Kirsi Laurén
Senior Researcher
Dr, Adjunct Professor
School of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty
kirsi.lauren@uef.fi | +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. 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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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 -
Soiden käyttö on kulttuurisessa muutoksessa
Laurén, Kirsi; Kaukio, Virpi; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina. 2022. Versus. : . E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Soiden muuttuvan kulttuuriperinnön jäljillä
Laurén, Kirsi; Kaukio, Virpi; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina. 2022. Terra: maantieteellinen aikakauskirja. 134: 65-66 B1 Non-refereed journal articles