Keynote speech on Umwelt theory given at Tartu conference "Contemporary Umwelt Analysis: Applications for Culture and Ecological Relations"

Today I have given my keynote speech "A Comprehensive Framework for Studies of Changing Umwelten" at the conference Contemporary Umwelt Analysis: Applications for Culture and Ecological Relations, which has been held yesterday and today in Tartu, Estonia, at Estonian Naturalists´ Society, organized by the University of Tartu´s Department of semiotics. Some 30 people attended. The speech was also streamed live via Zoom.

Tartu brochure online

The testemonial I have written for the University of Tartu (Tartu Ülikool) has so far been online on http://www.ut.ee/ under the heading "Degree Programmes Taught in English – University of Tartu" (NB! Testemonials rotating).

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Now the 4 page brochure in which it appears - about Ph.D. degree studies, and short-term research visits - is also online. The nationality of the three other Ph.D. students featuring with testemonials is Romanian, Latvian and Chinese, respectively.

Course on Polanyi

This spring semester I will be taking a course on the philosophy of Michael Polanyi. Unfortunately I had to cancel a course on phenomenology ("History of Philosophy II: from I. Kant to Phenomenological Philosophy"), due to linguistic difficulties.

Academic reports II

The last few days I have, in effect, concluded 2009 reporting to two research projects, "Dynamical zoosemiotics and animal representations" (10pp) and "Methods of Biosemiotics" respectively. The former includes plans for 2010 (field trips, research stays, conference participation and expected publications).

In the process I am updating my info at the Estonian Research Information System (ETIS).