Hanna-Riikka Roine
About me
I am a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at Tampere University and hold a title of docent in Contemporary Culture Studies at the University of Jyväskylä. My research has focused particularly on the impact of digital technologies on storytelling and imagination, as well as on speculative fiction and world-building from a multimedial perspective. I currently lead the Kone Foundation-funded project Imagine, Democracy! Narrative Fiction as a Tool for Imagining Democracy in Finland which studies how and with what means narrative fiction written, read, and circulated in Finland imagines democracy.
I have previously served as an Associate Professor of Digital Culture at the University of Bergen, Norway (2024–2026), as a Postdoctoral Researcher funded by the Research Council of Finland (2020–2023), and as a Core Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (2017–2020). In addition to the aforementioned institutions, I have taught courses and lectures on narrative studies and digital media at Aalto University and have held visiting research positions at the universities of Aarhus, York, and Oslo.
Furthermore, I served as the Editor-in-Chief of Kirjallisuudentutkimuksen aikakauslehti Avain from 2023 to 2024.
Responsibilities
PhD, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature
Principal Investigator, Imagine, Democracy! Narrative Fiction as a Tool for Imagining Democracy in Finland (Kone Foundation, 1.1.2023-31.12.2027)
Title of docent, Contemporary Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä
Fields of expertise
Literary studies, interdisciplinary narrative theory, digital media, speculative fiction studies, game studies
Research topics
digital media, research on imagination and the imaginary, democracy, speculative fiction (fantasy and science fiction), narrative theory, theories of world-building, environmental technologies, participatory and networked literature and culture (esp. fan fiction, fandom), interactive and ludic fiction
Research unit
Research fields
Literary studies, digital media research
Latest publications
Kertomakirjallisuuden tarjoumat demokratian kuvittelulle
Roine, H.-R., Piippo, L., Sorsa, V.-P. & Suoranta, E., Jun 2026, In: Niin & näin. 2026, 2, p. 55-66Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Lukuaikapalvelukoe: Menetelmäpolku lukemisen digitaalisten ympäristöjen tutkimukseen
Roine, H.-R., Piippo, L., Sorsa, V.-P. & Suoranta, E., 23 Feb 2026, Empiirinen kirjallisuuden ja lukemisen tutkimus: Menetelmiä ja käytäntöjä . Ovaska, A., Harinen, K., Kinnunen, E., Lahtinen, T., Löytty, O. & Suomalainen, R. (eds.). Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, p. 359-377 (Tietolipas; no. 304).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
"YES! YES! I absolutely love this insight!" Affirmative narration as interactional strategy in dialogues with LLM chatbots
Roine, H.-R., Rettberg, J. W. & Refsum, A. S., 31 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Narrative Inquiry. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Läpileikkaus suomalaisen kirjallisuudentutkimuksen kenttään
Roine, H.-R., 30 Dec 2025, In: Kirjallisuudentutkimuksen aikakauslehti Avain. 22, 4, p. 76-79 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Scientific
Editorial: Games, Books and Gamebooks
Glas, R., Mukherjee, S., Roine, H.-R. & Stenros, J., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds. 16, 2, p. 155-169 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Introduction: Nordic Speculative Fiction
Korpua, J., Koistinen, A.-K., Roine, H.-R. & Tveit, M. M., 2024, Nordic Speculative Fiction: Research, Theory, and Practise. Korpua, J., Koistinen, A.-K., Roine, H.-R. & Tveit, M. (eds.). Routledge, p. 4-12 (Studies in Global Genre Fiction).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Kaksikymmentä vuotta laadukasta ja kehittyvää kirjallisuudentutkimusta
Roine, H.-R. & Suoranta, E., 17 Dec 2024, In: Kirjallisuudentutkimuksen aikakauslehti Avain. 21, 4, p. 3-5Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Kirjallisuuden suuntauksista metateksuaalisiin keinoihin, historiasta tähän päivään
Roine, H.-R. & Suoranta, E., 2024, In: Kirjallisuudentutkimuksen aikakauslehti Avain. 21, 3, p. 3–5Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Nordic Speculative Fiction: Research, Theory, and Practise
Korpua, J. (Editor), Koistinen, A.-K. (Editor), Roine, H.-R. (Editor) & Tveit, M. M. (Editor), 2024, Routledge. 330 p. (Studies in Global Genre Fiction)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
On Metamodernism and the Postdigital in the Contemporary Novel
Roine, H.-R., 2024, In: Criticism. 66, 1, p. 111-114 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Scientific