!!Lotte Tarkka - Curriculum Vitae
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__DEGREES__
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*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
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__ACADEMIC POSTS__
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*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
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__RESEARCH PROJECTS__\\
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*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
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__POSITIONS IN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION, UH__
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*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
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__RELATED STUDIES AND RESEARCH__
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*Researcher, Folklore archives, Finnish Literature Society, several terms 1987 - 1999\\
*Postgraduate studies at Cambridge University (Darwin College, Social Anthropology) 1990 - 1992
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__SCIENTIFIC BOARDS__\\
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*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)
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__HONORS__
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*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\\ \\