Writing for Change

Speakers: Nawal El Saadawi and Bharati Mukherjee. Kjartan Fløgstad has cancelled

Plenary session

Bharati Mukherjee: Indian born American Professor and author.

Nawal El Saadawi: Egyptian author, psychiatrist and activist.

Cancelled: Kjartan Fløgstad. Fløgstad will unfortunately not attend this event.

Literature can enlighten or enrage you, relax or revolt you. Through fiction we can travel the world and learn about other cultures, people and conflicts. Literature is potentially a unique cultural bridge that can help us overcome differences and create understanding. The political potential and the power of the written word is clearly illustrated when writers risk their freedom and lives to tell their stories. How can authors become spokesmen in conflicts between nations, religions, ethnic groups and cultures? What role does literature play in peacebuilding?

NB: Age limit 18 after 6 p.m.

It is not longer possible to buy tickets to this event, however tickets will be sold at the main entrance.
Doors open 30 minutes before the event starts.