Can we read our way to a new nature?

We are facing a biodiversity crisis. This calls for new ways of understanding nature and ourselves. That is why we turn to art and literature. We believe that science fiction can help us imagine alternative futures and reveal new possibilities for action.

In Soon - lab for possible futures' book club, we explore how literature can open our eyes to what the world might become. We believe that fundamental ideas are often born in art. We read books that challenge and transform how we imagine nature and the world. But we do not stop at reading; we also explore how insights from literature can be translated into action. The book club is a space where new perspectives emerge and are tested in practice.

We meet from 4:00–5:30 PM at Thoravej 29.

Dates and readings:

• 18 February: Rosarium by Charlotte Weitze
• 18 March: Larger Than Empires and More Slow by Ursula K. Le Guin
• 15 April: Reading decided collectively
• 13 May: Reading decided collectively
• 10 June: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

The books can be borrowed from Rentemestervej Library.

Sign up by writing to: majkenovergaard@proton.me

The club will be conducted in Danish.

The book club is initiated by Snart – Laboratory for New Futures, Bikubenfonden – Svanninge Bjerge, Center for Sustainability in the Cultural Sector at the Institute for Cultural Analysis, and Rentemestervej Library.