Academic Book Chapters

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Embracing the New Palette

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Embracing the New Palette.” In Artificial Intelligence in Education: Shaping Future Classrooms, edited by Christopher Craig and Robin Kay, 52–55. Oshawa, ON: University of Ontario Institute of Technology, 2024.

Mervi Salo's chapter explores how Artificial Intelligence serves as a transformative tool in visual arts education, much like the invention of the camera did for painting. The article provides educators with practical guidelines for blending AI with traditional methods while emphasizing the importance of ethics, authorship, and critical reflection. Through innovative activities like visualizing "unphotographable" historical figures or speculative biology, Salo demonstrates how AI can expand creative expression and storytelling. Ultimately, the piece encourages a balanced approach that prepares students for a tech-integrated future through hands-on experimentation and professional development.

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Craft as Rite of Passage

Salo, Mervi Maarit, Alexander (Lex) Hergott, and Amelia Hergott. “Craft as Rite of Passage: Material Pedagogy, Intergenerational Transmission, and the Politics of Belonging.” In Ritual Interventions, edited by Rafał Bomalaski and Andrew Venters. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press (pending 2026).

Seeing Beyond the Answer

Salo, Mervi. “Seeing Beyond the Answer: Foundational Understanding, Formative Assessment, and Equity in Elementary Problem Solving.” In Common Issues and Solutions in Elementary Mathematics Education, edited by Irina Kliziene, Asta Paškovskė, and Aldona Augustinienė. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Forthcoming (2027).

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Visual Sovereignty

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Visual Sovereignty: Indigenous Historiographics in Comics.” In HistorioGRAPHICS, edited by Elizabeth Woock, Charlotte Lerg, and Johannes Schmid. London: Routledge (pending 2026).

Diaspora, Digital Domains, and New Ecologies of Indigenous Language Acquisition

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Diaspora, Digital Domains, and New Ecologies of Indigenous Language Acquisition: Sámi and Anishinaabemowin in Urban Contexts.” In Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition in the Digital Age, edited by Aby John, 124–145. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2026.

How can Indigenous languages be supported when learners are dispersed, teachers are scarce, and digital platforms increasingly mediate participation? This chapter compares Sámi and Anishinaabemowin revitalization in urban and diasporic settings, showing how platforms can extend access while also creating new ethical and governance challenges. It highlights the importance of dialect visibility, community protocol, data sovereignty, and careful AI use, and provides concrete design principles for educators, program leaders, and tool developers.

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Discordant Notes

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Discordant Notes: Nationalist Music, Cultural Sovereignty, and Indigenous Rights in Quebec.” In Listening to the Rising Right: Populist Rebels, Fascist Countercultures, and the Global Sounds of Right-Wing Music, edited by Settimio Fiorenzo Palermo and Nadav Appel. London: Bloomsbury, pending 2026.

Green Transition, Toxic Terrain

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Green Transition, Toxic Terrain: Critical Minerals, Pollution Risk, and Sámi/First Nations Governance in Sápmi and Canadian Mountain Regions.” In Anthropogenic Pollution in Mountain Environments, edited by Adem Yulu. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Forthcoming (2027).

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Green Risk

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Green Risk: The Fosen Wind Farm Conflict.” In Rethinking the Geography of Risk, edited by Antonella Dosolina Pietta and Fabio Fatichenti. Geographies of the Anthropocene. Cosenza, Italy: Il Sileno Edizioni. Forthcoming (2026).

Data-Informed, Not Data-Reduced

Salo, Mervi. “Data-Informed, Not Data-Reduced: Ethical Evidence Use for Equity-Focused School Improvement.” In Educational Accountability Reforms for School Improvement, edited by Asma Abdallah. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Forthcoming (2027).

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Reconciling Landscapes

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Reconciling Landscapes: Memory, Identity, and Transformation in Canada, Norway, and Finland.” In Landscapes in Transition, Memory in the Making, edited by Jenny Hagemann and Sam Edwards. London: Bloomsbury, 2026.

From Visual Sovereignty to Synthetic Archetypes

Salo, Mervi. "From Visual Sovereignty to Synthetic Archetypes: Indigenous Comics, AI, and the Politics of Character-Making Across Media." In Explorations of Popular Characters and Archetypes Across Media, edited by Jason DeHart. IGI Global, forthcoming 2027.

From Assimilation to Revitalization

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “From Assimilation to Revitalization: Truth, (Re)conciliation, and Education in Sápmi and Canada.” In Boarding School Survivance: The Land, Indigenous Students, and Settler Colonialism in North America and Sápmi, edited by Janne Lahti and Lindsay Doran. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2026.

Human Rights, Indigenous Heritage and Climate (In)justice

Salo, M.M. (2025). Human Rights, Indigenous Heritage and Climate (In)justice: Insights from the Fosen Wind Farm Case. In M. Dinler (Ed.), Heritage, History, and Climate (In)justice, Routledge.

From Parent Consultation to Relational Partnership

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “From Parent Consultation to Relational Partnership: Advancing Indigenous Family Engagement in Special Education.” In Promoting School-Community Partnership and Parent Consultation in Special Needs Schools, edited by Chiedu Eseadi and Meghna Mehndroo. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Forthcoming (2027).

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Music as Living Knowledge

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Music as Living Knowledge: Indigenous Reclamation and Relational Consciousness.” In Music & Mind, edited by Jamie Meyers-Riczu. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press. Forthcoming (2026).

Indigenous Innovation as Mathematical Worldmaking

Salo, Mervi. “Indigenous Innovation as Mathematical Worldmaking: Material Practice, and Digital Design in Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education.” In Reconceptualizing Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education: Practices in Ethnomathematics, edited by France Machaba and Terungwa Age. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Forthcoming (2027).

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Air, Voice, and Belonging

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Air, Voice, and Belonging: Revitalizing Indigenous Languages.” In Bodies That Breathe: The Politics of Air, Health, and Survival, edited by Meghna Prabir. Earth and Us Volume 1. India: Sturges and McGregor. Forthcoming (2026).

Hands that Remember

Salo, Mervi, Lex Hergott, and Amelia Hergott. “Hands that Remember: Material Practice, Cultural Nurture, and Indigenous Resistance.” In Folk and Culture: Tradition, Resistance and Nurture, edited by Naresh K. Vats and Chetna Tiwari. New Delhi: VLC Media Publication. Forthcoming (2027).

Scattered Fires

Salo, Mervi. “Scattered Fires: Intergenerational Transmission, Diasporic Reclamation, and Sámi Identity Formation in North America.” In Intergenerational Trauma, Memory, Truth, and Resilience Within Indigenous Communities, edited by Robin Throne. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Forthcoming (2027).

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Truth Commissions as Memorial-Making

Salo, Mervi. “Truth Commissions as Memorial-Making: Transnational Indigenous Approaches to Truth, Memory, and Justice.” In Memorializing Atrocities, edited by Ummul Muhseneen and Philip Levy. Forthcoming (2027).

Pedagogies of Conflict

Salo, Mervi. “Pedagogies of Conflict: Ethical Education on Genocide, Colonial Violence, War, and Reconciliation in K–12.” In Rethinking Ethics in Conflict Studies: Critical Engagements, Decolonial Futures, and the Politics of Research, edited by John R. Heckman. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Forthcoming (2027).

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After Green Colonialism

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “After Green Colonialism: Sámi Future-Making, Reindeer Herding, and the Refusal of Sacrifice-Zone Adaptation.” In Oxford Intersections: Climate Adaptation, edited by Adeline Johns-Putra. Narratives of the Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming (2027).

Moomin: Innocence, Displacement, and Small-Nation Universalism

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Moomin: Innocence, Displacement, and Small-Nation Universalism.” In From Page to Screen: An Examination of Comic Book to Television Adaptation, edited by Sparrevohn and Twomey. Austin: University of Texas Press. Forthcoming (2026).

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Cosmology as Ecology

Salo, Mervi Maarit. “Cosmology as Ecology: Sámi Modern Myth in Jiehtanasa Iđit (Morning of the Giants).” In Ecocritiquing Graphic Narratives: Visual Representations of Nature in Global Comics. Forthcoming (2026).

From Policy to Practice

Salo, Mervi Maarit. "From Policy to Practice: Multi-Level Instructional Leadership for Curriculum Delivery in Large Urban School Systems." In Transforming Curriculum Delivery With Instructional Leadership, edited by Ailwei Solomon Mawela and Shonisani Mulovhedzi. IGI Global, forthcoming 2027.

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Other Book Chapters

Narrative Non-Fiction

Salo, Mervi. “Áhkka the Great Mother,” “Guovža the Bear,” and “Kraja: The Place One Longs For.” In Bare Elements: A Collective Approach to Narrative Nonfiction. Life Rattle Press, 2012.

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