Eudaimonia Institute

“Linguistic and Bodily Involvement in Multicultural Interaction” ("LinBo") is one of the new spearhead projects of the Eudaimonia Institute. It researches how mutual understanding is achieved in multicultural settings through linguistic and bodily resources.

In particular, “LinBo” scrutinizes the use of different languages and other means of communication such as facial expressions and gestures in the interactions between immigrants and native Finns.

The project analyses videorecorded conversations as well as interviews to closely understand the linguistic and bodily resources employed by both groups in an effort to communicate, along with the thoughts and ideologies they hold about these interactions.

The overall goal is to increase our understanding of linguistically asymmetrical relationships in multicultural settings and to help the integration of migrants into Finnish society. More information about the project can be found here: https://oulu.fi/en/projects/linguistic-and-bodily-involvement-multicultural-interactions.

Make sure to also check out the video LinBo made about their own research project (and turn the subtitles on for English subtitling): https://youtube.com/watch?v=XAhknqvyQXY.

Linguistic and bodily involvement in multicultural interactions Introduction to the Academy of Finland / University of Oulu research project. In this project, we study linguistically asymmetric, multicultural interactions...

Since the beginning of this year, the Eudaimonia Institute has a new director: Jouni-Matti Kuukkanen, professor of philosophy at
Oulun yliopisto - University of Oulu. Kuukkanen is a philosopher of history and science, and the former editor-in-chief of
Journal of the Philosophy of History (2016-2021).

The research focus of the Eudaimonia Institute lies on “understanding humans in change” through the perspectives of the different human sciences. If you’re interested in collaborating, get in touch with our new director. As Kuukkanen said: “Now as ever, the future is open!”.

See also: https://www.oulu.fi/en/university/faculties-and-units/eudaimonia-institute.

New Directors to Infotech and Eudaimonia Institutes New directors are appointed to the research focus area institutes Infotech Oulu and Eudaimonia.

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