Shooting Star. Fredrika Bremer in Sweden and Abroad. In Conversation With Åsa Arping

nordlitt goes abroad and starts recording in English. Our first
guest, Åsa Arping, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, introduces
Fredrika Bremer, an international celebrity as well as a pioneer
of the domestic novel and of feminism in Sweden. We look at plain
heroines, writing novels and baking cake. We consider the blurred
lines between writing, translating, and editing. And we speculate
about the use of Bremer’s work in establishing an ideology of
Viking heritage and white supremacy in the USA.

(00:56) Why a Scandinavian Literary Podcast?
(03:05) Introducing Åsa Arping
(10:50) Fascination and Obsession with Fredrika Bremer
(14:17) Introducing Fredrika Bremer
(19:15) Genre and Gender
(24:33) Establishment and Limits of the Domestic Novel
(26:02) Familjen H***
(29:55) Transitions Between Romanticism and Realism
(31:59) Power, Love, and Mad Women in Familjen H***
(43:05) Hertha as Bremer’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(51:08) Bremer’s Significance for Women’s Emancipation in
Sweden
(55:44) How Literature Can Change Society
(59:54) The Destiny of Translated Literature
(01:06:26) Grannarna/The Neighbors
(01:11:40) What Does Bremer’s Work Mean to a (White) American
Audience?
(01:17:08) Progressive Literature, Dark Ideology and
Christianity
(01:25:01) ’Exoticizing’ Sweden in The U.S.
(01:33:58) Distribution of Novels
(01:41:20) Manuscripts and Critical Editions
(01:48:20) Blurred Lines Between Writing, Translation and
Editing
(01:53:45) What Advice Would You Give Your Student-Self?

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Idea and conception: Stefanie v. Schnurbein
Cut: Alva Reifenstein