Earlier this semester, Dr Saara Ratilainen joined the Board of the PLURAL Research Centre.
Dr Ratilainen is University Lecturer in Russian Language and Culture at the ITC Languages Unit and the Principal Investigator in the research project ‘FEMCORUS: mediated feminism(s) in contemporary Russia’ funded by the Academy of Finland.
Previously affiliated with Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki, Saara Ratilainen’s expertise and research interests lie in the field of Russian media, such as youth social media communities, independent online media, television series and women’s magazines.
We are happy and honoured to have Saara on our board and look forward to our fruitful collaboration!