Laura Antola
MA
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Comics studies; Popular culture; Superheroes; Adaptation studies
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.
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.
My teaching experience includes a courses in comics studies and media analysis.
- MAI: FEMINISM & VISUAL CULTURE: Feminist Discourse in Comics & Graphic Novels (2023)
- Mai: feminism & visual culture
(Editorship of a scientific special issue, book or conference proceedings (C2)) - Transnational Adaptation of a Marvel comic book event: the case of X-Men: ‘fatal attractions’ in Finland (2021)
- Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Adaptaatiot ”korkean” ja ”matalan” kulttuurin sillanrakentajina. (2020)
- Lähikuva
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1)) - Hämähäkkimiehen seikkailut ”totuuden jälkeisessä” ajassa. Supersankarielokuvan genrepiirteet diskurssia rakentamassa. (2020)
- Lähikuva
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - ‘It is nice that you want to improve this comic book together with us.’ The letters page’s significance in the transnational adaptation of Marvel comics in Finland (2020)
- Participations
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Strategies of Adaptation in the Finnish Publications of Marvel's Superhero Comics (2019)
- Journal of Popular Culture
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Book review: Superhero Comics (2018)
- Fafnir
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))