CURRICULUM VITAE July 2, 2010 SALLA JOKELA, M.Sc. Born in Helsinki, Finland, December 4, 1979 Ph.D. Student, Instructor (2008 ) EDUCATION M.Sc. 2005, Department of Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland Major Subject: Geography (Human Geography) Thesis: From Monumental Pictures to Experiential Pictures Helsinki in the Illustration of Tourist Brochures 1895 2005 [in Finnish] Grade: Eximia cum laude approbatur Minor Subjects: Tourism Studies, Social Science History High School Diploma 1999, Mikkelin Lyseo High School, Mikkeli, Finland Exchange Student 1996 1997, Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute High School, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada POSITIONS Ph.D. Student, Instructor, Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland (2008 ) Cartographer, Finnish Literature Society, Ajatus Kirjat, Tammi, Finland s Ministry of Justice, Savo Foundation, Nordic Electronics Recycling Association, International Solidarity Foundation (2003 ) Instructor of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Department of Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland (2003 2008) Guide, The History of Nordic Map Exhibition, John Nurminen Foundation, Helsinki, Finland (4 months in 2006 2007) 1
Project Research Assistant, Sport and Green Space in the Modern and Contemporary European City, Department of History, University of Helsinki, Finland (2005) Preparer of Study Material for a Web-based Course in Cartography, Department of Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland (3 months in 2004) Trainee, Forest Research Institute, Research Station of Rovaniemi, Finland (2 months in 2003) Content provider, Sonera Plaza, Matkalaukku tourism website. http://plaza.fi/matkalaukku/ (2001 2002) LINGUISTIC SKILLS Finnish: mother tongue English: excellent Swedish: fluent Spanish: good German: satisfactory Russian: elementary COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office Programs Internet and E-mail Corel Draw & Corel Photo-Paint Adobe Photoshop MapInfo ArcMap Basics of ArcView and ArcInfo Basics of HTML 2
AWARDS The Finnish Book Arts Committee, Best Finnish Book Design 2005 for the illustration of a geography text book (GE 2. Yhteinen maailma, Tammi 2005) for Finnish high schools (with Anne- Marie Vesto, Outi Hermans, Arttu Paarlahti and Johanna Roto) ASSIGNMENTS OUTSIDE OF HOME COUNTRY Tour guide, Finland Cuba Friendship Association, field trip in Cuba (2009). Representative of the City of Mikkeli, Finland, Livable Community Awards, La Coruña, Spain (2005). COMMENTARIES FOR NATIONAL PRINT MEDIA Helsingin Sanomat (2006), interview about the tourist brochures of Helsinki [in Finnish]. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Master s Thesis Jokela, S. (2005). Monumenttikuvista elämyskuviin Helsinki matkaesitteiden kuvituksessa 1895 2005. Unpublished Master s Thesis. Department of Geography, University of Helsinki. Refereed Articles Jokela, S. (in press). Building a façade for Finland: Helsinki in tourism imagery. Geographical Review 101. Jokela, S. (2010). Kuvitettuja matkoja isänmaahan: matkailu, kuva ja nationalismi Suomessa (Illustrated journeys to the fatherland: tourism, image and nationalism in Finland). Terra 122: 1, 3 17. Contributions to Edited Publications Jokela, S. & P. Raento (in press). Collecting visual materials from secondary sources. In Raki, T. & D. Chambers (eds.): An introduction to visual research methods in tourism. Routledge, London. 3
Clark, P., S. Jokela & J. Saarikivi (in press). Nature, sport and the European city: London and Helsinki, 1880 2005. In Brantz, D. & S. Duempelmann (eds.): Green openings: urban landscapes in twentieth-century history. University of Virginia Press, Charlottesville. Jokela, S. (2004). Pietarin matkaesitteet osana matkailukokemuksen syntyä. In Kostiainen, A. (ed.): Pietari kulttuurisena matkakohteena 2002. Publications of the Finnish University Network for Tourism Studies 5/2004, 14 26. Articles in Non-refereed Journals Jokela, S. (2006). Helsinki matkaesitteiden kuvituksessa. Kvartti (City of Helsinki Urban Facts s Quarterly) 3/06, 56 66. Book Reviews in Peer-reviewed Journals Jokela, S. (2009). Tilastoturisteja ja asumismatkailijoita. [Hall, C. M., D. K. Müller & J. Saarinen: Nordic tourism: issues and cases and McWatters, M. R.: Residential tourism: (de)constructing paradise]. Terra 121: 4, 318 319. Jokela, S. (2009). Vertaistukea visuaalisuuden tutkijoille. [Stanczak, G. C. (ed.): Visual research methods: image, society and representation]. Terra 121: 1, 79 80. Jokela, S. (2008). Ajankohtainen kokoelma visuaalisen kulttuurin tutkimuksesta. [Rossi, L-M. & A. Seppä (eds.): Tarkemmin katsoen: visuaalisen kulttuurin lukukirja]. Terra 120: 2, 125 126. Jokela, S. (2007). Pieniä kertomuksia moni-ilmeisestä modernisaatiosta. [Helsti, H., L. Stark & S. Tuomaala (eds.): Modernisaatio ja kansan kokemus Suomessa 1860 1960]. Terra 119: 3 4, 302 303. Popular Articles Jokela, S. (2008). Nähtävyydet paketoivat paikan hengen. Nuorten luonnontiedeverkkolehti Luova. http://www.helsinki.fi/luova/ Jokela, S. (2007). Sibelius ja Lordi suomalaisuuden symboleina. Nuorten luonnontiedeverkkolehti Luova. http://www.helsinki.fi/luova/ Jokela, S. (2006). Highway 1: läpileikkaus läntisestä Kanadasta. Iltalehti 15.12.2006. 4
Jokela, S. (2001). GIS: koulutuksen kulmakiviä ja työelämän tarpeita. Prosum 2/2001, 28 30. PRESENTATIONS Jokela, S. (2010). Sacred sights: ecclesiastical architecture in the tourism imagery of Helsinki. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Session sponsored by the Political Geography Specialty Group, Historical Geography Specialty Group, and Cultural Geography Specialty Group. Washington D.C., USA, April 14, 2010. Jokela, S. & H. Linkola (2009). Bringing the outside to the inside: landscapes of tourism and geography in Finland in the 1920s. Nordic Geographers Meeting. Poster session. Turku, Finland, June 10, 2009. Jokela, S. (2009). Kuvitettuja matkoja isänmaahan: matkailu, kuva ja nationalismi Suomessa. Suomen matkailututkimuksen seura ry:n V Matkailu- ja vapaa-ajantutkimuksen symposiumi, Savonlinna, Finland, June 3, 2009. Jokela, S. (2009). Ecclesiastical architecture in the guiding images of Helsinki. First International Research Forum on Guided Tours. Halmstad, Sweden, April 24, 2009. Jokela, S. & H. Linkola (2009). Patriotic landscapes of tourism and geography: Finland in the 1920s. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Poster session. Las Vegas, USA, March 25, 2009. Jokela, S. (2008). Building a façade for Finland: Helsinki in tourism imagery. AAG Annual Meeting. Session sponsored by the European Specialty Group. Boston, USA, April 16, 2008. Jokela S. (2008). Pääkaupunki matkailijan silmin. Studia Generalia. Martinlaakso High School, Helsinki, Finland, April 7, 2008. Jokela, S. (2007). Suomi näyteikkunassa: Helsingin matkailukuvasto osana kansallista identiteettiprojektia. Maantieteen päivät. Vaasa, Finland, November 10, 2007. Jokela, S. (2005). Sport and green space in Helsinki. Green Space and Sport Workshop, Department of History, University of Helsinki, Finland, October 27, 2005. 5
Jokela S. (2005). Sport in Helsinki. Sport and Green Space in the Modern and Contemporary European City Seminar, Department of History, University of Helsinki, Finland, May 6, 2005. 6