Lectures of the day: Literary voyage of discovery

In her book Å lese verden, Tonje Vold offers the reader an alternative approach to understanding world literature. By donning new spectacles, we discover that other ways exist for reading the classics, and appreciate not least the significant role literature can play for power, resistance and liberation.

In this lecture, Vold talks about what happens when we construct our literary world view – and when it collapses.