Heidi Mikkola
PhD
hmmikk@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1722-8952 |
Areas of expertise
wildlife documentary; film studies; ecomedia studies; posthumanism; human-animal studies; environmental humanities; technologies
wildlife documentary; film studies; ecomedia studies; posthumanism; human-animal studies; environmental humanities; technologies
Biography
Heidi Mikkola is a postdoctoral researcher in Media Studies. Her research focuses on audiovisual culture, human–animal studies, and the environmental humanities.
Research
My PhD dissertation explored the audiovisual aesthetics of wildlife documentaries and their engagement with multispecies agencies. My research centers on the relationships between humans, nonhuman animals, environments, and technologies.
Teaching
Kurssi: Ei-inhimillinen taiteen ja kulttuurin tutkimuksessa, syksy 2024
Publications
- Ecologies of wildlife modes : envisioning more-than-human environments in documentary moving image aesthetics (2025) Mikkola, Heidi
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Encounters with the Insect World: Care and Human – Insect Relationships in Wildlife Documentaries (2024) Human–Bug Encounters in Multispecies Networks Mikkola, Heidi
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - In the wings of the dove: bird's-eye view and more-than-human gaze in the wildlife documentary series Earthflight (2020)
- Studies in Documentary Film
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Luontodokumentit muokkaavat mielikuviamme merestä (2020)
- Suomen Luonto
(E1 Popularised article) - Movements beyond human: Ecological aesthetics and knowledges in underwater wildlife documentaries (2018)
- Trace: Finnish Journal for Human-Animal Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Ihmisten ja eläinten rajoilla (2016)
- Trace: Finnish Journal for Human-Animal Studies
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
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