Who is Killing Us? Literature and the unveiling of power
Édouard Louis 2022: In a world dominated by state narratives and information wars, what is the role of the writer?Power imbalances, exploitation and the dark history of Soviet occupation of Eastern Eu...
22 Joulu 20221h 4min
Friends of Dorothy: Gay Literature and Experience. Édouard Louis and Alan Hollinghurst in conversation
Édouard Louis 2022: Alan Hollinghurst and Édouard Louis have long read each other’s books with great interest. While Louis has written brutally honest depictions of growing up gay in a homophobic fami...
18 Joulu 202258min
Watches that gain time: Edouard Louis and the politics of literature bookmark Lecture by Didier Eribon
Édouard Louis 2022: In his most recent book, Changer : méthode, Édouard Louis shows just how indebted he is, as a writer and thinker, to the works of the French academic and author Didier Eribon. Ever...
14 Joulu 202237min
Writing the Unheard-of: «The History of Violence» and the writer’s place in a violent world. Lecture by Maaza Mengiste
Édouard Louis 2022: A lecture by Maaza Mengiste, introduction by Édouard Louis. What is the responsibility of the writer in documenting and unpicking the violence around us? In Édouard Louis’s book T...
12 Joulu 202245min
The Great Escape? Class, Culture and Friendship in «Change: Method». Lecture by Alan Hollinghurst
Édouard Louis 2022: A young gay person escapes their small town in search of friendship and love in the big city. A recurring theme as much in real life as in literature.In his most recent book, Chang...
7 Joulu 202230min
A Manifesto for the Working Class. Lecture by Édouard Louis
Édouard Louis 2022: This lecture was held on November 18th at The House of Literature in Norway, during their three days of conversations, lectures, and events from Édouard Louis’ writing and works.Th...
3 Joulu 202243min
Claire-Louise Bennett on Checkout 19
In Checkout 19 Claire-Louise Bennett writes about the joy of reading, about when fiction becomes so vividly alive that you take it with you into the real world. Through a series of chapters - told in ...
14 Marras 202253min
Behind bars in Moscow. Kira Yarmysh and Jette F. Christensen
What is life like for young and regime-critical Russians today? Kira Yarmysh is best known in Russia as a spokeswoman for the Russian oppositional politician Alexei Navalny. Now her debut novel Incred...
8 Huhti 202257min
