The Nordic Council Literature Prize Nominees: Faroe Islands
This fall, join us for a virtual literary series with the nominees of this year’s Nordic Council Literature Prize! Awarded since 1962 alongside other prizes from the Nordic Council in […]
Lectures + Literary
Danish Colonialism and Embodied Memory
St. Croix artist La Vaughn Belle has explored the Danish colonial history of the Virgin Islands through sculpture, photography, video, painting, collage, and site-specific works. In today’s conversation with moderator Erica […]
Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grøndahl Ceramics — Through the Eyes of a Collector
Founded in 1775, Royal Copenhagen remains one the oldest porcelain manufacturers still in operation today. Throughout its long history, the factory has experienced numerous highs from the major World’s Fairs […]
FAMILY MUSIC & STORYTELLING With KARDEMIMMIT & BILL GORDH
Join us for a live storytelling and musical podcast performance this October with World Music Institute! Acclaimed folk storyteller Bill Gordh joins Finnish folk music group Kardemimmit for a series […]
The Viking Heart — Virtual Book Talk
This September, join us for a new virtual book talk on The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World with Arthur Herman! Now out in paperback from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York Times historian and Pulitzer Prize […]
Looking for the Hidden Folk
Join us for a book talk with Nancy Marie Brown on Looking for the Hidden Folk, a wonderfully quirky new exploration of our interaction with nature out on October 4 from Pegasus Books! In […]
The Swedish Theory of Love
Join us for a book talk with Henrik Berggren and Lars Trägårdh on their new publication The Swedish Theory of Love, out in August 22 from University of Washington Press! Berggren and Trägårdh will […]
The Men in Denmark's Freedom Council
Join us for a book talk with C. Flemming Heilmann on his translation of Halfdan Lefevre’s The Men in Denmark’s Freedom Council, out now from Telemachus Press! Heilmann will discuss the seminal work […]
W.: A Novel — Virtual Book Talk
On September 21, August Prize-winning Swedish novelist Steve Sem-Sandberg & translator Saskia Vogel join us for a virtual discussion on W. A Novel, out on June 28 from The Overlook Press! They’ll […]