Category Archives: Humanities

Disease, ecology, and an indigenous way forward toward sustainability

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Margaret Lyngdoh

On fieldwork, searching for stories woven around the fabric of human connections with nature, I went to the remote jungle villages of West Khasi Hills in the winter-spring of 2020. There, during sleep, special people with the gift dream of … Continue reading →

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One truly adventurous and inspirational walk

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Ana Marić

My name is Ana Marić and I am a first year MA student of semiotics at the University of Tartu. I participated and won some valuable prizes in the autumn orienteering walk dedicated to Juri Lotman, which was organized by … Continue reading →

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South Arabian civilization collapses before the rise of Islam

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Imar Koutchoukali

Sometime during the 7th century CE, the first Muslims entered what is now Yemen. Not only did they bring the new religion of Islam, but also the language of Arabic. What they found there were abandoned palaces, fortresses, and temples. … Continue reading →

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Monuments to semioticians around the world

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Federico Bellentani

Monuments have both commemorative and political functions. Through them, national elites define what and who is to be remembered of the past – as well as what and who is not. As such, monuments shape and spread dominant worldviews and … Continue reading →

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How uncanny sounds make ghost tours spookier

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Lily Gartland

Ghost tours exist within the nebulous categorisation of dark tourism, which is characterised as visiting sites of death and catastrophe as a leisure pursuit. As grim as this might sound, ghost tours are consistent across the international stage in making … Continue reading →

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Would you clone your dog?

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Denise McKeown

In 2017, my cohorts and I became the first students for the newly developed Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies master’s programme. After a few false starts, I finally found my project topic when I heard that American celebrity Barbara Streisand … Continue reading →

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How to see plants again: The plant blindness phenomenon

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Yekaterina Lukina

Plant blindness, or the lack of attention to plants as active agents in ecosystems, may seem to be a harmless ignorance. However, its consequences are directly related to the current state of environmental deterioration. Plants have been of crucial importance … Continue reading →

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