Johanna Latva
FM
johanna.k.latva@utu.fi Office: A327 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2448-9301 |
Areas of expertise
Ethnology; ethnography; everyday life, embodiment, baldness; hairless women, wellness; health; gender
Ethnology; ethnography; everyday life, embodiment, baldness; hairless women, wellness; health; gender
Research community or research topic
A researcher specialising in cultural health research, ethnography, attitudes towards women's appearance and, in particular, women's baldness.
A researcher specialising in cultural health research, ethnography, attitudes towards women's appearance and, in particular, women's baldness.
Research
My research interests are related to cultural health research, social sustainability, attitudes towards women's appearance and, in particular, women's baldness.
In my ethnological dissertation, completed in May 2025, I investigate how women's hairlessness has been perceived in Finnish society and how women themselves have experienced baldness. I examined women's hairlessness as an everyday phenomenon, as part of people's well-being. I examine women's hairlessness as an everyday phenomenon, as part of human well-being. My research focuses on the experiences of women without hair and the public debate on hairlessness.
Publications
- Apolloperhonen (2025) Suomalaisten lajien historiallinen kartasto Latva, Otto; Lähdesmäki, Heta; Latva, Johanna
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Hiuksetko naisen kruunu? Suhtautuminen naisten kaljuuteen ja naisten kokemukset hiuksettomuudesta Suomessa. (2025) Latva, Johanna
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Naali (2025) Suomalaisten lajien historiallinen kartasto Kallioniemi, Noora; Latva, Otto; Latva, Johanna
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Ovatko hiukset naisen kruunu? Kaljujen naisten kokemuksia hiuksettomuudesta (2025)
- Suomen Kielen Seuran blogi
(E1 Popularised blog post) - Susi (2025) Suomalaisten lajien historiallinen kartasto Lähdesmäki, Heta; Latva, Otto; Kallioniemi, Noora; Uusitalo, Harri; Laine, Silja; Sundell, Nina; Tiilikainen, Tiina; Latva, Johanna; Haanpää, Jenna; Laine, Verna; Lahdenniemi, Elina; Lindberg, Pelle; Nissinen, Tiina; Rantala, Henna; Selin, Lotta; Tiempo, Nina; Vaskivuori, Sonja; Vilkkula, Petra
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - ”Kumpi tuo on, nainen vai mies?” – Hiusten merkitys sukupuolen ilmaisussa ja sukupuolinormien ylläpidossa kaljujen naisten kokemuksissa (2024) Joustavat sukupuolet - muuntuvat merkitykset Latva, Johanna
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Miltä kalju(us) tuntuu? : hiuksettomien naisten keholliset aistikokemukset kaljuudesta (2023)
- J@rgonia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Jada Pinkett Smith sen tietää: Kalju nainen ei ole vain hiukseton (2022)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Breaking the Rules? Power, Participation, Transgression 15th Congress of SIEF hosted by the University of Helsinki, Finland, 19-24 June 2021 (2021)
- Ethnologia Fennica : Finnish Studies in Ethnology
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Kalju nainen ja naiseuden normi – Hiuksettomuuskeskustelu suomenkielisessä lehdistössä 1990 –2018 (2021)
- Sukupuolentutkimus - Genusforskning
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)