Prosjektbank
Nations Unlimited
Stavanger litteraturfestival ledet i 2005 prosjektet Nations Unlimited om nasjonenes fremtid i globaliseringens tidsalder, i samarbeid med festivalene i Edinburgh og Gøteborg.
The Nations Unlimited project will deal with and explore the nation in both its practical and conceptual understanding the basic questions being:
- What is the actual condition of the traditionally unifying political organisation called the nation-state, and how do we conceive of the tem "nation" in 2005?
- What impact has the written, read and spoken word on the ways the world is evolving, and more specifically, on the concept of the nation?
Activities:
- 3 International book Festivals in UK, NO and SE with actions such as:
- Lecture series of glabalisation/cosmopolitanism
- Book/Exhibition project on war, escape, migration
- Profilic writers touring all festivals/cities
- PEN- series of Writers in Exile statements
- An Interactive T State of the Nation Website
- Youth/school Participation through all three cities
Europeiske partnere:
- Kapittel 05 - Stavanger internasjonale litteraturfestival (Leder) (NO)
- Edinburgh International Book Festival (UK)
- Goteborg International Book Fair (SE)
Varighet: 2005
Tilskudd fra Kultur 2000: Ca. 1 200 000