Lotte Tarkka - Curriculum Vitae#
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy, U of Helsinki (UH), folklore 2005
- Licentiate of Philosophy, UH, folklore 1994
- Candidate of Philosophy, UH, folklore 1989
- Matriculation examination, Helsinki, Finland 1989
ACADEMIC POSTS
- Professor of Folklore, UH 2009
- Docent of Folklore, UH 2007
- Deputy Professor, Folklore, UH, 2007
- Post-Doctoral Assistant, Folklore, UH 2006 - 2007, 2007 - 2009
- Assistant teacher, Folklore, UH 1999 - 2004
- Assistant teacher, Folklore, U of Turku 1991 - 1995, 1996
RESEARCH PROJECTS
- The Muted Muses of Oral Culture. Ideology, transnationalism and silenced sources in the making of national heritages and literatures. Academy of Finland. 2019 - 2023. PI
- Ownerhsip, language, and cultural heritage. 2017 - 2019. PI Eila Stepanova
- Oral Poetry, Mythic Knowledge, and Vernacular Imagination. Academy of Finland. 2012 - 2016. PI
- Cultural Meanings and Vernacular Genres. 2013 - 2016. PI
- The Kalevala and Oral Epics Project, Academy of Finland. 1992 - 1995. PI Lauri Honko
POSITIONS IN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION, UH
- Leader, Master’s Program in Cultural Heritage 2016, 2018
- Member of the executive group: Doctoral program in History and Cultural Heritage 2014
- Docent committee, Faculty of Arts; member 2013-; chair 2017
RELATED STUDIES AND RESEARCH
- Researcher, Folklore archives, Finnish Literature Society, several terms 1987 - 1999
- Postgraduate studies at Cambridge University (Darwin College, Social Anthropology) 1990 - 1992
SCIENTIFIC BOARDS
- Estonian Literary Museum, international advisory committee 2017
- Finnish Literature Society: Superior 2019-, Board of Directors, 2009 - 2018, Publications Committee 2009, 2011 - 2018, Research Committee 2010–2016, Council 2007 - 2009, 2019
- Folklore Fellows (FF), executive committee 2012
- Kalevala Society, working member 2000
- Editorial boards (international): FF Communications 2016; Studia Fennica 2010 - 2018 (chair 2017 - 2018)
HONORS
- Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters 2012
- Kalevala-Award of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters 2007
- The Kalevala Society Award for Young Scholars 1990
