Free Word / Banned Books Exibition in Sigtunastiftelsen
Curator , Ragıp Zarakolu
August 22 - 23 at 10:00-16.00, Sigtunastiftelsen Library
To write in Putin‘s Russia
Masha Gessen in a conversation with her Swedish publisher Dorotea Bromberg
Sunday August 23 at 12:00, Sigtunastiftelsen, (The Sigtuna Foundation) the Library
What is it like to work as a writer or journalist in Russia today? What
obstacles are encountered and what risks are the writers exposed to?
Here, the Russian American author, journalist and former editor Masha
Gessen talks about her journalistic experiences from Putin’s Russia, a
country where censorship is commonplace and journalists are silenced.
Digital Publishing in a World with Limited Freedom of Expression
with Ragip Zarakolu, journalist and publisher and Sigtuna‘s ICORN guest
writer and Per Helin, owner and CEO of Publit, Mediator: Lena
Gustafson-Randau, director of Marsta Library
Sunday August 23 at 15:00, Sigtunastiftelsen (The Sigtuna Foundation)
Our increasingly digitized world increases the possibilities of
disseminating information. By publishing books on the internet, authors
have the ability to bypass traditional relationships with a publisher,
distributor or reseller and sell books directly to the reader. What
kind of opportunities does this create? What are the challenges and
pitfalls? Does it have any impact on the book’s credibility? What is
the impact on censorship?
Hear the Municipality of Sigtuna’s ICORN writer Ragip Zarakolu and Per
Helin, owner and CEO of Publit, in a conversation about how the new
digital society is changing the face of literature and publishing.
Arranged in cooperation with Sigtuna kommun and Sigtunastiftelsen.
1. TABOO BOOKS
2. BANNED BOOKS