Petri Saarikoski
PhD, adjunct professor
petsaari@utu.fi +358 29 450 2697 +358 40 053 4845 Siltapuistokatu 2 Pori Office: 275 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3563-9678 |
Areas of expertise
The History of Home Computing in Finland; Cultural History of Internet; Media History; Game Studies
The History of Home Computing in Finland; Cultural History of Internet; Media History; Game Studies
Research
Petri Saarikoski (born 30.3.1972, Rovaniemi) received his PhD in general history. His doctoral thesis (2004) considered the history of home computing in Finland from 1970s to 1990s. He works now as a university lecturer of Digital Culture at University of Turku, Finland. With a focus on history of media and technology, he has studied computers and popular media, Internet and BBS, social media, game cultures, and theoretical and methodological aspects of the study of digital culture.
Teaching
Saarikoski has been teaching about online
cultures, media history, game cultures, history of technology and scientific writing.
Publications 
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- Pac-Man for the VIC-20: Game Clones and Program Listings in the Emerging Finnish Home Computer Market (2017)
- Well played
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Suomen ensimmäinen pelimuseo on kansainvälisestikin ainutlaatuinen (2017)
- Tekniikan Waiheita: Teknik I Tiden
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Survival of the Most Flexible? National social media services in global competition: The Finnish Case (2017) The Routledge Companion to Global Internet Histories Suominen Jaakko, Saarikoski Petri, Turtiainen Riikka, Östman Sari
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Tekstitaide – Text Art (2017)
- WiderScreen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Unohdettu media? Näkökulmia teletekstin eurooppalaiseen historiaan (2017)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - BBS-harrastuksen historiaa tutkitaan Turun yliopistossa (2016)
- Tekniikan Waiheita: Teknik I Tiden
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Doomilaakson kevät (2016)
- WiderScreen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Editorial: Elokuvamusiikki ja elokuvien äänimaisema – Film Music and Cinematic Soundscapes (2016)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Elokuvamusiikki ja elokuvien äänimaisema – Film Music and Cinematic Soundscapes (2016)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Kotimaisen BBS-kulttuurin juurilla (2016)
- Skrolli
(E1 Popularised article) - ”Pistä natsi asialle ja mene itse perässä!” Hitler-videomeemien historia ja anatomia (2016)
- WiderScreen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - ”Vähän kuin aamukahvirutiini”. Joka päivä sama kuva Pekka Poudasta moshpitissä (2016)
- WiderScreen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Wider Screen 3-4/2016. Elokuvamusiikki ja elokuvien äänimaisema – Film Music and Cinematic Soundscapes. (2016)
- WiderScreen
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Wider Screen - akateemisen verkkolehden muodonmuutos (2016)
- Hiiskuttua: Turun yliopiston humanistisen tiedekunnan verkkolehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Eri- ja samanarvoisuus digitaalisessa maailmassa – Equality and inequality in digital environments. (2015) Riikka Turtiainen, Petri Saarikoski
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Harrastajien suurhanke: Kultajuna Fort Montanaan (2015)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Lännenfiktion pysyvä lumo – johdannoksi (2015)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Someen piirretty viiva – johdannoksi (2015)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Ensimmäinen suomalainen tietokonepeli (2014)
- Tekniikan Waiheita: Teknik I Tiden
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Great Northern Machine Wars: Rivalry Between User Groups in Finland (2014)
- IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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