New research on the history of Iceland
in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Félag um átjándu aldar fræði (the Icelandic Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies) is holding a symposium
under the title
New research on the history of Iceland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, in the lecture hall on the 2nd floor,
on Saturday 21 October 2017.
The symposium begins at 13:30 and ends no later than 16:15.
There will be four talks, as follows:
Luxury and ostentation
Helga Hlín Bjarnadóttir, MA in History, National Archives of Iceland
District physicians and their part in assisting at childbirth in the 18th and 19th centuries
Erla Dóris Halldórsdóttir, postdoctoral researcher in history and nurse
COFFEE BREAK
Scorched earth or fertile field? Manuscript collecting in Iceland 1730–1840
Bragi Þorgrímur Ólafsson, head of the Manuscript Collection of the National and University Library of Iceland and doctoral student in history
The census of 1762 amid centralisation and disputes
Kristrún Halla Helgadóttir, MA in History, specialist at deCODE genetics
Chair: Halldór Baldursson, physician and historian
Each talk takes about 20 minutes.
About 10 minutes are set aside for questions and discussion after each talk.
During the break, refreshments will be served outside the lecture hall.
Abstracts of the talks will be available at the symposium.
They will later be published on the society’s website, http://fraedi.is/18.oldin/
Everyone welcome
The Board