420 West 116th Street, New York City
THE SWEDISH PROGRAM
OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
PRESENTS
Tuesday, October 13 at 7 p.m.
"Har svenska språket en själ?
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[Does the Swedish Language Have a Soul?] (.pdf)
A talk in Swedish by Catharina Grünbaum
This guest speaker is one of Sweden�s most influential language specialists, widely known for her books, articles, lectures, and radio programs. For twenty years she has served as a "linguistic watchdog" for Dagens Nyheter (The Daily News), the country's largest morning daily paper, where she also writes a weekly language column. At Deutsches Haus Catharina Grünbaum will speak in Swedish about what is uniquely Swedish in the Swedish language. Discussion will follow in Swedish and English.
Sponsored by the Swedish Program with the assistance of the Consulate General of Sweden in New York.
For further information: Tel.: 212-854-4015;
e-mail: [email protected].
WELCOME to
A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
of the 1909 presentation of the Nobel Prize for Literature to the Swedish Author
SELMA LAGERLÖF
the first woman and first Swede to receive the prize.
A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
of the 1909 presentation of the Nobel Prize for Literature to the Swedish Author
SELMA LAGERLÖF
the first woman and first Swede to receive the prize.
At Columbia University, November 11-12, 2009
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(Print out page 2 on the reverse side of page 1, then fold in thirds.)
Sponsored by the Columbia University Swedish Program in cooperation with the Swedish Women�s Educational Association — New York Chapter.
Wednesday, November 11 at 7 p.m.
A staged reading of the Swedish play Loving Selma Lagerlöf (.pdf)
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by Gunilla Boëthius and Marianne Goldman
Translated by Verne Moberg, directed by Robert Greer, featuring Mary Keefe as Selma, Elise Rovinsky as Sophie, and Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz as Valborg.
This new drama is based on the recently opened archives of personal correspondence and records, recreating the authentic drama of the lives of this legendary writer's circle. Entitled Selmas kärlekar (Selma's Loves) in the original Swedish, the play premiered earlier this year to enthusiastic reviews in Falun and later in Sundsvall, Sweden.
Incidentally, since Selma Lagerlöf won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1909, ten other women writers — and 94 men — have received the award. This play reflects what a struggle it was for Lagerlöf to succeed at a time when words like "feminist" and "homosexual" had not yet come into common usage.
The public is invited, admission is free, and donations are welcomed. No reservations are necessary.
Sponsored by the Swedish Program with the assistance of the Swedish Women's Educational Association — New York Chapter.
For further information: Tel.: 212-854-4015;
e-mail: [email protected].
Thursday, November 12 at 7 p.m.
A free screening of the award-winning 1997 film Jerusalem (.pdf)
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What happened when a band of Swedish farmers sacrificed everything to join an extremist religious cult in the Holy Land. Their dream of living closer to God was not what they had imagined. Based on the classic novel by Selma Lagerlöf, and directed by Bille August.
Featuring Marie Bonnevie, Pernilla August, Ulf Friberg, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube, Reine Brynolfsson, Max von Sydow, Olympia Dukakis, Viveka Seldahl, and Sven Wollter.
Sponsored by the Swedish Program with the assistance of the Swedish Women's Educational Association — New York Chapter.
For further information: Tel.: 212-854-4015;
e-mail: [email protected].