Dr. Kyle Frackman

Biography

Kyle Frackman is an Associate Professor in the Central, Eastern & Northern European Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He joined UBC in July 2012 and has taught at several institutions in the United States, including the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Smith College, and Amherst College. Frackman graduated from Hamline University with a major in German Studies and was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Hamburg, Germany between 2001 and 2002. He completed his graduate studies and dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Susan Cocalis at UMass Amherst. Frackman’s research interests encompass 18th-20th century German-language Scandinavian literature, East German culture and history, and German-North American immigration. He also engages in Gender studies, feminist theory, and queer theory, exploring the intersections of these fields with German, Swedish, and Finnish languages.

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