The School of Humanities at Tallinn University and the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed a cooperation agreement, under which Spanish language courses will be taught by a visiting lecturer who has come to Estonia with the support of th...
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The Ambassador of Colombia and the Estonian Ambassador to Colombia visited Tallinn University
TLU takes part in the project HUMLIT to turn tensions into a tickle
In today’s European polarised society, conflicts and controversies often escalate due to miscommunication and a lack of understanding. Traditional dialogue methods frequently fall short, leaving many ...
Doctoral dissertation: Serfdom in the Baltic region was seen as similar to slavery in the United States and the British Empire.
Slavery in the 18th-19th century United States and British Empire and serfdom in the Russian Empire have been compared in previous studies, but those works have generally overlooked the particularitie...
Doctoral Thesis: International Male Migration Helps Women Gain Agency
Main Uddin, a PhD researcher in Social and Cultural Anthropology, conducted ethnographic research on stay-behind women in migrant households in Rashidpur Village, Sirajdikhan Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bangladesh. This study explores how internati...
TÜHI celebrates once again the success of its MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship initiative
The School of Humanities at Tallinn University (TÜHI) has recently completed another successful round of applications for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships. Launched in Fe...
Doctoral thesis: sexual philosophy is the foundation for sexual ethics based on mutual care and pleasure
There has been little research on sexual philosophy in Estonia, but it is a field of research that helps us make sense of an important part of human relationships. Rita Niineste, a PhD candidate at Ta...
Doctoral thesis: disabled people are still seen as ‘the other’ in contemporary Russian culture
The cultural space is a reflection of societal values. Alina Poklad, a PhD candidate at Tallinn University's School of Humanities, researched how people with disabilities are portrayed in contemporary Russian culture and how this is reflected in publ...
Doctoral dissertation: The literature of the late 19th and early 20th centuries reveal resistance to social norms and constraints
Kristjan Haljak, who defended his doctoral thesis at the Tallinn University’s School of Humanities, argued that both the Estonian writer Jaan Oks and the French writer Comte de Lautréamont share a r...
Summer School of Sign Language Studies
In collaboration with Universität Hamburg, Tallinn University, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Summer School of Sign Language Studies will take place from July 21 to July 25, 2025, at Humboldt...
Doctoral Thesis: A Research Model of Cultural Evolution Helps Better Explain Patterns In Cultural History
Cultural evolution is a field of study that examines how generations pass on the knowledge they have acquired. Peeter Tinits, a PhD student at Tallinn University's School of Humanities, used three case studies in his doctoral thesis to investigate wh...
Doctoral thesis: a medieval French nobleman was inspired by the social organisation of the Teutonic Order in Prussia and Livonia
Philippe de Mézières was an influential 14th-century French knight, a close associate of several kings and popes and a prolific writer. His works primarily contained descriptions of his contemporary l...
Doctoral thesis: The choice of literature for translation depends on local culture, politics and international trends
The Spanish-speaking world is a big place, but Spanish literature accounts for just 3% of all the world's literary translations. What is translated from the language tends to be on the fringes of lite...
Doctoral thesis explored trams as subjects and platform for art
"Rail- or tram" factor is a term explaining why people sometimes choose trams without considering objective criteria like speed or cost. Aleksandra Ianchenko, doctoral student at Tallinn University School of Humanities, studied trams through estrange...
The thesis explores the importance of the aesthetics of ugliness in Estonian art at the time of Konrad Mägi and Eduard Wiiralt
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this very much applies to art: it is no longer appropriate to call a work of art either beautiful or ugly. But when and why did artists' sense...
Stories of war and conflict are abound today; however, narration is increasingly fragmented
Wars are increasingly taking place not only on battlefields, but also online. Jaana Davidjants, a PhD student at Tallinn University’s School of Humanities, studied narratives around wars and conflicts...
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Temporalities of Permacrisis: Pasts, Presents and Futures
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Student’s Internship in Dublin: To the Other Side of Europe and Back Again
While the Erasmus+ programme is well-known for its opportunities to study in another country, the pr...
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Exploring Spanish Culture: A Tallinn University Student in the La Rioja Summer Courses
In July 2025 Ülle Jaanhold, a Spanish Language and Culture BA student from Tallinn University School...
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Studying Estonia, living Estonia: Zofia’s journey as a master’s student at Tallinn University
My name is Zofia, and I’m a first-year Master’s student in Estonian Studies at Tallinn University. I...
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Reimagining Film: How one researcher is redefining character development across continents
When Michael Andrew Keerdo-Dawson first arrived at Tallinn University as a Master’s student in the L...
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“I Wanted to Study Everything”: Inara's Liberal Arts Story of Freedom and Flexibility
“After high school, I felt very lost because I wanted to study everything at once,” says Inara Bakhs...
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From Northern China to pursuing a degree in Estonia Studies: Yijia Chen’s journey of discovery and growth
Estonia isn’t a mainstream destination for study or travel, but for Yijia Chen, that was part of the...
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Redefining priorities: Bashirat Oseni on Anthropology, motherhood, and career transitions while at Tallinn University
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A Day of Literature and Crisis
On February 10, an international seminar on Literature and Crisis took place, organised by Prof Juli...
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Charting a course in unfamiliar waters – Liberal Arts of Humanities as my second chance at life
Ka On Chan (Tony) is a first-year Liberal Arts of Humanities BA programme student. He holds a Bachel...
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Roots and rediscovery: Lisa Trei’s journey to Estonian Studies
Lisa Trei is not your typical graduate student. A third-generation Estonian-American with decades of...
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Johannes Walter Benjamin Bent: studying the writing of history as means to make sense of the present is a very topical issue
Johannes Walter Benjamin Bent explored in his doctoral thesis, how did historical discourses provid...
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Louise Sträuli: in the field of transport, mobility and cities, intelligent approach would start from the human
Louise Sträuli dockoral thesis focused on different cultural aspects of public transportation and fo...
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Timothy Anderson: "My research aims to broaden the understanding of ‘Estonianness'"
Timothy Anderson, who defended his doctoral dissertation at Tallinn University School of Humanities,...
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Aleksandra Ianchenko: I learnt that artists can do a PhD. This made me believe that I could do a it too
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Exploring Estonia: Alberto Andrés Peralta Rico shares his journey in Estonian Studies at Tallinn University
Our Estonian Studies MA student Alberto Andrés Peralta Rico talks about his studies at Tallinn Unive...
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Alumnus Stas Hakkarainen reflects on his Liberal Arts journey at Tallinn University
Our Liberal Arts in Humanities alumnus Stas Hakkarainen talks about his studies at Tallinn Universit...
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Alpo Seppo Santeri Honkapohja considers it possible that he will work at Tallinn University until retirement
This fall semester, Alpo Seppo Santeri Honkapohja, who was an undergraduate at the University of Hel...
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MSCA Training Camp: Igniting International Collaboration and Research Excellence
The School of Humanities at Tallinn University hosted from 10-14 July the Marie Curie Postdoctoral F...
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TÜHI Welcomes International Research Talent
Tanya Escudero, Research Fellow in Translation Studies, reviews feedback on the call for application...
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Ana Mattioli: does gender precede our body, or does our body precede our gender?
Every interview felt like a mind-bending exercise - an intellectual workout while sipping coffee.
