Merja Polvinen

@MerjaPolvinen@hcommons.social
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219 Posts

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 Polvinen2h ago
vrtxd4h ago
Prideilla oli kivaa! Oli mukava nähdä livenä niin @menneisyytesi ja @ileoo (kuva so did happen) kuin myös todella random encounterina @personamatters (tätä en meinaa vielä uskoa oikein itsekään).
🤎🧡💛💚💙💜
Merja Polvinen2h ago
MiBaWi - Michael Barthel15h ago
#Hungary - This is what POWER OF THE PEOPLE & real #democracy looks like! >>> Pics from the Pride Parade happening today in #Budapest - after Orban banned this event. ❤️ 🇭🇺
Merja Polvinen4h ago
Aleksandr Koltsoff21h ago

Tietääkö kukaan milloin lainasanat tulee viimeistään palauttaa?

#KaikkiLäpätTöötätään

Merja Polvinen15h ago
Catherynne M. Valente16h 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 Polvinen23h ago
@menneisyytesi
Äh, jo kotimatkalla. Mutta mainiota menoa teille kaikille!
Merja Polvinen23h ago
Aino-Kaisa Koistinen1d 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 Polvinen23h ago
Titia Schuurman23h 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 Polvinen23h ago
Rob Landley1d ago
What they didn't tell you about the apocalypse is you'd still have to perform administrative tasks.
Merja Polvinen23h ago
Sahi Holopainen1d 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 Polvinen1d 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

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Titia Schuurman23h 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!!"
❤️