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I have held research and teaching positions at the University of Helsinki, Academy of Finland, and University of Tampere for over two decades. My work as a university researcher in an Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence (2014-2019) at the University of Helsinki focused on contemporary recognition theory.

My current interests are focused on musical and historical studies of blues music as a cultural phenomenon. Of special interest to me is the early acoustic country blues, and the transformations of recognition (in terms of aesthetics and power-relations) that occurred during the blues revival of the 1960s. I am also a board member of the Finnish Blues Society.

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I received my doctoral degree in theoretical philosophy at the University of Helsinki, where I also completed advanced studies in cognitive science.

Before my current position as a Senior Advisor at the University of Helsinki, I worked as a Science Adviser at the Academy of Finland.