Administration

Director:

Hanna Meretoja, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Turku

Vice Director:

Maarit Leskelä-Kärki, Senior Lecturer at Cultural History,  University of Turku

Steering group:

Anne Heimo, Folkloristics, University of Turku

Koko Hubara, Comparative Literature, University of Turku

Kaisa Ilmonen, Comparative Literature, University of Turku

Astrid Joutseno, Comparative Literature, University of Turku

Eevastiina Kinnunen, Comparative Literature, University of Turku (on leave July 2025 – June 2026)

Päivi Kosonen, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Literature Therapy, University of Turku

Tiina Mahlamäki, Study of Religion, University of Turku

Iida Räty, Folkloristics, University of Turku

Raha Sabet Sarvestany, TIAS (Women’s Studies), University of Turku

Karoliina Sjö, Cultural History, University of Turku

Ringa Takanen, Art History, University of Turku

Avril Tynan, Literary Studies and Creative Writing, University of Turku

Deputies:

Viola Capkova, Finnish Literature, University of Turku

Selma Ćatović Hughes, Cultural History, University of Turku

Marta-Laura Cenedese, Narrative Practices Lab, Durham University

Ksenia Fiaduta, Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, Autonomous University of Barcelona

Kaiju Harinen, Visiting scholar, Migration Institute of Finland

Markku Lehtimäki, Comparative Literature, University of Turku

Sanni Lindroos, Gender Studies, University of Turku

Oleksandra Nenko, Landscape studies, University of Turku

Suvi Salmenniemi, Sociology, University of Turku