Joel Frykholm Associate Professor
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Name and title: Joel FrykholmAssociate Professor
ORCID0000-0002-4732-1819 Länk till annan webbplats.
Workplace: Department of Media Studies Länk till annan webbplats.
Visiting address Room 6138ABorgvägen 1-5 Filmhuset
Postal address Institutionen för mediestudier106 91 Stockholm
About me
Associate Professor of Cinema Studies and Director of Doctoral Studies at the Department of Media Studies.
Teaches Swedish Film and Television Culture (15 ECTS) in Spring 2026 (https://utbildning.su.se/english/education/course-catalogue/fv/fv1027). Other courses and modules taught in the last few semesters include Introduktion till filmvetenskapliga studier, 7,5 ECTS, Filmhistorisk översiktskurs 1: de rörliga bildernas historia från 1800-talet till och med 1920-talet, 7,5 ECTS och Cinema Studies revisited: Contemporary and historical perspectives, 7,5 ECTS.
Much of my research explores the economic and cultural histories of early cinema in the US and in Sweden, but in recent years I’ve also published work on contemporary Swedish television cultures, the institutional conditions of contemporary Swedish cinema, the role of filmmaking in the current American right-wing media system, and other topics. Whether historically oriented or dealing with contemporary issues, a recurring area of interest in my research is the global impact of American popular culture and how that cultural force is negotiated in local cultural contexts.