Kyle Frackman

Assistant Professor of German and Scandinavian Studies at the University of British Columbia. Areas of research and teaching include East German film and history, queer German studies, Nordic film, media studies. For more information about Kyle click here.

Contributions to nordics.info

Black and white portait of Einojuhani Rautavaara.

18 March 2019 - Kyle Frackman

Einojuhani Rautavaara is one of the best-known Finnish composers of the twentieth century. Perhaps most famous globally for his Seventh Symphony, the…

A large building on the street.

01 March 2019 - Kyle Frackman

Folk high schools are institutions which provide general and vocational education for young people and adults. Based on the philosophy of Danish…

Metrosign with both the Finnish language and Swedish language on it

27 February 2019 - Kyle Frackman

Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish, as a result of its more than 600-years as part of the Kingdom of Sweden (until 1809). While…

Close-up on a silver coin

25 February 2019 - Kyle Frackman

The Nobel Peace Prize can be seen as a symbol of both the regular cooperation between among Nordic countries and an expression of their neutrality.…

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