Touko Vaahtera
Biographic Data
| ID | 6589746 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Touko Vaahtera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Touko |
| FAMILY NAME | Vaahtera |
| SIGNATURE | VAAHTERA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5710-5538 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Disability, Political Violence and Genocide
Nuoret ja vanhat televiestinnän murroksessa
Ikään liittyvät kulttuuriset oletukset muovaavat teknologiaan ja sen käyttöön liittyviä ymmärryksiä. Siinä missä iäkkäämmät ihmiset on usein nähty stereotyyppisesti teknologisesti osaamattomina, nuorten on kuviteltu omaksuvan helposti uusien teknologisten laitteiden käytön. Ylipäätään uutena näyttäytyvään teknologiaan on kulttuurisesti liitetty käsityksiä nuoruudesta. Tämä artikkeli fokusoi viestintäteknologiaan ja tarkastelee matkapuhelinoperaat…
Ableist realism and inclusive education
Invoking realism is one of the overlooked forms of ableism in the discussions of disability studies and inclusive education. By introducing the concept of ableist realism, the aim of the article is to show how such forms of ableism could be theorised. Authors understand ableist realism to be a mentality and an atmosphere, where understanding disability as a deficiency and considering disabled people’s needs inappropriate to general societal setti…
Strong and Weak Theories of Capacity
This article puts forward two ways of understanding capacity: strong and weak theories. The strong theory of capacity self-evidently connects capacity with ideal humanity or pedestalizes it as an analytic concept, while the weak theory of capacity allows space for interpretations about life unfolding without murmurings about capacity. By considering capacity in a way that distinguishes these two theories, the article contributes to contemporary t…
We swam before we breathed or walked’
This article introduces the concept of ‘able-bodied belonging,’ and pays particular attention to the cultural mechanisms in which ableism intertwines with the forms of belonging. Taking a cultural studies viewpoint, the article focuses on present evolutionary biological accounts, and explores the ableist and speciesist assumptions that frame evolutionary biology. The article investigates how these accounts invoke a feeling of belonging to the ani…
We swam before we breathed or walked’
This article introduces the concept of ‘able-bodied belonging,’ and pays particular attention to the cultural mechanisms in which ableism intertwines with the forms of belonging. Taking a cultural studies viewpoint, the article focuses on present evolutionary biological accounts, and explores the ableist and speciesist assumptions that frame evolutionary biology. The article investigates how these accounts invoke a feeling of belonging to the ani…
We swam before we breathed or walked’
This article introduces the concept of ‘able-bodied belonging,’ and pays particular attention to the cultural mechanisms in which ableism intertwines with the forms of belonging. Taking a cultural studies viewpoint, the article focuses on present evolutionary biological accounts, and explores the ableist and speciesist assumptions that frame evolutionary biology. The article investigates how these accounts invoke a feeling of belonging to the ani…
Strong and Weak Theories of Capacity
This article puts forward two ways of understanding capacity: strong and weak theories. The strong theory of capacity self-evidently connects capacity with ideal humanity or pedestalizes it as an analytic concept, while the weak theory of capacity allows space for interpretations about life unfolding without murmurings about capacity. By considering capacity in a way that distinguishes these two theories, the article contributes to contemporary t…
Nuoret ja vanhat televiestinnän murroksessa
Ikään liittyvät kulttuuriset oletukset muovaavat teknologiaan ja sen käyttöön liittyviä ymmärryksiä. Siinä missä iäkkäämmät ihmiset on usein nähty stereotyyppisesti teknologisesti osaamattomina, nuorten on kuviteltu omaksuvan helposti uusien teknologisten laitteiden käytön. Ylipäätään uutena näyttäytyvään teknologiaan on kulttuurisesti liitetty käsityksiä nuoruudesta. Tämä artikkeli fokusoi viestintäteknologiaan ja tarkastelee matkapuhelinoperaat…
Ableist realism and inclusive education
Invoking realism is one of the overlooked forms of ableism in the discussions of disability studies and inclusive education. By introducing the concept of ableist realism, the aim of the article is to show how such forms of ableism could be theorised. Authors understand ableist realism to be a mentality and an atmosphere, where understanding disability as a deficiency and considering disabled people’s needs inappropriate to general societal setti…
Disability, Political Violence and Genocide
Sociology (2 works) · Ableism (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work) · Connection (principal bundle (1 work) · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy (1 work) · Critical realism (philosophy of perception (1 work) · Cultural Identity and Representation (1 work)