Marja Vehviläinen

University Lecturer, Professor (acting), Dr., Docent 

Office hours: by appointment

Teaching in 2016-2017: Orientoiva tutkielmaseminaari, Sosiaalitieteiden tutkielmaseminaari, Science and Technology research seminar, Gender Studies research seminar, Sukupuolen ja ruumiillisuuden tutkimuksen nykykeskustelut

Teaching in 2015-2016: Feminist Theory, Orientoiva tutkielmaseminaari, Sosiaalitieteiden tutkielmaseminaari, Tiede ja teknologia -tutkimusseminaari; Sukupuoli, ruumiillisuus ja seksuaalisuus; Gender in Society; Teema Tiede ja teknologia.

Research theme Science and Technology Studies:
coordinator of teaching

Research 

Research areas: Gender, environment, nature; Gender and food; Gender & science and technology; Gender & work; Agency, Citizenship, Technology mediated society and nature, Feminist (new) materialisms, Feminist techno-science

Double affiliation: TaSTI: Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology: editorial board

Naturecultures workshop in the national Gender Studies conference, Joensuu 25-26.11.2016 (coord. Marja Vehviläinen & Pieta Hyvärinen) (language: Finnish)

Political Objects. Prescriptions, Injustices and Promises of Material Agents, Special Issue for JGST 2017 (eds. Corinna Bath, Walktraud Ernst & Marja Vehviläinen), DL full article manuscripts Jan 15, 2017.

Publications and expertise: Solecris

Research projects and networks:

Centre of Excellence (NCoEs) Beyond the Gender Paradox: Women’s Careers in Technology-driven Research and Innovation in and outside of Academe (Nordforsk, coordinated by prof Gabriele Griffin, Uppsala University, Centre of Gender Studies), 1.3.2017-

COST network New Materialism: Networking European Scholarship on 'How Matter Comes to Matter' (2014-2018) : 

- MC substitute and a member of the WG2 New Materialisms on the Crossroads of the Natural and Human Sciences 

Gender, agency and technically mediated nature (2009-2014)

Institutional Knowledge of Nature and Gendered agency (2010-2013) 

NordForsk Network for the Study of the Dialogic Communication of Research (2008-2012)