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MerjaPolvinen

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Literary scholar, senior lecturer at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She/her.

Current work on cognitive narratology, on literary self-reflection, and on speculative fiction (science fiction and fantasy).

Hiking, cycling, and the history of polar exploration and mountaineering.

#Literature #Narrative #CognitiveNarratology #SpeculativeFiction
#PolarExploration #Antarctica #Mountaineering

Posts in English and Finnish.

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MerjaPolvinen, to academicchatter
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I love the sound of keyboards in the morning! 😀

Our MA Programme in English Studies has taken a group of thesis writers out to for a writing retreat; starting with free association writing and getting everyone's fingers warmed up... 20 sets of digits tap-tapping away!

@academicchatter

MerjaPolvinen, to academicchatter
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Sooo excited to see this book nearing its day in the spotlight! Kaisa was a delight to supervise as a PhD student, and we had so many wonderful conversations about things while she was writing.

@academicchatter @jeffvandermeer

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mutant-narratives-in-ecological-science-fiction-9781350296848/

ml, to academicchatter
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I'm interested in checking out my options for PhDs in plant humanities (I'll continue checking out my options within plant science, botany as well). The hits I find are for Dumbarton Oaks and Royal Holloway. I was wondering if anyone can help point me to funded plant humanities PhD opportunities in the EU? @academicchatter

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@ml @academicchatter
Have you seen at ? I'm thinking someone like Susanna Lehvävirta might have a profile that is near your interests.
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-institute-sustainability-science/studying/degree-studies
Best of luck for your search!

MerjaPolvinen, to litstudies
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PhD toot!
@litstudies

Esko Suoranta will defend his dissertation "The Sky Above the Port Was the Color of Capitalism: Literary Affordance and Technonaturalist Speculative Fiction" in a public examination at the on Saturday, August 26, 14:00 (Helsinki time).

Professor emeritus acts as opponent and Dr as custos (chair).

Everyone can attend the event on Zoom at https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/62861691846,
or, should you find yourself in Helsinki at the time, you can join us at Porthania, room PIII, Yliopistonkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki.

The dissertation is available by request from [email protected] or open access from August 16 at the following address: https://helda.helsinki.fi/items/d5576644-26e8-4f10-b622-0fc3a7acd4ff

Dissertation cover image copyright by Faris Alsuhail.

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