Events

Elleke Boehmer (University of Oxford) will be in discussion with Alexandra Effe about her two new books published this year, Southern Imagining: a literary and cultural history of the far southern hemisphere, and Ice Shock: a love story. 

The Word, Sound and Power Workshop 2026 will be held at the University of Oslo on the 28th of April. The workshop will take place on the 12th floor or Niels Treschows hus, from 11am to 5pm. Lunch included. All welcome!

Kodwo Eshun (Goldsmiths, University of London) will give a guest lecture at St. John’s, University of Oxford, 2. April 2025. The lecture will take place in the Auditorium at St. John’s College at 5.30 pm. Musicologist Adam Harper (University of Oxford) will introduce the lecture. The lecture will be open. All are welcome to attend!

"Word, Sound and Power" hosts a film screening of the British classic directed by Franco Rosso in Oslo

Emily J. Lordi (Vanderbilt) will give a lecture about the life and work of Whitney Houston in the "Word, Sound and Power" Lecture 2024.