Lectures and seminars KIB Academic Conversation: Abortion stories – from legislation to research and art

02-12-2025 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Add to iCal
Torget, University Library, Berzelius väg 7B, Solna
Lena Lennerhed, Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Anna Nordlander
Participants in the conversation are Lena Lennerhed (photo: private) and Kristina Gemzell Danielsson (photo: private). The conversation is moderated by Anna Nordlander (photo: Martin Stenmark).

KIB is marking the 50th anniversary of Swedish abortion legislation with an academic conversation where research meets art. The event opens with a performance of Aborthärvan [The Abortion Snarl], by the art collective OTALT.

All are welcome - no registration required! The conversation will be held in Swedish.

Participants

Lena Lennerhed, Professor Emerita of the History of Ideas, has written books and articles on the history of abortion in Sweden. She has also served as chair of the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU)..

Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Professor and Head of the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health at Karolinska Institutet (KI), and Senior Consultant in Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at Karolinska University Hospital. She also leads the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in Human Reproduction at KI and Karolinska University Hospital.

Moderator Anna Nordlander, researcher at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and infectious disease specialist at Karolinska University Hospital. She is also the initiator and one of the founders of Kroppens hus.
 

OTALT Art Collective

OTALT Art Collective is a feminist art group based in Arvika. OTALT has carried out several major performative and relational art projects, often focusing on women’s history. Representing the group at this event are Helene Karlsson and Sara Falkstad.

The Art Group OTALT
OTALT Art Collective Photo: Kim Ramberghaug