Dorothea Breier — University of Helsinki

Dorothea Breier public CV

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External positions

Member, Nuorten Akatemia

1 Sep 2018 → 31 Aug 2022

Member, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Volkskunde e. V.

5 Mar 2018 → …

Member, European Association of Social Anthropologists

Fields of Science

6160 Other humanities
European Ethnology
Kansatiede
Diversity, marginalization
Activism
Grassroot Initiatives
Urban Studies
space and place
Participation
Belonging
Transculturality
DIY
Sustainability
Social Sustainability

3 Article
1 Chapter
1 Other contribution
1 Doctoral Thesis

DIY Sustainability – The Potential of Grassroots Activism for Community Well-Being and Socially Sustainable Cities. A Case Study from Helsinki.
Breier, D., 3 Jan 2020, (Submitted) In: Cities.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
The Tool, the Heart, and the Mirror: About Emotional Aspects of Language in Transcultural Urban Contexts
Breier, D., 2020, Responsibility and Language Practices in Place. Siragusa, L. & Ferguson, J. K. (eds.). Helsinki: Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, p. 41-61 21 p. (Studia Fennica Anthropologica; no. 5).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

Open Access
Dismantling boundaries: An Intergenerational Perspective on Trajectories and Mobile Experiences of Germans and Their Descendants in Helsinki, Finland
Breier, D., Dec 2019, In: Journal of Finnish studies. 23, 1, p. 67-83 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
The right to the city – A never-ending story.
Breier, D., 28 May 2019
Research output: Other contribution
The Vague Feeling of Belonging of a Transcultural Generation: An Ethnographic Study on Germans and their Descendants in Contemporary Helsinki, Finland
Breier, D., 2017, Helsinki: University of Helsinki. 250 p.
Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Monograph

Open Access

1 Finished

Migrants and Museum
Breier, D., Snellman, H., Forssell, H. & Levitt, P.
22/09/2016 → 23/12/2016
Project: Research project

12 Oral presentation
5 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
2 Academic visit to other institution
1 Public Talks
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Ethnography with a Twist
Dorothea Breier (Member of organizing committee) & Francisco Martínez (Member of organizing committee)
12 Feb 2019 → 13 Feb 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Creative Niches - The Role of Less Regulated Spaces in Overplanned Cities.
Dorothea Breier (Speaker)
22 Aug 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
DiY-sustainability. The potential of grassroot initiatives for the implementation of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Dorothea Breier (Speaker)
18 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
A safe haven for the odd creatures - DIY safer spaces and their critique of cultural institutions.
Dorothea Breier (Speaker)
17 Apr 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Dirk Schuster
Dorothea Breier (Host)
2 May 2019 → 9 May 2019
Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH

What is socially sustainable development? Dorothea Breier studies accessible subcultural spaces.
Dorothea Breier
07/05/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media