Tanja Riekkinen

20 December 2016, Master of Arts, Major: History, Minor: Japanese studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oulu, Finland; 26 February 2015 Bachelor of Arts, Major: History, Minors: Environmental Humanities, Geography, Japanese studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oulu, Finland

30 May 2008 Visual Artisan, Graphic Design, Vantaa Vocational College Varia, Finland

4 June 2005 Finnish Matriculation Examination, The Upper Secondary School of Kärsämäki, Finland

Completed Doctoral courses, including:

• Petrocultures reading course, spring and fall 2021, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (online)
• UniOGS Mentoring Programme, date of completion 21 May 2021, University of Oulu, Finland
• Midterm report of doctoral training, date of completion 9 December 2020, University of Oulu, Finland
• Mastering Academic Writing, date of completion 1 December 2020, University of Oulu, Finland
• Communication and Presentation Skills, date of completion 26 October 2020, University of Oulu, Finland
• Project Management, date of completion 7 January 2020, University of Oulu, Finland
• Sustainable Development Goals in Human Sciences, date of completion 18 October 2019, University of Oulu, Finland
• Nordic STS 2019 Pre-Conference, date of completion 25 August 2019, University of Tampere, Finland
• Museums and Environmental Humanities: A Master Class, date of completion 16 August 2019, University of Stavanger, Norway
• Academic English Workshop, date of completion 12 August 2019, University of Oulu, Finland
• Scientific Research and Ethics, date of completion 23 April 2019, University of Oulu, Finland
• ICOHTEC Summer School Does Technology Drive History? Theoretical Concepts and Historical Examples, date of completion 17 July 2018, Jean Monnet University, France

Other completed studies

• Studies on business, from 30 August 2010 to 30 June 2011, Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences, Finland

From 9 January to 27 February 2017, Project Researcher, full-time, University of Oulu Academics, Finland

From 1 January to 31 October 2016, Project Researcher, part-time, University of Oulu Academics, Finland

From 19 May 2008 to 29 August 2010, Maternity leave

Project funding:

• 2021 The Finnish Association for Scholarly Publishing, the project “Risteyksessä [On a Crossroad]” of the Society for Regional and Environmental Studies and Versus 6,390 €

Personal research funding:

• 2022 Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation 14,000 €
• 2020 Kone Foundation 7,000 €
• 2018 Kone Foundation 104,000 €
• 2018 Otto A. Malm Foundation 13,000 €
• 2018 Kerttu Saalasti Foundation 1,000 €

Travel grants:

• 2018 University of Oulu Graduate School 1,000 €

Scholarships and prizes:

• 2022 The Holberg Prize scholarship to participate in a Masterclass with Prof. Sheila Jasanoff, the Holberg Laureate on 7 June in Bergen, Norway
• 2016 The Best MA Thesis of the Academic Year Prize, Department of History, University of Oulu 500 €
• 2015 The Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters Iines, Elli, Lahja ja Veikko Helin scholarship 400 €
• 2014 Oulun ylioppilasapu scholarship 500 €
• 2013 The Best BA Thesis of the Academic Year Prize, Department of History, University of Oulu 200 €

A. Peer-reviewed scientific articles (2)

1. Riekkinen, T. (2022). Envisaging Energy Futures: Past and Present, in Environment and History 28 (3), p. 362–368.
2. Riekkinen, T. & Ruuskanen, E. (2021). Fossiilisten polttoaineiden aikakauden alku, huippu ja tavoiteltu loppu [The Beginning, peak and the End of the Fossil Fuel Era], in Ruuskanen, E. et al. (eds.) Suomen ympäristöhistoria 1700-luvulta nykyaikaan [Finnish Environmental History from the 18th Century to the Present], pp. 334–374. Vastapaino, Tampere.

B. Non-refereed scientific articles (1)

3. Riekkinen, T. (2017). Psychedelic Violence Crime of Visual Shock – X-Japan -yhtye visual kein edustajana [Psychedelic Violence Crime of Visual Shock – X-Japan band as a representative of visual kei], in Harukaze – Kirjoituksia Japanin kulttuurista 9 [Harukaze -Writings on Japanese culture], Japanese Studies, University of Oulu, Oulu.

C. Scientific books (monographs) (1)

4. Riekkinen, T. (2017). Tieteentekijöiden puolesta: Oulun yliopiston akateemiset ry 1967–2017 [On Behalf of Researchers: University of Oulu Academics, 1967–2017], University of Oulu Academics, Oulu.

G. Theses (2)

5. Riekkinen, T. (2016). Akateemista edunvalvontaa vaikuttajien verkostossa: Oulun yliopiston akateemiset ry 1967–2010 [Academic advocacy in the network of influencers: University of Oulu Academics, 1967–2010]. Master’s thesis. Department of History, University of Oulu.
6. Riekkinen, T. (2013). Luonnonsuojelu ja rakentaminen vastakkain: Kiista Eevalan ja Juurikkalahden välisestä oikotiehankkeesta Kainuun Sanomissa ja Sotkamo-lehdessä 1990–1996 [Nature conservation and construction in conflict: The dispute over the shortcut project between Eevala and Juurikkalahti in Kainuun Sanomat and Sotkamo newspaper, 1990-1996]. Bachelor’s thesis. Department of History, University of Oulu.

From 15 August 2022 to 15 December 2022 course director, lecturer in a lecture course "Finland Between East and West", 683790P, 5 ECTS cr, Scandinavian Studies Programme, University of Oulu, Finland (course language: English)

26 March 2022, 1h lecture in the environmental history seminar of Historian Opiskelijain Liitto, University of Oulu, Finland

From 14 March to 2 May 2022 course director, lecturer in a lecture course "Arctic and Nordic Perspectives on Sustainable Development", 683789P, 5 ECTS cr, Scandinavian Studies Programme, University of Oulu, Finland (course language: English)

23 February 2022, 2h lecture in a lecture course "Historiantutkimus nyt" [Historical Research Now], History, University of Oulu, Finland (course language: Finnish)

From 15 February to 17 May 2021 course director, lecturer in a lecture course "Environmental Histories of the Baltic Sea", 683787P, 5 ECTS cr, Scandinavian Studies Programme, University of Oulu, Finland (course language: English)

From 9 January to 12 March 2020 course director, lecturer in a lecture course "Öljykulttuurin tutkimuksen lukupiiri" [Petrocultures reading course], 687813P, 5 ECTS cr, Humanistiset ympäristöopinnot [Environmental Humanities], University of Oulu, Finland (course language: Finnish)

5 March 2019, 2h lecture in a lecture course "Globaali ympäristöhistoria" [Global Environmental History], History, University of Oulu, Finland (course language: Finnish)

20 November 2018, 2h lecture in a lecture course "Johdatus humanistisiin ympäristöopintoihin" [Introduction to Environmental Humanities], Environmental Humanities, University of Oulu, Finland (course language: Finnish)

16 November 2017, 15min presentation in a lecture course "Orientaatio historiantutkimukseen" [Orientation to Historical Research], History, University of Oulu, Finland (course language: Finnish)

Riekkinen, T.: "Oil technologies for the future: Reproducing and Reinventing Sociotechnical Imaginaries of National Resource Security, Independence and Welfare in Parliamentary Debates on Oil Spill Control Measures in Finland in the 1960s", panel session: Science, Technology and Society, conference: Sosiologipäivät, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä (Finland) (online), 24 March 2022

Co-chair of a panel session Luontokulttuurit käytännöissä, Kulttuurintutkimuksen päivät: ILO, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu (Finland), 9 - 10 December 2021

Co-chair of a panel session Seeking Solutions to Carbon Neutrality through Transdisciplinary Research across Social Sciences and Humanities, The Annual Meeting of Finnish Geographers, University of Oulu, Oulu (Finland) (online), 5 November 2021

Riekkinen, T.: "Sosiotekniset kuvitelmat petrokulttuurin muovaajina Suomessa", panel session: Luontokulttuurit käytännöissä, conference: Kulttuurintutkimuksen päivät: ILO, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu (Finland), 9 December 2021

Riekkinen, T.: "Petrofutures: Imagining Finnish Oil Culture in the Holocene", panel session: Seeking Solutions to Carbon Neutrality through Transdisciplinary Research across Social Sciences and Humanities, conference: The Annual Meeting of Finnish Geographers, University of Oulu, Oulu (Finland) (online), 5 November 2021

Riekkinen, T.: "For and Against Finnish Oil Refining: Shaping Pathways to Secure Oil Supply in the Finnish Parliament in the 1950s", panel session: The environment and cultural history of oil, conference: Streams: Transformative Environmental Humanities, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (Sweden) (online), 3 August 2021

Riekkinen, T.: "Contesting Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Petroleum Represented in Finland from the 1950s to the 1970s", conference: Suomen ympäristöhistoriapäivä, Helsinki (Finland) (online), 13 October 2020

Riekkinen, T.: "Fossiliriippuvuuden kasvu ja syventyminen", panel session: Suomen ympäristöhistoria 1700-2000 II, conference: Historiantutkimuksen päivät, Oulu (Finland), 26 October 2019

Riekkinen, T.: "Futures Made of Petroleum", panel session: Envisioning Oil, conference: Boundaries in/of Environmental History Conference, Tallinn (Estonia), 23 August 2019

Riekkinen, T.: "Öljyinen maailma, öljyinen Suomi", panel session: Suomen ympäristöhistoria 1700-2000, conference: Naturecultures, Rovaniemi (Finland), 23 November 2018

Riekkinen, T.: "Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Oil in Finland in the 1950s", panel session: Documenting/Collecting Oil and Energy Imaginaries, conference: Petrocultures2018: Transitions Conference, Glasgow (UK), 30 August 2018

Riekkinen, T.: "Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Oil in Finland in the 1950s", panel session: Turns in Energy Supply: Past, Present and Future II, conference: Technological Drive from Past to Future? 50 Years of ICOHTEC Symposium, Saint Étienne (France), 21 July 2018