Tuomas Järvenpää
University Lecturer
School of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty
tuomas.jarvenpaa@uef.fi | +358 50 401 9343
I am a cultural anthropologist specializing in the cultural study of music and religion. In my career, I have done research on Rastafari movement and reggae music and Christian hip hop culture, and developed methods to teach intercultural skills at the university level. I have done research in Finland, as well as in Namibia and South Africa.
Publications
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‘The Wisest Man in the East’
Järvenpää, Tuomas. 2023. Temenos. 59: 207-229 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
‘Real Gs and pastors in the church’: hip-hop esthetics in the rap music video productions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Järvenpää, Tuomas. 2022. Religion. 52: 450-469 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hiphop on tullut ryminällä suomalaiseen gospelmusiikkiin
Järvenpää, Tuomas. 2020. Katsomukset.fi. : - E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Pastori Pike on joulupukkeillut ja heittänyt Hoosiannaa matkallaan isolle areenalle
Järvenpää, Tuomas. 2020. Voima. : - E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Reggae oli vapauden ääni myös seksuaalivähemmistöille
Järvenpää, Tuomas. 2019. Antroblogi. : - E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
The ruptures and reconfigurations of identity through Christian Hip Hop in Southern Africa
Abraham, Ibrahim; Järvenpää, Tuomas. Teoksessa: Gault, Erika D; Harris, Travis(toim.) , 2019. Beyond Christian Hip Hop. A Move Towards Christians and Hip Hop. s. 181-204. Routledge A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Kristityt hip hopparit eivät jää omaan kuplaansa
Järvenpää, Tuomas. 2018. Antroblogi. : - E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
From Gugulethu to the World: Rastafarian Cosmopolitanism in the South African Reggae Music of Teba Shumba and the Champions
Järvenpää Tuomas. 2017. Popular music and society. 40: 453-473 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
From the margins, reggae in South Africa continues to struggle for human dignity
Järvenpää Tuomas. 2017. The Conversation. : - D1 Article in a trade journal -
Roots reggae from Cape Town to Helsinki : an ethnographic study of local belonging and cosmopolitan imagination in Rastafarian reggae music
Järvenpää Tuomas. 2017. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Education, Humanities, and Theology G5 Doctoral dissertation (article)