
Laura Haapio-Kirk
@lauralhk
Junior Research Fellow in Anthropology @ChCh_Oxford. Wellbeing, digital life, ageing, artistic research methods, Japan, Finland. Book: bit.ly/4cKKf8t
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On my way to Lakes International Comic Art Festival equipped with zines I made about my research on wellbeing. Can't wait to meet amazing comics artists from around the world! #licaf #graphicethnography


My illustrator friend & former research participant あまえび(STUDIO SUE) and I created a #manga project report for Jennifer Coates’ Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded “Relational #Creativity” research network East Asian Studies | The University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield Download here: sheffield.ac.uk/seas/research/…


Come to the Pitt Rivers Museum next week for a host of wonderful events as part of the #ESRCFestival. On the Friday I will be there all day, inviting you to explore the topic of wellbeing through drawing and zine making! Christ Church Oxford Anthropology socsci.ox.ac.uk/event/festival…

This summer I spent three months meeting the community of Lapinlahden Lähde, a cultural centre for wellbeing based in an old psychiatric hospital in Helsinki. I made this short film to capture the spirit of the place which is under threat from city planners youtu.be/k85XFE-qx_A?fe…

Feeling creative? 🧑🎨🌟 Join Laura Haapio-Kirk on 27 Oct to make your own zine as part of the 2023 Festival of Social Sciences Pitt Rivers Museum! #ESRCFestival Find out more and discover the full weekend timetable of #FamilyFun ⬇️ socsci.web.ox.ac.uk/drawing-wellbe… #FreeEvent

TOMORROW Budding sketchers assemble! | 27 Oct 🎨 Unleash your creativity & create your very own ‘zine’ mini magazine on wellbeing Pitt Rivers Museum! You can showcase your zine on the museums’ social media! With 🧑🎨 artist & anthropologist @lauralhk #ESRCFestival socsci.web.ox.ac.uk/drawing-wellbe…


Enjoying meeting lots of young people today at Pitt Rivers Museum and seeing their wonderful zines about wellbeing! This one is about an inuit coat and gives a very good overview of the benefits of clothes for keeping warm and protected from illness among other things!


In our latest episode for the Ethnographic Marginalia podcast, Alex & I talked with the ever-insightful V. Chitra about ethnographic approaches to coastlines, climate change, and comics. Do tune in New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) newbooksnetwork.com/coastlines-cli…

Delighted to have my artwork on the cover of Daniel Miller's excellent book which I am very much enjoying reading. Available open access: politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo…





It was such a privilege to be part of this event last week in Berlin. Fantastic discussions with leading researchers of ageing and migration. Congratulations to Megha Amrith and the Ageing in a Time of Mobility team on a brilliant project and workshop!

Some thoughts on graphic ethnography and accessible knowledge, from participating in the wonderful closing workshop of Ageing in a Time of Mobility with Megha Amrith laurahaapiokirk.substack.com/p/ageing-in-a-…

