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Areas of expertise
Biography
In 2016 I graduated as a conservator specializing in the conservation of plastics. I have previously worked as a conservator in museums in Finland and abroad.
I was awarded for the best master's thesis 2020 at the University Consortium of Pori.
I am currently a board member of Satakunnan Historiallinen Seura (Satakunta Historical Society)
Teaching
2022 Museum studies, lecture about plastics in museums
2021, 2022, 2023 Presence of cultural heritage: Discussions and practices (heritage studies, Finnish culture studies), level: advanced studies
In charge of planning the course and 1/3 of teaching.
Pre-recorded lecture video Looking at and with plastics
2021 & 2022 Cultural heritage (heritage studies), level: basic studies course
Lecture on plastic as a material, in material culture and as cultural heritage
2021 Material culture (ethnology and museology), level: intermediate studies
Pre-recorded lecture video on the relationship of human and plastics in the museum context
2021 Supervision and evaluation of master's thesis
Research
I am preparing my dissertation about plastic heritage. My research combines the historical and material aspects of plastics and other materials with posthuman approaches, and I study plastics in the museum context.
My research is informed by posthuman ethnography and the concept of heritage assemblage. I consider the connections between places, materials and humans that participate in heritage assemblages.
The research provides knowledge about the relationship between humans and plastics in museums. The results of my research can also be applied outside of the museums into questions about plastic durability in other cultural contexts.