"New Writing from the Balkans" (video)

An episode of the CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video] podcast, hosted by The Center for International Studies at the University of Chicago, titled ""New Writing from the Balkans" (video)" was published on January 10, 2007 and runs 85 minutes.

January 10, 2007 ·85m · CHIASMOS: The University of Chicago International and Area Studies Multimedia Outreach Source [video]

Summary

Readings of original poetry and fiction by two leading South Slavic authors, Igor Štiks from Croatia and Aleš Debeljak from Slovenia, both of whom currently reside in Chicago. The readings are followed by a discussion of the creative atmosphere and trends in contemporary literature in Southeast Europe, with time devoted to the experience of writing away from one’s home country. Sponsored by the Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, the Franke Institute for the Humanities, International House, and the Arts Planning Council.

Episode Description

Readings of original poetry and fiction by two leading South Slavic authors, Igor Štiks from Croatia and Aleš Debeljak from Slovenia, both of whom currently reside in Chicago. The readings are followed by a discussion of the creative atmosphere and trends in contemporary literature in Southeast Europe, with time devoted to the experience of writing away from one’s home country. Sponsored by the Center for East European and Russian/Eurasian Studies, the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, the Franke Institute for the Humanities, International House, and the Arts Planning Council.