This year’s first Suomen antropologi: The Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society issue has been released!
This Winter Issue, Vol 49 (1) contains three research articles, four lectio præcursoria and three book reviews.
Articles:
- Susanne Kuehling (University of Regina) considers how anthropological discussions on kula exchange have neglected the crucial role of women
- Kalev Aasmäe (University of Tallinn) delves into a single life history to study the lived experiences and survival strategies of squatters in Southeast London
- Mari Keski-Korsu (Aalto University) incorporates artistic research with the concept of transcorporeality, referring to the notion that bodies exist in relation to the world around them and are in a constant state of becoming with it
Lectio præcursoria:
- Maija-Eliina Sequeira’s lectio præcursoria, who defended her PhD dissertation, ‘Becoming an Adequate Child: Learning to Relate to Others in Cultural Context’, in U. Helsinki, October 2024.
- Emmi Holm’s lectio outlining her anthropology PhD dissertation, ‘Digital Threads, Interwoven Scenes: An Ethnography of Sustainable Fashion Production in Ghana and Finland’, which she defended in U. Helsinki, August 2024.
- Aino Korvensyrjä’s lectio outlining her PhD dissertation, ‘Conflicts over Duldung and Deportation: West African Perspectives on German Immigration Enforcement and European Borders’, defended in U. Helsinki, September 2024.
- Pirjo Rautiainen, who defended her anthropology PhD dissertation, ‘Applying Anthropological Knowledge to the Business Field: Three Ethnographic Studies in a Commercial Context’, in the University of Jyväskylä, November 2023
Three Book Reviews:
- Ways of Belonging: Undocumented Youth in the Shadow of Illegality by Meloni Francesca, reviewed by Riikka Era
- An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa, reviewed by Matti Eräsaari
- Comparing the Worth of the While in Fiji and Finland by Matti Eräsaari, and reviewed by Matt Tomlinson
Suomen antropologi is a fully open access journal with no APCs or embargoes. Please enjoy reading the new Issue, cite it and share it across your networks!
