Editors discuss 'engaged literature' in Norway

Has literature become hostage to politics and ideology? Must it choose between artistic freedom and political engagement? If so, which side should it take? Editors from the Eurozine network will discuss the notion of engaged literature in context of current political and cultural challenges at a public event at the literature house (Litteraturhuset) in Bergen.

Panelists:

Miljenka Buljević
Cultural manager, Kulturtreger and Booksa, Zagreb
Daniel Leisegang
Editor at Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, Berlin
Audun Lindholm
Editor at Vagant, Berlin & Bergen
Agnieszka Rosner
Editor at Res Publica Nowa, Warsaw

Moderator:

Réka Kina Papp
Editor in chief at Eurozine, Vienna

The event will take place at the Alver room, Litteraturhuset, Østre Skostredet 5, 5017 Bergen. More information (in Norwegian) here.

In cooperation with Vagant and Tekstallianse.

Co-financed by the Bergen municipality and Fritt Ord Foundation.

Photo: Bergen, Stephen Downes via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0