Jaakko Seppälä

Docent (adjunct professor) in Film and Television Studies

Education and training

Doctor of Philosophy, Theatre Research, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2012

Master of Arts, Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick, UK, 2006

Bachelor of Arts, Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick, UK, 2004

Academic posts

University lecturer, Film and Television Studies, University of Helsinki, 1.1.2019–

University lecturer (substitute professor), Film and Television Studies, University of Helsinki, 1.3.2018–31.12.2018

Postdoctoral researcher, Film and Television Studies, University of Helsinki 2014–2016

Research fellow, Film and Television Studies, University of Helsinki, 1.1.2012–31.12.2013

Part-Time Teacher, Film and Television Studies, University of Helsinki, since 2006

Main positions of trust

Chair of Finnish Society for Cinema Studies, years 2014–2017

Film specialist in The Film Classification Board of Finland, since 2014

Member of the editorial board of Lähikuva, since 2007

Member of Academy Club for Young Scientists of The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, academic year 2013–2014

Member of the editorial board of WiderScreen, years 2012–2013

Key Research Interests

Silent Cinema, with a particular focus on Finnish film culture and Hollywood

Aki Kaurismäki

Nordic noir

Film Style

Film Criticism

Teaching

World Film History

Film Theory

Finnish Cinema