At the End of the World: A Transdisciplinary Approach to the Apocalyptic Imaginary in the Past and Present
Current events
Event in Gothenburg: Apokalyptik i Konst och Litteratur
On 1 October 2025, Tobias Hägerland is planning an afternoon event in Gothenburg. Registration is required. To register, please email tobias.hagerlandlir.guse. The event will be in Swedish.
The program is not final, but will include a visit to Göteborgs konstmuseum at 13.00 and a seminar at 15.15 – featuring Hannah Strømmen and Amanda Lagerkvist – on apocalypse in Knausgård's Morgenstjernen.
"The Psychedelic Temple": Paper presentation by Natalie Bloch
Natalie Bloch gave a lecture titled “The Psychedelic Temple” at a Harvard University conference. Her paper panel can be viewed on Youtube.
Lecture by Jayne Svenungsson: "Apocalypse: The End of Law and Other Narratives"
On 11 December 2024, Jayne Svenungsson gave a lecture at the Katholische Akademie in Berlin for the Berlin Center for Intellectual Diaspora, titled “Apocalypse: The End of Law and Other Narratives.” You can view and listen to the lecture on Youtube.
Image Credits
John Martin. The Great Day of His Wrath. Painting (oil on canvas), c. 1851.
Dasha Urvachova. Kid's shoe at kindergarden in Chernobyl. Photograph, 2020.
Unknown artist. The Celestial Jerusalem, detail. Tapestry from Château d'Angers, 14th century.