Swedish Academy 2018 controversies
Swedish Academy 2018 controversies is from November 2017, in the context of the Me Too movement, Jean-Claude Arnault was accused of sexually assaulting 18 women, which led to the Swedish Academy breaking all financial ties with him.[1][2]
Timeline[edit]
In April 2018, three members of the academy board resigned in response to a sexual-misconduct investigation involving author Jean-Claude Arnault who is married to board member Katarina Frostenson.[3] Arnault has been accused by at least 18 women of sexual assault and harassment;[3] he denies all accusations.[4] The three members resigned in protest over the decision by Sara Danius, the board secretary, to not take what they felt was appropriate legal action against Arnault.[3][5][6] Two former permanent secretaries, Sture Allén and Horace Engdahl, called Danius a weak leader.[3]
On 10 April, Danius resigned from her position by the Academy,[7] bringing the number of empty seats to four. Frostenson voluntarily agreed to withdraw from participating in the academy, bringing the total of withdraws to five. Because two other seats were still vacant from the Rushdie affair, this left only 11 active members. The scandal was widely seen as damaging to the credibility of the Nobel prize in Literature and the authority of the academy. "With this scandal you cannot possibly say that this group of people has any kind of solid judgment," noted Swedish journalist Björn Wiman.[3]
On 27 April 2018, the Swedish Economic Crime Authority opened a preliminary investigation regarding financial crime linked to the Academy.[8][9]
On 2 May 2018, the King amended the rules of the academy and made it possible for members to resign. The new rules also states that a member who has been inactive in the work of the academy for more than two years, can be asked to resign.[10] On 4 May 2018, the Swedish Academy announced that following the preceding internal struggles the Nobel laureate for literature selected in 2018 will be postponed until 2019, when two laureates will be selected.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Uppgifter: Kulturprofilen läckte Nobelpristagare - Nyheter (Ekot)". Sveriges Radio (in svenska). Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Arnaults maktspel – hot, löften och misstänkta övergrepp". Expressen (in svenska). Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Christina Anderson (April 12, 2018). "In Nobel Scandal, a Man Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct. A Woman Takes the Fall". The New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ↑ Andersson, Christina (20 April 2018). "Nobel Panel Admits Inquiry Found Sexual Misconduct, but Nothing Illegal". The New York Times. The New York Times.
- ↑ David Keyton (April 6, 2018). "3 judges quit Nobel literature prize committee". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Sexual Misconduct Claim Spurs Nobel Members to Step Aside in Protest". The New York Times. Reuters. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ↑ Åkerman, Felicia (12 April 2018). "Sara Danius lämnar Svenska Akademien" [Sara Danius leaves the Swedeish Academy]. Dagens Industri. Dagens Industri. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ "Förundersökning inledd kring Akademien" [Preliminary investigation started linked to the Academy]. Svenska Dagbladet. Svenska Dagbladet. Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ Tibbling, Jan (27 April 2018). "Förundersökning inledd i ärende med koppling till Svenska Akademien" [Preliminary investigation in a case linked to the Swedish Academy started]. Ekobrottsmyndigheten. Swedish Economic Crime Authority. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ Holmgren, Mia (2 May 2018). "Kungen: Det är nu Akademiens ansvar att vidta nödvändiga åtgärder" [The King: The Academy is now responsible for taking necessary action]. Dagens Nyheter. Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ "Nobel Prize for Literature postponed amid Swedish Academy turmoil". BBC. BBC. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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