“The Tree”, a symposium on children’s literature and language

Join us at the Nordic House on the 9th of April from 13:00-17:00, as we are joined by experts who will share insights about children’s literature and language, along with contributors from the exhibition “The Tree”, an exhibition that has explored the concept of trees in children’s books, featuring illustrations from Nordic picture books.

The event will take place in Nordic languages, entry is free, and other accessibility information is at the bottom of this page.

Program:

12:45 Opening. Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, will plant a tree outside the Nordic House and officially open the event.

13:05 Nordic Culture Point – The Nordic Bookworm. Project presentation, Jana Šajin, projektutvecklare för Nordiska bokslukaren och Marie Busck-Nielsen, projektmedarbetare. 

13:45 The tree as a symbol in storytelling. Panel moderated by Rán Flygenring. Panel: Ragnar Aalbu, Jenny Lucander, Martin Glaz Serup, Maija Hurme, Fredrik Sonck.

14:30 The Nordic Litterature prizes. Conversation with the Secretary of the Nordic Prizes and jury.

15:00 The dual nature of wildness – the forest as both a frightening and alluring place. Author conversation with Linda Bondestam, Martin Glaz Serup, and Malin Kivelä, moderated by Salomon Hellman

16:00 Panel about Multilingualism and creative expression, moderated by Julian Owusu. Panel: Fredrik Sonck, Annika Simonsen, Johanna Stenback, Ragnar Aalbu.

17:00 Program ends

Participating Exhibition contributors:

Linda Bondestam
Malin Kivelä
Martin Glaz Serup
Jenny Lucander
Ragnar Aalbu
Maija Hurme
Fredrick Sonck

Moderators and panelist:

Rán Flygenring
Salomon Hellman
Julian Owusu
Annika Simonsen
Johanna Stenback
Sofie Hermansen Eriksdatter

Accessibility to Elissa is good, a low threshold is into the room. Restrooms accessible for wheelchairs are on the the main floor. The event will take place in Nordic languages and entry is free.

Sponsors and collaborators;

Bókasafnssjóður
Clara Lachmann
Norwegian Embassy
Nordic Culture Point
Norðurlandahúsið
Nordens Institut på Åland

*Illustration cover by Estelle Pollaert – https://www.estellepollaert.com