Johanna Latva
FT
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
- Familjevåld på Skolgatan ledde till dråp (2026)
- 800 berättelser ur Åbo stads historia
(Other publication) - Liisa Tanner ja rautatienvierustan sammakot (2026)
- 800 tarinaa Turun historiasta -blogi
(E1 Popularised blog post) - Liisa Tanner och grodorna vid järnvägen (2026)
- 800 berättelser ur Åbo stads historia
(Other publication) - Perheväkivalta päättyi tappoon Koulukadulla (2026)
- 800 tarinaa Turun historiasta -blogi
(E1 Popularised blog post) - 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 ) - Hiuksettomuuden häpeä. Häpeän kokemukset ja niiden merkitys kaljujen naisten kirjoituksissa. (2025)
- Kulttuurintutkimus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lapset mukana havainnoimassa kampuksen tiloja ja ympäristöä (2025)
- Humanistinen aikakausmedia Soihtu
(D1 Professional blog post) - Naali (2025) Suomalaisten lajien historiallinen kartasto Kallioniemi, Noora; Latva, Otto; Latva, Johanna
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Naisten kaljuus on osa meidän kaikkien arkea (2025)
- Elore
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)



