
Kirsi Laurén
Visiting Researcher
Dr, Title of Docent / Adjunct Professor
School of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty
[email protected] | +358 50 331 5870
I work as a Senior Researcher (part-time) in Digital Aestheticization of Fragile Environments (DigiFREN) Research Project led by Associate Professor Juhana Venäläinen. I work full time at the University of Oulu as a Senior Lecturer of Cultural Heritage Studies. In my current research I’m studying human relations to environments and their relation to cultural heritage. During recent years I have also done research on traumatic and violent experiences within the home and at Finnish eastern borderlands during and after World War II.
Fields of research:
- Cultural changes
- Environmental humanities
- Cultural heritage studies
- Narrative research
- Humanistic border studies
- Oral history research
Research groups
Projects
Publications
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Capturing the Invisible: The Digital Aestheticization of Mires
Laurén, Kirsi; Seppä, Tiina; Venäläinen, Juhana, 2025, Svetovi, 3, 1, 75-94. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Deterritorialised Care: Infrastructures, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Hiking in Protected Nature
Venäläinen, Juhana; Seppä, Tiina; Laurén, Kirsi, 2025, University of Ljubljana. Abstract -
Elävä luontosuhde: Soiden luonnon- ja kulttuuriperintö 2020-luvulla
Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina; Laurén, Kirsi; Kaukio, Virpi; Piirainen, Marjukka, 2025, Mäkelä, Heidi Henriikka; Valo, Outi, Aineeton kulttuuriperintö: Käsite, käytäntö, politiikka, 225–245. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Liikkeellä märillä mailla: Suolla digilaitteiden kanssa
Laurén, Kirsi Maria; Seppä, Tiina, 2024, Elore, 31, 2, 23-43. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Experiences of Mire Sports: Sensory Encounters in Nature
Laurén, Kirsi; Piirainen, Marjukka, 2023, Folklore, 89, 15-46. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Introduction: Affective Mires in Contemporary Culture
Laurén, Kirsi; Kaukio, Virpi; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina, 2023, Folklore, 89, 7-14. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Special thematic issue on "Living Heritage of Mires"
Laurén, Kirsi; Kaukio, Virpi; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina, 2023, ELM Scholarly Press. C2 Edited book, conference proceedings or special issue of a journal -
Suolla marjastamisen muuttuva kulttuuriperintö
Piirainen, Marjukka; Laurén, Kirsi, 2023, J@rgonia, 21, 42, 225–248. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Approaching Trauma through Laugher, Betrayal, and Othering
Kurki, Tuulikki; Jaago, Tiiu; Kaskinen, Saija; Laurén, Kirsi; Tanttu, Tarja, 2022, University of California press. C2 Edited book, conference proceedings or special issue of a journal -
Digital Aestheticisation of Fragile Environments: Finnish Mires Involved in a New Ethnographic Research Project
Laurén, Kirsi; Venäläinen, Juhana; Kofod-Hansen, Marie, 2022, Peatlands international, 4, 15-17. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article