Projekt per år
Personlig profil
Forskningsintressen
I am professor of musicology with a special interest in the cultural study of music, ethnomusicology and popular music studies. My research has over the years encompassed a wide range of themes and issues. There has nevertheless been a general focus on questions concerning music and culture, music industry, the relationships between music and cultural belonging, and the cultural study of technology.
I have, among other things, written about “world music” as a cultural and industrial phenomenon, using Zimbabwean case studies (e.g. Local Music, Not From Here’ -The Discourse of World Music examined through three Zimbabwean case studies: The Bhundu Boys, Virginia Mukwesha and Sunduza), and several publications on the relationships between music, media and culture. I have also co-edited volumes on music industry (e.g. the Popular Music and Society special issue ”Music, Digitalization, Democracy”), and on the contexts that shape sonic practice (Memory, Space, Sound).
During the last few years, I have focused on music and minorities, mainly concentrating on the Swedish-speaking population of Finland. As a result of the project “Finland-Swedishness constructed through music”, I for example co-edited Modersmålets sånger: Finlands svenskheter framställda genom musik. In 2018-20 I also led the project “The impact of digitalization on minority music: Finland-Swedish music culture as case study”.
Biografi
I was appointed professor of musicology at Åbo Akademi University in 2010, after having been acting professor for some time. I was originally educated at University of Helsinki and have studied musicology, media and arts management. In 1995 I came to Åbo Akademi University as Assistant and received my PhD in 2003. I have also worked as project researcher at Finnish Broadcasting Company (1993-1994) and at the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland (2008-2010). My main fieldwork experience is from Zimbabwe and the Swedish-speaking regions of Finland.
During my career I have also worked outside academia as for example music museum director (Sibelius Museum 2000-2010), freelance cultural journalist (Finnish Broadcasting Company 1984-1994), and aid worker in a music project focusing on Southern Africa (1990-1991).
I have been editor, editorial board member and peer reviewer of several international and Finnish publications. I have also served as review committee member for for example grant panels, university educations, and dissertations in e.g. Finland, Sweden, Portugal and Australia. I am a working member of the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy for Swedish Folk Culture and honorary member of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland.
Undervisning
Since 1995, I have taught courses in most fields of musicology, at levels ranging from first year to MA seminars, and since 2007 I have been responsible for curriculum planning. During this period a growing amount of the teaching has also become interdisciplinary. I have supervised four PhD theses to completion at ÅAU (three as main supervisor), and three at other Finnish universities (as second supervisor). I am currently supervising seven doctoral students, working on a broad range of topics, including minority music, jazz improvisation, opera, and church music.
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Projekt
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DIMM: Digitaliseringens inverkan på minoritetsmusik: Finlandssvensk musikkultur som fallstudie
Brusila, J. (Ansvarig forskare)
01/01/18 → 31/12/20
Projekt: Stiftelser och fonder
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Digitala stämmor: Finlandssvensk musikkultur i förändring
Brusila, J., Kilpiö, K., Nyman, I.-M. & Ramstedt, K., 5 dec. 2024, Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i finland. 242 s. (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland ; nr. 882)Forskningsoutput: Bok/tidskrift/rapport › Bok › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
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Esseharpan – ett unikt folkmusikinstrument i förändring
Nybacka, M. & Brusila, J., 2024, I: Folk & musik. 2024Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig
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Förändrade medialiseringar av barnmusik och etnicitet: Arne Alligators väg från finlandssvenska barnestrader till internationella strömningstjänster
Brusila, J., 12 dec. 2024, I: Musiikki. 54, 4, s. 13-42Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
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Suomalainen etnomusikologia ärhäkästä indiestä vesittyneeksi mainstreamiksi – tai ei miksikään?
Brusila, J., 2 nov. 2024, I: Musiikin suunta. 46, 2Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig
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The Irony of “Drottningen av Åland”: Politics and Aesthetics in the Changing Landscape of Finland Swedish Popular Music
Brusila, J. & Ramstedt, K., 1 dec. 2023, I: Journal of Finnish Studies. 26, 2, s. 266-294 28 s.Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel › Vetenskaplig › Peer review
Öppen tillgångFil8 Nedladdningar (Pure)
Forskningsdatauppsättningar
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Sound ontology for the paper “An approach for structuring sound sample libraries using ontology”
Cherny, E. (Skapad av), Lilius, J. (Skapad av), Brusila, J. (Skapad av), Mouromtsev, D. (Skapad av) & Rogozinsky, G. (Skapad av), Zenodo, 1 juli 2016
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.56833, https://zenodo.org/record/56833
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Aktiviteter
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Music Research, Now! Musikforskning, nu! Musiikintutkimus, nyt! Symposium för musikforskning i Åbo
Brusila, J. (Ordförande)
31 jan. 2025Aktivitet: Deltagande i eller organisering av evenemang › Organisering av konferens, symposium eller arbetsseminarium
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Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland (Förlag)
Brusila, J. (Granskare)
2025Aktivitet: Referentgranskning av publikationer och redaktionsarbete › Referentgranskning av publikationer
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Phd Diss. (Principal supervisor): Nyman, Inka-Maria: Negotiating Opera. Discursive Representations, Democratic Accessibility and Social Media Branding. (Musikvetenskap, Åbo Akademi 2025)
Brusila, J. (Huvudhandledare)
2025Aktivitet: Handledning, mentorskap och andra aktiviteter › Handledning av forskarstuderande
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Presentation och överräckande av Akademiska Orkesterns Axel Gabriel Ingelius-utmärkelse 2024 åt Maria Kalaniemi
Brusila, J. (Talare)
6 dec. 2024Aktivitet: Tal eller presentation › Publikt eller inbjudet tal
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Phd Diss. (Principal supervisor): Sofia Joons Gylling: ”Det var främlingar och dock fränder” – Estlandssvenska identitetsformeringar med visor som verktyg (Musicology, Åbo Akademi University)
Brusila, J. (Huvudhandledare)
2024Aktivitet: Handledning, mentorskap och andra aktiviteter › Handledning av forskarstuderande
Tidningsurklipp
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Humorgruppen KAJ ponnistaa ruotsinkielisen rannikon revyyperinteestä
18/03/25
1 Mediabidrag
Press/media
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Finsk-svenska musiksamarbeten växer – hur viktigt är låtens språk egentligen?
12/03/25
1 Mediabidrag
Press/media
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Genomslag
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Kunskapskabarén på Åbo Svenska Teater 2024
Henriksson, B. (Deltagare), Nilsson, F. (Deltagare), Brusila, J. (Deltagare), Illman, R. (Deltagare), Lyberg Åhlander, V. (Deltagare) & Nylander, M. (Deltagare)
Genomslag: Kulturella genomslag