Kris (magazine)

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Kris (meaning Crisis in English) was a culture magazine published in Sweden. It existed from 1975 to 1997.

History and profile

The magazine was established by Stig Larsson and Åke Sandgren in Umeå in 1975. [1] [2] It was first named CODE, and it was renamed as Kris in 1977. [1] The magazine was published between 1977 and 1997 by Föreningen KRIS. [3]

The magazine featured articles on critique, philosophy and aesthetics. [3] Horace Engdahl and Anders Olsson were part of the editorial staff. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Journal Crisis". Rönnells. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. Lundberg, Anders; Olsson, Jesper (2002). "Five Poets of the Nineties". boundary 2. 29 (1): 39. doi:10.1215/01903659-29-1-35.
  3. 1 2 Kris tidskrift Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. "Sanningssägaren Stig". Fokus. September 2011.