Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
My research mainly focuses on gender, class and selfhood in contemporary feminist lifeworlds in metropolitan India. I also study social activism and senses of belonging in Finland.
My teaching areas include ethnography, gender and sexuality, class, and whiteness studies.
Education information
PhD Candidate, Gender Studies, University of Helsinki. 2017–
MSc, Asian Studies (South Asia track), Lund University. 2016.
BA, Philosophy, University of Helsinki, 2012.
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- India
- Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Class
- Privilege Studies
- Urban Studies
- Trans Studies
- Whiteness
- Research Ethics
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
- 1 Working paper
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Women and Maids: Perceptions of domestic workers, housework and class among young, progressive, middle-to upper-class women in Delhi
Harju, O., 2017, Lund, Sweden: Lund University, p. 1-66, 66 p. (Working Papers in Contemporary Asian Studies; no. 55).Research output: Working paper › Scientific
Open AccessFile
Activities
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"Messy realities, forced dichotomies: Gender in processes of social exclusion"
Otso Ilmari Harju (Speaker)
2 Mar 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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"The Asian City: Theory, Method, Debates", PhD Workshop at the 11th Annual International ADI Conference
Otso Ilmari Harju (Attendee)
19 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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‘”What I know is that I can't go back”: Thoughts about migration, selfhood, and home among young, middle-to-upper class feminist women in Delhi’
Otso Ilmari Harju (Speaker)
12 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Gender Studies Conference 2019: On Violence
Otso Harju (Attendee)
25 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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12th EASAS PhD Workshop
Otso Ilmari Harju (Attendee)
19 Sep 2019 → 21 Sep 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars