Johanna Turunen

Johanna Turunen

Senior Researcher
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Room number
Email
johanna.k.turunen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408054511
Postal address
Seminaarinkatu 15
Fields of science
520 Other social sciences
616 Other humanities

Biography

Dr Johanna Turunen (she/her) works as a post-doctoral researcher in Contemporary Culture Studies at the Ģֱ, Finland. She is the leader of the Uncomfortable Museum project (Kone Foundation 2023-2027). She also works as a researcher in the ELABCHROM (EU 2023-2025) and HERIDI (Academy of Finland 2020-2024). For more information on the projects, see the links at the bottom of this page. 

Research interests

My research builds on the connections between critical heritage studies and post- and decolonial theory. My work covers topics such as the decolonization of museums and heritage; heritage activism; heritage diplomacy; identity politics and belonging; heritagization of European colonialism and slavery; and EU cultural heritage politics.

Publications

Publication
2025

International Journal of Heritage Studies.
Čeginskas, Viktorija L. A.
Mäkinen, Katja
Kaasik-Krogerus, Sigrid
Turunen, Johanna
Lähdesmäki, Tuuli
Publication
2024

Vastapaino.
Lähdesmäki, Tuuli
Kähkönen, Satu
Paqvalén, Rita
Turunen, Johanna
Publication
2024

Kenen kulttuuriperintö? Vastapaino.
Lähdesmäki, Tuuli
Kähkönen, Satu
Paqvalén, Rita
Turunen, Johanna
Publication
2024

Kenen kulttuuriperintö? Vastapaino.
Turunen, Johanna
Publication
2024

Suomen museo - Finskt museum.
Turunen, Johanna
Matikainen, Minni
Publication
2024

The Routledge International Handbook on Heritage and Politics.
Turunen, Johanna
Publication
2024

Critical Arts.
Kosonen, Heidi
Turunen, Johanna
Koistinen, Aino-Kaisa
Publication
2023

Paluu Keniaan.
Turunen, Johanna
Viita-aho, Mari
Publication
2023

The International Journal of Cultural Policy.
Turunen, Johanna
Kaasik-Krogerus, Sigrid
Publication
2023

Tahiti.
Viita-aho, Mari
Koistinen, Aino-Kaisa
Kosonen, Heidi
Matikainen, Minni
Turunen, Johanna
Vargas, Rita

Projects

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Project

EU Heritage Diplomacy and the Dynamics of Inter-Heritage Dialogue (HERIDI)

HERIDI will scrutinize EU foreign policy and initiatives for external cultural relations that deal with cultural heritage.
Project

Establishing a Laboratory of Cultural Heritage in Central Romania (ELABCHROM)

ELABCHROM will increase capacity to achieve excellence in research and develop a laboratory of cultural heritage within the FORTHEM Alliance..