Analysing Darkness and Light Dystopias and Beyond

Martta Heikkilä obtained her Ph.D. in aesthetics in 2007 at the University of Helsinki, where she is now a researcher and an adjunct professor. She is the author of Deconstruction and the Work of Art (2021).

Irina Poleshchuk earned her doctorate in practical philosophy in 2010 at the University of Helsinki, where she is a senior researcher. Her most recent publications include "Lived Body in Pain" (2022) and "Temporality of Maternity, Chronic Pain, and Ethics" (2021).

Erika Ruonakoski obtained her Ph.D. in theoretical philosophy in 2011 at the University of Helsinki, where she continues as senior researcher in practical philosophy. She is the author of Sisters of the Brotherhood: Alienation and Inclusion in Learning Philosophy (2023).