Research

Henrika has published both in English and Finnish in diverse publication forums, edited publications, and works as a reviewer in academic journals.

Comprehensive list of publications:

https://research.aalto.fi/fi/persons/henrika-ylirisku/publications/

Children of the Anthropocene

Henrika is a member of the Children of the Anthropocene research group. The group was established as a continuation of the research project Antroposeenin lapset (funded by the Kone Foundation, 2022-2025). The principal investigator (PI) is Riikka Hohti, and the researchers are Henrika Ylirisku, Rachel Sinquefield-Kangas, Varpu Mehto, and Verneri Valasmo.

See Stories from Multispecies Childhoods – a site presenting a diverse collection of stories produced during the research project

See project webpages

In the research project, a mobile nature-culture research station allowed conducting open-ended, rhizomatic research in urban public spaces.
The research project collaborated with several institutions. Among other activities, a series of workshops was held for youth at the natural history museum.

Doctoral dissertation

Henrika’s doctoral dissertation explores the theoretical and philosphical groundings of environmental art education using a critical posthumanist approach.

Reorienting environmental art education (2021)

Monograph, Aalto University

(Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture Dissertation Award 2022)