2nd Transnational Graz Literature Days
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Weltwortreisende
LANGUAGE AS AN ISLAND OF FREEDOM
Fri. 21.10.2022, 19:00
The striving to break down prejudices, clichés and dogmas is the leitmotif of the program. The authors see the language as an island of freedom. In her writing, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi draws on oral storytelling traditions of the Muganda tribe, especially myths, legends, and popular proverbs that were discredited during the colonial era. Bachtyar Ali has lived in Germany for many years, but still writes in Sorani so that his "first language" does not die. Vamba Omar Sherif writes in English and Dutch, but draws inspiration from fairy tales from Liberia. Iris Hanika creates an experimental language in her latest novel.
Readings:
Bachtyar Ali (Iraq/Germany)
Iris Hanika (Germany)
Vamba Omar Sherif (Liberia/Netherlands)
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (Uganda/GB)
Music: Seydou Traoré (Burkina Faso/Austria) Moderation: Wolfgang Popp Reading in German: Ninja Reichert Interpreters: requested
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An event by ISOP - Innovative Sozialprojekte GmbH and Forum Stadtpark
In cooperation with:
aai - Afro-Asian Institute Graz | Kindermuseum FRida & freD | Kulturvermittlung Steiermark | Lichtungen
The transnational Graz Literature Days, taking place this year for the second time, define themselves as a crossroads of literature, but also as a meeting point of languages and world ideas. Flight, exile, nationalism, colonialism and war will be dealt within the literary texts. Poetry, authorship and diasporic dimensions will be discussed in talks. Vision and propaganda as key concepts explore the close connection between symbolic representation and literature. The transnational Graz Literature Days, or WELTWORTREISENDE, take into account the multinationality and polyphony of Graz, a suburb of Lubumbashi.
Fiston Mwanza Mujila & Robert Reithofer
