Concept Workshop: Speculation

Fafnir presents Concept Workshop: Speculation When? May 25, 2022, 2–4 pm Where? Realfagsbibliotekets undervisingsrom 209, Blindern campus, University of Oslo & Zoom Welcome to the speculative concept workshop organized by the editors of Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research! In this two-hour workshop, we will discuss the concept of ‘speculation’ and aim to (re-)define […]

Leandro Pisano: The Manifesto of Rural Futurism

PAM: Møterom 252

Leandro Pisano, co-author of The Manifesto of Rural Futurism, will be visiting CoFUTURES and giving a lecture on the manifesto. Open, public event. Location: PAM: Møterom 252 Read the manifesto here: https://www.ruralfuturism.com/  

Textival

Samtal: Systemkollaps 16.00-16.45 Malte Persson Undergången (2021) / Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay Fiktionaliseringen av framtider (2021) / Bim Eriksson Baby blue (2021) Samtalsledare: Per Strömbäck ​Utifrån dikt, serietecknande och fiktionalisering av framtider möter talesperson för Dataspelsbranschen och före detta förläggaren Per Strömbäck Malte Persson, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay och Bim Eriksson i ett samtal om vår och litteraturens förhållande […]

Monsters sans Frontières

Monsters sans Frontières (MSF) is a panel-discussion-cum-mini-workshop organized as part of the Futures from the Margins events.  

Norse Tomorrow

Parksalongen Waldemar Thranes gate 1A, Oslo, Norway

Norse Tomorrow is an event/workshop showcasing what is going on within Norwegian speculative fiction. It is part of the Futures from the Margins arrangements. The event is financed by the Norwegian Research Council (grant agreement no. 300931). Venue: Parksalongen, Waldemar Thranes gate 1A, 0171 Oslo

Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey

Vega Scene Hausmanns gate 28, Oslo, Norway

Movie screening as part of the Futures from the Margins arrangements. Location VEGA SCENE Hausmanns gate 28 0182 Oslo

In Conversation with Manjula Padmanabhan

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Manjula Padmanabhan (b. 1953), is an author, playwright, artist and cartoonist. She grew up in Europe and South Asia, returning to India as a teenager. Her plays include LIGHTS OUT and the MATING GAME SHOW. Her play HARVEST won the first ever Onassis Award for Theatre, in 1997, in Greece. She writes a weekly column and draws a weekly comic strip in Chennai’s “Business Line”.  Her books include UNPRINCESS, GETTING THERE and THE ISLAND OF LOST GIRLS. She lives in the US, with a home in New Delhi. Website: https://magnoliana.com/