The Centre of Excellence for Multibeing Justice in Indigenous Societies (MultiBEING) organises open lectures at the main campus of the university.

In the event, held in English, MultiBEING researchers will present their newly launched research, and international guest lecturers will offer broader perspectives on the Centre’s research themes.

Visiting speakers include Professor Carl Mika (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), whose research focuses on Māori and other Indigenous philosophies and ontologies. He will be followed by Professor Emeritus Tim Ingold (University of Aberdeen, UK), renowned for his work on rethinking the relationships between humans, the environment and the material world.

The second part of the event will feature Professor Alexandra Xanthaki (Brunel Law School, UK), who serves also as the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, and Professor Jérémie Gilbert (University of Southampton, UK), whose research focuses on Indigenous land rights and ecological justice.

Programme

12.00–12.15 Rector Antti Syväjärvi, University of Lapland: Opening remarks

12.15–12.45 Introduction to MultiBEING Centre of Excellence

  • Professor Sanna Valkonen and postdoctoral researchers Áile Aikio and Anne-Maria Magga, University of Lapland
  • Professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen, University of Helsinki

12.15–12.45 Visiting lectures

  • Professor Carl Mika, University of Canterbury: Maori Logics and Justice: Being without Certainty
  • Professor Emeritus Tim Ingold, University of Aberdeen: For a New Humanism

14.00–14.30 Break

14.30–15.45 Visiting lectures

  • Professor Alexandra Xanthaki, Brunel Law School, and UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights: Inter-connections between Multibeing Justice and Indigenous Cultural Rights: Perspectives from the UN Special Rapporteur
  • Professor Jérémie Gilbert, University of Southampton: Convergences & Synergies: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and the Rights of Nature: Possibilities, Dangers, and the Limits of the Alliance
Event Details

Date and time: Tuesday 1 September 2026, 12.00–16.00

Venue: Eeli Hall (A176) and online

University of Lapland livestream: https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/ulapland/

Please note that the same livestream link is used for multiple events. Prior to the start of this event, the stream may display another event.