RESCHEDULED — REYKJAVÍK: A CRIME STORY BY KATRÍN JAKOBSDÓTTIR & RAGNAR JÓNASSON
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On December 5, we'll discuss Reykjavík: A Crime Story.
Lectures + Literary
A SYSTEM SO MAGNIFICENT IT IS BLINDING BY AMANDA SVENSSON
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! On November 7, we'll discuss "A System So Magnificent It Is Blinding" by Amanda Svensson.
WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE?
Join us for a special film screening, panel and performance in support of Ukraine in this year's NYBFF.
THE ART OF MAKING PICTURE BOOKS
Award-winning author and artist Marika Mijala, translator Mia Spangbenberg, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo discuss their work across artmaking, translation, and children’s book-making.
SAUNA: THE POWER OF DEEP HEAT
Emma O'Kelly discusses her book exploring the new wave of sauna culture spreading throughout the world.
GRETA MAGNUSSON GROSSMAN: MODERN DESIGN FROM SWEDEN TO CALIFORNIA
Harriss and House discuss their definitive book on Swedish designer Greta Magnusson Grossman, whose contributions to design and architecture have largely been ignored until recently.
THE CHIEFTAIN AND THE CHAIR
Learn how Danish design rose to prominence in the postwar U.S. in a discussion with art historian and ASF Fellow Maggie Taft, author of "The Chieftain and the Chair."
THE RED BOOK OF FAREWELLS BY PIRKKO SAISIO WITH TRANSLATOR MIA SPANGENBERG
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! Translator Mia Spangenberg joins us for a special talk on "The Red Book of Farewells" by Finnish author Pirkko Saisio.
EDVARD MUNCH: TRANSFORMING NATURE
ASF grant recipient Jay A. Clarke discusses how Munch animated nature to bring meaning to his work.