Conference Schedule
PRE-CONFERENCE DAY
Tuesday 16 Sep 2025
19.00 Pre-Conference Mingle, Guldapan, Östra Torggatan 13, Karlstad
CONFERENCE DAY 1
Wednesday 17 Sep 2025
09.00–12.00 Pre-Conference Workshop for PhD/Doctoral Students
Monitorn – KaU City, Drottninggatan 5, Karlstad
12.00–17.00 Conference Registration
Arenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra Torggatan 26, Karlstad
13.00–13.15 Conference Opening and Welcome
Arenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra Torggatan 26, Karlstad
13.15–14.45 Keynote with Jyoti Mistry, Film Screening Loving in Between and Discussion
Arenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra Torggatan 26, Karlstad
14.45–15.15 Coffee Break/Fika
15.15–16.15 Keynote with Denise Ferreira da Silva and Discussion
Arenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra Torggatan 26, Karlstad
16.15–16.45 Coffee Break/Fika
16.45–18.15 Film Screening Ancestral Clouds Ancestral Claims
followed by a Conversation with the Filmmakers and Artists Arjuna Neuman, Denise Ferreira da Silva and Jyoti Mistry
Arenan – Karlstad City Library/Stadsbiblioteket, Västra Torggatan 26, Karlstad
19.00 Welcome Reception and Mingle
Isola – Hotel Fratelli, Drottninggatan 17, Karlstad
CONFERENCE DAY 2
Thursday 18 September 2025
09.00–13.00 Conference Registration
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
09.30–11:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS T
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
11.00–11.30 Coffee Break/Fika
11.30–13.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS R
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
13.00–14.30 Lunch
Solsta Inn – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
14.30–16.00 NODE Panel with Stina Bengtsson
followed by a Conversation with Karin Fast and Paul Adams
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
16.00–16.30 Coffee Break/Fika
16.30–18.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS A
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
19.00 Conference Dinner with a Performance by Status Queer
Elite Stadshotellet, Kungsgatan 22, Karlstad
CONFERENCE DAY 3
Friday 19 Sep 2025
09.00–10.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS N
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
10.30–11.00 Coffee Break/Fika
11.00–12.30 PARALLEL SESSIONS S
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
12.30–14.00 Lunch
Solsta Inn – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
14.00–15.30 Keynote with Annette Hill
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
15.30–16.00 Coffee Break/Fika
16.00–17.30 Closing Plenary with Erika Polson, Jenny Sundén, Kaarina Nikunen and Paul Adams
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
17.30–18.00 Conference Closing and Farewell
House 12/Hus 12 – Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan 2, Karlstad
19.00 Dinner and Closing Party
Good Guys Brew, Tynäsgatan 10B, Karlstad