Personal profile

Biography

PhD Kaj Ahlsved is a music researcher affiliated with Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland currently a guest researcher at Umeå university, Sweden. His article dissertation (2017) focused on the ubiquitous music of everyday life, explicitly on practices related to the use of recorded music during team sporting events in Finland. Ahlsved is a founding member of research association Suoni and currently a part of the association’s research project “Music researchers in society: Advancing social justice through activist music research”. His ongoing post doc research focuses on musical practices of the sports movement (1875–1939). Ahlsved is also a teacher in classical guitar and has had many different roles as teacher and administrator in both basic arts and vocational education in Finland. He is also a freelance music critic and columnist for Swedish language press in Finland.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

External positions

Guest researcher, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

1 Sept 202230 Jun 2023

Guest researcher, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

1 Aug 202131 Jul 2022

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