Tuuli Innola

Tuuli Innola is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University's Faculty of Social Sciences, affiliated with the Unit of Social Research. Her work interrogates non-normative companionships through feminist and posthumanist lenses.

• Focuses on human–non-human relations as valid companionships
• Uses new materialist theories to analyze affective processes
• Examines power dynamics in societal and institutional norms

Her research develops theoretical frameworks for companionship beyond traditional couple relationships, engaging with feminist debates on materiality and intimacy. Although she receives funding from the Finnish Cultural Foundation, no formal scientific awards are listed in the available materials.

Publications and presentations address intersectional singlehood studies across diverse contexts, including:

• Language's role in gendered social perceptions
• Temporal hierarchies in late singlehood
• Alternative intimacy models in history and popular culture
• Structural inequalities affecting marginalized groups
• Care labor distribution in single households
• Deconstruction of couple norms in Western societies