Guest lectures and seminars

Anežka Matěnová (Charles University, Prague) will delve into the ironical side of a selection of Ibsen's plays.

Professor Janet Garton (University of East Anglia) will present her ongoing project of translation of the entire corpus of Ibsen's letters into English.

Sabiha Huq (BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh) will talk about her forthcoming book on Ibsen and blue humanities.

Elizabeth Stang (University of Washington) will present her ongoing project on Hallvard Bræin's Gatas Gynt.

Kamaluddin Nilu (University of Oslo) will present his latest research about Knut Rose's artistic works with Ibsen's drama.

Actor and director Tarjei Sandvik Moe will talk about his recent film about the making of a performance of Ibsen's debut play Catiline (1850).

PhD candidate Yifan Zhang (Fudan University, Shanghai, China), will present her current research on sensory geographies and the performativity of space in Ibsen’s plays.

Our new PhD candidate Farid Manouchehrian will present his research project on Ingmar Bergman's film adaptations of Ibsen's plays.

Marit Moum Aune (Norwegian National Ballet) will hold a lecture on her working method when transposing Ibsen's plays to the silent world of ballet.

Kayla Amity Hanson (University of Oslo) will present her current research on Henrik Ibsen and the construction of Norwegian-American identity.

Lianna Torres (University of Washington) will talk about motherhood, grief, and transformation in Lille Eyolf and Anna-Liisa

Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman (Independent University, Bangladesh) will present new research on the reception on Ibsen in Bangladesh.

Ayla Bayram (Erciyes University, Turkey) will present her ongoing research on female characters in The Lady from the Sea and Hedda Gabler.

Gianina Druță (OsloMet/UiO) will present her current research on the Peer Gynt production by Markus&Markus.

Actor Mads Ousdal will talk about his experience with playing Alfred Allmers in Ibsen's Little Eyolf.

Professor of Scandinavian Literature Frode Helland will shed new light on the political aspect of Ibsen's plays.

Eloïse Mignon (University of Melbourne) will present her research on family relationships in The Wild Duck.

Irene Pérez Puyol (Complutense University of Madrid) will present her ongoing research on Ibsen in contemporary Spain.

Iida Pöllänen (University of Tampere) will present her current postdoctoral research about the Ibsen legacy in the Harlem Renaissance.

Could Nora Helmer actually end up in prison after forging her father’s signature? Was Hedda Gabler a true criminal? Join us for an In-house seminar on Henrik Ibsen and the law.

Veronka Örsike Asztalos (University of Szeged) will present her research on Ibsen and Bjørnson's Hungarian reception.