SUN—September 20—3 PM (EDT) Director Asaf Galay and Army of Lovers frontman Jean-Pierre Barda join us for an online discussion on the new documentary Army of Lovers in the Holy Land, available as virtual cinema from Scandinavia House beginning September 11. Thirty years after the hit Swedish queer disco-pop band Army of Lovers launched into international stardom, Jean-Pierre Barda […]
WED—September 23—12 PM EST American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a follow-up online discussion with Swedish historian, author and social commentator Lars Trägårdh as he discusses the current situation in Sweden in controlling the coronavirus. Sweden adopted a controversial approach to the pandemic, avoiding mandatory lock-down and instead stressing voluntary distancing and keeping the country open, […]
In celebration of the upcoming launch of 1,001 Creatures, a new children’s book by Finnish author and illustrator duo Laura Merz and Aino Järvinen, Scandinavia House presents a virtual storytelling event and workshop on September 24! From the dung-beetle to the blue whale, no creature is too humble or huge for this gorgeously illustrated, interactive exploration […]
On September 29, Scandinavia House begins a special fall series of panels, Nordic Authors You Should Know, by focusing on Danish literature with Shadi Angelina Bazeghi, Jonas Eika, Maja Lee Langvad, Dorthe Nors, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen, moderated by author and translator Katrine Øgaard Jensen. The event will begin with short readings of each of the authors’ work in […]
WED—September 30—1 PM (EDT) In contrast to the United States, the Nordic countries have their own unique approaches to law enforcement that have evolved out of histories with different racial and economic politics. As calls for police reform continue to be debated at every level of government in the U.S., three panelists from the Nordic […]
On October 1, Norwegian author Lars Mytting joins us for a virtual book launch event on The Bell in the Lake, an engrossing epic novel and #1 bestseller in Norway about a young woman with a mystical fate, available in English translation from The Overlook Press beginning September 29. For as long as people can remember, the […]
TUE—October 6—2 PM EDT Nordic Authors You Should Know at Scandinavia House continues with a focus on Icelandic literature with The Imposter Poets, a poetry collective made up of members Thórdís Helgadóttir, Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir, Fríða Ísberg, Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir, Sunna Dís Másdóttir, and Melkorka Ólafsdóttir, moderated by author and translator Larissa Kyzer. The event will […]
**Nordic Book Club will take place as an online meeting** Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! Each month we select a novel from some of the best Nordic literary voices. Discussions have typically taken place the last Tuesday of the month at Scandinavia House but […]
WED—October 7—7 PM EDT American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual book talk with ASF Fellow Beth Peterson, moderated by Sally Yerkovich, on her new book Dispatches from the End of Ice. The future of the world’s ice is at a critical juncture marked by international debate about climate change and almost daily reports about glaciers and […]
