Category Archives: Humanities

7 Recipes for Becoming a Top Researcher

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Jüri Allik

Read the 7 recipes on how to become a top researcher, kindly shared by the UT Professor of Experimental Psychology Jüri Allik who belongs to the top 1 per cent of the world’s most-cited scientists in his field. Continue reading →

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Traffic Culture in Estonia: What Reflex Reflectors and Saint Christopher Have in Common

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Natalia Hoffman

Natalia Hoffman, an independent researcher into the visual communication of Estonia, analyses the traffic culture in Estonia and questions the value of reflex reflectors which pedestrians are obliged to wear by law. Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Kalev’s Product Placement

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Natalia Hoffman

Natalia Hoffman, an independent researcher into the visual communication of Estonia, analyses the packaging of two Kalev’s chocolate products and their placement in a local supermarket. Continue reading →

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Four Months amongst Estonian Short Stories

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Martin Carayol

Martin Carayol, a PhD student at INALCO in Paris and a teacher of Finno-Ugric linguistics at Caen University, writes about how rich and interesting Estonian literature is. Martin has studied the formation of the Estonian short story canon in Tartu as a part of his doctoral thesis. Continue reading →

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Juri Lotman: 90

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

Juri Mikhailovich Lotman, a world-famous semiotician and cultural historian, would have turned ninety today. One way to celebrate this anniversary is to dive into the enormously rich and inspiring scientific legacy of Juri Lotman. Hopefully this modest collection of resources will be of some help. Continue reading →

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Foxy Folklorist Mistaken for a Sex Professor

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Inga Külmoja

This a story of Jeana Jorgensen, a visiting PhD student in folklore and gender studies at the University of Tartu in Estonia, told through her tweets. Continue reading →

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140 Years Ago Wolves Still Ate People in Estonia

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Villu Päärt

On a cold day, a tipsy drum player happened to come home in the dark in Tartu County. While on the road, he was attacked by a pack of wolves. Only some rags and bare bones were left of the … Continue reading →

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