''Ord och Bild'', also stylized as ''Ord & Bild'', ( sv, Word and Image) is a cultural and literary magazine which has been in circulation with some interruptions since 1892. The magazine is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and its subtitle is ''Illustrerad månadsskrift'' ( sv, Illustrated monthly).

History and profile

''Ord och Bild'' was established in 1892. The founding publishing company was P. A. Norstedt & Söner based in Stockholm. In 1893 the magazine began to be published by Wahlström & Widstrand. In 1934 P. A. Norstedt & Söner became its publisher and published it until 1937. Between 1938 and 1947 Wahlström & Widstrand published ''Ord och Bild''. In 1986 its headquarters was moved to Gothenburg. In the 1930s ''Ord och Bild'' was one of the Swedish magazines which was read by Finnish authors and literary critics to have information on new literary tendencies in Europe and the United States. The poems by Lars Mikael Raattamaa were published in the magazine in the early 2000s. In addition to literary work and

criticism Criticism is the construction of a judgement about the negative qualities of someone or something. Criticism can range from impromptu comments to a written detailed response. , ''"the act of giving your opinion or judgment about the good or bad q ...

''Ord och Bild'' features articles on other topics, including art, music, society, philosophy, and history. One such article was about the

Nordic race The Nordic race was a racial concept which originated in 19th century anthropology. It was considered a race or one of the putative sub-races into which some late-19th to mid-20th century anthropologists divided the Caucasian race, claiming th ...

which was written by

Gunnar Dahlberg Gunnar Dahlberg (1893–1956) was a Swedish physician, eugenist and geneticist A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a ...

. In the article dated 1933 Dahlberg objected the concept of race employed by the Nazi figures. The magazine also published articles concerning pornography and pop music in the 1960s. During this period the magazine was directed by young leftist intellectuals. ''Ord och Bild'' features film reviews one of which was about

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

's ''

Cries and Whispers ''Cries and Whispers'' ( sv, Viskningar och rop, lit=Whispers and Cries) is a 1972 Swedish period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. The film, set in ...

''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ord och Bild 1892 establishments in Sweden Literary magazines published in Sweden Magazines established in 1892 Mass media in Gothenburg Monthly magazines published in Sweden Political magazines published in Sweden Swedish-language magazines Magazines published in Stockholm