professor Carita Lindstedt-Kareksela, University of Helsinki & University of Jyväskylä

12:30 – 13:00 
I have no ideas of my own. Looking at artists practice as collaborations between the artist, various materials, and other artists and thinkers.
Visual Artist Alma Heikkilä

13:00 – 13:15
Common discussion

13:15 – 13:45 
Collective acts and conflicts in evolution: a general view and examples from ants. Professor Heikki Helanterä (Ecology and genetics Research unit, University of Oulu).

13:45 – 14:00
Common discussion

14:00 – 14:30
Coffee break 

14:30 – 15:00 
What can environmental art education do? 
Dr. Henrika Ylirisku (HELSUS, University of Helsinki)

15:00 – 15:15
Common discussion

15:15
Getting familiar together with the Art Exhibition Communities of Coexistence & free discussion