The New Literature from Europe Festival — NYC’s top European literary event — is returning to the city, November 27-29. Could you kindly forward the program to the students and faculty members? All events are free (RSVP required).
New Literature from Europe Festival
November 27-29, 2018
The New Literature from Europe Festival (NLE), New York City’s top European literary event, features leading and emerging voices from 14 countries in dialogue with some of today’s foremost translators and journalists. Come hear important new voices in translation, discover new ones not yet known on this shore and engage in a vital cross-cultural exchange for better understanding and kinship among cultures.
For more details: www.newlitfromeurope.com
All events are held in English at Instituto Cervantes (211 E. 49th St., btw. 2nd & 3rd Ave) and are free and open to the public. RSVP required.
Program
Tuesday November 27
6:00 – 6:35 p.m.
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Sarah Meuleman in conversation with Cressida Leyshon (The New Yorker)
6:45 – 8:00 p.m.
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Public Vs. Private Narratives
A panel discussion with Brit Bildøen, Adrian Grima, Sarah Meuleman, Vladimir Poleganov, Ferenc Temesi, moderated by Eric Banks (New York Institute for the Humanities)|
What is the relationship between truth and reality and the social responsibility of the writer when words can powerfully influence public opinion? +info
8:10 – 9:25 p.m.
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Migration: Bridging the Gaps
A panel discussion with Bruno Vieira Amaral, Theodora Bauer, Adrian Grima, Esther Kinsky |
Can narratives of past migrations help us to reframe some of today’s polarizing issues around migration and globalization? +info
Wednesday, November 28
6:00 – 6:35 p.m.
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Esther Kinsky in conversation with translator Tess Lewis
6:45 – 8:00 p.m.
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European Voices in O.V
A reading with Bruno Vieira Amaral, Theodora Bauer, Gabija Grušaitė, Vladimir Poleganov, Ioana Pârvulescu, Ferenc Temesi, Chiara Valerio, moderated by Sean Bye (Polish Cultural Institute New York) |
The event includes English translations. +info
8:10 – 9:25 p.m.
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IT: What is at Stake?
A panel discussion with Gabija Grušaitė, Luna Miguel, Ursula Andkjær Olsen, Vladimir Poleganov, moderated by novelist YZ Chin |
Have new technologies helped to achieve greater equality, or are they creating new divisions? And how do new generations navigate the impact of the IT revolution and globalization? +info
Thursday, November 29
6:00 – 6:35 p.m.
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Jacek Dehnel in conversation with translator/poet
Karen Kovacik
6:45 – 8:00 p.m.
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Shaping Identities
A panel discussion with Brit Bildøen, Gabija Grušaitė, Sarah Meuleman, Ioana Pârvulescu, moderated by Violeta Kelertas
(Professor, University of Washington) |
Five writers explore the long-term effects of personal traumas, national tragedies, political oppression, as well as cultural traditions, and how the return of memories can affect the present. +info
8:10 – 9:25 p.m.
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Afflicted Bodies and Disturbed Lands: A Poetic Approach
A panel discussion with Jacek Dehnel, Esther Kinsky, Luna Miguel, Ursula Andkjær Olsen |
Four exciting poets from different countries and generations explore bodies and lands as sites in which the personal and the political are vividly, and sometimes brutally, inscribed. +info
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