1. Curriculum Vitae | April 2012
Pekka Tuominen
Anthropologist
+358 5◊ 337 6765
pekka.tuominen@helsinki.fi
Address: Toinen Linja 11 A 23, FI-00530 Helsinki
Date of Birth: 11. 12. 1977
LinkedIn: http://fi.linkedin.com/in/ptuominen
Education
2008– Ph.D. Candidate, Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki
2007 M.Soc.Sc, Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Helsinki
2002 BA, Anthropology and Communication Studies, Goldsmiths College,
University of London
1996 Matriculation Examination, Sibelius-lukio
Work & Research Experience
2011– University of Helsinki, Adjunct teacher
2011– Aalto Design Factory, Anthropology Lecturer & Workshop Organizer (Freelance)
2011 Sitra Finnish Innovation Fund, Researcher (May–Sep),
Research report: Johtajuuden uudet eetokset (Emerging Ethical Leadership)
2010 Sitra Finnish Innovation Fund, Project Manager & Researcher (2010 Sep – 2011 Mar)
Research project: Arvoa sosiaalisista medioista (Social Media and Value Creation)
2008–2010 The Academy of Finland, Member of the research project:
What makes a good Muslim? Complexities of moral practice and subjectivity
in the age of global Islam
2007– Finnish Anthropological Society, Event and conference organizer
2007 – Freelance translations from English to Finnish
2000–2006 Freelance English teaching assignments in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Iran and Turkey
1995–2007 F-Musiikki, Acoustic instruments salesperson (part-time)
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2. Overview of Key Roles in Recent Workshops & Conferences
Mar 2012 Advertising Agency 358, Organizer: Anthropology Lunch mini-workshop
Feb 2012 Aalto Design Factory, Organizer: Gift & co-creation workshop for EM-Lyon Business School
Feb 2012 Aalto Design Factory, Organizer: The Social Life of Things workshop for IDBM course
Oct 2011 Finnish Anthropology Conference, Helsinki, Session Chair: Spatial practices
and belonging in the contemporary Islamic world
Sep 2011 Aalto Design Factory, Organizer: Value & Human Economy workshop
for IPD and IDBM courses
May 2011 Planning for People Symposium, co-organized by Aalto University & University of Helsinki,
Discussant
Oct 2010 Finnish Anthropology Conference, Helsinki, Speaker: Fragments of lost origins:
authenticity, community and the Ottoman Empire in contemporary Istanbul
July 2010 WOCMES Barcelona, Speaker: Enter the modern: authenticity, spatial boundaries
and the Islamic self in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul
Apr 2010 Helsinki Collegium of Advanced Studies International Workshop, Speaker:
Constructions of Muslim spaces in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul
Publishing
2012 Enter the Modern: Authenticity, Spatial Boundaries
and the Islamic Self in the Beyoglu District of Istanbul, peer-reviewed article,
Contemporary Islam, (accepted)
2012 Erkki Kauppila: lehtimies ja eurokommunisti,
biographical book, co-editor with Noora Kauppila, PK1
2011 Fragments of Lost Origins: Authenticity, Community and the Ottoman Empire
in Contemporary Istanbul, research report, Suomen Antropologi,
Vol. 36, Issue 1., pp 45–56
2011– Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, Book review editor
Language skills & international experience
Finnish: Native speaker, English: Excellent, Turkish: Good, Swedish: Good
Bahasa Indonesia: Basic, German: Basic
Travelled widely with extensive research and work stays in Turkey (18 months),
Indonesia (8 months), India (6 months), Malaysia (3 months)
Hobbies
Fly-fishing, trekking, literature and music
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