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<p class="MsoNormal">As an outsider who has not followed this
particular discussion in the
Scandinavian North I want to add some strictly private
thoughts. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I do not understand how this “potential FB
scandal” relates
to science and why this called for such a posting. FB is neither a
dominant nor
a suitable medium for scientific discourse simply because not all
who are in the target community access it. FB is a private hobby
for those who
have the time to play around with it, but there seems to be a
certain trend
that people can no longer tell the differences between hobby and
work. For
those who are not using FB (including me and for sure several more
subscribers
of Ura-List), I cannot understand why a private opinion in a
social, but closed
(sic!) and predominantly private network should concern those who
are not in
FB. After all, this was not a blog post which can be accessed by
everybody who
wants to read this.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As long as a scientific statement has not been
made
available to a general audience, I really do not see any reason
why subscribers
of Ura-List should be interested in a "FB scandal" and as a matter
of fact should be bothered. I hope to see Pekka
Sammallahti’s comments in print and I would suggest that Pekka
sends a short
note on Ura-List when his written statement has become published.
This will create
the necessary basis for a general discussion which, so far, is
lacking… <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Florian Siegl<br>
University of Helsinki<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
P.S.I have deleted most of the original receivers from the
original mail; if anybody feels that these personal thoughts are
relevant, he/she is welcomed to forward this message.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7.05.2013 4:48, Pekka Sammallahti
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote
cite="mid:20130507044817.7p85bhuhsg4kcs00@webmail.oulu.fi"
type="cite">Dear receivers,
<br>
<br>
While I strongly disapprove of sending this circular by people who
seem to be unaware of what is going on on the ethnic and
ethnopolitical scene in Finland, let me make known that a detailed
review of Sarivaara's thesis will be presented.
<br>
<br>
Let me also make it known that Sarivaara has been a leading figure
in the fight against Saami self-determination in Finland and that
her thesis is constantly used as a weapon in this fight. It is
thus appropriate to treat it also as a political document and deal
with its inadequacies and absurdities such as "non-status Saami"
by the way of ironic humor.
<br>
<br>
Pekka Sammallahti
<br>
PhD, Professor emeritus of Saami Language
<br>
<br>
<br>
Quoting Scheller Elisabeth <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:elisabeth.scheller@uit.no"><elisabeth.scheller@uit.no></a>:
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Dear Erika Sarivaara, members of the
URA-list, and other research colleagues
<br>
<br>
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been made familiar with
the content of some discussions on Prof. Pekka Sammallahti's
Facebook site concerning Dr. Erika Sarivaara and her PhD
thesis Statuksettomat saamelaiset
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://brage.bibsys.no/samall/bitstream/URN:NBN:no-bibsys_brage_30768/1/erikanettiversio18%206.pdf"><http://brage.bibsys.no/samall/bitstream/URN:NBN:no-bibsys_brage_30768/1/erikanettiversio18%206.pdf></a>
Paikantumisia saamelaisuuden
rajoilla<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://brage.bibsys.no/samall/bitstream/URN:NBN:no-bibsys_brage_30768/1/erikanettiversio18%206.pdf"><http://brage.bibsys.no/samall/bitstream/URN:NBN:no-bibsys_brage_30768/1/erikanettiversio18%206.pdf></a>
(2012). In general, Sammallahti's site is none of our business
and way beyond our interest. However, the current discussions of
Sarivaara and her work signal such a striking absence of common
decency that we find it necessary to point out the following:
<br>
<br>
In case anyone forgot: Sarivaara's thesis has been evaluated by
a scientific commitee of competent people in her field of
research, and it was accepted. Obviously, Sammallahti and some
of his Facebook friends find some aspects of Sarivaara's thesis
problematic. That is not problematic at all. What is
problematic though, is their totally disrespectful way of
making fun of Sarivaara and her research in a semiofficial
forum on the Internet. Even her mental health has been called
into question.
<br>
<br>
In fact, the comments on Prof. Sammallahti's Facebook site say
nothing at all about Erika Sarivaara. What they do say, is that
some people who find themselves in front of the research field
they pursue, seem to lack: 1) social media competence, and 2)
basic understanding of research ethics.
<br>
<br>
In the future, we hope that the important questions that our
colleague raises in her thesis will be discussed in the
professional, scientific, and, last but not least, respectful
way that Sarivaara, like any other researcher, deserves.
<br>
<br>
Thanks.
<br>
<br>
With kind regards,
<br>
<br>
Elisabeth Scheller
<br>
PhD Student in Saami sociolinguistics
<br>
University of Tromsø
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elisabeth.scheller@uit.no">elisabeth.scheller@uit.no</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:elisabeth.scheller@uit.no"><mailto:elisabeth.scheller@uit.no></a>
<br>
<br>
Åse Mette Johansen
<br>
PhD Student in Nordic languages
<br>
University of Tromsø
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ase.mette.johansen@uit.no">ase.mette.johansen@uit.no</a><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ase.mette.johansen@uit.no"><mailto:ase.mette.johansen@uit.no></a>
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