Annukka Lahti

Annukka Lahti is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland, where she leads the Research Council of Finland-funded project ‘Where the Rainbow Ends: The Becoming of LGBTIQ+ Separations’ (project 349408). Her research focuses on the intersections of intimacy, power, sexuality, gender, and affect, explored through queer theory, affect theory, and recently, posthuman perspectives. Lahti has published numerous studies on affective inequalities and intimacies, in both queer and heterosexual relationship contexts, as well as on singlehood and LGBTIQ+ breakups. Her interdisciplinary research spans the fields of gender studies, social sciences, cultural studies, and critical psychology. She has contributed to high-quality journals such as Sociology, Journal of Sociology, NORA – Nordic Journal of Gender and Feminist Research, Subjectivity, and Feminism & Psychology. Additionally, she co-edited the volume Affective Intimacies (Manchester University Press, 2022) and a special issue on Affective Intimacies in NORA (2021). She co-edited a special issue titled ‘Queering intimacies, families and companionships’ for lambda nordica (2024).