Laura Antola
 MA


lahean@utu.fi

+358 29 450 3096

+358 50 562 6877

Arcanuminkuja 1

Turku

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Areas of expertise
Comics studies; Popular culture; Superheroes; Adaptation studies

Biography



I am a media studies doctoral student, and I am writing my dissertation on superhero comics. My research is focused on the Finnish adaptations of Marvel’s superhero comics, and I am especially interested in the strategies used to make the American superheroes more accessible to the Finnish readers. In my dissertation I analyze the changes that have been made in the stories, how the adapted stories have been chosen, and what could be the role of a dedicated readership in this process. I combine comics studies, popular culture studies, adaptation studies and fan studies in my research. Besides focusing on my dissertation, I am coordinating a comics studies study circle that brings together scholars as well as artists from the Nordic-Baltic region.



Research



In addition to comics, my interests include a broad spectrum of popular culture topics. Especially questions related to adaptations, transmediality and franchise productions interest me.



Teaching
My teaching experience includes a courses in comics studies and media analysis.


Publications


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