Mika Hallila

Dr. Mika Hallila is a Senior Researcher in Literature at the University of Jyväskylä and Associate Professor of Literary Theory at the University of Eastern Finland. His research bridges contemporary literature, metamodernism, and the intersection of well-being, health, and illness in Finnish cultural narratives.

• PhD in Literature
• Habilitation in Literary Theory (University of Warsaw)

His work focuses on:

• Metamodernism as a global cultural shift
• Autofictional representations of suicide
• Temporal structures in modern novels
• Cultural semiotics of smoking in Finnish literature
• Evolution of literary historiography

Recent publications examine metamodernist aesthetics, affective narratives, and the socio-cultural implications of contemporary Finnish fiction. As Principal Investigator for projects like the Glocal Metamodernisms Conference (AHRC-funded), his research integrates transnational perspectives with national literary traditions.