Ethnologia Fennica

Ethnologia Fennica is a peer reviewed open access journal of the Association of Finnish Ethnologists. The journal publishes original scholarly articles, review articles, conference reports and book reviews. The articles undergo double blind peer review. In the Finnish Publication Forum, Ethnologia Fennica is ranked on level 2.

The theme of the Ethnologia Fennica 2020 issue (vol. 47) is posthumanism and ethnology. Posthumanism has been defined as a study which rejects the classic humanist divisions of self and other, mind and body, society and nature, human and animal, organic and technological (Wolfe 2010). From its beginning, ethnology has been a study of humans in interaction with their surroundings, e.g. animals, buildings, tools, clothing, nature and environment. For instance, anthropologists Smart & Smart (2017) have extended these discussions to include contemporary issues such as microbiomes and nano-machines.

In the 21^st century, ethnologists have been eager to study engagements with digital technology and biomedicine. In the future, there will be a need to understand the ways in which the human world will transform by developing artificial intelligence and other tools that extend our skills and capabilities. In the era of growing anxiety about climate change and a decrease of biodiversity, what is the contribution of ethnology and related disciplines to the study of the future of humankind?

Please note that in every issue we also publish articles outside the theme and you are able to submit your manuscript at any time. All article submissions from European Ethnology and related fields are welcome.

Please submit your language revised article (which should not exceed 10 000 words) through the Journal submission system (https://journal.fi/ethnolfenn) by 7 January 2020. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the submission process. For further instructions to the author, see author guidelines in the journal’s web site (https://journal.fi/ethnolfenn/about/submissions). Ethnologia Fennica vol. 47 will be published in December 2020.

Dr Taija Kaarlenkaski from the University of Eastern Finland will act as visiting Editor-in-Chief for this thematic issue.

Contact e-mail: EF@ethnosry.org

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Ethnologia Fennica vol. 45 (2018) is now available online, with full open access. The theme of the issue is "Crisis and Recoveries", and it includes peer-reviewed articles, book reviews and conference reports. Read the whole issue here

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Ethnologia Fennica vol. 44 (2017) is now available online, with full open access. The theme of the issue is  "Material Culture", and it includes peer-reviewed articles, book reviews and conference reports. Read the whole issue here!

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Call for papers for the Ethnologia Fennica vol. 46 (2019) is now open.

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Ethnologia Fennica vol. 43 (2016) is now available online, with full open access. The theme of the issue is  "Transnational Practices and Connections in the  Everyday Lives of Migrants and Their Families in Europe", and it includes editorial articles, five peer-reviewed articles, book reviews and conference reports. Read the whole issue here!

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Call for Abstracts for the next issue of Ethnologia Fennica is now open. Send your abstract by February 28th, 2017.

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The study of material culture has been characteristic for ethnology since its establishment as an academic discipline. Over the years, the changes in theoretical and methodological premises have brought new perspectives to the study of material culture, which itself has gone through tremendous changes in modern culture. The purpose of Ethnologia Fennica’s theme issue on material culture is to discuss how material culture is studied in contemporary ethnological research. Article topics may include both modern and traditional material culture, their connections to people’s everyday life and cultural and social changes, and the relationship between material and immaterial culture. We also encourage scholars to discuss methodological and theoretical questions in current ethnological research as well as collaboration between academic research and museum work. Read More Read more about Call for Articles (CLOSED): Ethnologia Fennica 2017 (vol. 44): Material Culture

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