Tuomas Järvenpää
Senior Researcher
School of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty
[email protected] | +358 50 401 9343
I am a cultural anthropologist specializing in the cultural study of music and religion. In my current research I examine different forms of Christian dance in Finland. Previously 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 university level. I have done research in Finland, as well as in Namibia and South Africa.
Publications
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Vulnerability and White Masculinities: Evangelical Christianity and New Spirituality in the Performance Personas of Finnish Rappers Ameeba and Roni Samuel
Rantakallio, Inka; Järvenpää, Tuomas, 2026, Lindholm, Susan; Ringsager, Kristine, Nordic Noise: Hip-Hop, Culture, and Community in Northern Europe, 78-96. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
"A rapper is coming here-and he is black!" Authentication of rap music in the Finnish gospel music scene, 2005-2020
Järvenpää, Tuomas, 2024, Journal of contemporary religion, 39, 3, 499-515. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
‘The Wisest Man in the East’
Järvenpää, Tuomas, 2023, Temenos, 59, 2, 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, 3, 450-469. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research