Invasiv afton

What happens when a flower becomes a public enemy? When a crayfish causes conflict? And why do certain plants and animals stir stronger feelings than many political issues?

Welcome to an evening salon where research meets the performing arts. Through conversations, short talks, readings, songs and theatrical pieces, researchers, writers and performing artists share their thoughts, new findings and creative work on the subject.

Taking invasive alien species as our starting point, we explore questions of feeling at home, belonging, change and humanity’s relationship with the landscape. Here, lupins, signal crayfish and cultural heritage come together in a conversation about nature and ourselves.

Participants:

Göran Greider, writer and commentator

Ulf Nilsson, executive director, Fritidsodlingens Riksorganisation

Mattias Frihammar, ethnologist

Lars Kaijser, ethnologist

Maja Lagerqvist, human geographer

Åsa Back, theatre director

Participating actors:

David Bengtsson

Karin Bergquist

Linus Troedsson

Stockholms universitet is conducting a research project that you can read more about here: De invasiva främmande arternas politik i Sverige

Fritidsodlingens Riksorganisation brings together 20 member organisations focused on recreational gardening and thus represents a large part of Sweden’s organised recreational gardening movement. Together, the organisations have over 75,000 members and work on issues such as sustainable growing, biodiversity, public education and food preparedness. Read more.

20 October 18:00–20:00

Zätasalen, level 1

ABF-huset, Sveavägen 41

150 kr (standard price) 100 kr (student/pensioner)

Tickets available here!

Organised by ABF Stockholm in collaboration with Stockholms universitet and Kulturhuset Stadsteatern.