Ilkka Ruohonen

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Ilkka Ruohonen
Born(1958-09-15)15 September 1958
Helsinki University
Scientific career
FieldsCultural anthropology, documentary films
ThesisPurjeet kohti Guineaa! Analyysi Portugalin löytöretkien kulttuurisesta aspektista (1993)

Ilkka Antero Ruohonen (15 September 1958 – 17 March 2016) was a Finnish

Helsinki University.[1]

Ruohonen studied anthropology and

European colonialism. He based his study on Portuguese chronicles and archival materials. His study is said to have been an ambitious one. Later Ruohonen specialized in the early stages of colonialism in Portugal and Latin America, as well as on the anthropological study on Venezuela.[1]

In addition to his career in science, Ruohonen was also a film maker, having made more than 20 of them. Among his best-known films are the following

Ruohonen's films were often screened at the Viscult Film Festival in Joensuu, Finland. The last of these took place in 2014, when Ruohonen showed his film Herra Mustarastas ('Mr. Blackbird'), which, however, was left incomplete at the time of his death.[1]

In 2001

YLE in Finland showed Ruohonen's film The Platonic concept of hatred . It was seen by 200,000 viewers, although it was shown on a Friday during prime time and YLE at the same time showed the Nordic World Ski Championships.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Timo Kaartinen; Jari Kupiainen; Mari Tapaninen (25 April 2016). "Tutkijalla oli kaksi ammattia" ['Academic had two professions’]. Helsingin Sanomat. Helsinki: Sanoma. p. B 13. Retrieved 2 May 2016.