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Seminar materialsÌýare normally distributed via the KuFo and ISLI mailing lists. Anyone not reached by these lists should feel free to contact us – our seminars and other events areÌýopen to anyone who is interested!

Until further notice, seminars and workshops will be in Zoom unless otherwise advertised. Contact Maria Holmgren Troy for access if you wish to attend.

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SEPTEMBER

Tue 15/9, 13.15–16.00, 3A340 & Zoom: ISLI PhD seminar.ÌýDouble seminar:ÌýTim Roberts presents work from his dissertation projectÌý(reader Jonas Hoeck, senior readers Marie TÃ¥qvist & Christina Olin-Scheller). Saga Bokne presents work from her dissertation project (reader Jakob Olsson, senior readers Sofia Wijkmark & Morten Feldtfos Thomsen). Chair Erica Sandlund.

Tue 29/9, 13.15–15.00, Zoom: Mock defense. Seminar on Andreas Nyström's PhD thesis-in-progress, provisionally titledÌýPlaces of Rest in Worlds of Ruin. Opponent Jerry Määttä, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature, Uppsala University. If you are not reached by the mailing lists, contact Peter Wikström for a Zoom link.

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OCTOBER

Thu 1/10, 10.00–17.00, Zoom: KuFo workshop. Work-in-progress workshop with KuFo researchers. Submit texts to Maria no later than 22/9, noon.

Tue 13/10, 13.15–16.00, 3A340 & Zoom: ISLI PhD seminar. New PhD students Liliann Byman Frisén, Sofia Oldin Cederwall, and Zdravka Katinic present preliminary plans for their respective dissertation projects. Chair Maria Holmgren Troy.

Thu 29/10, 09.00–17.00, Zoom: KuFo workshop. Work-in-progress workshop with KuFo researchers. Submit texts to Maria no later than 20/10, noon.

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NOVEMBER

Tue 3/11, 13.15–16.00, 3A340 & Zoom: ISLI PhD seminar.ÌýDouble seminar:ÌýSebastian Malinowski presents work from his dissertation projectÌý(reader Tim Roberts, senior readers Tobias Hübinette & Marika Kjellén). Jonas HoeckÌýpresents work from hisÌýdissertation project (reader Judith Kiros, senior readers Helene Blomqvist & Kristian Petrov). Chair Marie TÃ¥qvist.

Mon 9/11, 10.15–12.00, Zoom: Mock defense. Seminar on Grace Zhu Yuanyuan's PhD thesis-in-progress, tentatively titledÌý"Biblical allusion in Three Charles DickensÌýCondition-of-England Novels". DiscussantÌýStuart Robertson, Associate Professor of English Literature,ÌýUppsala UniversityÌýIf you are not reached by the mailing lists, contact Peter Wikström for the Zoom link.

CANCELLED 11–13 November: Specfic 2020: Time and History.ÌýConference organized by the SwedishÌýNetwork for Speculative Fiction. More information and registration here. UPDATE: The conference has been postponed until 2021, more information will be forthcoming.

Thu 19/11, 13.15–15.00, Zoom: KuFo guest seminar about Kriterium. Professor Åsa Arping, University of Gothenburg, visits KuFo to talk about Kriterium, which is an academic publishing platform that can get books in Swedish peer-reviewed and bibliometrically ranked on the Norwegian NSD list.

Tue 24/11, 13.15–16.00, Zoom: ISLI PhD seminar.ÌýDouble seminar:ÌýJakob Olsson presents work from his dissertation projectÌý(reader Saga Bokne, senior readers Maria Holmgren Troy & Johan Wijkmark). Judith KirosÌýpresents work from her dissertation project (reader Sebastian Malinowski, senior readers Anna Swärdh & Andrea Schalley). Chair Sofia Wijkmark.

Wed 25/11, 09.00–17.00, Zoom: KuFo workshop. Work-in-progress workshop with KuFo researchers. Submit texts to Maria no later than 16/11, noon.

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DECEMBER

Tue 1/12, 13.15–15.00, Zoom: KuFo theory seminar. We gather to read and discuss a selected theory text relevant to the KuFo research group profile. When the text is selected it will be announced here.

Tue 15/12, 13.15–15.00, Zoom: KuFo application seminar. The seminar discusses experiences of and tips & tricks relating to funding applications. It is especially intended for PhD students and early career researchers, but all are welcome!

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APRIL 2021

Fri 9/4, Time and room TBA: PhD defense. Andreas Nyström defends his doctoral thesis,ÌýPlaces of Rest in Worlds of Ruin: The Haven in Postapocalyptic Fiction. Opponent Mathias Clasen, Associate Professor of English, Aarhus University.Ìý

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