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Sebastien Thomine

PhD Research Fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
Study location
Bodø
Areas of expertise
Arctic, Second language education, Cultural diversity, Kven, Indigenous issues

Background


Master in Indigenous Studies at UiT Tromsø, 2021.


Master in French as a Second Language, University of Rouen, 2008.


Bachelor in Kven Language and Culture, UiT Tromsø, 2023.


Bachelor in Circumpolar Studies, Nord Universitet, 2019.


Bachelor in English and Spanish applied (LEA), University of Rouen 2006.



Language competences


French (mother tongue), English (C2), Spanish (C2), Italian (C2), Norwegian (B2), Finnish & Kven (B1), North Saami (a dusty B1)


Area of Interests

Indigenous People, Saami people, Cultural representations, Second Language Learning, Kven culture & language, Arctic Tourism

I am currently enrolled as a PhD student in sociology for the period 2022-2025. My research is on Sámi representation towards newcomers in Sweden, Finland and Norway, with a focus on second language textbooks and curricula.