Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, Faculty of Music | Somerville College, University of Oxford. Researching identity negotiations by Russian and Finnish Karelian metal bands. Committed to providing a messy smorgasbord of hysterical and whimsical ideas.https://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3mt2j73canc2mAnd another article published open access! The topic of this one, perinatal loss depictions on screen, is quite far out of my comfort zone. However, my own loss a few years ago made me interested in the different stories told onscreen. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680777.2026.2709383?scroll=top&needAccess=true14 Aug 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2j73canc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3mspub656w22uThe registration for the conference 'Music in the (sub-)Arctic is now open! There will be talks from every corner of the sub-Arctic and Arctic regions and on many musical genres, such as classical, hip-hop, metal, opera, folk. https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-09-07-music-in-the-sub-arctic10 Aug 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspub656w22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3mpy3h5uwc22sMy latest article on themes in metal music lyrics by bands from Finnish and Russian Karelia has been published in Popular Music and it is available open access. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/popular-music/article/if-you-hide-your-own-roots-themes-in-lyrics-by-finnish-and-russian-karelian-metal-bands/AE50D6B694DA3C131DBC8213899F417E @leverhulme.ac.uk06 Jul 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy3h5uwc22shttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3miyjlhsiks2iOnly one week left to submit your abstract for this upcoming conference on music from the (sub-)Arctic. All music genres welcome, practitioners are also warmly encouraged to submit! Contact me for any queries. @leverhulme.ac.uk https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-09-07-music-in-the-sub-arctic08 Apr 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyjlhsiks2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3mgul3lyzjs2jI love it when people mess up proverbs unintentionally. Today, I overheard someone say: ‘the world is your lobster’12 Mar 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgul3lyzjs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3mgsexx5i6k2xThe Russian state has been cracking down on popular music for a while now. Metal music seemed to escape the worst of it until recently. One of the band’s central to my research, SatanaKozel, was blacklisted sometime in November. satanakozel.bandcamp.com/album/karelia https://satanakozel.bandcamp.com/album/karelia11 Mar 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsexx5i6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3mf7dblv5ys2bAnd the conference call for papers is now also on the website of UCL’s arts and humanities faculty. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanities/news/2026/feb/call-papers-music-sub-arctic19 Feb 2026 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7dblv5ys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3meo6k6kcd22tCalling all fellow academics in music and/or (sub-)Arctic area studies! The call for papers for the Music in the (sub-)Arctic conference is now open. click on the link for more information: https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-09-07-music-in-the-sub-arctic12 Feb 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo6k6kcd22thttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3m7mxnmserk2aGetting ready for the Cultural Studies Conference in Turku (Finland) tomorrow, where my colleague Dalva and I will present on Finland’s greatest gifts to the world: metal music and sauna’s. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7mxnmserk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3m5j5iuqzh22gNo-one told me toddlers would be so funny (at times). There’s a man in the street outside our house getting ready for a bike ride. Lycra gear and all. I ask the little one, ‘where do you think the man will cycle to? Toddler (very confidently): playgroup13 Nov 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5j5iuqzh22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3m2oa5y4ds22vDecorated my office with some essential paraphernalia, a live laugh love sign.08 Oct 2025 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2oa5y4ds22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3m2ltwd6uls22There's still some time to sign up for this one day seminar all about music from Finland, Karelia, and the Meänkieli. Join us in person or online for, what is promising to be, a very interesting afternoon. Fyi, light refreshments are included if you join in-person. https://www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/music-from-the-thousand-lakes07 Oct 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ltwd6uls22https://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lzy66abot22lAcademia is all about peer-reviewed journal articles, but they never get a nice lay-out like this. I did a short writeup of my current research project for my Faculty’s annual magazine. Background pictures were kindly provided Pekka Laukkanen.29 Sep 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy66abot22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lynbqbe4x22rMy toddler just called a barbecue a ‘barky-boo’. The joys of toddler vocabulary.12 Sep 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynbqbe4x22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lydhhz2k4c25Typo of the day ‘martial’ instead of ‘marital’. Make of that what you will.08 Sep 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydhhz2k4c25https://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lw7exrepik2iAs part of my project, I'm hosting a one-day event about music from Finland, Karelia, and the Meänkieli with some excellent speakers. The event will take place on October 14 and will be hybrid. You can book tickets here: https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/product-catalogue/music-faculty/events/music-from-the-thousand-lakes12 Aug 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7exrepik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lv6a27f4jc2aRussia’s satanic panic continues https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/russia-threatens-satanists-latest-crackdown-putin-b5vbx62f030 Jul 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6a27f4jc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lumyzvwvnc2xOzzy Osbourne (1948-2025), the boy from Aston who became a legend. When I was young, the local classic rock radio station played Black Sabbath’s Fluff every midnight. I remember long trips in the car, half asleep, but when Fluff came on, the volume was turned up. Thanks for the memories, Ozzy.23 Jul 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lumyzvwvnc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3ltbtnn3kf22gThis portrayal of Oxford university is so bad, it’s actually kind of funny. https://youtu.be/EKQPCiUSRAo?si=lRglsVpiqyk25uMy06 Jul 2025 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltbtnn3kf22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lsxpxygtzk2aShameless money grab or not, the blending (pun intended) of the traditionally hyperfeminine (make up) with the hypermasculine (metal music) can only be a positive, indicating how gender identities are becoming increasingly more fluid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2025 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxpxygtzk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lsm4mlwxls2oFinland’s largest lake, Saimaa, comes up frequently in my research as metal bands refer to it for album and song titles as well as in lyrics. After having spent a week and a half on the shores of lake Saimaa, it’s easy to see why the lake is so inspiring.27 Jun 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsm4mlwxls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lr27m5cq4s23There’s one thing I really appreciate about The Guardian. Their ability to choose the most unflattering pictures of Musk and Trump.07 Jun 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr27m5cq4s23https://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lqmyyqutnc2tJust arrived in Spain for the biannual ismms conference where I'll be presenting on Friday on recurring themes in lyrics by bands from Finnish Karelia and the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The lyrics are often about history, folklore, nature, and belonging, with a connection to Karelia.02 Jun 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmyyqutnc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lp2nkskzk225It always brings me a little bit of joy when I make a typo that looks like it could be a word. Today’s typo that could be a word: ‘backbear’ instead of ‘backbeat’.13 May 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2nkskzk225https://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lo3ytimnj22jIt’s my one year work anniversary today and my furry assistant has decided to finally show up and do some work.01 May 2025 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3ytimnj22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/charlottedoesburg.bsky.social/post/3lj5mgbqk722gThings no one tells you when you have a baby: during the toddler stage, they’ll sabotage all appliances with buttons and switches when you’re not looking making you think the appliance is broken. But no, it was just toddler sabotage.27 Feb 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:2twoewwkpbvqjvae6b2cuakr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5mgbqk722g