Sanningskommissioner och lärarutbildning i det arktiska området

Mati Keynes är gästforskare vid Pedagogiska institutionen under två månader, i ett av Björn Norlins projekt som handlar om sanningskommissioner och lärarutbildning i det arktiska området. Förutom att hålla i olika presentationer och utveckla forskningssamarbeten kommer Mati och Björn även att arbeta med ett bokmanus.

Några frågor på engelska

What are your main research interests?

My current research is located in the fields of history and social studies education, Indigenous studies, and history of education, with a specific interest in truth and reconciliation in settler colonial contexts.

Mati Keynes från University of Melbourne.

How come you are now visiting us as a guest researcher for two months?

This is actually my third visit to Umeå University as a guest researcher. I like visiting Umeå because of the strong environment for history and education research. There is also a tradition of Australian researchers in the field visiting Umeå and vice versa. On this visit, I am working with Björn Norlin and Anna-Lill Drugge researching truth commissions and teacher education in the Nordic region. We are developing comparative perspectives with the Australian context where there are also truth commissions concerning state treatment of Indigenous peoples ongoing that are poised to impact the education sector.

What will you be doing while you are in Sweden?

I am giving several presentations including on 24 October in the History and Education Research Group. I am also travelling to Finland, Iceland, and elsewhere in Sweden to give presentations and develop collaborations. Björn and I are developing a book proposal, and I am conducting qualitative research (pilot interviews) as part of my postdoctoral research project on truth commissions and education reform.

What are you most looking forward to during your time in Sweden?

Reconnecting with old colleagues and friends and making new connections. Also, fikabröd! My favourite is semla.

What do you see as the biggest challenge?

The cold! Slipping on the ice...

How will your collaboration with Umeå University and Björn look once you are back in Melbourne?

Hopefully, we will have success with the pilot stage and can look to scale up our collaboration. We will continue working on the proposed book and write some articles, then possibly look to apply for competitive research funding to support a larger project.

What could your collaboration lead to?

I hope it leads to development of an international evidence-base about the teaching of Indigenous and minoritised histories in settler colonial contexts and deepens opportunities to share and showcase teacher practice and innovation in this space.