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Supervisors: Dr Titus Hjelm and Dr Riitta-Liisa Valij盲rvi听
Email: charlotte.doesburg.16@ucl.ac.uk
Present status:听听PhD candidate, Post-graduate Teaching Assistant
Modules Taught:听SESS1202 Understanding Society: Introduction to Social Theory
Working title of thesis:听The Adaptation and Appropriation of Finnish Folk Poetry in Metal Music
Research:听The aim of my research is to understand the originations, legitimations and methods used by musicians to adapt and appropriate material from Finnish folk poetry. This thesis will consist out of several case studies of lyrics, representing songs written in Finnish and English by a variety of artists. This will simultaneously display the spread of metal inspired by the national epic, the Kalevala, and also highlight the different methods used by musicians.听The听Kalevala听is considered a hugely influential Finnish cultural work and an essential part of Finnish national identity, whereas metal music is often seen in a negative light. My research will challenge these views on metal by researching a subgenre that is highly engaged with Finnish culture, history and modern society by reworking an essential part of its national identity, the听Kalevala.