Tiina Seppälä - What are some of the limitations and possibilities of arts-based research?

This month we are honoured to be joined by one of our colleagues from Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki. Tiina Seppälä came to Global Development Studies by way of International Relations. Her work has looked at global inequalities, poverty, war, and social justice issues among many others. Activism is also an area of interest and Tiina has worked with peace activists in the UK, slum and women’s rights activists in South Asia, as well as asylum seekers in the Finnish context. Tiina gives us insight into her trajectory and how she naturally progressed from one project to another and how funding has had an impact on the directions of her career. During her fieldwork she had some interesting encounters with the dark side of development, or what could be called maldevelopment. Tiina speaks openly and honestly about her own positionality within research and some of the mismatches between the theoretical and the real. The role of unlearning can sometimes be just as important as the role of learning. Tiina gives us insight into the ways in which artistic methods have played a role in how she approaches her research. Our conversation is wide ranging and quite compelling! Want to learn more about Tiina’s work? Want to learn more about The Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR)?

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Tiina Seppälä - What are some of the limitations and possibilities of arts-based research? is an episode from EXALT Podcast by EXALT Initiative.

This episode is 01:00:16 long.

This episode was published on Mar 28, 2025.

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