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CURRICULUM VITAE<\/span><\/strong> 31th January, 2026<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Kimi K\u00e4rki
\nPhD, Lecturer
\nCultural Study of Music
\nSibelius Academy, University of the Ars Helsinki (Sein\u00e4joki campus)<\/span>Title of Docent: Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Turku; Area and Cultural Studies, University of HelsinkiMobile phone (work): +358 50 576 6668.
\nEmail: kimi.karki(at)uniarts.fi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Also affiliated to:<\/p>\n

International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultural History, School of History, Culture and Arts Studies
\nFIN-20014 University of Turku
\nFINLAND<\/span><\/p>\n

kimi.karki(at)utu.fi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

ORCID: http:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7485-6969<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

President: European Popular Culture Association (EPCA): https:\/\/epcablog.wordpress.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Director: Fascinating fascism and its affective heritage in Finnish culture (Kone Foundation, 2021\u20132025): https:\/\/fasiaffekti.wordpress.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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PERSONAL DATA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Name: K\u00e4rki, Kimi Ervo Petteri<\/span><\/p>\n

Time and place of birth: 16th April, 1976 Rauma
\nMarried to\u00a0 Maarit Leskel\u00e4-K\u00e4rki
\nChildren: Aalo (born 2002) and Aarni (born 2007)<\/span><\/p>\n

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ACADEMIC EDUCATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2022 Adjunct Professor (Title of Docent), University of Helsinki, Area and Cultural Studies.
\n2018 Adjunct Professor (Title of Docent). University of Turku, Cultural Heritage Studies. Field of speciality: Popular culture, in particular the cultural heritage of popular music.
\n2014 PhD. University of Turku, Cultural History. Doctoral Thesis title: Rakennettu areenat\u00e4hteys. Rock-konsertti globalisoituvana mediaspectaakkelina 1965-2013. (Constructed Arena Stardom. Rock Concert as a Globalizing Media Spectacle, 1965-2013).
\n2008 Licentiate of Philosophy. University of Turku, Cultural History. Phil. Lic. Thesis title: Ep\u00e4toivon ja teknologian teatterissa: Pink Floydin lavaesiintyminen 1965-1995. (In the Theatre of Despair and Technology: Pink Floyd\u2019s Stage Performance 1965-1995).
\n2002 M.A. University of Turku, Cultural History.
\nM.A.-thesis title Taiderockin naamiot teknologian teatterissa. Pink Floydin lavaesiintyminen 1965-1981
\n(Masques of Art Rock. Pink Floyd\u2019s Stage Performance 1965-1981).
\nSide subjects: Comparative Religion, Practical Philosophy.
\n2002 B.A. University of Turku, Cultural History.
\nSide subjects: Comparative Religion, Practical Philosophy.
\n1997 Undergraduate, Department of History, University of Turku.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOST IMPORTANT POSTS AND POSITIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Current:<\/span><\/p>\n

Lecturer, Cultural Study of Music, Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki (Sein\u00e4joki unit). This is my primary work position since August 2022. Permanent contract since August 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

Projects:<\/span><\/p>\n

Fasismin lumo ja affektiivinen perint\u00f6 suomalaisessa kulttuurissa (The Fascination and Affective Heritage of Fascism in Finnish Culture. Project funded by Kone Foundation 2021\u20132023, extended to 2025. Continues as artistic activity, funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation). PI: Adjunct Professor Kimi K\u00e4rki.<\/span><\/p>\n

Talking Machines. Electronic voice and the interpretation of emotions and self-understanding in human-machine communication in 1960\u20132020 (Project funded by Kone Foundation 2018\u20132022). PI: Adjunct Professor Pertti Gr\u00f6nholm. We still collaborate and possibly publish together.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Past:<\/span><\/p>\n

April 2021-July 2022, Senior Research Fellow (and Director, until the end of 2025): The Fascination and Affective Heritage of Fascism in Finnish Culture. Project funded by Kone Foundation 2021\u20132023, extended to 2025.<\/span>July 2018-September 2019, January 2020-March 2021: <\/span><\/p>\n

Senior Research Fellow, Talking Machines. Electronic voice and the interpretation of emotions and self-understanding in human-machine communication in 1960\u20132020 (Project funded by Kone Foundation 2018\u20132022). PI: Adjunct Professor Pertti Gr\u00f6nholm.<\/span><\/p>\n

October-December 2019: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), planning the future of Scholars at Risk network in Finland.<\/span><\/p>\n

Project Designer (Turku City Library, Music Library). January\u2013May 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

ASLA-Fulbright Junior Scholar (Center for Popular Music Studies, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA). January to June 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

January 2016-December 2016 University Lecturer (45%), International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC), see http:\/\/iipc.utu.fi\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

January 2016-December 2016 University Lecturer (55%), European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society<\/a>. A European Master\u2019s Programme, part of EuroMACHS Network. University of Turku (partner universities: Coimbra, Cologne, Graz, Salento). See http:\/\/www.euromachs.net\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

March 2012-December 2015 Coordinator, International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC), see http:\/\/iipc.utu.fi\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

March 2008-December 2015 Coordinator, European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society<\/a>. A European Master\u2019s Programme, part of EuroMACHS Network. University of Turku (partner universities: Coimbra, Cologne, Graz, Salento). See http:\/\/www.euromachs.net\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

January 2012-January 2015, Coordinator, PhD Programme in Popular Culture Studies<\/a> (PPCS), University of Turku (partner universities: Abo Akademi, University of Eastern Finland, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4).<\/span><\/p>\n

Grant researcher, Emil Aaltonen Foundation, September-October 2013. During this time I was on a research leave from the coordinating duties.<\/span><\/p>\n

November 2010-February 2012 Coordinator, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), see http:\/\/www.utu.fi\/sivustot\/collegia\/tias\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

September 2011-October 2011 Coordinator, International Institute for Popular culture (IIPC), see http:\/\/iipc.utu.fi\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

January 2008-February 2008 Grant Researcher, Cultural History, University of Turku.<\/span><\/p>\n

August 2005-December 2007 Research Fellow, the Academy of Finland project “The Starnet: Changing Discourses of Popular Music Stardom<\/a>“<\/span><\/p>\n

February 2006-July 2006 Visiting Fellow, Institute of Popular Music<\/a>, University of Liverpool, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

August 2004-July 2005 Assistant, Cultural History, University of Turku<\/span><\/p>\n

May 2003-July 2004 Coordinator, The Graduate School on Cultural Interaction
\nand Integration and the Baltic Sea Region<\/span><\/p>\n

August 2002-July 2003 Assistant, Cultural History, University of Turku<\/span><\/p>\n

April-May 2002 Project secretary, Cultural History, University of Turku<\/span><\/p>\n

May-September 2001 Trainee for Governmental Administration, Cultural History, University of Turku<\/span><\/p>\n

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GRANTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2025 Finnish Cultural Foundation: For the theatre production He sanoivat: rajat kiinni<\/em> with the rest of the work group, me as the responsible applicant. 39 000 euros. This is connected to my Kone Foundation research project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2021 Kone Foundation: Research project Fascinating fascism and its affective heritage in Finnish culture. 351 300 euros. PI: Adjunct Professor Kimi K\u00e4rki. My own funding is 1 year 9 months, the whole duration of the project is 2021\u20132023. Extended to 2025.<\/p>\n

2020 Turku University Foundation: Gran\u00f6 Scholarship for one-week research residence at Gran\u00f6 Center, Villa Tammekann, Tartu, Estonia.<\/span><\/p>\n

2017 Kone Foundation: Research project Talking Machines. Electronic voice and the interpretation of emotions and self-understanding in human-machine communication in 1960\u20132020. PI: Adjunct Professor Pertti Gr\u00f6nholm. My funding is for 2 years and 6 months. The whole duration of the project is 2018\u20132022.<\/span><\/p>\n

2016 Emil Aaltosen S\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6: one year research grant (used in 2017)<\/span><\/p>\n

2016 Fulbright Finland: 6 month Visiting Fellowship at Case Western Reserve University Center for Popular Music Studies (cost share with University of Turku)<\/span><\/p>\n

2013 Emil Aaltosen S\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6: 2 month research grant.<\/span><\/p>\n

2012 Turku University Foundation: Gran\u00f6 Scholarship for two-week research residence at Gran\u00f6 Center, Villa Tammekann, Tartu, Estonia.<\/span><\/p>\n

2012 University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS): Grant for 1 Month PhD-work.<\/span><\/p>\n

2008 Turku University Foundation: Grant for a conference trip to Iceland.<\/span><\/p>\n

2007 Suomen Kulttuurirahaston Varsinais-Suomen rahasto: 6 month grant for PhD-work.<\/span><\/p>\n

2005 Academy of Finland: Grant for Visiting Foreign Research Institute (Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool, 6 months).<\/span><\/p>\n

2001 The Finnish University Foundation of Turku: Research grant for MA-thesis.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TEACHING<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pedagogical studies (35 ECTS):<\/span><\/p>\n

University Pedagogy (University of Turku Faculty of Education, tailored for Cultural History department, \u00a010 ECTS, 2004)<\/span><\/p>\n

Feminist Pedagogy I (HILMA Network, 5 ECTS, 2021, https:\/\/blogs.helsinki.fi\/hilma-verkosto\/opetus\/feministinen-pedagogiikka\/<\/a> )<\/span><\/p>\n

Feminist Pedagogy II (HILMA Network, 5 ECTS, 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n

Feminist Pedagogy III (Tunteet ja ruumiillisuus opetuksessa, HILMA Network, 5 ECTS, 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n

Feminist Pedagogy IV (Ohjaus feministisess\u00e4 pedagogiikassa, HILMA Network, 5 ECTS, 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n

Feminist Pedagogy V (Feministisen pedagogiikan kehitt\u00e4mishanke ja vertaismentorointi, HILMA Network, 5 ECTS, 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Seminar teaching<\/span><\/p>\n

September 2024-May 2025: BA Thesis seminar. Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki.<\/p>\n

September 2016-April 2022: PhD Student Seminar on popular culture and media technologies. Cultural History, University of Turku. Together with Paavo Oinonen.<\/span><\/p>\n

February 2008-December 2016: MA-seminar for European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society students.<\/span><\/p>\n

August 2002-December 2016: MA-level theme seminar on the history of popular culture (always 6 to 15 students, depending on the year), Cultural History, University of Turku. In the last years the emphasis was also on material culture. Have co-supervised more than 80 (eighty) MA Theses.<\/span><\/p>\n

January-May 2003 \u201cF\u00f6ribeat\u201d. Seminar on Turku pop and rock scene between 1950s and 1970s.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lectures and lectured courses<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2025, several 5 ECTS courses, with lectures and additional readings, Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki, Sein\u00e4joki unit, lectures updated from the 2022: Lecture series Johdatus musiikki- ja kulttuurialaan (Introduction to Music and Cultural Industries); Lecture series Johdatus kulttuurintutkimukseen (Introduction to Cultural Studies); Lecture series Tieteenfilosofian perusteet (Foundations of the Philosophy of Science, 24 h); Lecture series Johdatus tutkimusmenetelmiin (Introduction to Research Methods).<\/span><\/p>\n

Visiting lecture \u00c4\u00e4nimaisemat ja ekokriittinen musiikintutkimus to lecture series \u00c4\u00e4nen kulttuurinen historia (Cultural history of sound), for Sound Design department in Theatre Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2025, He sanoivat: rajat kiinni. Teatteriesitys ja paneelikeskustelu Tampereen Teatterikes\u00e4ss\u00e4 6.8.2025. One hour as the chair of the panel.<\/p>\n

Spring 2025, several 2-5 ECTS courses with lectures and additional readings: BA Thesis seminar (continued from the Autumn); Populaarimusiikki ja v\u00e4kivalta (3-5 ECTS); Populaarimusiikin genret -harjoituskurssi (3-5 ECTS); Uusmaterialismi-lukupiiri (5 ECTS). Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki, Sein\u00e4joki unit.<\/p>\n

Spring 2025, Populaarimusiikin \u00e4\u00e4ri-ilmi\u00f6it\u00e4. Public one hour lecture at Pori Museum of Arts 26.3.2025.<\/p>\n

Autumn 2024, several 2-5 ECTS courses with lectures and additional readings. Lecture series. Practice based course \u00c4\u00e4nimaisemat ja ekokriittinen musiikintutkimus (Soundscapes and Ecocritical Study of Music, 2-5 ECTS) Reading roundtable Hermeneutiikka: tulkinnan filosofiasta tulkinnan etiikkaan (Hermeneutics: from philosophy of interpretation to ethics of research, 5 ECTS). BA Thesis Seminar (10 ECTS, from Autumn to Spring).<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring 2024, several 1-5 ECTS courses, with lectures and additional readins. Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki, Sein\u00e4joki unit: Lecture series Kirjoittamisen lajit ja tiedeviestint\u00e4 (Variations of writing and scientific communication, 16 h lectures, 26 h small groups mentoring), Reading roundtable Cultural Study of Music Research Articles (in English, 26 h), Musiikin kulttuuriperint\u00f6 (Cultural heritage of music, 20 h, my share of lectures 16 h) Musiikkikulttuurien moninaisuus (Global music cultures, 24 h), Kvantitatiiviset menetelm\u00e4t (Quantitative methods, 10 h, my share 8 h), Ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4 ja ty\u00f6nhakutaidot (intensive course on Employment seeking skills, 6 h, my share 4 h).<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2023, several 2-5 ECTS courses, with lectures and additional readings. Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki, Sein\u00e4joki unit: Lecture series Elektronisen musiikin historiaa (History of Electronic Music, 24 h), Practice based course Elokuvamusiikki ja musiikkivideot (Film Music and Music Videos, 26 h). Reading roundtable Kulttuurintutkimuksen klassikkotekstej\u00e4 (Classics of the Cultural Studies, 26 h), V\u00e4hemmist\u00f6jen musiikki (Music of the Minorities, several lecturers, my share is 2 h); Musiikki ja sukupuoli (Music and Gender, 10 h).\u00a0 Additionally, there was an open university lecture series for University of Helsinki Area and Cultural Studies, based on the ongoing Kone Foundation project I am directing: Fasismin lumo eurooppalaisessa kulttuurissa (Fascination with Fascism in European Culture, several lecturers, 5 ECTS, 28 h). My share was 12 h.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring 2023, several 5 ECTS courses, with lectures and additional readings. Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki, Sein\u00e4joki unit: Lecture series Taiteenfilosofian perusteet (Foundation of the \u00a0Philosophy of Art, 24 h), Lecture series Populaarimusiikkit\u00e4hteys ja musiikkiteollisuus, (Popular Music Stardom and Music Industy, 24 h).\u00a0 Practice based course Laadullisten menetelmien harjoituskurssi (Qualitative Methods, 24 h) . Reading roundtable Tieteen- ja taiteenfilosofian klassikkotekstej\u00e4 (Classics of the Philosophy of Arts and Sciences, 22 h). Musiikki Suomessa 3 ECTS, My lecture 2 hours: “Suomalainen vaihtoehtoinen populaarimusiikki 1970-luvulta 2000-luvulle”.
\nSpring 2023. A lectured course for Arts Management Students, Uniarts Helsinki. Popular Culture and the Arts (2-4 ECTS, 16 hours and additional readings).
\nSpring 2023. A lecture for Arts Managment Students, Uniarts Helsinki: “Personal Development: Self Confidence”. 4 hours.
\nSpring 2023. A lecture in AI Academy, University of Turku lecture series Puhuvien koneiden historiaa. 2 hours: “Elokuvien puhuvat ja vaikenevat koneet”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2022, several 5 ECTS courses, with lectures and additional readings, Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki, Sein\u00e4joki unit: Lecture series Johdatus musiikki- ja kulttuurialaan (Introduction to Music and Cultural Industries, 28 h); Lecture series Johdatus kulttuurintutkimukseen (Introduction to Cultural Studies, 20h); Lecture series Tieteenfilosofian perusteet (Foundations of the Philosophy of Science, 24 h); Lecture series Johdatus tutkimusmenetelmiin (Introduction to Research Methods 24 h).
\nAutumn 2022, lecture at Historiafoorumi, University of the Arts Helsinki. One hour: “Fasismin lumoa ja puhuvia koneita”
\nAutumn 2022, Studia Generalia lecture at the Turku Castle 21 September. One hour: \u201cVanhan linnan puistossa\u201d \u2013 turkulainen populaarimusiikki.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring 2022, a hybrid lecture for Cultural History, University of Turku course KUHI3022-3002 Kulttuurihistorian historia ja nykytutkimus. Two hours (shared with Dr. Paavo Oinonen, also including a panel discussion “Populaarin ja median historiat”): “Populaarikulttuurin historiaa rockspektaakkeleista puhuviin koneisiin”
\nSpring 2022, a hybrid lecture for School of History, Culture, and Arts Studies, University of Turku course HIST0148 Puhuvien koneiden historiaa: Kuvittelua, kohtaamisia ja tunteita. Two hours: “Elokuvien puhuvat ja vaikenevat koneet”
\nSpring 2022. a hybrid lecture for School of History, Culture, and Arts Studies, University of Turku course HISTO0108 Historian k\u00e4ytt\u00f6. Two hours: “Fasimin pime\u00e4 lumo”<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2021, a lecture for Suomen Dosenttiliitto event Kaiken maailman dosentteja \u2014 tutkittua tietoa. One hour: \u201dFasismin lumo\u201d & panel discussion \u00a0\u201dDosentit ty\u00f6el\u00e4m\u00e4n suola: dosenttien paikka ja merkitys yhteiskunnassa.\u201d \u00a0(With Johanna Moisio, Emma Raitoharju, and Pilvi Torsti).\u00a0Online<\/a>.
\nSpring 2021, a lecture in Cultural Heritage Studies course Populaarimusiikin kulttuuriperint\u00f6 (online, 4 hours): \u201cSuomalainen vaihtoehtoinen populaarimusiikki 1990-luvun molemmin puolin\u201d
\nSpring 2021, visiting lecture series (5 ETCS) in Master\u2019s Programme in Area and Cultural Studies, University of Helsinki. Twenty-eight (28) hours (online): \u201cTulevaisuuden kuvittelu populaarikulttuurissa\u201d
\nAutumn 2021, a lecture in Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Turku (online, 4 hours): \u201cVaikea kulttuuriperint\u00f6\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring 2020, visiting lecture series (5 ETCS) in Master\u2019s Programme in Area and Cultural Studies, University of Helsinki. Twenty-eight (28) hours: \u201cMediaspektaakkeli: n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmia audiovisuaaliseen nykykulttuuriin\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2019, two lectures in Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Turku. Two hours: \u201dRockspektaakkelien historiointi ja rockin muistomerkkikulttuuri\u201d, two hours (for PhD students): \u201cPopulaarikulttuurin tutkimus\u201d
\nSpring 2019, a lecture in Philosophy, University of Turku. One hour: \u201cEvolutions of The Wall: Fascistic Aesthetics, Memory and Communication\u201d
\nSpring 2019, a lecture in Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Turku. Four hours: \u201cPopulaarimusiikin kulttuuriperint\u00f6 ja musiikilla rakennettu identiteetti\u201d
\nSpring 2019, lecture series (5 ECTS) in Nordic Cultural Resilience Master\u2019s Programme, University of Turku: \u201cNordic Societies, Global Cultures\u201d. Together with Kari Kallioniemi, Kimmo Laine & Janne M\u00e4kel\u00e4. 12 hours of lectures. Also evaluated the essays.<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2018, a lecture in Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Turku. Two hours: Dark Heritage: kulttuuriperinn\u00f6n synkk\u00e4 lumo.
\nSpring 2018, lecture series (5 ECTS) in International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC), University of Turku: \u201cFasismin perint\u00f6 populaarikulttuurissa\u201d (Heritage of Fascism in Popular Culture). Together with Kari Kallioniemi and Petri Saarikoski. Eight hours of lectures. Also co-evaluated the essays.<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2017, lecture series (5 ECTS) in International Institute for Popular Culture (IIPC), University of Turku: Media Spectacles: History and Interpretation. Eight hours of lectures & ten hours of guided contact group work. Also evaluated the learning diaries.
\nApril 2017, invided lecture to Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH, USA). One hour: \u201cLove SS Leather? Totalitarian Alternative Futures and the Fascination of Nazi Aesthetics\u201d.
\nMarch 2017, invited lecture to Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH, USA). Two hours: \u201cTommy Tearing Down the Wall: Intermedial Afterlife of the Post-War Concept Albums\u201d.
\nMarch 2017, invited lecture to Western University, (London, Ontario, Canada). Two hours: \u201cMetal Music and Nationalism\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

April 2016, a lecture in Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Turku lecture series Eurooppalaisen menneisyyden representaatioita. Two hours: \u201dRockspektaakkelien historiointi ja rockin muistomerkkikulttuuri\u201d
\nApril 2016, a lecture in Digital Culture, University of Turku lecture series Hitler-videomeemien historia ja anatomia. Two hours: \u201cInglorious Basters: pastissi ja kontrafaktuaalisuus\u201d
\nApril 2016, a lecture in Cultural History, University of Turku lecture series History of the Finnish Popular Culture after the World War II. Two hours: \u201cLove Records and the Finnish Heritage? Finnish Progressive rock and the Evolution of Kalevalaic Metal, 1970s to 2010\u201d
\nFebruary 2016, a lecture in Musicology, University of Turku lecture series New Audiovisual Aesthetics. Two hours: \u201dLive Stadium Rock Spectacles\u201d
\nIIPC Debate lecture #79. Fri 29 Jan 2016, 15-16, University of Turku. Dr Kimi K\u00e4rki: \u201dEvolutions of The Wall, 1979-2013\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

May 2015, a lecture for Turun Klassikon lukio students, as part of Tieteen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t. Two hours: \u201cCheek ei tullut tyhj\u00e4st\u00e4. T\u00e4hteyden ja populaarimusiikin historian tutkimuksesta\u201d
\nApril 2015, a lecture in Baltic Sea Region Studies, University of Turku lecture series Spaces of Cross-cultural Interaction in the Baltic Sea Region. Two hours: \u201dNortherness in Exreme Metal\u201d. Re-lectured for the same course in December 2015.
\nMarch 2015, a lecture in Cultural History, University of Turku lecture series Riste\u00e4v\u00e4t maailmat. Two hours: \u201dPopulaarimusiikkikulttuurien kohtaaminen\u201d. Re-lectured for the same course in April 2016.
\nFebruary 2015, a lecture for Turun historiallinen yhdistys (THY), Turku city library. One hour: \u201cAreenarockin historiakulttuuri\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2014, a lecture in Popular Culture Studies Master\u2019s Degree Pathway course Introduction to Popular Culture Studies. Two hours: \u201cStardom\u201d. Re-lectured in 2015 and 2016.
\nSpring 2014, a lecture in Cultural History, University of Turku lecture series Riste\u00e4v\u00e4t maailmat. Two hours: \u201dPopulaarimusiikkikulttuurien kohtaaminen\u201d (with Kari Kallioniemi)
\nSpring 2014, a lecture in Media Education, University of Lapland lecture series Approaches to Media Cultures. Four hours: \u201dPopular Culture Studies\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2013, a lecture in Cultural History, University of Turku lecture series Tutkimusmenetelm\u00e4t ja teoriat. Two hours: \u201dAudiovisuaalisten aineistojen kulttuurihistoriallinen l\u00e4hilukeminen\u201d
\nSpring 2013, European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society course organisation, lectures and tutoring: Experts in E-Learning Humanities (20 ECTS). Excersise-based course on e-learning and building Moodle course environments.<\/span><\/p>\n

January 2012, a lecture at Turun suomenkielinen ty\u00f6v\u00e4enopisto as part of the lecture series Populaarimusiikkia, dekkareita ja elokuvaa Britanniasta. Two hours: \u201dPopulaarimusiikin murros 1960\u201370-lukujen vaihteen Britanniassa\u201d
\nOctober 2012, a lecture in PhD Programme in Popular Culture Studies lecture series Popular Culture Studies: An Introduction to Methodologies. Two hours: \u201dHistory of Popular Culture Studies?\u201d Also the marking and organising the lecture series.
\nAugust 2012, a public lecture in the Night of the Arts, Brinkkalan piha, Turku. One hour: \u201dProgen juuret: Englantilainen ja Yhdysvaltain l\u00e4nsirannikon psykedelia\u201d
\nMay 2012, a lecture in University of Lapland lecture series Musiikki vallank\u00e4ytt\u00f6n\u00e4, m\u00e4\u00e4rittelyvaltana ja vastarintana 1900-luvun Suomessa. Three hours: \u201dMink\u00e4 v\u00e4rinen on ihmiskunnan tulevaisuus? Yhteiskunnallisuus suomalaisessa progressiivisessa rockissa\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

March 2011, a lecture in Aalto-yliopisto (Taideteollinen korkeakoulu, Pori) lecture series Film. Three hours: \u201cFilm Music: Collaborations in Rhythm and Soundscape\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

February 2010, a lecture in Cultural History, University of Turku lecture series Populaarikulttuurin materiallinen historia. Two hours: \u201cPopulaarimusiikki: lavaesiintyminen, materiaalisuus ja teknologia\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

January 2010, a sixteen hour visiting lecture series Populaarikulttuurin historia ja tutkimusmenetelm\u00e4t for the department of history and geography, Joensuu, University of Eastern Finland. 4 ECTS Credits, with additional reading. I also evaluated the lecture diaries from the series.<\/span><\/p>\n

April 2009, a lecture in Cultural History, University of Turku lecture series Populaarikulttuurin historia \u2013 n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmia tutkimukseen. Two hours: \u201dStadionrockin estetiikan muutokset\u201d
\nApril 2009, revised and re-lectured in April 2011, and again Dec 2012 and Dec 2014, a lecture in European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society lecture series Heritage and Lived Environment in an Urban Context. Name changed in 2012 to Urban History and Heritage: A Baltic Sea Region Perspective (again revised and re-lectured). Four hours: \u201dFirst in Turku: Popular cultural interaction in city space\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Autumn 2008 \u201cThe State of Sound: Popular Music and Nationality\u201d. Course tutor for Finnish Virtual University, Moodle environment. Also author of the course modules (six weekly modules with essays and discussions), constructed with Docent Janne M\u00e4kel\u00e4.<\/span><\/p>\n

November 2007, a guest lecture in University of Tampere Media Studies lecture series Julkiset kasvot: n\u00e4ytteleminen, esitt\u00e4minen, rooli. Two hours: \u201cT\u00e4hteyden naamiot populaarimusiikissa.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Visiting Lecturer, School of Critical and Historical Studies, University of Brighton, March 2006 (Week 10)<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring and Autumn 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 \u201cSuomalaisuus populaarimusiikissa\u201d (Finnishness in Popular Music). Course tutor for Finnish Virtual University, first WebCT, then Moodle environment. Also author of one module of the course, \u201cRock ja kansallinen mytologia\u201d (Rock and National Mythology).<\/span><\/p>\n

March 2004, a lecture in Baltic Sea Region Studies lecture series Regional European and Global Interaction in Baltic Sea Region Cultures. Two hours: \u201cTowards an International Rock Professionalism: Finnish Interaction With Anglo-American Music Market from 1970s to 2000.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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MEMBERSHIPS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2021:- Suomen Musiikkitieteellinen Seura<\/a> (SMS), hallituksen varaj\u00e4sen 2021, varsinainen j\u00e4sen 2022, hallituksen varaj\u00e4sen 2023.
\n2019-: Suomen Historiallinen Seura<\/a> (SHS), tutkijaj\u00e4sen.
\n2019-: Turun yliopistojen dosenttiyhdistys<\/a>. Hallituksen j\u00e4sen 2021-.
\n2018-: ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association<\/a>.
\n2014-: Association for Cultural Studies<\/a> (ACS).
\n2012-: European Popular Culture Association<\/a> (EPCA). Founding member. Member of the board of the EPCA since 2012. The Secretary of EPCS 2014-2023. The President<\/strong> of EPCS 2023-.
\n2010-: International Society for Cultural History<\/a> (ISCH).
\n2009-: Society for Cultural Studies in Finland<\/a>.
\n2007-: International Institute for Popular Culture<\/a> (IIPC). Founding member. Task Group Member and the Chief Editor of the IIPC Publication Series<\/a> ISSN 1797-318X (online). 2025- Member of the IIPC Steering Group.
\n2006-: Eetos ry.<\/a>
\n2004-: Finnish Association for the Study of Popular Culture. Founding member. From 2010 onwards Popular Culture Association Finland (PCA Finland). Member of the board 2010-2012.
\n2002-2014: Finnish Graduate School of History<\/a>
\n2002-: Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers<\/a> (FUURT)
\n2001-: International Association for the Study of Popular Music<\/a> (IASPM, Nordic Branch). Finnish National Representative in the board of IASPM Norden, 2010. Web\/Publications representative of the IASPM International Executive Committee, 2017\u20132019, 2019\u20132021, 2021\u20132023<\/strong>. Six years in all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SUPERVISING DUTIES AND WORKING AS A SCIENTIFIC EXPERT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Acted as a preliminary examiner<\/strong> of Aila Mustonen\u2019s doctoral dissertation \u201dY\u00f6, mets\u00e4, aika ennen kristinuskoa.\u201d Kotimaan ja kansakunnan representaatiot black metalissa ja folk metalissa Suomessa ja Norjassa, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oulu. Autumn 2015. This thesis was defended successfully in April 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

Member of the Advisory Board, MDP in Music Business, University of the Arts Helsinki (2025-).\u00a0 https:\/\/www.uniarts.fi\/en\/study-programmes\/music-business-master\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Member of the Editorial Council,\u00a0Musiikki journal, The Finnish Musicological Society (2022-). https:\/\/musiikki.journal.fi\/\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Member of the International Advisory Board,\u00a0 IASPM Journal (2021-).\u00a0 https:\/\/iaspmjournal.net\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Member of Curatorial Committee for Aboagora. Between Arts and Sciences Festival (2017\u2013). http:\/\/aboagora.fi\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Member of the Editorial & Advisory Board<\/a>, European Journal of Popular Culture (Intellect Books, 2013-).<\/span><\/p>\n

Member of the Creative Cultural Heritage Peer Learning Network. See http:\/\/www.creative-heritage.eu\/5260.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Member of the Cultural Committee at The Regional Council of Southwest Finland (University of Turku representative, 2013-2017, and again 2021-2025, resigned 2022 after becoming lecturer in University of the Arts Helsinki).<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently supervising four PhD-students, and four have defended their thesis already<\/strong>. Three at Cultural History, University of Turku (Marika Ahonen PhD Completed Oct 2024, Johanna Gunell, Niko Heikkil\u00e4 PhD completed in Oct 2021, Drew Karrager, Trajco Arsov), one at Cultural Heritage Studies, University of Turku (Anna Peltom\u00e4ki), one at History of Art, University of Malta, Valetta (Lasse Ullv\u00e9n PhD Completed Sep 2022), and one at Cultural History, University of Lapland (Marko Niemel\u00e4 PhD Completed Sep 2023).<\/span><\/p>\n

Co-supervised so far 57 MA-Theses within the thematic seminars on popular culture and material culture subjects in the Department of Cultural History, University of Turku (2002\u20132016). Co-supervised all students of the Master\u2019s Degree Programme in European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society 2008\u20132016. I have been the responsible teacher of the main MA-seminar of the programme, with every student furthermore assigned two external supervisors. 26 have graduated. As there have been no dropouts, this can be considered 100% pass through. When the completed works are combined I have co-supervised 83 MA Theses<\/strong> so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supervised 15 BA Theses<\/strong> for Cultural Study of Music, University of the Arts Helsinki (Sein\u00e4joki Unit), 2025.<\/p>\n

Co-evaluated one MA-thesis for University of Lapland\u2019s Faculty of Arts, with professor Kristiina H\u00e4nninen, fourteen for University of Turku\u2019s Faculty of Humanities, three with professor Hannu Salmi (Department of Cultural History), professor Taina Syrj\u00e4maa (Master\u2019s Degree Programme European Heritage, Digital Media and the Information Society, EurHeri), two with Professor Jaakko Suominen (EurHeri), docent Anna Sivula (EurHeri), docent Petri Saarikoski (EurHeri), two with MA Johannes Koski (EurHeri), docent Meri Heinonen (EurHeri), MA Essi Huuhka, Kari Kallioniemi (Musicology) and with docent Markku Jokisipil\u00e4 (Baltic Sea Region Studies), two for Aalto University (School of Arts, Design, and Architecture). When combined, I have evaluated 17 MA Theses<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Article & Book reviewer for Popular Music (University of Cambridge Press), http:\/\/journals.cambridge.org\/action\/displayJournal?jid=PMU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Book reviewer for Music list at Routledge (Taylor & Francis).<\/span><\/p>\n

Book reviewer for Emerald Series for Metal Music and Culture (Emerald Publishing)<\/span><\/p>\n

Reviewer for The Academy of Finland competition for senior second grade students, Smarty\/Viksu, http:\/\/www.aka.fi\/en-GB\/Smarty\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for Memory, Mind & Media journal (Cambridge UP)<\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for Journal of Live Music Studies (Intellect)<\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for Journal of Metal Music Studies (Intellect)<\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for Journal of Aesthetics & Culture (Routledge).<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for Journal for Religion in Europe (Brill).
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Peer reviewer for\u00a0Musiikki\u00a0(The Finnish Musicological Society).<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for Etnomusikologian vuosikirja (The Finnish Society for Ethnomusicology).<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja (Suomen pelitutkimuksen seura, http:\/\/www.pelitutkimus.fi\/<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Peer reviewer for eSharp (electronic social sciences, humanities and arts review for postgraduates), University of Glasgow (2006)<\/span><\/p>\n

Expert for the Committee for the Future (Tulevaisuusvaliokunta), Finnish Parliament. Lecture on the forms of dystopia in popular culture, 23rd<\/sup> Feb, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Popular culture expert in discussion program POPKULT \u2013 Populaarikulttuurin syyt ja seuraukset, Yle Teema TV-channel, Finnish Broadcasting Company, 2008-2009. Featured in episodes \u201dSalaliitot\u201d, \u201dJumala\u201d, \u201dHulluus\u201d, \u201d666\u201d, \u201dKauhu\u201d and \u201dLama\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2026<\/p>\n

Cultural History Christmas School: Creativity. University of Turku 9. January. Paper: Fascism, research, theatre.<\/p>\n

2025<\/p>\n

Kulttuuritutkimuksen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t 2025: Sekaisin\/R\u00f6ra\/Mix. University of Turku 11-12 December. Paper: Fasismin lumo ja affektiivinen perint\u00f6 suomalaisessa kulttuurissa.<\/p>\n

Nordic Music Videos: book launch and study day. University of Turku 5. December. Paper: Ariosophic Whiteness in the Early Norwegian Black Metal Videos.<\/p>\n

Fasismin lumo ja affektiivinen perinto: p\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00f6seminaari. University of Turku 27 November. Paper: Fasismi ja esoteria.<\/p>\n

Historiantutkimuksen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 15.-18. October. Paper: Pime\u00e4n lumo suomalaisessa natsiokkultismissa.<\/p>\n

IASPM 2025 Recording Popular Music. International Association for the Study of Popular Music XXIII Biennial Conference, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris, 7-11 July. Paper: “Make Earth Great Again”: Laibach and the re-recording of popular music classics as totalitarian anthems.<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2025. Europe: United in Diversity. The 12th Conference of the European Popular Culture Association. Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris, July 3-5. Paper:\u00a0 Laibach and the Ambivalence of Totalitarian Aesthetics.<\/p>\n

Tieteen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t 2025. Tieteiden talon tieteiden y\u00f6 91. Helsinki 8.-12.1.2025. As a Chair in session Fasismin ja populismin lumo.<\/p>\n

2024<\/span><\/p>\n

Soundtracks of Power: the Nexus of Film Music, Political Narratives and Moving Images. National University of Music Bucharest, November 28-30. Paper: “Maverics Playing with History: Spectacular Totalitarian Aesthetics in Popular Music Films Lisztomania<\/em> and The Wall<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

Volter Kilpi Kustavissa -kirjallisuusviikko. Kustavi July 10-14. Invited lecture: “”Homma on kovassa nousussa!” Fasismin lumo ja mytologisoiva tarinallistaminen suomalaisessa kulttuurissa”.<\/p>\n

EUPOP 2024 ‘Borders’. The 11th Conference of the European Popular Culture Association. Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn, Estonia, 1-3 July. Paper: “\u201dJesus was a Humanist, My God is Lucifer\u201d: The Curious Case of Finnish Nazi Occultist Pekka Siitoin”.<\/p>\n

XIII IABA (International Auto\/Biography Association World Conference), <\/span>University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland June 12-15. Paper (together with Maarit Leskel\u00e4-K\u00e4rki): “Voicing the Nordic In\u2010Betweenness: The Musical Agency of Anna J\u00e4rvinen”.<\/p>\n

Avant Aboagora. Sibelius Museum, Turku May 17. Invited lecture: “Gustav Holst, planeetat ja avaruudellinen populaarimusiikki”.<\/p>\n

Music Research Now! 2024. University of Turku January 26. Paper: “Mustavalkoista! Varhasten norjalaisten black metal -videoiden estetiikasta”.<\/span><\/p>\n

2023<\/span><\/p>\n

Reframing Music Video Research. Online conference, University of Turku 12-13 October. Paper: “Ariosophic Whiteness in the Nordic Far-right Metal and Neofolk Music Videos”.<\/p>\n

EUPOP 2023 ‘The Darkness Within’. The 10th Conference of the European Popular Culture Association. University of Stirling, Scotland 2-5 July. Paper: “Dark Heritage Humour: Iron Sky universe and the post-trust era”.<\/span><\/p>\n

IASPM 2023 Popular Music in Crisis. International Association for the Study of Popular Music XXII Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, USA 26-30 June. Paper:\u00a0 “Ariosophic Whiteness in the Nordic Far-right Metal Music Videos”. Also as a Chair in session “Music and Politics in Hong Kong”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Music, Research, and Activism. University of Helsinki, Finland, May 10-12. Paper: “Finnish Fascism and its Affective Musical Heritage”. Also as a chair in session “Resistance and community organisation”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yksinkertaista mutta totta: seminaari suomirockista. Musiikkimuseo FAME 26 April. Paper: “Buenos Tardes, everybody! Bocart Co., teinipop ja rock-autenttisuus”.<\/p>\n

2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Conspiracy Theories, Denialism and Scepticism. Contrarian Epistemologies Between Epistemic Fringe and Democratic Core symposium. Helsinki Center for Advanced Studies (HCAS), University of Helsinki 1-2 November, 2022. Invited speaker. Paper: “The Eternal Return of Nazis: Popular Culture, Nazi Conspiracies, and Underground Entryism”<\/span><\/p>\n

Historiantutkimuksen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t 2022. University of Tampere 20-22 October, 2022. Paper (with Docent Kari Kallioniemi): “Suomalainen fasismi ja populaarikulttuuri”. Also as a chair in the session: “Poliittiset liikkeet 1900-luvulla”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disciplining Music Heritage. IASPM Norden conference 13-14 October, 2002, University of the Arts Helsinki, Sein\u00e4joki unit. Paper: “Finnish neofolk: Nature, heritage, and entryist fascism”. Also as a chair in the session “Spaces”.<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2022. The 9th Conference of the European Popular Culture Association. Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland 14-16 July, 2022. Paper: “Finnish Neofolk and Fascism”. Also as a chair in Alexandra Arhipova Keynote, and the sessions “Fascism and popular culture”, and “Popular Music and Beyond”.<\/span><\/p>\n

IASPM 2022. Climates of Popular Music. International Association for the Study of Popular Music XXI Biennial Conference, Daegu, South Korea 5-9 July. Paper: “Vocaloid Liveness? Hatsune Miku and the Live Production of the Japanese Virtual Idol Concerts”. Also as a chair in the session “Japanese Idols and Iconoclasts”.<\/span><\/p>\n

XII IABA (International Auto\/Biography Association World Conference) 2022. Life-Writing: Imagining the Past, Present and Future. University of Turku 14-17 June, 2022. Paper: “Neo-Nazis, Ariosophy, Life Writing: How to do artistic research on Finnish Far-right Dark Heritage ethically?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Popular Music, Populism and Nationalism in Contemporary Europe. University of Oldenburg, Germany (online) 7.-9.4.2022. Paper: “Finnish neofolk and the Possibility of Entryist Fascism”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Music Research Now! 2022. University of Turku 4.2.2022 (online). Paper: \u201dThoughts on fascism and neofolk in Finland\u201d. Also \u00a0the organizer and chair of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurintutkimuksen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t 2021, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu 8.\u201310.12, 2021. Paper: \u201dVokaloidin ilot ja surut. Hatsune Mikun affektiivinen muovautuminen.\u201d Also as a Chair in session \u201dSuomalaisen fasismin affektiivisuus\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Populaarimusiikin kulttuuriperint\u00f6 -hybridiseminaari, Porin yliopistokeskus 24.\u201325.11.2021. Paper: \u201dPime\u00e4 populaarimusiikkiperint\u00f6\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nordic Metal Music Seminar Online Edition 13.\u201315.9.2021. Chairing duties in \u201dQ&A\u201d, panel discussion, with Johannes Eckerstr\u00f6m (Avatar), Suvimarja Halmetoja (Humavoid),\u00a0Josh Rood (Nexion), and Niilo Sev\u00e4nen (Insomnium). 15.9.2021. Online.<\/span><\/p>\n

Technology and Change in Music Cultures\/Teknologia ja muutos musiikkikulttuureissa. Suomen Musiikintutkijoiden 24. valtakunnallinen symposium 5.\u20137.5.2021 (online). Paper: \u201cHatsune Miku ja laulajan rajat\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pyhiinvaelluksen paikat -seminaari. Center for the Study of Christian Cultures (CSCC) 22.-23.4.2021 (online). Paper: \u201cSeuraa kaukaista t\u00e4hte\u00e4. ajatuksia Jim Morrisonin ja Elvis Presleyn hautojen vetovoimasta.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fasismin fasinaatio ja suomalaisuus. Fasismin lumo ja affektiivinen perint\u00f6 \u2013projektin avausseminaari 9.4.2021 (online). Chairing duties and project introduction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Music Research Now! 2021. University of Turku 29.1.2021 (online). Paper: \u201cFasismin lumo ja affektiivinen perint\u00f6 suomalaisessa kulttuurissa\u201d (projektin esittely).<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurihistorian joulukoulu. The annual research symposium of the department of Cultural History, University of Turku 8.1.2021 (online). Paper: \u201cFasismin lumo ja affektiivinen perint\u00f6 suomalaisessa kulttuurissa\u201d (projektin esittely).<\/span><\/p>\n

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2020<\/span><\/p>\n

Several cancelled appearances, due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Music Research, Now! 2020. \u00c5bo Akademi 31.1.2020. Paper: \u201cSpectacular Vocaloids\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurihistorian joulukoulu. The annual research symposium of the department of Cultural History, University of Turku 10th<\/sup> January, 2019. Paper present together with Docent Kari Kallioniemi: \u201cDark Heritage and the Fascination with Fascism\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Historiantutkimuksen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t, Oulun yliopisto 24.-26.10.2019. Paper: \u201cTieteiselokuvien teko\u00e4ly ja transhumanistinen ekologia\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2019. The 8th<\/sup> conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA). Mary Immaculate College & University of Limerick, Ireland, 16-18 July, 2019. Paper: \u201cFrom \u2018Daisy Bell\u2019 to Virtual Idols: AI, Vocaloids and Collaborative Musical Creativity\u201d. Also as a Chair in sessions Shame and Popular Culture, Social Media and Popular Culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

IASPM 2019. Turns and Revolutions in Popular Music. International Association for the Study of Popular Music XX Biennial Conference. Australian National University, Canberra, 24-28 June, 2019. Paper: \u201cSounds of Singularity: AI Voices, Popular Music and Creativity\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Approaching Esotericism and Mysticism: Cultural Influences. Donner Institute, Turku, 5-7 June, 2019. Paper: \u201cSounds like magick: The two soundtracks of Kenneth Anger\u2019s film Lucifer Rising\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Music Research, Now! Turku City Library, Music Library, 11 January, 2019. Main event organizer. Paper: \u201cOpening Words and Talking Machines\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2018<\/span><\/p>\n

\u20181984\u2019 \u2013 Populaarikulttuurin l\u00e4hihistoriaa \u2013 Seminar on Current History of Popular Culture, 12 December, 2019. IIPC Seminar at University of Turku. Paper: \u201d\u2019Nothing clean, right?\u2019 Dialogues with the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagining City Futures Across Disciplines, 19 November, 2019. TIAS Symposium at University of Turku. Paper: \u201dThirty Years of Imaginary Los Angeles. Climate Change and the Retrofitted Megalopolis in Blade Runner (1982) and Blade Runner 2049 (2017)\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Music, digitalisation and democracy. IASPM Norden Symposium, \u00c5bo Akademi University, December 13\u201314,\u00a02018. Paper: \u201dDemocratic Singularity? AI Creativity, Agency and Music\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Glitch Art Exhibition, 17 November, 2018, at Kutsi Museum for Modern Art (Sis\u00e4satama, Vaasa). Paper: \u201dTuhoutuva konepuhe: katoavat ja hidastuvat \u00e4\u00e4net tieteiselokuvista Sophia-robottiin\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

TransVision Madrid Conference, 19\u201321 October, 2018 at Ateneo de Madrid. Paper: \u201dTranshumanism Around the World: Finland\/Introducing Talking Machines\u201d. https:\/\/transvisionmadrid.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Talking Machines launch symposium at University of Turku 31 August, 2018: Puhuvat koneet \u2013 Elektroninen ihmis\u00e4\u00e4ni tunteiden ja itseymm\u00e4rryksen tulkkina 1960\u20132020. Paper: \u201c\u2019You Have My Sympathies\u2019 \u2013 Koneen tunteet tieteiselokuvissa\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aboagora 2018. Burden\/Skuld. Sibelius Museum, Turku 22-24 August, 2018. AGORA keynote lecture. Dystopia: The Burden of Truth. Together with Albion Butters and Pertti Gr\u00f6nholm. My lecture: \u201cTotalitarian Alternative Histories in Trump era Television Entertainment\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

NSU Summer Session 2018. Reimagining and Remembering the Other: Narrative Empathy and its Limitations. F\u00e5r\u00f6 29 July-2 August, 2018. Paper: \u201cImagine the Talking Macines: Emotional \u2018Other\u2019 in AI Voices of Visionary Science Fiction Films\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2018. The 7th<\/sup> conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA). Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic 24-26 July, 2018. Paper: \u201cThe Smile of Ash: Voicing the AI in Three Visionary Science Fiction Films\u201d. Also as a Chair in sessions Online Cultures, Talking Machines and Progressive Rock, Fantasy and Imagination, Film, and Professor Petr A. B\u00edlek keynote lecture.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2017<\/span><\/p>\n

Historiantutkimuksen p\u00e4iv\u00e4t, Turku 19.-21.10.2017. Paper: “Neonv\u00e4ri\u00e4: Turkulaisen kasaripopin kansainv\u00e4listymispyrkimykset.”<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2017. The 6th<\/sup> conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA). University of the Arts London, UK. 25-27 July, 2017. Keynote lecture: \u201cTotalitarian Alternative Futures and the Fascination of Nazi Aesthetic\u201d. Also several chairing duties.<\/span><\/p>\n

PCA Summer Institute. Bowling Green State University (OH), USA, 21-25 May, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

PCA\/ACA National 2017. San Diego Marriott Marina, San Diego (CA), USA, 12-15 April, 2017. Paper: \u201cAudible Futures: What is Transhumanist Popular Music?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Muistettu Leonard Cohen. Seminaari lauluista, muistoista ja muistamisesta. IIPC- ja SELMA-tutkimuskeskusten yhteisseminaari 16.12.2017. Paper: \u201c\u2019En tunnusta!\u2019 Leonard Cohen ja Joni Mitchell\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowie Seminar. IIPC David Bowie Study Day, University of Turku, December 12, 2016. Chair of the panel discussion: \u201cRemembering Bowie\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Atmospheres of Listening. A Symposium on Musical Situationality. University of Turku, November 25. Paper: \u201cAudiovisual dreamspaces in arena rock\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Music Festival and Urban Identity. University Consortium Pori, September 27, 2016. Keynote lecture: \u201cRock Spectacles as Containers of History Culture\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2016. The 5th<\/sup> conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA). University of Nanterre, Paris. July 20-22. Paper: \u201cMore Than Human. The Early Roots of Transhumanism in Popular Culture\u201d. Also as a chair in sessions \u201cPopular Music Stardom Reconsidered\u201d, and Performance, Philosophy, Moral\u201d. Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Heavy Metal 2016. Aalto School of Business, Helsinki. June 30-July 1. Keynote lecture: \u201cSome Kind of Capitalist: Metallica and Cultural Studies\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Excavating Lives. IABA 2016 (the Tenth IABA World Conference). University of Cyprus, Nicosia. Paper: \u201c\u2019I am Not Confessing\u2019: Life Writing of Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell\u201d. Also as a chair in Session 33 \u2013 Stream 5: Multi-Mediated\/Digital Lives: Performing the Self.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2015<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2015. The 4th<\/sup> conference of the European Popular Culture Association (EPCA). Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, July 29-31, 2015. Paper: \u201cTimelapse! Analysing the power-relations and temporalities of the Computer Game GTA V.\u201d Also as a chair in sessions \u201cScience Fiction and New Media\u201d, and \u201cEuropean Popular Music\u201d. Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Modern Heavy Metal. Markets, Practices and Cultures. Aalto University School of Business, Finland, June 8-12, 2015. Paper: \u201cForging Metal: The Kalevala in the Finnish Heavy Metal Performance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dialogical Dimensions in Narrating Lives and Life Writing. IABA Europe Conference 2015. Funchal, Madeira 27-29 May 2015. Paper: Electric and Acoustic Autoethnography: Life Writing Through Guitar Playing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dark Sound. Falmouth University, Cornwall. 23-25 April 2015. Paper: \u201cHammer, Hammer, Hammer!\u2019 Audio-visual Fascism in Pink Floyd\u2019s The Wall album (1979), concerts (1980\u20131981), and film (1982).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

PCA\/ACA conference 2015, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, USA 1-4 April 2015. Paper: \u201cSkating for Grail? Rick Wakeman\u2019s Spectacular Progressive Rock Ice Capades and the Cultural Memory of the 1970s.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Electric Guitar in Popular Culture. Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA 27-28 March 2015. Paper: \u201cSolid Guitar Autoethnography: Gibson SG as a Touring Companion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ambiguous Heritage of the Second World War. IIPC Seminar, University of Turku, Finland, 28 February. Paper: \u201c\u2019Northerness\u2019 in Extreme Metal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2014<\/span><\/p>\n

IASPM Norden conference, Oslo, Norway, 3\u20134 Dec, 2014. Paper: \u201cForging Metal: Kalevala in the Finnish heavy metal performance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridging North America: Connections and Divides. John Morton Center, University of Turku, Finland 28\u201330 August, 2014. Paper: \u201dGrand Theft Americana: Analysing the Satirical Depiction of the USA in the Computer Game GTA V.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2014, the Third Conference of the European Popular Culture Association. London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK 29-31 August 2014. Paper: \u201dPopular Music vs Violence: Singing along after the terrorist attacks at Oslo and Ut\u00f8ya\u201d. Also as a Chair & Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

10th<\/sup> Crossroads in Cultural Studies, Tampere, Finland 1-4 July 2014. Paper: \u201cListening to Transhumanist Dreams\u201d. Also as a Chair in session \u201cG7 Past, Present and Future Transgressions\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

PCA\/ACA conference 2014, Chicago Marriott Hotel, Chicago, USA 16-19 April 2014. Paper: \u201cThe Soundtracks of Transhumanism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurintutkimuksen VI p\u00e4iv\u00e4t, \u201dTotta ja tarua \u2013 Truths and Tales\u201d, Lapin yliopisto 28.-30.12.2013. Paper: \u201dTranshumanismin soundtrack\u201d. Also as a Chair in session \u201dTotta ja tarua\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

ISCH 2013, Artefacts Culture and Identity, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-14 September, 2013. The annual conference of the International Society for Cultural History. Paper: \u201dTear Down the Artefact: The Wall Live in Berlin and the Varieties of Cultural Memory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2013. The Second Conference of the European Popular Culture Association. University of Turku, 31 July to 2 August, 2013. Paper: \u201dSearching for the Soundscapes of Transhumanism.\u201d Also as a Chair for Russell Reising keynote lecture, and sessions \u201dAudible Futures\u201d & \u201dGraphic Novel\u201d. Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Challenging Orthodoxies. The 17th<\/sup> Biennial Conference of IASPM (The International Association for the Study of Popular Music). University of Oviedo, Gij\u00f3n, Spain 24-28 June, 2013. Paper: \u201d\u2019My Rainbow Race\u2019: Building a Collective Musical Response To a Mass Murder.\u201d Also as a chair in session \u201dSounding Off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cultural Memory of Sound and Space symposium, University of Turku, Finland, March 13-15, 2013. Paper: \u201dKing Arthur On Ice: Rick Wakeman\u2019s Ephemeral Spectacle at Wembley Empire Pool in May 1975.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Music Research Now! University of Turku 8.2.2013. Paper: \u201dHistoricising the Stadium Rock Sound and Staging Technology.\u201d Also as a Chair and responsible organiser.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2012<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagining Communities Musically: Putting Popular Music in its Place. IASPM UK conference, September 7-9, 2012, University of Salford, UK. Paper: \u201dHeavy Metal Finland: Soundscapes From the Land of Thousand Lakes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

EUPOP 2012. Inaugural Conference of the European Popular Culture Association. London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London, 10-13 July, 2012. Paper: \u201dPerforming Mythologies: Finnish Popular Music and the Kalevala Mythos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

PCA-Finland Summer School 2012: \u201cPopular Culture Studies Now and in the Future\u201d, 31 May to June 2, 2012. Popular Culture Association Finland. Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Musiikkitiede, nyt! Turun yliopisto 20.1.2012. Paper: \u201dLIVE! Stadium Rock and the Problem of Representation.\u201d Also as a Chair.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2011<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurintutkimuksen V p\u00e4iv\u00e4t, \u201dSis\u00e4istetty raha\u201d, Turun yliopisto 16.-17.12.2011. Paper: \u201dNelj\u00e4kymment\u00e4 nuolaisua: stadionrock ja ansaintalogiikan muutos.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Shared Past symposium, 28-29 September, 2011, University of Turku. Paper: \u201cWinter War Digitalized: Historical Edutainment Through Talvisota \u2013 Icy Hell Computer Game\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

PCA-Finland Summer School 2011, 15-16 Aug, 2011. Popular Culture Association Finland. Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tiedekaruselli 2. Faculty of Humanities, University of Turku 13th May, 2011. Paper: \u201dTaiderockia stadioneilla eli miten avantgarde myytiin massoille\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

International Symposium on Audiovisual Performance and Embodiment, 11-12 May, 2011. Department of Musicology & the IIPC, University of Turku. Paper: \u201c\u2019In the Flesh: Stadium Rock Stardom and Corporeality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tieteidenv\u00e4linen Rappio!-seminaari Porin yliopistokeskuksessa, Pori 15.4.2011. Paper: \u201dShokki!!! Varhaisen kauhurockin genealogiaa\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

MARS 2011 (Music Assebly Research Showbusiness) music industries seminar. Rytmikorjaamo, Sein\u00e4joki 9th-12th Feb, 2011. Panel discussant: \u201dArtisti kaiken A ja O vai v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4t\u00f6n paha?\u201d With Pekka Leinonen (executive director, Tangomarkkinat festival), Tommy Lindgren (Don Johnson Big Band), Heta Hyttinen (executive editor, Rytmi magazine) and Eeka M\u00e4kynen (venue manager & promoter, Nosturi \/ Elmu ry). http:\/\/www.rytmikorjaamo.com\/mars\/.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2010<\/span><\/p>\n

Tunteiden affektimarkkinat. Fanitutkimusp\u00e4iv\u00e4 (Fandom Research Day), University of Tampere, 4th Nov, 2010. Keynote lecture: \u201dStadionrockin teknologinen affektiivisuus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Reusing the Industrial Past. ICOHTEC\/TIICH Joint Conference. University of Tampere 10-15 Aug, 2010. Paper: \u201dCirculating Technology in Stadium Scale Rock Entertainment\u201d. Also as a Chair in session \u201dMachines and Machineries in Music Industry\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultural Histories: Close Readings, Critical Syntheses. ISCH Annual Conference 2010: University of Turku, Finland, 26\u201330 May, 2010. Paper \u201dSpectacular Sports: Riefenstahl\u2019s Olympia (1938) and Turin Winter Olympics 2006.\u201d Also as a Chair in session Resistance and Counter Culture, and discussant in the session \u201cTeaching Cultural History\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hillit\u00f6n spektaakkeli. Tampereen yliopiston mediakulttuurin ja Turun yliopiston kulttuurihistorian yhteisseminaari, University of Tampere 12 May, 2010. Paper: \u201dStadionrockspektaakkelin juuret: The Beatlesista Pink Floydiin 1965-1975\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2009<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurintutkimuksen IV p\u00e4iv\u00e4t. University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 11th to 12th Dec, 2009. Paper: \u201dT\u00e4hteys spektaakkelina\u201d. Also as a chair in session \u201dT\u00e4hteyden teoria, populaarikulttuuri ja julkisuus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Uusia n\u00e4k\u00f6kulmia talvisotaan -seminaari. University of Turku 27th Nov, 2009. Paper: \u201dTalvisota ja populaarikulttuuri.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Popular Music Worlds, Popular Music Histories. A 15th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM), University of Liverpool, UK, 13-17 July, 2009. Paper: \u201dHORROR ROCK! Staging the Early Aesthetics of Fear and Terror.\u201d Also as a chair in session \u201d Analysing Live Music in the UK.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Musiikkitieteen tuolle puolen. Suomen musiikintutkijoiden 13. valtakunnallinen symposium. University of Turku, 26-28 March, 2009. Paper: \u201dStadionrockin kulttuurihistoriaa? Tieteenalojen v\u00e4lill\u00e4 luovimisen taidosta ja vaikeudesta.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2008<\/span><\/p>\n

IX Women\u2019s and Gender History Conference: Gender, Space and Borders. University of Iceland, Reykjavik 11th<\/sup> to 14th<\/sup> Aug, 2008. Paper: \u201cBody and Bono: Masculinities in Huge Stadium Rock Spectacles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Krautrock Abend. Cosmic Music and Counter Culture from West Germany, 1968-1975. A seminar and live performance event, organized by IIPC. 4th<\/sup> April, 2008. Paper: \u201cKrautrockin juuret: Englantilainen ja amerikkalainen psykedelia sek\u00e4 progressiivisen rockin synty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2007<\/span><\/p>\n

De-Canonizing Music History. International Symposium for Histories of Popular Music, Jazz & Folk Music. Sibelius Academy, Nov 29- Dec 1, 2007. Paper: \u201c\u2019Tear Down the Wall!\u2019 Roger Waters\u2019 The Wall and the Popular Memory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Historia, tieto ja valta. Turun yliopisto 13.-14.9.2007. Paper: \u201cKonsertti Pompeijin aaveille? Pink Floyd ja historialla ratsastaminen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultural Studies Now (University of East London), June 19-22 2007. Paper: \u201cEverything is Cultural History? Surviving in the Multidisciplinary Crossroads.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Working Seminar on Cultural Musicology. University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, 7.-8.5.2007. Paper: \u201cStudying Theatrical Rock Spectacles\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Urheilun ja liikunnan taide ja estetiikka. Porin yliopistokeskus 3.4.2007. Paper: \u201cRiefenstahlin Olympian perint\u00f6? Urheiluspektaakkelit ja mahtipontisuuden estetiikka.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Song, Stage & Screen II: Interdisciplinary approaches to the musical stage. School of Cultural Industries and Performance, University of Leeds 23rd<\/sup>-25th<\/sup> March 2007. Paper: \u201cGrowing Up a Stage? Visions and Dynamics in Peter Gabriel\u2019s 2002-03 Concert Tour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2006<\/span><\/p>\n

History of Popular Music Stardom Reconsidered. University of Turku 9th-11th<\/sup> November, 2006. Paper: \u201cCutting the Moss with Laser Beams: The Uses of History in The Rolling Stones\u2019 Bridges To Babylon Stadium Tour.\u201d Also as a chair in several sessions & member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manchester: Music and Place. Manchester Institute of Popular Culture, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, 8th<\/sup>-10th<\/sup> June, 2006. Paper: \u201cPop Art to PopMart: Architectural Designer Mark Fisher and the Gargantuan U2 Arena.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

SPAN (Scottish Pop Academic Network) meeting, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, 19th<\/sup> May, 2006. Paper: \u201cStadium Rock Spectacle: Audiovisual Reconstruction of Religious Illusions or Rather Self-Indulgent Pompousness?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sounds of the Overground: A postgraduate colloquium on ubiquitous music and music in everyday life, May 17, 2006, Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool. Paper: \u201cSound and Light Can Move the Mountains: Stadium Stardom Aesthetics and Stage Designer Mark Fisher\u2019s Creative Work Process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

School of Music Research Seminar, University of Liverpool, UK, 16th<\/sup> May, 2006. Paper: \u201cDesign and production of stadium rock events.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sociology Research Seminar, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, March 9, 2006. Paper: \u201cReconstructing Stadium Stardom Aesthetics: Analysing Stage Designer Mark Fisher’s Dreamscapes for Pink Floyd.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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2005<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurintutkimuksen II p\u00e4iv\u00e4t 9.-10.12.2005, Populaarijulkisuus mediahistorian kontekstina -ty\u00f6ryhm\u00e4. Paperi: \u201dStadionin Mediatodellisuus ja t\u00e4hteys: englantilaisten rockmuusikoiden mediatallenteet tutkimusaineistoina.\u201d (Media and Stardom in Stadiums: Researching English Rock Musicians and Media).<\/span><\/p>\n

XXIV valtakunnallinen yleisen historian tutkijaseminaari. \u00c5bo Akademi, Turku 11th Noveber, 2005, Professor Joanne Bourke\u2019s workshop on the cultural history of war. Paper title: \u201c’When the Tigers Broke Free’: Popular Culture and the Baby-Boomers\u2019 War Trauma in England.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Local the Regional and the Global in the Emergence of Popular Music Cultures. University of Copenhagen October 24-26, 2005. Paper: “Stadium-sized Stage Performances.” Also as a chair in session “Tradition and Change, Session 1”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Making Music, Making Meaning. 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). Sapienza University, Rome, 24\u201330 July 2005. Paper: \u201cAcross the River. The Stage Performance Design Co-operation of Peter Gabriel and Robert Lepage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Millaista historiaa kirjoitamme? Historiatieteen tutkijakoulun kev\u00e4tkonferenssi 26.-27.5.2005. University of Tampere. Paper: “Valon ja \u00e4\u00e4nen tulkintapeli: populaarimusiikin t\u00e4hteysilmi\u00f6it\u00e4 analysoimassa” (The Interpretation Game of Light and Sound: Analyzing the Stardom Phenomena in Popular Music)<\/span><\/p>\n

Koneen \u00e4\u00e4nell\u00e4, t\u00e4htien j\u00e4ljill\u00e4 \/ Changing Notions of Stardom in Popular Culture. Seminar on Stardom and Electronic Music. Turun yliopisto 13.-14.5.2005. Paper: \u201cReconstructing Stadium Stardom Aesthetics.\u201d\u00a0 Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kulttuurihistoria ja teoria. The Christmas School of Cultural History, January 12, 2005. Paper: \u201cMielten temppelit. Tulkintoja Heideggerin taidek\u00e4sityksest\u00e4.\u201d (Temples of the Mind. Interpretations in Heidegger’s Ideas on Art).<\/span><\/p>\n

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2004<\/span><\/p>\n

Valta ja hierarkia kulttuurihistoriassa. The Christmas School of Cultural History, January 10, 2004. Paper: \u201dEl\u00e4m\u00e4npuu ja egoismi. The Golden Dawn -j\u00e4rjest\u00f6n valtahierarkian seurauksista.\u201d (The Tree of Life and egoism. The Golden Dawn Power Hierarchy)<\/span><\/p>\n

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2003<\/span><\/p>\n

Johann Gottfried Herder -seminaari. Cultural History, University of Turku, 12th Dec, 2003. Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kansallisen ja kansainv\u00e4lisen vuorovaikutus. VII Turku Methodological Conference. Department of History, University of Turku October 2-3, 2003.\u00a0 As a Chair in “Talouden ja kulttuurin sessio III”.\u00a0 Member of the organising committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPractising Popular Music.\u201d 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) July 3-7, 2003. McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Paper: \u201c’At Times, We May Have Gone a Bit Too Far’: Technologies of Spectacle in Pink Floyd\u2019s P.U.L.S.E. Stage Performance at Earl\u2019s Court, London 1994″.<\/span><\/p>\n

Northern Perspectives of Music as a Vehicle of Cultural Transmission -symposium. May 15-17, 2003. University of Turku. Paper: “Towards the Hermeneutics of Light and Sound: Audiovisual Sources and the Question of Cultural Interpretation”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kuinka tutkia ruumiillista ja aineellista kulttuurihistoriassa? The Christmas School of Cultural History, January 10, 2003. University of Turku. Paper: \u201dArtistin ruumis areenalla. Tarkastelussa kulttuuriteknologian avulla tuotettu stadionesiintyj\u00e4.\u201d (The Body of the Artist in Arena. Cultural Technology as Maker of a Stadium Performer)<\/span><\/p>\n

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2002<\/span><\/p>\n

History in Words and Images. Conference on Historical Re\/Presentation. September 26-28, 2002. University of Turku. Paper: \u201c’Daddy\u2019s Flown Across the Ocean, Leaving Just a Memory.’ – Pink Floyd\u2019s The Wall as an Audiovisual (Re)Presentation of the Past”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Symposium on Design, Technology and Cultural History. September 4-6, 2002. University of Turku. Paper: “From an Inflatable Nuclear-Age Family to the Largest TV Ever Seen – Architect Mark Fisher\u2019s Stage Designs for Gargantuan Rock Performances 1975-1998”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2001<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Looking Back, Looking Ahead.\u2019 Popular Music Studies 20 Years Later. 11th Conference of IASPM (International Association for the Study of Popular Music) in Turku 2001. Paper: \u201cPut Them All Against the Wall. Changes In the Stage Performance of Pink Floyd 1965-1982\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

2000<\/span><\/p>\n

History and Change conference, University of Turku, 5.-7.10.2000. Paper: \u201c’If I Had My Way, I\u2019d Have All of You Shot!’ Changes in the Stage Performance of Pink Floyd 1965-1980\u201d. Member of the organising committee (student member).<\/span><\/p>\n

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1999<\/span><\/p>\n

Faraway So Close. Communities, Peoples, Nations. Annual ISHA-seminar (International Students of History Association) in University of Venice 1999. Paper: \u201cAnimal Rights\u00a0 and Finnish Youth \u2013 Anarchy Meets the Political Decision\u201d.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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