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LIVE STREAM (17 – 18 June) : TEXT-WORLD–WORLD-TEXT

17 – 18 June 2016: TEXT-WORLD–WORLD-TEXT – ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPERIMENTATION, POLITICS AND LITERATURE

You can watch the the Symposium here  LIVE STREAM from Forum Stadtpark

Forum Stadtpark Livestream

The CROWD OMNIBUS Reading Tour will also make a stop at the FORUM STADTPARK, where the symposium “Text-World–World-Text – On the relationship between experimentation, politics and literature” will be held. Over two days, more than 20 authors from Europe and beyond who are working in the field of so-called experimental literature will discuss today’s role of the author in society and also offer an in-depth look into their literary and aesthetic approaches and perspectives.

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Partners in CROWD – hansa48

The CROWD is on the move – please make yourself at home!
While others may get by with a little help from their friends, the CROWD Omnibus Reading Tour would not be taking place at all without them. In this portrait series, we would like to introduce you to those who have allowed us to fill in the gaps on the map and bring the whole of Europe together in the name of literature. From May to August 2016, our associated partners will be hosts, havens, and potential life savers for over 100 authors as they snake their way through 15 different European countries and over 40 cities. We asked our partners to tell us about their work in their respective regions; their vision for the CROWD network, and the significance of literature for them both within and beyond Europe’s borders. This is what Nils Aulike  from hansa48 said

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One is a CROWD – Benediktas Januševičius

Literature as a European mother tongue: In our series “One is a CROWD”, we introduce you to authors from all over Europe who will be involved in the CROWD omnibus reading tour, taking place from May to July 2016, featuring 100 authors who will be travelling through 15 European countries. We asked them questions about text production, reception and mediation. In case you were wondering what a literary activist from Vilnius looks like, meet Benediktas Januševičius!

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One is a CROWD – Katariina Vuorinen

Literature as a European mother tongue: In our series “One is a CROWD”, we introduce you to authors from all over Europe who will be involved in the CROWD omnibus reading tour, taking place from May to July 2016, featuring 100 authors who will be travelling through 15 European countries. We asked them questions about text production, reception and mediation. In case you were wondering what a literary activist from Hämeenlinna looks like, meet Katariina Vuorinen!

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One is a CROWD – Álvaro Seiça

Literature as a European mother tongue: In our series “One is a CROWD”, we introduce you to authors from all over Europe who will be involved in the CROWD omnibus reading tour, taking place from May to July 2016, featuring 100 authors who will be travelling through 15 European countries. We asked them questions about text production, reception and mediation. In case you were wondering what a literary activist from Bergen looks like, meet Álvaro Seiça!

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One is a CROWD – Zeynep Köylü

Literature as a European mother tongue: In our series “One is a CROWD”, we introduce you to authors from all over Europe who will be involved in the CROWD omnibus reading tour, taking place from May to July 2016, featuring 100 authors who will be travelling through 15 European countries. We asked them questions about text production, reception and mediation. In case you were wondering what a literary activist from Istanbul looks like, meet Zeynep Köylü! 

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One is a CROWD – Jaap Blonk

Literature as a European mother tongue: In our series “One is a CROWD”, we introduce you to authors from all over Europe who will be involved in the CROWD omnibus reading tour, taking place from May to July 2016, featuring 100 authors who will be travelling through 15 European countries. We asked them questions about text production, reception and mediation. In case you were wondering what a literary activist from Arnhem looks like, meet Jaap Blonk!

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One is a CROWD – MARGENTO

Literature as a European mother tongue: In our series “One is a CROWD”, we introduce you to authors from all over Europe who will be involved in the CROWD omnibus reading tour, taking place from May to July 2016, featuring 100 authors who will be travelling through 15 European countries. We asked them questions about text production, reception and mediation. In case you were wondering what a literary activist from Romania looks like, meet MARGENTO (a.k.a Chris Tanasescu)!

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