Nordic Summer
The International Contemporary Literature Forum "Nordic Summer" (Lithuania) is considered as one of the most interesting literature events in the Baltic Sea Region. The Forum is based on discussions and speeches on contemporary matters, literature readings, jazz evenings and other cultural arrangements, joined by famous contemporary writers from all over the world.
- What is the project about?
The goal of "Nordic Summer" is to shine a light on the most topical trends in literature through a multidisciplinary approach, by examining them from unconventional vantage points. Sociological angles are also of keen interest for the organisers of and participants in the forum – previous years have seen discussions of the image of the writer, as well as of the role of media and advertising in the spread of literature.
For the last years, the festival was organized by the Jurbarkas Museum. But from 2011 onwards the newly created Lithuanian Reading Association will organize the Nordic Summer Festival. - Who is the target group?
Participants in the forum are not only writers and critics but also literary scholars and philosophers.
- Next edition of the project
The tenth edition of "Nordic Summer" will take place in 2012. Further information will follow soon.
Projects
"ARS BALTICA is not a bureaucratic construction for political posturing, but a concept that stands for unconventional and committed collaboration in real cooperative projects." (Rainer Haarmann, former ARS BALTICA Coordinator, 1997)
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Key Facts
- start of the project in 2001 at Nida (Lithuania)
- located at Jurbarkas (Lithuania)
Website
(An own website of the project will be available soon.)
