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Biography
Silja Laine holds a PhD in Cultural History and a title of Docent in Urban Cultural History at the University of Turku. Her research fields cover urban history, literature and environmental humanities. In her current project “Public Transport as Public Space in European Cities: Narrating, Experiencing, Contesting” (PUTSPACE), funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 HERA joint research programme “Public Spaces: Culture and Integration in Europe (2019–22). www.putspace.eu she focuses on urban mobility, public space, urban memory and visual studies.
She is also affiliated with a Finnish Academy funded project SEAHER - Living with the Baltic Sea in a Changing Climate. Environmental Heritage and the Circulation of Knowledge 2018–2022 coordinated at the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics / Åbo Akademi University. http://blogs2.abo.fi/seaher/and a research project Ilmastonmuutosta koskeva tieto ja Itämeri funded by Tiina ja Antti Herlinin säätiö 2018-2021 https://meritieto.home.blog/. In these projects, she is interested in the cultural history of seasons.
External positions
Adjunct professor (title of docent) in Urban cultural history, University of Turku
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PUTSPACE: Public Transport as Public Space in European Cities: Narrating, Experiencing, Contesting
01/05/19 → 28/02/23
Project: Other
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SeaHer: Living with the Baltic Sea in a changing climate: Environmental heritage and the circulation of knowledge
01/09/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Academy of Finland/Other Research Councils
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Aboagora: Aboagora - Between Arts and Sciences
Illman, R., Leskelä-Kärki, M., Erävaara, T., Huopalainen, A., Törnroos-Remes, A., Laine, S., Lehtonen, M. & Kärki, K.
Svenska kulturfonden, Kone Foundation
01/01/11 → …
Project: Other
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Ilmastonmuutosta koskeva tieto ja Itämeri
Tynkkynen, N., Kouri, J. & Laine, S.
01/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Teaching Literary Urban Studies
Ameel, L., Bar-Itzhak, C., Garcia, P., Finch, J., Laine, S., Lanigan, L., Lappela, A., Rajaniemi, J. & Salmela, M., 10 Aug 2022, The Routledge Companion to Literary Urban Studies. Ameel, L. (ed.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Kakkosen reittejä: Matkalla kotikaupungissa
Laine, S., 12 May 2021, Turun romantikko: Esseitä Hannu Salmelle. Saarelainen, J., Rantala, H., Paju, P. & Oiva, M. (eds.). Turku: Turun yliopisto, p. 200-208 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Perceptions of Winter in the Notebook of Eva Christina Lindström (1823−1895)
Laine, S., 25 Oct 2021, Landscapes of Affect and Emotion. Nordic Environmental Humanities and the Emotional Turn : Studies in Environmental Humanities. Häyrynen, M., Häkli, J. & Saarinen, J. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, Vol. 7. p. 156-172 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Public Transport as Public Space in European Cities
Tuvikene, T., Kębłowski, W., Weicker, T., Finch, J., Sgibnev, W., Sträuli, L., Laine, S., Dobruszkes, F. & Ianchenko, A., 16 Apr 2021, Leipzig: Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde, 29 p. (forum ifl; no. 39).Research output: Working paper
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"Suuria suuntaviivoja" - Puistovyöhykkeet Helsingin 1910-luvun kaupunkisuunnitelmissa
Hautamäki, R. & Laine, S., 16 Apr 2021, Humanistinen kaupunkitutkimus. Vahtikari, T., Ainiala, T., Kivilaakso, A., Olsson, P. & Savolainen, P. (eds.). Tampere: Vastapaino, p. 311-338 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Panel discussion
Silja Laine (Speaker)
21 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk
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History, Memory and the Travelling Images of the Turku Tram closures
Silja Laine (Speaker)
21 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Public Transport as Public Space
Jason Finch (Organiser), Silja Laine (Organiser) & Adam Borch (Organiser)
21 Apr 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Urban Studies Days 2021
Silja Laine (Chair)
22 Apr 2021 → 23 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Sparking Trams, Silenced Rails: A Journey through European Tramscapes
Silja Laine (Invited speaker), Jason Finch (Invited speaker), Aleksandra Ianchenko (Invited speaker) & Tonio Weicker (Invited speaker)
18 Aug 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Public or invited talk