Join WNYC contributing radio host Eddie Robinson for an evening of conversation and performances exploring the cultural, political and economic transformation of Sweden, including issues touched upon in Stieg Larsson’s bestselling book-turned-film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Studio guests include:
Nina Persson & Nathan Larson (performing live)
Nina is lead singer of A Camp and The Cardigans and Nathan is author/film composer of Boys Don't Cry (1999) and Choke (2008).
Lars Trägårdh
Swedish historian, writer; Professor of the Institute for Civil Society Studies at The Ersta Sköndal University College in Sweden; former professor, Barnard College, Columbia University.
Anna Stenport
Director of Scandinavian Studies, University of Illinois, and Anna Lindh Fellow, Stanford University. Editor of the forthcoming book Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Kick Their Asses.
Ingrid Rudefors
Film Commissioner of Stockholm; film director and producer; author of the Swedish debut novel Meanwhile On A Rooftop in Chinatown.
Janne Teller
Macroeconomist, award-winning author who has worked as a consultant for the European Union and the United Nations in Dar-es-Salaam, Brussels, New York and in Mozambique.
WNYC Global Salon: Sweden
In collaboration with PEN World Voices Festival
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
44 Charlton Street (at Varick Street)
Thursday, November 10, 7 pm - 8:30 pm
$20 ($15 with promotional code "Sweden") includes a complimentary glass of wine and snacks