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Hanna Samola is a University Lecturer in Finnish literature at Tampere University's Faculty of Social Sciences, History, Philosophy and Literary Studies department. She also holds a docent position in Finnish literature at the University of Turku. Her research focuses on genre studies, intertextuality, critical plant studies, and fairy tale studies. She has taught at institutions including the University of Oregon and Stockholm University, with additional visiting roles at multiple European universities.
Her research emphasizes dystopian literature, feminist dystopias, and intermedial analyses of Nordic texts. Notable projects include analyzing Anu Kaajan's plays, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale versus Johanna Sinisalo's works, and botany in dystopian narratives. She co-edited the anthology Romanssikertomukset 2000-luvulla (2024) and frequently publishes in journals like Avain and Fafnir.
- PhD (2016): Fairy tale intertexts in Pirkko Lindberg, Laura Gustafsson, and Johanna Sinisalo dystopias
- Over 40 publications spanning books, peer-reviewed chapters, and reviews
- Active in academic editing roles, including journal editorships
Her recent work explores transmedia romance narratives, Chernobyl cultural representations, and Finnish contemporary literary trends. Key contributions include interdisciplinary analyses of posthumanism, gender politics, and environmental humanities.
