Tutkimuksen ja opetuksen kuvaus

I specialize in popular music and rap, my research interests include e.g. gender, feminism, sexuality, race, identities, and worldviews. In my Research Council of Finland postdoctoral project (2021–24), I focused on the multimodal construction of hip hop feminism, gender, race, and whiteness among women and non-binary rappers in Finland. In my doctoral dissertation New Spirituality, Atheism, and Authenticity in Finnish Underground Rap (2019), I analyzed Finnish underground rappers' perceptions of authenticity, new spirituality, and atheism. I have co-edited the anthologies Hiphop Suomessa: Puheenvuoroja tutkijoilta ja tekijöiltä (Hip-hop in Finland: Researchers’ and practitioners’ perspectives, 2019), Kuka kuuluu? Kirjoituksia hiphopista ja feminismistä (Who belongs? Writings on hip-hop and feminism, 2021), and Musiikki ja merkityksenanto: Juhlakirja Susanna Välimäelle (Music and meaning making: A book in honour of Susanna Välimäki, 2020). I am editor-in-chief of Musiikki; I have previously been editor-in-chief of research association Suoni's Toiminta Soi online publication.