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Research interests
Jason Finch is Associate Professor, English Language and Literature at Åbo Akademi University, and adjunct professor in the department of Comparative Literature at the University of Turku. He has written or co-edited eight books, including Deep Locational Criticism (Benjamins, 2016), Literary Second Cities (Palgrave, co-edited, 2017) and The Materiality of Literary Narratives in Urban History (Routledge, co-edited 2020). Jason is a co-founder of the Association for Literary Urban Studies (ALUS) and currently (2018–22) its President. His current research focuses on the literary urban history of London (focusing on representations of housing and public transport), mediations of the urbanity of British and US cities which boomed in the nineteenth century, and the practice of literary urban studies.
Biography
Jason Finch was born in London in 1970. In the UK he was educated at the University of Birmingham (BA, 1991) and the University of Oxford (MPhil, 1994). Between 1996 and 1998 he worked as an Assistant Editor on the third edition revisions of the Oxford English Dictionary. From 2002 until 2005 he worked at the Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallinn University. He has been at Åbo Akademi University since 2005.
Teaching
Since 2006, Jason has taught courses in every aspect of English literary studies in the department of English Language and Literature at Åbo Akademi University, at levels ranging from first year to Master's. He has supervised nearly 30 BA and MA theses and nine PhD theses, three as main supervisor (two completed, seven in progress, as of October 2020). He also has university teaching experience in Estonia (Tallinn University) and the UK (Brasenose College, Oxford).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Åbo Akademi University
1 Aug 2005 → 15 Apr 2011
Award Date: 15 Jun 2011
Master, University of Oxford
1 Oct 1992 → 1 Jul 1994
Award Date: 1 Nov 1994
Bachelor, University of Birmingham
1 Oct 1988 → 1 Jul 1991
Award Date: 15 Jul 1991
External positions
Adjunct Professor, University of Turku
1 Jan 2016 → …Fingerprint
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Projects
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PUTSPACE: Public Transport as Public Space in European Cities: Narrating, Experiencing, Contesting
01/05/19 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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The Discursive Construction of the 'London Slum' 1820-1960: A Literary History
01/08/12 → 31/07/15
Project: Research
Publications
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Deep Locational Criticism. Imaginative Place in Literary Research and Teaching
Finch, J., 2016, John benjamins.Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
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From Hoxton to Holloway: Suburbanising North London in Demos and Beyond
Finch, J., Jul 2020, In: The Gissing Journal. 54, 3, p. 28-53 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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PUTSPACE at Unruly Landscapes (18-19 June 2020)
Finch, J. & Tauri Tuvikene, 6 Sep 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Professional
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A Brief Guide to Toomas Nipernaadi’s Estonia
Finch, J., 2019, In: Estonian Literary Magazine. 48, p. 20–23 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
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Introducing Anthony W. Johnson
Alho, T., Finch, J. & Sell, R., 2019, Renaissance Man: Studies in Literature and Culture for Anthony W. Johnson. Alho, T., Finch, J. & Sell, R. D. (eds.). John benjamins, p. 1–22Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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FRINGE: Urban Narratives network (External organisation)
Jason Finch (Member)
1 Jan 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Nordic Journal of English Studies (External organisation)
Jason Finch (Member)
1 Jan 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Elle-Mari Talivee
Jason Patrick Finch (Host)
1 Feb 2020 → 29 Feb 2020Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Thanatos - Suomalaisen Kuolemantutkimuksen Verkkojulkaisu (Journal)
Jason Patrick Finch (Reviewer)
2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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Giada Peterle
Jason Patrick Finch (Host)
15 Jan 2020 → 15 Feb 2020Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor