Jonna Tolonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3989195 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonna Tolonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonna |
| FAMILY NAME | Tolonen |
| SIGNATURE | TOLONEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lapland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3363-9946 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
"Hearing the Silence" Exhibition as a Place for Dismantling the Imagery of Violence
In the end of 2026, we curated together with a visual artist Simi Ruotsalainen an exhibition on gendered violence as part of our research project "Artivism on Edges – Art, Activism and Gendered Violence" (Kone Foundation 2022–2026). Our curational decisions were motivated by dismantling of silence and shame associated with violence, activation of collective social agency, and exploration of possibilities for social encounter. In this reflection, …
Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies
This commentary highlights two cross-cultural issues identified from our global mental health (GMH) research, RECOLLECT (Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing) 2: self-enhancement and ingroup biases. Self-enhancement is a tendency to maintain and express unrealistically positive self-views. Ingroup biases are differences in one’s evaluation of others belonging to the same social group. These biases are discussed in the context of GMH res…
Embodied graffiti and street art research
Graffiti and street art research (GSAR) has become more acknowledged within the academic discourse; however, it has much to gain from theorising its methodological aspects. As a multidisciplinary field, GSAR has mostly used qualitative research methods, exploring urban space through methods that range from visual recordings to ethnography, emphasising the researchers' reflexivity. This qualitative approach has, however, paid little attention to t…
‘Whatever I Can Do to Put Those People in Jail’
Stencil in the centre of Athens
Resistance to violence against women on Spanish walls
Drawing upon visual ethnographic research carried out in two Spanish cities between 2015 and 2018, this visual essay explores the ability of street art to speak about violence against women. Posters, wall writings and stencils represent both visual communication and political expression that can give an insight into this gender-based phenomenon. Street art pieces are linked to broader social contexts. The photographs and discourse analysis of the…
Embodied graffiti and street art research
Graffiti and street art research (GSAR) has become more acknowledged within the academic discourse; however, it has much to gain from theorising its methodological aspects. As a multidisciplinary field, GSAR has mostly used qualitative research methods, exploring urban space through methods that range from visual recordings to ethnography, emphasising the researchers' reflexivity. This qualitative approach has, however, paid little attention to t…
Resistance to violence against women on Spanish walls
Drawing upon visual ethnographic research carried out in two Spanish cities between 2015 and 2018, this visual essay explores the ability of street art to speak about violence against women. Posters, wall writings and stencils represent both visual communication and political expression that can give an insight into this gender-based phenomenon. Street art pieces are linked to broader social contexts. The photographs and discourse analysis of the…
‘Whatever I Can Do to Put Those People in Jail’
Stencil in the centre of Athens
Resistance to violence against women on Spanish walls
Drawing upon visual ethnographic research carried out in two Spanish cities between 2015 and 2018, this visual essay explores the ability of street art to speak about violence against women. Posters, wall writings and stencils represent both visual communication and political expression that can give an insight into this gender-based phenomenon. Street art pieces are linked to broader social contexts. The photographs and discourse analysis of the…
Embodied graffiti and street art research
Graffiti and street art research (GSAR) has become more acknowledged within the academic discourse; however, it has much to gain from theorising its methodological aspects. As a multidisciplinary field, GSAR has mostly used qualitative research methods, exploring urban space through methods that range from visual recordings to ethnography, emphasising the researchers' reflexivity. This qualitative approach has, however, paid little attention to t…
Cross-Cultural Insights from Two Global Mental Health Studies
This commentary highlights two cross-cultural issues identified from our global mental health (GMH) research, RECOLLECT (Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing) 2: self-enhancement and ingroup biases. Self-enhancement is a tendency to maintain and express unrealistically positive self-views. Ingroup biases are differences in one’s evaluation of others belonging to the same social group. These biases are discussed in the context of GMH res…
"Hearing the Silence" Exhibition as a Place for Dismantling the Imagery of Violence
In the end of 2026, we curated together with a visual artist Simi Ruotsalainen an exhibition on gendered violence as part of our research project "Artivism on Edges – Art, Activism and Gendered Violence" (Kone Foundation 2022–2026). Our curational decisions were motivated by dismantling of silence and shame associated with violence, activation of collective social agency, and exploration of possibilities for social encounter. In this reflection, …
Art (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Participatory Visual Research Methods (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public Spaces through Art (2 works)