
Kirsi Laurén
Senior 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: 75-94 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Liikkeellä märillä mailla: Suolla digilaitteiden kanssa
Laurén, Kirsi Maria; Seppä, Tiina. 2024. Elore. 31: 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. Folklore. . 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: 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. Cultural analysis: an interdisciplinary forum on folklore and popular culture. . 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. : 15-17 E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Introduction: Approaching Trauma through Laughter, Betrayal, and Othering
Kurki, Tuulikki; Jaago, Tiiu; Kaskinen, Saija; Laurén, Kirsi; Tanttu, Tarja. 2022. Cultural analysis: an interdisciplinary forum on folklore and popular culture. 20: 1-6 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Sodalla ei ole rajoja
Laurén, Kirsi. 2022. Hugi - humanistisen osaston blogi. : . E1 Popularised article, newspaper article