Anna Kouhia
Biographic Data
| ID | 3779712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Kouhia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kouhia |
| SIGNATURE | KOUHIA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5901-0153 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Crafting Sustainable Fashion
Donating Stuff on an Online Marketplace
Crafts in the Time of Coronavirus
Introduction In March 2020, many societal functions came to a standstill due to the worldwide spread of Covid-19. Due to the rules set by public healthcare authorities that aimed at “social distancing” to prevent the spread of the virus, the emphasis on domesticity was heightened during the pandemic. As people were forced to spend more time in the home environment, more time was allowed for household pursuits and local activities, such as crafts …
Koronakäsityöt Instagramin kuvavirrassa
Monet totutut arjen käytännöt ja harrastukset joutuivat pakotetulle tauolle maaliskuussa 2020 maailmanlaajuisten pandemiarajoitusten myötä. Poikkeusolosuhteet pysäyttivät, mutta antoivat toisaalta tilaa monille perheen ja kodin piirissä toteutetuille harrastuksille ja aktiviteeteille, kuten käsitöille. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan käsitöiden näyttäytymistä Instagramissa pandemian aikana. Tutkimuksen aineistona ovat Instagramissa julkaistut koronakä…
The Knitted Fabric of Finland
Textiles have played a key role in local and national cultures not only because of their utility and functionality, but also in terms of the symbolic value that they have for a particular social group, populace, or nation. Given the erratic and myriad nature of these communities, the focus of this article is on mapping out differentiation in the designs of contemporary wooly socks that find their source of inspiration in an imaginary of Finland c…
Knitting noodles
The article explores playful craft making using food as a medium for human-material interaction. Through using the theoretical and analytical framework of Johan Huizinga (1949, Homo Ludens. A study of the play element in culture (First published in German in Switzerland in 1944). London, Boston & Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul), we consider how food operates as a new material for the craft makers to work with, resulting in fluctuating intensity o…
The Making-Of
The year 2013, declared the Jubilee Year of Handcraft in Finland, raised the level of public awareness towards crafts by engaging craft-makers in several virtual and in-person craft projects. One of the projects was a short film competition called Crafts in Our Lives, which asked craft practitioners to present their vision of how crafts have been part of their lives through film-making. This article contributes to the current debates about the me…
The Making-Of
The year 2013, declared the Jubilee Year of Handcraft in Finland, raised the level of public awareness towards crafts by engaging craft-makers in several virtual and in-person craft projects. One of the projects was a short film competition called Crafts in Our Lives, which asked craft practitioners to present their vision of how crafts have been part of their lives through film-making. This article contributes to the current debates about the me…
The Knitted Fabric of Finland
Textiles have played a key role in local and national cultures not only because of their utility and functionality, but also in terms of the symbolic value that they have for a particular social group, populace, or nation. Given the erratic and myriad nature of these communities, the focus of this article is on mapping out differentiation in the designs of contemporary wooly socks that find their source of inspiration in an imaginary of Finland c…
Knitting noodles
The article explores playful craft making using food as a medium for human-material interaction. Through using the theoretical and analytical framework of Johan Huizinga (1949, Homo Ludens. A study of the play element in culture (First published in German in Switzerland in 1944). London, Boston & Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul), we consider how food operates as a new material for the craft makers to work with, resulting in fluctuating intensity o…
Koronakäsityöt Instagramin kuvavirrassa
Monet totutut arjen käytännöt ja harrastukset joutuivat pakotetulle tauolle maaliskuussa 2020 maailmanlaajuisten pandemiarajoitusten myötä. Poikkeusolosuhteet pysäyttivät, mutta antoivat toisaalta tilaa monille perheen ja kodin piirissä toteutetuille harrastuksille ja aktiviteeteille, kuten käsitöille. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan käsitöiden näyttäytymistä Instagramissa pandemian aikana. Tutkimuksen aineistona ovat Instagramissa julkaistut koronakä…
Crafts in the Time of Coronavirus
Introduction In March 2020, many societal functions came to a standstill due to the worldwide spread of Covid-19. Due to the rules set by public healthcare authorities that aimed at “social distancing” to prevent the spread of the virus, the emphasis on domesticity was heightened during the pandemic. As people were forced to spend more time in the home environment, more time was allowed for household pursuits and local activities, such as crafts …
Donating Stuff on an Online Marketplace
Crafting Sustainable Fashion
Business (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Crafts, Textile, and Design (5 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Craft (3 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (3 works) · Advertising (2 works)