The Society for Eighteenth Century Studies is holding a symposium entitled Praise and Criticism of Iceland and Icelanders in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries in the National Library, Lecture Hall on the 2nd floor, Saturday, October 18, 2014.

The symposium begins at 1:30 p.m. and ends around 4:30 p.m.

Four talks will be given as follows:

Immoral savages or educated intellectuals? Images of Iceland in the 18th century.
Sumarliði R. Ísleifsson, Doctor of History

Light and Colors in the North: Williard Fiske in Iceland 1879
Kristín Bragadóttir, doctoral student in history

~ COFFEE BREAK ~

A grain of truth in Johann Anderson's description of Iceland from 1746
Már Jónsson , professor of history

Konrad Maurer: positive critic
Baldur Hafstad, Doctor of Icelandic Literature

Moderator: Halldór Baldursson, physician

The presentation of each talk takes about 20 minutes.

About 10 minutes will be given for questions and discussion after each presentation.

Refreshments will be available during the break in front of the lecture hall on the 2nd floor.

Excerpts from the presentations will be available at the symposium. They will later be available on the association's website, http://fraedi.is/18.oldin/

                                                                 Everyone welcome!