Ida Hummelstedt

Ida Hummelstedt is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Education, University of Helsinki. Her work focuses on diversity, multilingualism, and social justice in education, particularly analyzing racism in Finnish school systems and cultural capital dynamics.

• Current projects: BMR-Hummelstedt 25-27, SKF-Hummelstedt 25-27, RILSE: Racism in Lower Secondary Education
• Education: Utbildningsledarskap (Åbo Akademi, 2013), Pedagogie magister (Åbo Akademi, 2011)

Research spans ethnographic studies on racialized positionality, critical analysis of multicultural education, and investigations into institutional racism. Recent publications examine racial humor in schools, cultural capital recognition, and teacher intervention strategies.

Active in academic events including the Nordic Educational Research Association Conference and invited talks on anti-racism. Collaborates with scholars like Matikainen-Soreau, Loukola, and Holm. Media contributor on political normalization of racism in educational contexts.