Invitation / Short selection of the Arkadia book collection (see at the bottom of the page) Dear friend of Arkadia, You are heartily invited to attend “Sierra Leone: Blood, Diamonds and Tears?” by photographer Natalia Baer on Wednesday 23.2 at 6pm. http://www.keksit.fi/ Natalia embarked on a two week journey across Sierra Leone after having been [...]
Category Archives: Africa at Arkadia
Wednesday 27.10 at 6pm: Nykypäivän Mosambik: perinteet kohtaavat modernin maailman by Esa Salminen
Dear Friend of Arkadia, You are heartily invited to “Modernity Meets Traditions in Africa” by Esa Salminen on Wednesday 27.10 at 6pm. The talk centre on Esa Salminen’s new book Leposija Kilimakitos and its themes: Mozambique, Africa and development, the meeting of cultures and challenges for the future. The talk will be held [...]
Wednesday 8.9 at 6pm: Unteni Afrikka – Akseli G:n matka by Jan Blomstedt
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are most warmly welcome to the presentation of Unteni Afrikka – Akseli G:n matka (The Africa of My Dreams – Akseli G’s Journey), a new collection of stories by Jan Blomstedt on Wednesday 8.9 at 6pm. Jan Blomstedt will be interviewed by filmmaker-photographer-writer Rax Rinnekangas. The public is also heartily [...]
Saturday 8.5 at 4pm: “The Drama of the Harkis: the Forgotten People of French History” by Dalila Akkal
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are heartily welcome to “The Drama of the Harkis: the Forgotten People of French History” a presentation by Dalila Akkal, a French neuroscientist of Algerian (Berber) descent, on Saturday 8.5 at 4pm. The short film ‘les Amendiers de L’Histoire’ (2004) by Jaco Bidermann et Valentin Lagard will be screened on [...]
Across Africa with Juha Vakkuri on Monday 26.10 at 6pm
Dear friend of Arkadia, The bookshop is happy to welcome writer Juha Vakkuri on Monday 26.10 at 6pm! Juha Vakkuri has kindly accepted to tell us about his brand-new travel book Afrikan poikki ( Across Africa) which is based on his extraordinary trip across the continent. Vakkuri ‘s journey took him from Dakar to Djibouti in [...]
Tuesday 22.9 at 6pm: Les Forêts du Mali Survivront-elles? Guests: Diakalia Traore and Issa Diarra
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are most welcome to a “Soirée Africaine Francophone” on Tuesday 22.9 at 6pm! It’s an evening about Africa in French. This time the topic will be “Will the Forests of Mali survive?”, the guests are Diakalia Traore (from Nyetaa) and Issa Diarra (from Siguda Nyetaa). Both are highly knowledgeable about [...]