Birgitta Steene, internationally-renowned scholar of Swedish literature, drama and film, will speak on the late Swedish director Ingmar Bergman.

Steene received a Special Jury Prize from the Theatre Library Association for her latest book Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide and was contributing author/editor of the multi-language volume The Bergman Archives, which was awarded the Swedish August (“Pulitzer”) prize as best non-fiction book of the year (2008).

Steene received her Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1960. After returning to the UW as Full Professor in the Scandinavian Department, she served as Department Chair until 1978. In addition to her Department duties, she was also appointed the first Director of the new Cinema Studies Program at the University of Washington. In 1982, Steene’s undergraduate alma mater, Uppsala University in Sweden, bestowed upon her an honorary doctorate.

Allen Library Auditorium