International Hamsun Conference in Oslo 27 - 29 August 2009

Hamsun 2009 - Transgression, worlding and remediation

All are welcome to the formal opening ceremony which will take place on August 27th in the University Library Hall, Georg Sverdrups House, The University of Oslo.

Thursday 27.8.09

 14.00 - 15.00 p.m.

Opening Ceremony hosted by Elisabeth Oxfeldt and Per Thomas Andersen

• Morten Jostad reads from Hamsuns Men Livet lever
• Mezzosoprano Ingebjørg Korsmo performs songs by Hamsun/K.A. Vestad
• Greetings from the University of Oslo, Vice-Rector Inga Bostad
• Gro Dahle reads from Åh Isak
• Official opening by Professor Chengzhou He

15.15 - 16.00 p.m.

Plenary Speech: Assistant Professor Arne Lunde: "Hamsun on Film in Transnational Contexts".
Auditorium 1, Georg Sverdrups house

Organiser:
Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies (ILN), University of Oslo

More information:
Please contact Ylva Frøjd, ylva.frojd@iln.uio.no

Hamsun links:
NRK Nordland, 14.4.08: Hele verden feirer Hamsun
Aktuelt og nytt fra Hamsunselskapet
Hamsunsenteret
Nasjonalbiblioteket - Hamsun 2009

Norway links :
Visit Oslo
Foreign Ministry - visa information

This page:
Use the following address to refer to this page:
www.hf.uio.no/hamsun2009