Souvik Mukherjee: ‘No Cyclones in Age of Empires’: Colonialism and Ecocriticism in Videogames
Souvik Mukherjee (CSSSC, Kolkata, and Tampere University) on colonialism and video games. In-person event, Blindern Campus.
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Hanna-Riikka Roine: “Digital Media and the Futurity of Fiction”
Hanna-Riikka Roine (Tampere University, and visiting fellow, CoFUTURES) will present her ongoing research on futurity. In-person event, Blindern Campus, UiO. Contact us directly if you want to join the event.
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 252Leandro 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 […]
Lena Pfeifer: “The Ethics of ‘Nature’ and ‘Environment’ in the Discourse of the Anthropocene Since the 1980s”
Lena Pfeifer (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, and visiting fellow, Oslo School of Environmental Humanities) will discuss her ongoing research. In-person, Blindern campus.
Filip Hauer: Dreaming About Work: The Board Game playthrough/playtesting and discussion
PAM: Møterom 489 , NorwayFilip Hauer (Academy of Fine Arts in Prague) will present his game "Dreaming About Work: The Board Game," developed as part of his doctoral research, and at the Erasmus internship project with CoFUTURES
CONFERENCE: Futures from the Margins
Learn more at the dedicated conference website.
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, NorwayNorse 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, NorwayMovie screening as part of the Futures from the Margins arrangements. Location VEGA SCENE Hausmanns gate 28 0182 Oslo
In Conversation with Manjula Padmanabhan
OnlineManjula 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/