Next week I'm in Gothenburg for Knutpunkt 2026, the annual Nordic Larp conference, and I'm giving three talks!
Weds, Nordic Larp Talks: A lighthearted look at the 2013 Austenland movie and how it relates to larp
Thurs, Sublime Pretense: The Critical Backlash to Participation
Those two are at satellite events, whereas the next is at Knutpunkt proper:
Fri: Nikolai Evreinov and a Larp for Oneself: How an acclaimed and largely forgotten early 20th century Russian director anticipated many ideas of live action role play, decades before his time.
I have *another* 2-3 minute talk on Thursday at Knutpunkt, summarising my chapter in this year's conference book on Evreinov, but that really doesn't count since I'm basically repeating it on the Friday. But it'll be fun!
I'll be in Gothenburg from Tuesday – do say hi if you're around!
Not going to Knutpunkt but interested in what I'll be talking about?
A lot of my Austenland talk is taken from my April Fool's post, which I swear was not actually meant to fool anyone but just be more of a silly joke! But maybe I should explore this genre more...
https://mssv.net/2026/04/01/austenland-the-worlds-most-immersive-austen-experience/
The Critical Backlash to Participation will be covered in my immersive experiences book in more detail.
It touches on Nicolas Bourriaud's relational art, Claire Bishop, Jacques Rancière's emancipated spectator, Richard Schechner, and Marie-Laure Ryan.
Almost certainly overstuffed!
Finally, the Evreinov talk is based on my chapter in this year's Knutpunkt book, which will be released as a free PDF, probably next week.
It will also be covered in my immersive experiences book!
Adrian Hon
James Jefferies
Paul Mison