- Free admission
On October 16th, 2026, at 4pm, the writer and visual artist Kristín Ómarsdóttir will deliver the annual Guttormur J. Guttormsson lecture in the Nordic House, Reykjavík.
The Guttormur J. Guttormsson Lecture Series is held by the Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding, a UNESCO Cat. 2 Centre at the University of Iceland.
The lecture series was inaugurated in the fall of 2023 by Anne Carson, awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2026, and the Vigdís Prize in 2023.
Information on the Guttormur J. Guttormsson Lecture Series:
https://vigdiscentre.hi.is/is/guttormur-j-guttormsson-lecture-series
Program
16:00 ̶ 16:10: Dr. Birna Bjarnadóttir, board member (Chair) of the Vigdís Centre, and research assistant professor, Faculty of Language sand Cultures, University of Iceland
16:10 ̶ 16:45: Kristín Ómarsdóttir: „Firm arms. Timetravels“
16:45 ̶ 17:00: Q&A
17:00-17:30: Light refreshments.
All are welcome.
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