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Veera Kinnunen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Lapland's Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in sociology and cultural history. Her research explores everyday life, material culture, and the Anthropocene, particularly focusing on human-material relationships, waste management, and ecological crises. She has led/co-investigated three major projects including 'The Waste Society: Living with material overflows' (2018-2021) and 'FEENIKS: Art and culture in the mental and material reconstruction process following the Lapland War' (2013-2017).
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Her work bridges sociology, anthropology, and environmental studies, with notable contributions to methodologies like 'proximity research.'
- Recent activities include organizing walking workshops and conferences on responsible tourism and ecological relations
Recipient of the 2017 Best Poster award for collaborative work on waste studies. Active in transdisciplinary projects linking art, culture, and environmental science.
