Tuomas Järvenpää
University Lecturer
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 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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"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. [Epub ahead of print 06 Nov 2024]: 1-17 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
‘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