My work centres on issues of historical representation and the uses of history in academic as well as popular contexts. Ongoing research focuses on the ethics and politics of historical representation, the nature of historians’ expertise and the turn to materiality and embodiment in recent theory debates.
I co-edit Rethinking History: The Journal of Theory and Practice and work to promote research in the theory and philosophy of history through a number of other organizations, including the International Network for Theory of History.
I also hold associate professorships in political history and cultural history as well as philosophy, with specializations in the philosophy of historical culture (University of Oulu), the theory and philosophy of history (University of Turku) and philosophy and cultural theory (Åbo Akademi University).
University of Turku University of Helsinki University of Oulu Åbo Akademi University Tallinn University / collapse allAcademic positions
Senior Researcher
Associate Professor, Theory of History
Associate Professor, Philosophy of History
Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher
Assistant
Senior Assistant
Assistant
University Researcher
Associate Professor, Philosophy of Historical Culture
University Lecturer
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Cultural Theory
Academy of Finland Research Fellow
Research Fellow (externally funded)
Senior Research Fellow
School of Humanities
Professional service
Co-Editor
Co-Convenor
Institute of Historical Research,
University of London School of Advanced StudyCo-Director
University of OuluCo-Founder and Steering Committee Member
Education
PhD, History
MA, Cultural History and Finnish Literature
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