THE ACADEMIC PROJECTS AND THEIR FUNDING

2017: Populism as movement and rhetoric, University of Jyväskylä. Academy of Finland. Researcher. 10/2017 - 12/2017.

2017: Mediakohu. Pilot project, University of Jyväskylä, Kone foundation. Researcher and co-coordinator 4/2017 - 9/2017.

2016-2017: Uses of fantasy -project. University of Jyväskylä, independent subproject of the Global The World Hobbit research project. Finnish Cultural Foundation. Coordinator and re-searcher 3/2016-3/2017.

2009-2010: Youth Media Participation project, University of Jyväskylä, Research Centre for Contemporary Culture, The Academy of Finland (2009 - 2011) http://www.jyu.fi/ymp. Head of the project professor Sirkku Kotilainen; Coordinator for the first 1,5 years. Member of the reporting research team 8/2011 - 12/2014.

2008: The doctoral research project, University of Jyväskylä, Research Centre for Contemporary Culture, The Foundation of Jenny and Antti Wihuri, researcher.

2007: The doctoral research project, University of Jyväskylä, Research Centre for Contemporary Culture, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, researcher.

2006: Researcher in the Cult, Community, Identity project, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Arts and Culture, The Academy of Finland, member of the planning and the research group.

2003-2005: The doctoral research project, University of Jyväskylä, Research Centre for Contemporary Culture, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, researcher.

2003: Study of young adults reading fantasy in five Baltic countries; University of Jyväskylä, Research Centre for Contemporary Culture, EU 2000 project Baltic Ring, Member of the planning group and the research group.

1993 Research assistant: University of Jyväskylä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. The Academy of Finland

1992 – 1993 Research assistant: University of Jyväskylä, Department of Education
The Academy of Finland

1984 – 1986 Research assistant: University of Jyväskylä, Department of Education
The Academy of Finland

OTHER PROJECTS: ARTS, LITERATURE AND EU

Neljään Koon tarinatalkoot. https://karstula.fi/vapaa-aika-ja-matkailu/kulttuuri/neljan-koon-tarinatalkoot/. Project of creative writing and regional development in four communes in Northern part of the Central Finland. 9/2018 - 12/2019. Baltic Ring III project www.balticring.org Finnish project member of the project plan group 1/2005 Baltic Ring II project www.balticring.org Baltic Ring project of the seven literary centres of Baltic area, EU, Culture 2000 programme Member of the project plan group 1/2002 – 5/2002 Member of the steering group 9/2003 – 8/2004 Baltic Ring I project www.balticring.org Baltic Ring project of the five literary centres of Baltic area, EU, Culture 2000 programme Member of the project plan group 1/2000 – 8/2000 Member of the steering group 9/2002 – 8/2003 Jyväskylä Arts Festival, EU projects in marketing of culture in Central Finland Project manager 1/1999 – 11/2000 Consultant 9/1998 – 11/1998 Project manager 9/1996 – 8/1998 Council of Central Finland, projects concerning the EU programs in Central Finland Project secretary 7/1996 – 10/1996 EU culture programmes and Central Finland Consultant 1/1996-5/1996 Marketing of culture with Central Finland Tourist organizations

Kulma-projektin visuaalinen ilme oli (c) Riitta Uusitalo