Academic and online articles
‘No Normal Eurovision in an Abnormal Europe: Why We Must Boycott Eurovision’, Raster: Anti-Racist Research Network, 21 February 2024. https://raster.fi/2024/02/21/no-normal-eurovision-in-an-abnormal-europe-why-we-must-boycott-eurovision/
‘“Be Creative, Be Friends, and Share Cultural Experiences”: Genre, Politics and Fun at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest’, International Political Sociology, Volume 17, Issue 4, December 2023. https://academic.oup.com/ips/article/17/4/olad019/7323588?login=false
‘Euroviisut 2023 - vuosi, jolloin Liverpoolista tuli ukrainalainen’, Politiikasta, [article in Finnish], 28 April 2023. https://politiikasta.fi/euroviisut-2023-vuosi-jolloin-liverpoolista-tuli-ukrainalainen/
Media interviews
‘Eurovisionaries’, The EuroWhat? Podcast, 24 September 2024. https://www.eurowhat.com/242
‘Political stage? Eurovision song contest met with Israel-Gaza war protests’, panellist on The Debate, France 24, 9 May 2024. https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-debate/20240509-political-stage-eurovision-song-contest-met-with-israel-gaza-war-protests
‘Expert: Juryns roster ett ställningstagande’, interview with Aftonbladet [story in Swedish], 12 May 2024. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/MnR6VK/expert-juryns-roster-ett-stallningstagande
‘Israelin “lokakuun sateesta” kertovaa euroviisukappaletta synnätään poliittisten viitausten vuoksi’ [Israel’s Eurovision song about “October Rain” is blamed for political references], interview with Turun Sanomat [story in Finnish], 28 February 2024. https://www.ts.fi/kulttuuri/6257195
‘Israel vill skicka låten ”October rain” till Eurovision’ [Israel wants to send the song “October Rain” to Eurovision] interview with SverigesRadio [story in Swedish], 22 February 2024. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/israel-vill-skicka-laten-october-rain-till-eurovision
‘EBU: Beslut om Israel har inget att göra med sponsor’, [EBU: Decision on Israel has nothing to do with sponsor'], interview with SverigesRadio [story in Swedish], 2 February 2024. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/ebu-beslut-om-israel-har-inget-att-gora-med-sponsor
‘Hiustuotemerkki saattaa estää Israelin sulkemisen Euroviisuista, arvioi asiantuntija’ [A hair brand may prevent Israel from being banned from Eurovision, an expert estimates], interview with Helsingin Sanomat [in Finnish], 31 January 2024. https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000010156251.html
‘Eurovisionforskaren: ”Osannolikt att Israel utesluts”’ [Unlikely that Israel will be excluded], interview with SVT Nyheter [in English, Swedish subtitles], 24 January 2024. https://www.svt.se/kultur/eurovisionforskaren-osannolikt-att-israel-utesluts
‘EBU: Israel får delta i Eurovision’ [EBU: Israel can participate in Eurovision'], interview with Dagens Nyheter [article in Swedish], 18 January 2024. https://www.dn.se/kultur/experter-israel-kommer-inte-stangas-ute-fran-eurovision/
‘Politics and Fun at Junior Eurovision’, interview with Ben Robertson, ESC Insight, 22 November 2023. https://escinsight.com/2023/11/22/politics-and-fun-at-junior-eurovision-interviewing-academic-zoe-jay/
‘Fan Diplomacy in Eurovision’, Eurovision Song Context podcast, 12 November 2023. Part 1: https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/26?t=0 Part 2: https://eurovisionsongcontext.fireside.fm/27
‘Sisu’, The EuroWhat? Podcast, 18 July 2023. https://www.eurowhat.com/201
‘Eurovisionsforskaren Zoë Jay: ”Tävlingen är mer lärorik än många förstår – och inte längre pinsam”’ [Eurovision researcher Zoë Jay: "The competition is more educational than many understand - and no longer embarrassing"], interview with Mårten Svartström, Yle Svenska [article in Swedish], 7 May 2023. https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10033744
‘Eurovisionsbidrag censureras på oklara grunder – forskare: “De som bestämmer är inte konsekventa” [Eurovision entries are censored on unclear grounds - researchers: "Those who decide are not consistent"], interview with Yle Svenska [article in Swedish], 25 February 2023. https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10029238