Anu Korhonen

Professor of Area and Cultural Studies

Supervisor for doctoral programme, Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture, and Society
Professor, European Area and Cultural Studies
University Lecturer, European Area and Cultural Studies

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-4046

Phone+358504484076, +358294123294
Emailanu.korhonen@helsinki.fi

PL 59 (Unioninkatu 38)
00014
Finland

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Personal profile

Description of research and teaching

I teach in the Bachelor's Programme in Cultural Studies and the Master's Programme in Area and Cultural Studies, and my courses tend to deal with cultural theory and approaches to area and cultural studies as well as European contemporary cultures and cultural history. I lead research seminars on the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. I am also responsible for the old European Studies programme within Area and Cultural Studies.

My research has focussed on early modern European cultural history and historical and cultural theory. I have been especially interested in the history and culture of humour, gender and the body. I lead a research project on Northern Nightmares, ca. 1400-2020 (Academy of Finland), within which we study the cultural and social history of bad dreams experienced by people in Finland in a long-term perspective.

Education/Academic qualification

Alue- ja kulttuurintutkimuksen dosentti, Helsingin yliopisto

Kulttuurihistorian dosentti, University of Turku

Cultural History, PhD, University of Turku

External positions

Docent (adjunct professor) in Cultural History, Turun yliopisto

2002 → …

Fields of Science

616 Other humanities
Area and Cultural Studies
6160 Other humanities
615 History and Archaeology

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications

25 Chapter
20 Article
5 Anthology or special issue
3 Book
2 More
- 2 Conference contribution

‘The several hours of the day had variety of employments assigned to them’: Women’s Timekeeping in Early Modern England

Korhonen, A., 2017, In : Journal of Early Modern Studies. 6, p. 61-85 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

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A Time of Their Own: Experiencing Time and Temporality in the Early Modern World

Korhonen, A. (ed.) & Arcangeli, A. (ed.), 2017, Firenze: Firenze University Press. 234 p. (Journal of Early Modern Studies; vol. 6)

Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

Narrative Transformations in Cultural History

Korhonen, A., 2015, Geschichtstransformationen: Medien, Verfahren und Funktionalisierungen historischer Rezeption. Georgi, S., Ilgner, J., Lammel, I., Sarti, C. & Waldschmidt, C. (eds.). Bielefeld: Transcript verlag, p. 31-51 21 p. (Mainzer Historische Kulturwissenschaften).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access

File

Laughter, Sex and Violence: Constructing Gender in Early Modern English Jestbooks

Korhonen, A., 2015, Laughter, Humor, and the (Un)making of Gender: Historical and Cultural Perspectives. Foka, A. & Liliequist, J. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 133-149

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review