Iitula-säätiö
Helsinki, Finland
About
Founded in 2017, Iitula-säätiö is a grant-making foundation based in Helsinki, Finland working on science & research, education, arts & culture.
Iitula-säätiö is a Finnish foundation based in Helsinki that promotes continental philosophy in the Finnish language. It funds translations of philosophical texts, grants project money for seminars and publications, and runs public lectures, courses and discussion events at its premises in Iitula. It also hosts a library and provides a meeting place for researchers, students and translators. The foundation was established in 2017 by Mikko Mäntynen and his daughter Anna-Maria, and it also supports people with intellectual disabilities.
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Mannermaisen filosofian käännösapuraha
Science & Research · Finland
Annual grants for translating continental philosophy into Finnish, with grant sizes typically between 1,000 and 12,000 euros.
Mannermaisen filosofian hankeapuraha
Science & Research · Finland
Project grants of typically 200 to 1,000 euros for seminars, workshops, lectures, reading groups or small publications in continental philosophy.
Käännöksen kätilöinti
Science & Research · Finland
Support programme that funds an expert reader to comment on philosophy translation manuscripts, with a public discussion event and a finishing grant for translators.
Ajattelijan kokemus
Education · Finland
Recurring course in continental philosophy, taught in Helsinki by Miika Luoto and Sami Santanen.
Filosofian klassikoita
Education · Finland
Close-reading seminar series on key texts of continental philosophy.
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Kriittinen korkeakoulu, Taideyliopiston Kuvataideakatemia, Tutkijaliitto, Helsingin Lacan-piiri