Merja Polvinen

@MerjaPolvinen@hcommons.social
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Literary scholar, senior lecturer at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Current work on cognitive narratology, on literary self-reflection, and on speculative fiction (science fiction and fantasy).

Hiking, cycling, and the history of polar exploration and mountaineering.

#Literature #Narrative #CognitiveNarratology #SpeculativeFiction #Academic
#PolarExploration #Antarctica #Mountaineering

She/her.
Posts in English and Finnish.

Research profile:https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/merja-polvinen
EC member:https://www.thenarrativesociety.org/
Merja Polvinen10h ago
Catherynne M. Valente12h ago

This has been such an amazing thread in a garbage week.

I’m still super light on Asian languages & have almost nothing from Africa, so still hit me up if you can help there!
https://wandering.shop/@Catvalente/114756307679565732

Catherynne M. Valente (@Catvalente@wandering.shop)

I need the phrase (or its equivalent in everyday casual speech) of “What the fuck” in as many languages as possible. Go.

The Wandering Shop
Show threadMerja Polvinen18h ago
@menneisyytesi
Äh, jo kotimatkalla. Mutta mainiota menoa teille kaikille!
Merja Polvinen18h ago
Aino-Kaisa Koistinen20h ago

Newest publication out!

Koistinen, A.-K. ., Lähdesmäki, T., & Ylönen, S. C. (2025). Social Relations, Safety, and Acceptance—Making Meanings of Home in Children’s and Young People’s Visual Expression. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 16(1), 717-738. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2025.2.717.738

https://www.jecs.pl/index.php/jecs/article/view/1735

Social Relations, Safety, and Acceptance—Making Meanings of Home in Children’s and Young People’s Visual Expression | Journal of Education Culture and Society

Merja Polvinen18h ago
Titia Schuurman19h ago
Yesterday's panel on Speculative Fiction in Translation at #archipelacon2 .
@johannavain : "When your books get translated, does it feel like you're sending your children off to school?"
@magdalenahai : "It feels like I'm sending my children to outer space!!"
❤️
Merja Polvinen18h ago
Rob Landley1d ago
What they didn't tell you about the apocalypse is you'd still have to perform administrative tasks.
Merja Polvinen18h ago
Sahi Holopainen21h ago
Sarjakuvaromaani They Called Us Enemy on alkanut ilmestyä Webtoonissa. Se kertoo George Takein lapsuudesta toisen maailmansodan aikana, kun amerikanjapanilaiset vangittiin internointileireille.
#sarjakuvat
https://m.webtoons.com/en/graphic-novel/they-called-us-enemy/list?title_no=7685
Merja Polvinen21h ago

Big shoutout today to the Finnish Ambassador to Australia, Arto Haapea, and his husband Steven Morton, who have completed the Shitbox Rally in the Happiest Car in the World and raised more than 50.000 AusD for cancer research. Cheers and well done!

#ShitboxRally #Pride2025 #Finland #Australia #CabinAwaits

https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8f28f8b73ad67412d48de518b42ec287?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=3333&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575

Merja Polvinen1d ago
Ben Roimola1d ago

Nästa år kommer #Finncon till Åbo! Finncon 2026: Begynnelser, 10–12.7.2026.

https://2026.finncon.org/

Show threadMerja Polvinen1d ago
@Setok
I hear you... 🥺
Merja Polvinen1d ago
AndreasDavour1d ago

It's interesting to see and hear conventions being more diverse and international. A presentation on the academic track by some Chinese researches, Polish being talked in the main hall of the convention hall and hearing German at the breakfast table.

#Archipelacon2 #WorldConFeel