Previously This Year
ÆDNAN
VIRTUAL BOOK TALK WITH LINNEA AXELSSON & MATILDE AUGUSTA HUSEBY
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On February 13, join us for a book talk with Sámi-Swedish author Linnea Axelsson on ÆDNAN!
Previous Years
2023
High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China
Virtual Book Talk with Erika Fatland
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
This April, join us for a virtual discussion with bestselling Norwegian author Erika Fatland (The Border and Sovietistan) on her epic new book High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China, out now from Pegasus Books! The Himalaya weaves through five very
EVIL FLOWERS
Book Talk with Gunnhild Øyehaug & Catherine Lacey
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
This February, join us for a book talk with award-winning Norwegian writer Gunnhild Øyehaug on her new book Evil Flowers. With moderator Catherine Lacey, she’ll discuss her collection of playfully surreal stories about love, death, and metamorphosis. In Evil Flowers, a precise but madcap
Collected Works
Virtual Book Talk with Lydia Sandgren & Emily Temple
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
This January, join us for a virtual book talk with Swedish author and psychologist Lydia Sandgren on her new book Collected Works. With moderator Emily Temple, she’ll discuss her compelling mystery and poignant bildungsroman about love, power, and art—and what leads us
W. A Novel by Steve Sem-Sandberg
Online Nordic Book Club
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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. On March 7, we’ll be discussing W. A Novel by Steve Sem-Sandberg, who
Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics
Book Talk with Lisa E. Bloom
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us for a book talk with author Lisa E. Bloom on her new book Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics: Artists Reimagine the Arctic and Antarctica, out now from Duke University Press! In this new publication, Bloom considers the ways
2022
Nordic Security in An Insecure Europe
Virtual Panel with Eric Einhorn, Katja Creutz, August Danielson & Hans Mouritzen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
In the wake of the Russian attack on Ukraine in the spring of 2022 and its humanitarian, economic, and political consequences, the countries in the Nordic region have put renewed focus on security issues within an insecure Europe. In this panel
The Reindeer Hunters
Virtual Book Talk with Lars Mytting & Maren Johnson
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us for the book launch of bestselling Norwegian author Lars Mytting’s The Reindeer Hunters! With moderator Maren Johnson, he’ll discuss the international bestseller and gripping historical novel set in the world of his novel The Bell in the Lake, out November 22 in translation
The Viking Heart — Virtual Book Talk
With Arthur Herman
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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 finalist Arthur Herman’s epic story of this remarkable and truly diverse people was acclaimed
Looking for the Hidden Folk
Book Talk With Nancy Marie Brown
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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 exploring how Icelanders interact with nature — and their idea
The Swedish Theory of Love
Book Talk With Henrik Berggren & Lars Trägårdh
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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 discuss their exploration on how socialist collectivism and individuality co-exist
The Men in Denmark's Freedom Council
Book Talk With C. Flemming Heilmann
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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 first published in Danish in 1945, and his work in translating it
W.: A Novel — Virtual Book Talk
With Steve Sem-Sandberg & Saskia Vogel
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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 discuss the writing and translation of this new literary literary reimagining
A Postcard to Annie With Ida Jensen, Martin Aitken & Désirée Ohrbeck
Virtual Nordic Literature in Translation Book Talk
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On July 13, acclaimed Danish author Ida Jessen joins us with translator Martin Aitken for a virtual discussion on the new book A Postcard for Annie. With moderator Désirée Ohrbeck, they’ll discuss the writing and translation of the prizewinning anthology hailed as an
Salka Valka by Halldór Laxness
Virtual Nordic Literature in Translation with Philip Roughton & Doug McIntyre
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On June 21, translator Philip Roughton joins us with Doug McIntyre for a discussion on celebrated Icelandic novelist and Nobel Prize Laureate Halldór Laxness’s novel Salka Valka, out June 7 in new translation from Archipelago! On a winter night, an 11-year-old Salvör and her unmarried
The Border
Virtual Book Talk with Erika Fatland
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On June 7, attend a virtual talk with acclaimed Norwegian author Erika Fatland (Sovietland) on her new book The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Lithuania, Foland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the
Tractatus Philosophico-Poeticus
Virtual Book Talk with Signe Gjessing, Denise Newman & Rosie Ellison-Balaam
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On May 17, attend a virtual book talk with Danish author Signe Gjessing and translator Denise Newman on Tractatus Philosophico-Poeticus, an exquisite, lyrical reimagining of Wittgenstein’s philosophical work of 1922. With moderator Rosie Ellison-Balaam, they’ll discuss the book and its translation, out now from Lolli
DOWN ИORTH | ИORÐUR OG NIÐUR | NER TILL ИORR
NORTH ATLANTIC TRIENNIAL VIRTUAL PROGRAM
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On May 10, curators Markús Þór Andrésson of the Rekyjavik Art Museum, Jaime DeSimone of the Portland Museum of Art and Anders Jansson of the Bildmuseet will join art writer Gregory Volk for a conversation about the North Atlantic Triennial, currently
Nordic Literature in Translation: Damascus, Atlantis
with Marie Silkeberg, Kelsi Vanada, & David Rothenberg
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On April 23, join us for a Nordic Literature in Translation event with author Marie Silkeberg and translator Kelsi Vanada on Silkeberg’s 2021 book Damascus, Atlantis, which was recently longlisted for the 2022 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. With moderator David Rothenberg, the publisher
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme
Virtual Book Talk with Lars Mytting
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On April 12, join us for a book talk with bestselling Norwegian author Lars Mytting on The Sixteen Trees of the Somme, his engrossing new literary novel about a family mystery, revenge and forgiveness, out April 5 from The Overlook Press! This intricately plotted new
In Conversation: The Photography of Edvard Munch
With Patricia G. Berman, MaryClaire Pappas, & Edward Gallagher
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On March 26, in coordination with our ongoing exhibition The Experimental Self: Edvard Munch’s Photography, Scandinavia House presents a virtual program celebrating the release of the illustrated book The Experimental Self: The Photography of Edvard Munch, awarded with diploma as one of
EXTREME NORTH
VIRTUAL PROGRAM WITH BERND BRUNNER & ERIC JAROSINSKI
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On March 24, Scandinavia House and Deutsches Haus at NYU present a virtual program with acclaimed author Bernd Brunner and renowned Germanist, writer, and mastermind of @neinquarterly, Eric Jaronski! In today’s program, hear a reading by Brunner from his latest book, Extreme North (W. W. Norton,
Nordic Literature in Translation: What good does it do for a person to wake up one morning this side of the new millennium
Virtual Book Talk with Randi Ward & Kim Simonsen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On February 26, join us for a Nordic Literature in Translation event with this year’s American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prizewinner, Randi Ward, and the author of the work in translation, Kim Simonsen! Now in its 43rd year, ASF’s Annual Translation Competition awards prizes for
Nordic Literature in Translation — The ASF Prizewinners
With Stine Pilgaard, Hunter Simpson, Randi Ward & Kim Simonsen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On March 5, join us for a Nordic Literature in Translation event with this year’s American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prizewinners, Hunter Simpson & Randi Ward, and the authors of the works in translation, Stine Pilgaard & Kim Simonsen! Now in its 43rd year, ASF’s
The Land of Short Sentences
Virtual Book Talk with Stine Pilgaard & Hunter Simpson
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us on March 5 for a virtual book talk with Danish author Stine Pilgaard and translator Hunter Simpson to celebrate the release of The Land of Short Sentences, out March 1 from World Editions! A young woman relocates to an outlying community
Quake
Book Talk with Auður Jónsdóttir & Meg Matich
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us for a book talk on March 1 with Icelandic author Auður Jónsdóttir and translator Meg Matich on the new novel Quake, out on February 8 from Dottir Press! This event will take place at Scandinavia House at 7 PM ET and will also be live-streamed
Present Tense Machine by Gunnhild Øyehaug
Online Nordic Book Club
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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. On May 10, we’ll be discussing Present Tense Machine by Gunnhild Øyehaug, out
To Cook a Bear by Mikael Niemi
Online Nordic Book Club
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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. On April 12, we’ll be discussing To Cook a Bear by Swedish author
Adorable by Ida Marie Hede
Online Nordic Book Club
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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. On March 8, we’ll be discussing Adorable by Ida Marie Hede, out in translation
Duodji Reader — Virtual Book Talk
With Irene Snarby, Gunvor Guttorm, Tonje Kjellevold, & Harald Gaski
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On February 9, ASF invites you to a virtual panel on the Duodji Reader: A Selection of Twelve Essays on Duodji by Sámi Duojárat and Writers from the Past 60 Years, produced by Sámi Allaskuvla / Sámi University of Applied Sciences and Norwegian
For the Love of Cod
Book Talk With Eric Dregni
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us for a book talk with author Eric Dregni on The Love of Cod: A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness, out April 27, 2022 from University of Minnesota Press! In this discussion, Dregni will discuss his journey to find
National Danish Book Club — We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Explore a selection of Danish literature in English translation with a new nationwide virtual book club! Organized as part of the new National Danish Book Club and Literary Event Series on January 18, we will discuss We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen Hailed
Grassroots Resettlement: Refugee Support and Community Creation in Scandinavia
Virtual Panel
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On Tuesday, January 25th, ASF invites you to a discussion on refugee support and community creation in Scandinavia. In this panel highlighting the work of local people supporting incoming refugees in Norway and Sweden, we’ll hear from a Norwegian asylum center
The Familiar & The Absurd — Literature from Copenhagen
Virtual Panel with Ida Marie Hede, Ursula Scavenius, Steven Zultanski, & Tom Conaghan
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us on January 22 at 2 PM ET for a Virtual Danish Literary Panel with Copenhagen-based authors Ida Marie Hede, Ursula Scavenius, & Steven Zultanski moderated by editor and writer Tom Conaghan! The authors will discuss their newly translated books
River Kings: A New History of the Vikings Book Talk
With Dr. Cat Jarman
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us February 3 at 7 PM ET for an in-person literary talk with bioarchaeologist Dr. Cat Jarmanon to celebrate the release of her new book River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads out on February
2021
Friluftsliv or Lost in the Mountains: Nature Literature from Norway
With Torbjørn Ekelund & Are Kalvø
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us on November 7 for a special Norwegian literary evening with authors Torbjørn Ekelund & Are Kalvø! Norway is known for its dramatic and beautiful nature, with fjords, mountains and endless hiking trails. Norwegians love to spend time outside, so called friluftsliv.
Repatriation & Restitution in the Nordic Countries
Virtual Panel with Martin Appelt, Eero Ehanti, Eeva-Kristiina Harlin, & Daniel Thorleifsen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual panel on “Repatriation & Restitution in the Nordic Countries” on November 18. In this conversation, panelists Martin Appelt (Senior Researcher and Curator, National Museum of Denmark), Eero Ehanti (Head of the Conservation Department, National
Present Tense Machine — Virtual Book Talk
With Gunnhild Øyehaug & Jennifer Offill
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us for a virtual book talk on Present Tense Machine with award-winning Norwegian author Gunnhild Øyehaug! With author Jennifer Offill as moderator,Øyehaug will discuss the exquisite, wistful, and slyly profound new novel, out January 11 in translation by Karl Dickson from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. On
Young Children & Teachers’ Experiences During COVID: Perspectives from the U.S. and Scandinavia
Virtual Panel
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
American-Scandinavian Foundation and Child Development Institute, Sarah Lawrence College invite you to a virtual panel November 13 on “Young Children & Teachers’ Experiences During COVID.” In this program, teachers from Scandinavia and the United States will discuss their experiences teaching in very
The Book of Reykjavík — Virtual Book Talk
With Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Björn Halldórsson, Larissa Kyzer, & Halla Þórlaug Óskarsdóttir
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On November 16, join us for a virtual book talk on the new fiction anthology The Book of Reykjavik: A City in Short Fiction, out November 11 from Comma Press! Authors Kristín Eiríksdóttir & Björn Halldórsson and translator Larissa Kyzer will discuss the novel and its
National Danish Book Club — The Employees by Olga Ravn
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Explore a selection of Danish literature in English translation with a new nationwide virtual book club! Organized as part of the new National Danish Book Club and Literary Event Series on October 12, we will discuss Olga Ravn’s The Employees (De anisette) translated
The Pastor — Virtual Book Talk
With Hanne Ørstavik & Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On October 19, join us to celebrate the release of the new novel The Pastor in a virtual book talk with award-winning Norwegian novelist Hanne Ørstavik! With moderator Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, Ørstavik will discuss her gripping new release, out that day in translation by Martin Aitken from Archipelago
Awake — Virtual Book Talk
With Harald Voetmann & Johanne Sorgenfri Ottosen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us for a book talk on the new novel Awake with Danish author Harald Voetmann & translator Johanne Sorgenfri Ottosen, out in translation September 21 from New Directions! In a shuttered bedroom in ancient Italy, the sleepless Pliny the Elder lies in
Louis Kahn As Teacher: A Conversation with Charles E. Dagit
Louis Kahn 120 Celebration
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On October 16, as part of a day-long Celebration of Louis Kahn 120 in New York presented with Archtober, learn about the celebrated Estonian-born architect’s work as an educator! In this lively conversation with Kahn’s student Charles E. Dagit Jr. hosted
National Danish Book Club — This Should Be Written in the Present Tense
By Helle Helle
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Explore a selection of Danish literature in English translation with a new nationwide virtual book club! Organized as part of the new National Danish Book Club and Literary Event Series on September 14th, we will discuss our first selection over
The Dog Park by Sofi Oksanen — Virtual Book Talk
Moderated by Bethanne Patrick
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On October 10, join us for a virtual book talk with acclaimed Finnish-Estonian author Sofi Oksanen on her new novel The Dog Park. With moderator Bethanne Patrick, she’ll discuss the writing of the novel, an international bestseller out in translation by Owen Frederick Witesman
Architecture and Design Learning on Both Sides of The Atlantic
Virtual Panel
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us for a panel discussion on the current prospects of architecture and design learning in K-12 education and hear compelling case examples from Finland and the U.S. How do you build a better world? How can your creativity improve
The Viking Heart — Virtual Book Talk
With Arthur Herman
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
This September, join us for a virtual book talk on The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World with Arthur Herman, out on August 3 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. For millennia Norwegians, Danes, Finns, and Swedes lived a remote and rugged existence among the fjords and
After the Sun — Virtual Book Talk
With Jonas Eika, Sherilynn Hellberg & Katrine Øgaard Jensen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us on September 8 for a virtual book talk on the new novel After the Sun with author Jonas Eika and translator Sherilynn Hellberg! With moderator Katrine Øgaard Jensen, they’ll discuss the author’s American fiction debut, winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Literary Prize and
The Real Valkyrie — Virtual Book Talk
With Nancy Marie Brown and Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
Join us on August 31 for a virtual book talk with Nancy Marie Brown on her new book The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women, out today from St. Martin’s Press! With moderator Anna Dís Ólafsdóttir, she’ll discuss the
Bolla by Pajtim Statovci — Virtual Book Talk
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On July 20 at 7 PM ET, join us for a pre-recorded book talk with Finnish-Kosovan author Pajtim Statovci (National Book Award finalist, Crossing) on his new novel Bolla. With moderator Bethanne Patrick, he’ll discuss the writing of the novel, available on July 6
Magma — Virtual Book Talk
With Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir, Meg Matich, & Larissa Kyzer
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On July 13, join us for a virtual book talk with Icelandic author Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir and translator Meg Matich on the release of the new novel Magma. In this slim and haunting debut, 20-year-old Lilja is quickly smitten with an intelligent,
Stranger's Guide to Scandinavia — Virtual Panel
With Andri Snær Magnason, Lytton Smith, Carl Johan Usti, Kira Brunner Don, & Ethelene Whitmire
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On June 11, join us for a roundtable discussion on the Stranger’s Guide Scandinavian edition! The Stranger’s Guide is an award-winning publication that focuses on improving global citizenship by providing excellent and unexpected storytelling from around the world. To celebrate the release of their Scandinavian issue, distinguished guests
Virtual Talk — Sweden's Response to the Coronavirus: An Update
With Historian Lars Trägårdh
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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. In conversation with ASF President Edward Gallagher, Trägårdh will explore the
The Employees — Virtual Book Talk
With Olga Ravn & Martin Aitken
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On Wednesday, May 26, join us for a virtual book talk on The Employees with author Olga Ravn and translator Martin Aitken. With moderator Katrine Øgaard Jensen, they’ll discuss the novel, currently out in translation from Lolli Editions and shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Online Nordic Book Club
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
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
Indigenous Activism in the Nordic Countries — Virtual Panel
With Sofia Jannok, Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm, Beaska Niilas, & Victoria Qutuuq Buschman
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On April 28, please join ASF for a virtual round-table discussion on Indigenous Activism in the Nordic Countries, with Sámi artist Sofia Jannok, Inuk anthropologist and Indigenous rights activist Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm, & Sámi activist Beaska Niilas, moderated by Iñupiaq
Outgoing Vessel & Sense Violence
Virtual Poetry Reading & Discussion
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On May 13, see a virtual poetry reading and discussion with Nordic poets and translators Helena Boberg, Johannes Göransson, Katrine Øgaard Jensen, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen, moderated by Paul Cunningham (The House of the Tree of Sores). Helena Boberg and Johannes Göransson
My Friend Natalia — Virtual Book Talk
With Laura Lindstedt and David Hackston
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On April 10, join us for a book talk with Laura Linstedt and translator David Hackston on My Friend Natalia, the author’s U.S. debut, available from Liveright Publishing on March 23, 2021. My Friend Natalia is a linguistic sexual thriller centered on one
Capturing Sustainability in the Arctic — Virtual Panel
With Marion Belanger, Clare Benson, Marek Ranis, & Andri Snær Magnason
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On March 24, please join ASF for a virtual round-table discussion on “Capturing Sustainability in the Arctic” with photographers and artists Marion Belanger, Clare Benson, Marek Ranis, all ASF Fellows, and Icelandic author Andri Snær Magnason, whose new novel On Time and Water will
Big Heart, Strong Hands — Virtual Book Talk
With Anne Helene Gjelstad & Moderator Erika Larsen
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On April 17, American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual talk with photographer Anne Helene Gjelstad on her documentary book Big Heart, Strong Hands, out now from Dewi Lewis Publishing. She will be joined by moderator & photographer Erika Larsen (Sàmi: Walking
Masculinity & Culture — The Making of a Man
Virtual Conversation with Lo Dagerman and Mark Greene
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual conversation between filmmaker Lo Dagerman and author Mark Greene on “Masculinity and Culture”, moderated by Benjamin Mier-Cruz on March 9. Immediately following WWII, a young Swedish journalist, Stig Dagerman, is sent into war-torn
A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall
Virtual Book Talk with Ingrid & Joachim Wall
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On February 25, join us for a book talk with Ingrid and Joachim Wall on the book A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall, their moving memoir of an inexplicable crime, a family’s loss, and a legacy preserved, out now from Amazon
Louis Kahn 120 Celebration
with Harriet Pattison, Nathaniel Kahn and William Whitaker
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On February 20, join us for an online celebration of the American architect Louis Kahn, who was born 120 years ago on this day in Estonia. In this program, see a discussion with some of the people closest to Kahn: distinguished
Radical Nationalism and the Politics of Nostalgia — Virtual Panel
With Tobias Hübinette, Dean Krouk, Catrin Lundström, Benjamin R. Teitelbaum
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On February 18, please join ASF for a virtual round-table discussion on “Radical Nationalism and the Politics of Nostalgia,” which will touch upon topics such as Nordic and U.S. right-wing extremism, populism, white melancholy, and the normalcy of whiteness. Panelists will
Virtual Book Talk — The Memory Theater
With Karin Tidbeck & Sara Lefkowitz
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On February 16, Swedish author Karin Tidbeck (of Amatka and Jagannath) joins us for a book talk on The Memory Theater, available beginning today from Pantheon Books. With moderator Sara Lefkowitz, she’ll discuss her new novel, a fantastical tour de force about friendship, interdimensional theater, and a
Race, Identity, and Belonging in the Nordic Countries — Virtual Panel
With Elizabeth Löwe Hunter, Jasmine Kelekay, Susani Mahadura & Ethelene Whitmire
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
On January 21, American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a panel on “Race, Identity, and Belonging” in the Nordic countries. In this discussion, panelists Elizabeth Löwe Hunter (Ph.D. Candidate, African American Studies, UC Berkeley), Jasmine Kelekay (Ph.D. candidate, Sociology, UC Santa
The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen
Virtual Panel
VIRTUAL LECTURES & LITERARY TALKSSeries
American-Scandinavian Foundation invites you to a virtual panel discussion on Tove Ditlevsen’s The Copenhagen Trilogy, in celebration of its publication in English translation by Tiina Nunnally and Michael Favala Goldman beginning January 26. In this event, translator Michael Favala Goldman and authors Morten