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Description of research and teaching

Education information

Title of Docent (habilitation) of East Asian Studies, specifically Urban Studies, Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Contemporary History, University of Turku.

Title of Docent (habilitation) of Art History and Asian Studies, Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki.

PhD in Art History, University of Helsinki (2011)

MA in East Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (2005)

External positions

the Title of Docent, East Asian Studies / Urban Studies, Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku

3 Jun 2020 → …

Senior Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

1 Jan 201931 Dec 2019

Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

17 Jan 201731 Dec 2018

Affiliated Fellow, International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden University

1 Nov 20153 Oct 2016

Fields of Science

  • 6132 Visual arts and design
  • Art history
  • Contemporary art
  • Environmental art
  • Public art
  • Urban creativity
  • East and Southeast Asian contemporary art
  • East and Southeast Asian environmental art
  • East and Southeast Asian urban creativity
  • 5200 Other social sciences
  • Urban Studies
  • Civil Society
  • Kanava Award

    Valjakka, Minna (Recipient), 2016

    Prize: Prizes and awards