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project “Literature and its Borders” grew out of two previous co-operation
experiences, “Baltic Ring I” (2001–2002) and “Baltic Ring II” (2003–2004).
The existing contacts, expertise on different aspects of literature as
well as strong willingness to develop co-operation further are the starting
point. An efficient and active network has been established, with a new
partner involved as well. The previous projects had quite wide-ranging
topics, including translation problems, copyright, linguistic human rights
and literature for children, whereas the aim of the current project is
to focus one specific group of topics. The activities include a series
of seminars and exchange of writers and translators.
The main objective
of the project is to organise series of seminars in different participating
countries under the umbrella-title “Literature and its Borders”. The essence
of the project is to discuss literature and its neighbouring areas (media,
TV, new media) in different European countries. The aim of the project
is to focus on the changing role of literature in contemporary European
communication society, interaction between different media and to encompass
the possibilities and challenges that literature has to face at the beginning
of the 21st century. The issue is the position of literature and its impact
in today’s society. Discussion would also embrace new technologies and
how they have influenced the changes in literature, whether in the shape
of new literary forms or new genres, and how the role of the reader has
altered. Shortly, the seminar would tackle the notion of literature and
the widening of the borders of literature in the postmodernist society
today. Tightly connected is the topic of translation, moving towards an
open global society, interaction and dialogue between different European
cultures. The Estonian Writers’ Union as the project leader tries to encourage
the innovative, non-conventional approach to literature, and hopes that
with the help of its co-operation partners new ideas would emerge and find
novel angles in examining literature.
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