Kai Mikkonen#
| Membership Number: | 6475 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | LITERARY & THEATRICAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2023 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FINLAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/kai-mikkonen/activities/ |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-1371-4398 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2020, 08 Professor, Comparative Literature, University of Helsinki (full professor)
- 2004, 08 Senior Lecturer (Yliopistonlehtori), Comparative Literature, University of Helsinki
- 2014, 09 - 2015, 07 Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall College, Cambridge University, UK
- 2007, 08 - 2008, 07 Professor, Comparative Literature, University of Helsinki
- 2003, 08 - 2006, 07 Research Fellow, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki
- 2000, 08 - 2003, 07 Professor, Comparative Literature, University of Helsinki
- 2000, 12 Title of Docent, Comparative Literature, University of Helsinki and University of Tampere
- 2000, 09 - 2002, 07 Research Fellow, Academy of Finland
Fields of Scholarship
- French literature (19th century, early 20th century)
- Terrorism in literature
- Theory of fiction
- Literature studies and comparative literature
- Travel literature
- British literature (19th century, early 20th century)
- Graphic narratives and comics
- Stylistics
- Terrorism and literature
- Narratology, narrative theory
- Interpretation and reading
- Picture books
Honours and Awards
- 2023, 05 Life member, Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
- 2018, 12 Life member, The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters
- 2015, 10 Life member, Clare Hall College, Cambridge University, UK
