UiO - Centre for Ibsen Studies

These weeks, our own Thor Holt and Uwe Englert (University of Munich) are curating and introducing a series of German film adaptations of Ibsen at Filmmuseum München. Despite the temperature exceeding 30 degrees outside, around 50 people attended a special screening of Detlef Sierck’s “Stützen der Gesellschaft” (1935) on Friday. The film series has been covered in the local newspaper TZ (see first comment) and continues this week with Harald Braun’s “Nora” (1944).

Please allow some self-promotion - the new book from our Associate Professor Liyang Xia will be published in September! Here's all info about the book, including preorder options. We can't wait!

Manchester University Press - Ibsen, Theatre and the Chinese State Ibsen, Theatre and the Chinese State - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Ibsen, Theatre and the Chinese State by Liyang Xia

While we're preparing for the Ibsen conference in Zurich, Thor Holt is in Munich, where he is collaborating at a series of Ibsen film screenings organized by our colleague and friend Uwe Englert. Have a look at the program and check in if you're in town!

Stummfilm mit Live-Musik! Morgen begleitet Stummfilmpianist Richard Siedhoff TERJE VIGEN (1917) von Victor Sjöström - Freitag 12.6. um 18.00 Uhr. Thor Holt und Uwe Englert halten eine Einführung. Tickets für €7 https://kinotickets.express/muenchen-filmmuseum/booking/7047 TERJE VIGEN | Schweden 1917 | R: Victor Sjöström | B: Victor Sjöström, Gustaf Molander | K: Julius Jaenzon | M: Rudolf Sahlberg | D: Victor Sjöström, August Falck, Edith Erastoff, Bergliot Husberg | 59 min | dt. F | Vierzig Jahre bevor er in Ingmar Bergmans SMULTRONSTÄLLET (WILDE ERDBEEREN, 1957) die Hauptrolle spielte, festigte Victor Sjöström mit dieser Regiearbeit seine Position als Pionier des schwedischen Kinos. Ausgangspunkt für den unter anderem auf der Insel Öland gedrehten Film war Henrik Ibsens episches Gedicht »Terje Vigen« (1862). Der bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt teuerste schwedische Spielfilm inspirierte Filmemacher in vielen Ländern. Sjöströms Adaption orientiert sich eng an Ibsens Text, greift aber auch auf andere Quellen zurück, etwa auf skandinavische Landschaftsgemälde oder auf Motive des norwegischen Künstlers Christian Krogh, der 1890 eine Sonderausgabe des Ibsen-Gedichts mit Illustrationen versehen hatte. Viele Kritiker halten TERJE VIGEN für die beste und einflussreichste Ibsen-Verfilmung aller Zeiten.

The XVI International Ibsen conference is fast approaching - just two weeks from now! You can check the updated program at link below. We can't wait!

Program

Welcome to our last in-house seminar before the summer break! On Monday 8 June, Sabiha Huq (BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh), will talk about her forthcoming book on Ibsen and blue humanities. All info, including registration for remote participation, at link below!

In-house seminar: Ibsen and Nature - An Implicit Bond - Centre for Ibsen Studies Sabiha Huq (BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh) will talk about her forthcoming book on Ibsen and blue humanities.

Several learning assistant positions (one of them is focused on our on-campus and online master program) are available at our department. The deadline is very short - 5 June! All info at link below.

ILN is looking for learning assistants for our study programs in the fall of 2026 and spring of 2027 - Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies We offer a part-time job that provides you with valuable work experience and allows you to be a part of the academic community at the department. Learning assistants play an important role in the department's efforts to create a good academic and social community for the students. As a learning assi...

Great news from Bergen! A PhD position for an Ibsen project within either theatre studies, Nordic or comparative literature has just been announced. Please note that the candidate "must be able to work with Ibsen's plays in the original language". All info at link below!

Stipendiat i Henrik Ibsens forfattarskap (302193) | Universitetet i Bergen Stillingstittel: Stipendiat i Henrik Ibsens forfattarskap (302193), Arbeidsgivar: Universitetet i Bergen, Søknadsfrist: måndag 3. august 2026