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SUMMARY:I TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME | BOOK TALK
DESCRIPTION:Join us on December 7 for a book talk on Camara Lundestad Joof’s I Talk about It All the Time\, out now from University of Wisconsin Press! Translator Olivia Noble Gunn (Assistant Professor and Sverre Arestad Chair in Norwegian Studies\, UW Seattle) and moderator Monica L. Miller (Professor of Africana Studies and Chair of the Africana Studies Department at Barnard College) will be present in-person for a virtual talk with Joof\, to discuss the Norwegian performance artist and playwright’s biting\, lyrical memoir about her experiences as a queer Black Norwegian woman. This program is co-presented with the University of Washington – Scandinavian Department.  \nWhat does it mean to be Norwegian? Born in Bodø to Norwegian and Gambian parents\, Joof experiences microaggressions that belie the myth of a colorblind contemporary Scandinavia. She wrestles with the fickle palimpsest of memory\, demanding communion with her readers even as she recognizes her own exhaustion in the face of constantly being asked to educate others. \n“I regularly decide to quit talking to white people about racism\,” writes Joof. Such discussions often feel unproductive\, the occasional spark of hope coming at enormous personal cost. But not talking about it is impossible\, a betrayal of self. The book is a self-examination as well as societal indictment. It is an open challenge to readers\, to hear her as she talks about it\, all the time. \nThe speakers will discuss the story behind the writing of the memoir\, and how Joof developed its themes in her recent playscripts for Norway’s National Theater. \n“[Joof’s] collection of fragmented anecdotes is radical\, candid\, and unapologetic\, documenting with introspection the experience of being Black in a white society in which macro- and microaggressions are ubiquitous. . . . Sharp\, complex\, and lingering\, the memoir I Talk about It All the Time places its masterful compilation of devastating truths in the context of Scandinavian racism” (Foreword Reviews). \n“This gemlike book relentlessly dramatizes the particularities of Norwegian racism. The power of Joof’s observations increases in proportion to their understated precision. Her gentle voice is wholly deceptive. She slices through the delusions\, denials\, and defensiveness that distinguish the unthinkable racism of Scandinavian society” (Paul Gilroy\, English sociologist and cultural studies scholar). \nThanks to University of Washington Press & NORLA. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/i-talk-about-it-all-the-time-book-talk/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:DECK 5B
DESCRIPTION:On December 7\, see a screening of the short Swedish film Deck 5B (Däck 5B)\, a candidate for Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards! Director Malin Ingrid Johansson will be present for a film talk following the screening. \n\nRecently divorced Mia (Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves) goes on the first holiday with her new love. Torn between parental responsibility and the longing to simply let go\, Mia will realize she has put herself and everyone else in an impossible situation. The 2024 Winner of Best International Short FIlm at the Toronto International Film Festival\, Deck 5B is a film about longing\, passion\, broken promises and dog hair. It is a film about the price we pay for freedom. You could also say it’s a ghost story. \nRegister
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/deck-5b/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:THE LAST JOURNEY
DESCRIPTION:On December 7\, see The Last Journey (Sweden\, 2024)\, Sweden’s selection for Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards! Director Filip Hammar will be present for a film talk and Q&A following the screening. \nWhen Lars Hammar retired after 40 years as a French teacher in the small town of Köping\, he thought that he and his wife Tiina would enter a new phase of travels\, wine\, and experiences they’d never had time for. But as for many others\, retirement didn’t turn out how they imagined — and over the years Lars fell into a depression\, seemingly stuck at home in his Belgian leather armchair\, much to the despair of the energetic Tiina. \nIn a desperate attempt to help his father regain his zest for life\, filmmaker Filip Hammar took his dad on a surprise road trip to France\, retracing the journey they made every summer during Filip’s childhood. With the help of his best friend and fellow filmmaker Fredrik Wikingsson\, Filip aimed to invigorate his dad by reliving some of the best moments of his life. But over the course of their travels and film\, the metamorphosis Filip hoped for becomes another — a recognition of the inevitable\, and the process of aging. A film about life\, death\, friendship and a portrait of a humble man and his enduring legacy\, The Last Journey (Den sista resan) has been Sweden’s highest-grossing documentary and acclaimed as “life-affirming…humorous and heartbreaking” (Variety). \nPurchase Tickets \nSix-Film Package
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-last-journey/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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