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Toni Lahtinen is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. He holds a Docent title in Finnish Literature at the University of Helsinki and in Ecocriticism at the University of Turku (since March 2024). He supervises doctoral programs in Gender, Culture, and Society and Philosophy, Arts, and Society.
His research focuses on ecocriticism, Finnish literature, and comparative literature, particularly intersections between climate crisis narratives, pedagogy, and emotional engagement. Key projects include Kirjallisuus ja lukeminen ilmastokriisin aikakaudella (2021–2025) and Kynä, jolla kirjoitan, on kaadettu puu (2025–2027), examining literary contributions to sustainability discourse.
Recent publications analyze climate anxiety in classrooms, dystopian literature, and environmental reading practices. He has received a Kunniamaininta vuoden runoteos (Honor Mention for Poetic Work) in 2024 and serves as a peer reviewer for journals like Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment and Humanities. Lahtinen actively participates in public talks, seminars, and media engagements on literature’s role in climate crisis discourse.
