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Dr Melanie Sarantou is a Senior Researcher for the European Commission H2020 funded project Acting on the Margin: Art as Social Sculpture (AMASS) at the University of Lapland. This project researches the relationship between the arts and societal challenges in the margins of Europe with participating countries Finland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Sweden and the UK. Her previous post-doctoral research include projects such as the Academic Profiling Area for Arctic Art and Design (2018-2019) and Women Living on the Edges of the World: Margin to Margin (2016-2017). As a member of the Service Design Research Group at the University of Lapland, she coordinates the Arctic Design Lab for the DESIS Network. Her research focuses on social design and arts-based research in marginalised communities. Additional roles include HDR student supervision in Service Design. In her previous post-doctorate research she engaged in arts-based research and socially engaged arts in communities of Namibia, Russia, Finland and South Australia. Her research and art explore concepts of marginality, which can be defined by remoteness and conditions of isolation and migration, emphasised by the geography of the Arctic and far South.
Field of science
- Visual arts and design
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AMASS: Acting on the Margins: Arts as Social Sc
Miettinen, S., Sarantou, M., Huhmarniemi, M. & Hiltunen, M.
01.02.2020 → 31.01.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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Dialogiaa ja kohtaamisia Arktisella
Miettinen, S., Sarantou, M. & Beaulé, C.
European Regional Development Fund ERDF, Lapin liitto
01.01.2020 → 30.04.2022
Project: Co-funded project
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Profi 2 (APPA II): Academy strategic profiling Plan of Action/Academy of Finland
Uotila, M., Miettinen, S., Syväjärvi, A., Sarantou, M., Hautala-Hirvioja, T., Pietarinen, H., Häkkilä, J., Hiltunen, M., Jokela, T., Timonen, E. & Rätti, O.
01.04.2016 → 31.08.2020
Project: Co-funded project
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Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research
Seppälä, T. (ed.), Sarantou, M. (ed.) & Miettinen, S. (ed.), 19 Apr 2021, New York: Routledge. 278 p. (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies).Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Arts-based social interventions: First results of the AMASS testbed
Kárpáti, A. (ed.) & Sarantou, M. (ed.), 2021, Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. 166 p.Research output: Book/Report › Anthology
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Assessing an online toolset and stakeholder workshop for policy-making
Sarantou, M., 2021, Arts-based social interventions: First results of the AMASS testbed. Kárpáti, A. & Sarantou, M. (eds.). Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto, p. 52-62Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Building a community through service design and responsiveness to emotions
Soto Hormazábal, M., Mollenhauer, K., Miettinen, S. & Sarantou, M., 19 Apr 2021, Arts-Based Methods for Decolonising Participatory Research. Seppälä, T., Sarantou, M. & Miettinen, S. (eds.). New York: Routledge, p. 123-145 (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Context mapping for creative tourism
Sarantou, M., Kugapi, O. & Huhmarniemi, M., 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annals of Tourism Research. 86, 103064.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Routledge (Publisher)
Enni Mikkonen (Peer reviewer), Melanie Sarantou (Editor) & Satu Miettinen (Editor)
31 Aug 2021Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Reviewer of scientific journal
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Service Design Working Group - Cumulus Rome 2021 Conference
Mariluz Soto Hormazábal (Speaker), Hong Li (Speaker), Mari Suoheimo (Speaker) & Melanie Sarantou (Speaker)
11 Jun 2021Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Routledge (Publisher)
Mari Mäkiranta (Peer reviewer), Melanie Sarantou (Editor) & Satu Miettinen (Editor)
1 May 2021 → 2 May 2021Activity: Editorial and other work related to publications › Reviewer of scientific journal
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AMASS policy stakeholder workshop
Tomi Knuutila (Participant), Melanie Sarantou (Organiser) & Mira Alhonsuo (Member of programme committee)
27 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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Visual Literacy Workshop
Amna Qureshi (Organiser) & Melanie Sarantou (Organiser)
1 Mar 2021 → 2 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
Press / Media
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Petrimaljoissa kasvaa taidetta –Lapin yliopiston biotaidelaboratoriossa arktisista mikrobeista syntyy taideteoksia
Heidi Pietarinen, Melanie Sarantou, Satu Miettinen & Maria Paldanius
07.04.2021
1 Media contribution
Media contents: Art
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Uusi biotaidetta tarkasteleva laboratorio taiteiden tiedekuntaan
Heidi Pietarinen, Melanie Sarantou & Satu Miettinen
22.03.2021
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Art