Henna Syrjälä
Biographic Data
| ID | 217024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henna Syrjälä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henna |
| FAMILY NAME | Syrjälä |
| SIGNATURE | SYRJÄLÄ H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vaasa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1076-1108 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Language exposure and use among children acquiring Finnish Sign Language
Children acquiring sign language (SL) form a heterogeneous group in which the hearing statuses of the children, parents, and family members, as well as the children’s access to language and opportunities to use the languages acquired, vary across children. The context of language acquisition and features of the linguistic environment among these children are unique but rarely studied, especially in smaller SL communities. This research explores t…
Bringing in the citizen
Incorporating citizen views through stakeholder engagement enhances the democratic and equitable governance of sustainability transitions. Using stakeholder theory as a conceptual frame, this study evaluates the use of different stakeholder participation processes to co-produce solutions for more sustainable housing in Finland. This study examines how citizens are positioned, levels of participation, and factors affecting success. Data were colle…
Home care process interrupted
In the current study, we examine what kinds of barriers appear with home maintenance and upkeep practices as a form of the care process. Maintaining a home can be seen as providing care for both the dwelling and its inhabitants. To investigate which barriers may interrupt the home care process and how they hinder its progress, we explored interview data (n=28) of homeowners, tenants and right-of-occupancy residents living in Finland. The findings…
Guilt and innocence – Emotional discourses in online discussions on climate change and housing
Online discussions reveal contrasting views in the society concerning climate change. • Climate change is implicitly present in discussions of everyday practices, such as saving energy. • There are platform-based differences regarding emotional discourse on climate change. • Discourses of guilt and innocence are constructed differently on different platforms. • Combining discourse analysis with semiotic square reveals nuanced representations of e…
Materials changing the performance of the household energy consumption practices
Materials are an essential part of social practices, their performance and sustainability. However, there are different views on the role of materials in practices and the agency they induce in relation to humans. The purpose of this research is to examine the agency of material in the household energy consumption practices. To this end, we analyse consumer narratives ( n = 25) and interviews ( n = 30) on daily home practices. Based on practice-t…
“We Need to Build Carbon-Neutral Houses” – Discourses of Responsible Expertise in Finnish Professional Media
In this study, we explore how expertise and responsibility are discursively intertwined in professional media. Based on quotations from building and real-estate industry professionals in news texts concerning sustainable building and housing, we identified three responsibility-related discourses: responsibility as a strategic professional vision, responsibility as techno-material expertise, and responsibility as a communal and societal orientatio…
Geek Cuisine
In this article, we argue that the pervading hegemonic narrative on gamers’ eating culture emphasizing hedonistic and fast foods is a one-sided storyline that highlights a potentially harmful gamer stereotype. To that end, we reveal the variety of gamers’ food consumption and broaden the narrative depicting the relationship between gamers and eating. Our literature review shows the dominance of the Junk Food Gamer narrative in extant research. Ho…
Sustainable anti-consumption of clothing
The fashion system constitutes one of the most unsustainable industries. In response, the majority of the sustainability research has concentrated on finding ways to boost acquisition of greener products, whereas more recent research has regarded anti-consumption as the pathway to sustainable consumption. However, there appears to be a conceptual ambiguity in the relationship between the constructs of sustainable consumption and anti-consumption.…
Assessing Vocabulary in Deaf and Hearing Children using Finnish Sign Language
This study investigates children’s vocabulary knowledge in Finnish Sign Language (FinSL), specifically their understanding of different form-meaning mappings by using a multilayered assessment format originally developed for British Sign Language (BSL). The web-based BSL vocabulary test by Mann (2009) was adapted for FinSL following the steps outlined by Mann, Roy and Morgan (2016) and piloted with a small group of deaf and hearing native signers…
Neolocalism and Beyond--Sexing Up Rural Places
In this paper, we revise the concept of neolocalism by showing how companies that sex up rural places update and add novel nuances to neolocalist marketing. As the positive aspects drawn from tradition, stories and history are at the center of neolocalism, we aim to highlight how the usually negatively perceived images of the rural may be turned into something positive, trendy, desirable, and eventually sexy in the marketing of rural areas and bu…
Conceptualizing non-voluntary anti-consumption
This study presents a novel conceptual illustration of the non-voluntary anti-consumption practices that evolve in poor circumstances. The study brings a complementary and contrasting perspective to current discussions on anti-consumption by clarifying the understanding of non-voluntary anti-consumption practices and market resistance. Three conceptual elements—hidden, repressed and innovative—are identified to characterize non-voluntary anti-con…
Conceptualizing non-voluntary anti-consumption
This study presents a novel conceptual illustration of the non-voluntary anti-consumption practices that evolve in poor circumstances. The study brings a complementary and contrasting perspective to current discussions on anti-consumption by clarifying the understanding of non-voluntary anti-consumption practices and market resistance. Three conceptual elements—hidden, repressed and innovative—are identified to characterize non-voluntary anti-con…
Neolocalism and Beyond--Sexing Up Rural Places
In this paper, we revise the concept of neolocalism by showing how companies that sex up rural places update and add novel nuances to neolocalist marketing. As the positive aspects drawn from tradition, stories and history are at the center of neolocalism, we aim to highlight how the usually negatively perceived images of the rural may be turned into something positive, trendy, desirable, and eventually sexy in the marketing of rural areas and bu…
Materials changing the performance of the household energy consumption practices
Materials are an essential part of social practices, their performance and sustainability. However, there are different views on the role of materials in practices and the agency they induce in relation to humans. The purpose of this research is to examine the agency of material in the household energy consumption practices. To this end, we analyse consumer narratives ( n = 25) and interviews ( n = 30) on daily home practices. Based on practice-t…
Conceptualizing non-voluntary anti-consumption
This study presents a novel conceptual illustration of the non-voluntary anti-consumption practices that evolve in poor circumstances. The study brings a complementary and contrasting perspective to current discussions on anti-consumption by clarifying the understanding of non-voluntary anti-consumption practices and market resistance. Three conceptual elements—hidden, repressed and innovative—are identified to characterize non-voluntary anti-con…
Assessing Vocabulary in Deaf and Hearing Children using Finnish Sign Language
This study investigates children’s vocabulary knowledge in Finnish Sign Language (FinSL), specifically their understanding of different form-meaning mappings by using a multilayered assessment format originally developed for British Sign Language (BSL). The web-based BSL vocabulary test by Mann (2009) was adapted for FinSL following the steps outlined by Mann, Roy and Morgan (2016) and piloted with a small group of deaf and hearing native signers…
Neolocalism and Beyond--Sexing Up Rural Places
In this paper, we revise the concept of neolocalism by showing how companies that sex up rural places update and add novel nuances to neolocalist marketing. As the positive aspects drawn from tradition, stories and history are at the center of neolocalism, we aim to highlight how the usually negatively perceived images of the rural may be turned into something positive, trendy, desirable, and eventually sexy in the marketing of rural areas and bu…
Sustainable anti-consumption of clothing
The fashion system constitutes one of the most unsustainable industries. In response, the majority of the sustainability research has concentrated on finding ways to boost acquisition of greener products, whereas more recent research has regarded anti-consumption as the pathway to sustainable consumption. However, there appears to be a conceptual ambiguity in the relationship between the constructs of sustainable consumption and anti-consumption.…
Geek Cuisine
In this article, we argue that the pervading hegemonic narrative on gamers’ eating culture emphasizing hedonistic and fast foods is a one-sided storyline that highlights a potentially harmful gamer stereotype. To that end, we reveal the variety of gamers’ food consumption and broaden the narrative depicting the relationship between gamers and eating. Our literature review shows the dominance of the Junk Food Gamer narrative in extant research. Ho…
“We Need to Build Carbon-Neutral Houses” – Discourses of Responsible Expertise in Finnish Professional Media
In this study, we explore how expertise and responsibility are discursively intertwined in professional media. Based on quotations from building and real-estate industry professionals in news texts concerning sustainable building and housing, we identified three responsibility-related discourses: responsibility as a strategic professional vision, responsibility as techno-material expertise, and responsibility as a communal and societal orientatio…
Guilt and innocence – Emotional discourses in online discussions on climate change and housing
Online discussions reveal contrasting views in the society concerning climate change. • Climate change is implicitly present in discussions of everyday practices, such as saving energy. • There are platform-based differences regarding emotional discourse on climate change. • Discourses of guilt and innocence are constructed differently on different platforms. • Combining discourse analysis with semiotic square reveals nuanced representations of e…
Materials changing the performance of the household energy consumption practices
Materials are an essential part of social practices, their performance and sustainability. However, there are different views on the role of materials in practices and the agency they induce in relation to humans. The purpose of this research is to examine the agency of material in the household energy consumption practices. To this end, we analyse consumer narratives ( n = 25) and interviews ( n = 30) on daily home practices. Based on practice-t…
Language exposure and use among children acquiring Finnish Sign Language
Children acquiring sign language (SL) form a heterogeneous group in which the hearing statuses of the children, parents, and family members, as well as the children’s access to language and opportunities to use the languages acquired, vary across children. The context of language acquisition and features of the linguistic environment among these children are unique but rarely studied, especially in smaller SL communities. This research explores t…
Bringing in the citizen
Incorporating citizen views through stakeholder engagement enhances the democratic and equitable governance of sustainability transitions. Using stakeholder theory as a conceptual frame, this study evaluates the use of different stakeholder participation processes to co-produce solutions for more sustainable housing in Finland. This study examines how citizens are positioned, levels of participation, and factors affecting success. Data were colle…
Home care process interrupted
In the current study, we examine what kinds of barriers appear with home maintenance and upkeep practices as a form of the care process. Maintaining a home can be seen as providing care for both the dwelling and its inhabitants. To investigate which barriers may interrupt the home care process and how they hinder its progress, we explored interview data (n=28) of homeowners, tenants and right-of-occupancy residents living in Finland. The findings…
Sociology (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Conceptual framework (3 works) · Consumption (sociology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Marketing (3 works)