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Doctor of Philosophy 2017
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I am a philosopher working in the fields of feminist philosophy, political philosophy, queer and trans theory, ecofeminist theory as well as critical animal studies.
My latest publications include: "Ecofeminist Critique of the Milk Industry: from Mammal Mothers to Biocapitalist Bovines" (Brill, 2024) and "Gender Skepticism, Trans Livability, and Feminist Critique" in Signs (2022).
I currently work as a postdoctoral scholar in Gender Studies, in the Department of Cultures, University of Helsinki. I am the leader of the research project Animal Trouble: A New Ecofeminist Critique of Speciesism. I also work as a co-editor-in-chief of Finnish gender studies journal Sukupuolentutimus-Genusforskning (2024-2025).
I received a PhD in 2017 with a dissertation titled From Violence to Resistance: Judith Butler's Critique of Norms. You can find the abstract in E-thesis.
In the years 2016–2017 I worked as a visiting graduate research scholar in Comparative Literature at New York University, USA. In 2016 I was also a fellow in Prof. Judith Butler's Master Class at The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry (ICSI), The New School for Social Research, NYC, USA.
My expertise and research interests include:
I supervise both MA theses and PhD dissertations within these fields.
Certificate: Feminist University Pedagogy 10 ECT
Award Date: 28 May 2015
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Karhu, S. (Project manager) & Kuronen, J. M. (Participant)
03/05/2021 → 30/04/2025
Project: Research project
Karhu, S. (Recipient), 29 Dec 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
Karhu, S. (Recipient), 14 Mar 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
Karhu, S. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
Karhu, S. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Karhu, S. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Karhu, S. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Karhu, S. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Karhu, S. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Karhu, S. (Reviewer)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
18/05/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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10/02/2019
1 item of Media coverage
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21/09/2017
1 item of Media coverage
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31/03/2014
1 item of Media coverage
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