Carola Wide

Carola Maria Wide, known in the academic and literary worlds as Red Scholar, is a vanguard of narrative transformation and an educator in economics. Her dual expertise in dissecting cultural stories and teaching essential communication skills in English at Hanken School of Economics positions her as a unique force for societal change. Red Scholar’s mission extends beyond the classroom, as she champions feminine agency and challenges gender norms to redefine the boundaries of girlhood, gender, and sexuality through the themes of cultural trauma and the transformative feminine. Her upcoming defense of a PhD thesis on contemporary “Little Red Riding Hood” stories at the University of Jyväskylä is a testament to her dedication to academic excellence and her pursuit of a more equitable world.

Red Scholar’s superpowers:

• Narrative Insight: With a profound understanding of cultural narratives, Red Scholar can unravel the hidden meanings and traumas within stories, empowering those silenced by society.
• Feminine Lens: Harnessing the power of both written and visual mediums, Red Scholar weaves new tales and research that challenge traditional roles of gender and sexuality and advocate for the girl genius – a figure who harnesses the power of the feminine to transform trauma through narration.
• Academic Prowess: As a beacon of knowledge, Red Scholar’s intellectual might can dispel the shadows of ignorance, lighting the way towards enlightenment and equality.
• Economic Enlightenment: With her lecturing position at Hanken School of Economics, Red Scholar imparts wisdom in academic writing, intercultural communication, and business communication, shaping the minds of future leaders.

Wide’s dissertation is available at: http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-86-0214-9

The dissertation is based on the following original publications:

Wide, C. M. (2023). “Grandmas do worse:” The Kristevan feminine in contemporary versions of Little Red Riding Hood. NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research, 31(3), 249–263.  DOI: 10.1080/08038740.2022.2150306

Wide, C. M. (2024). Wooing werewolves: Girls’ genius, feminine, and initiation in Angela Carter’s and Märta Tikkanen’s versions of Little Red Riding  Hood. Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore, 92, 123–144.  https://doi.org/10.7592/FEJF2024.92.wide

Wide, C. M. & Rodi-Risberg, M. (2021). From rape trauma to genius through narration in contemporary Little Red Riding Hood tales. Gramarye, 20, 8–27.