Public Panel Discussion World Literature in the 21st Century

Poster World Literature

News from Jul 11, 2012

The notion of World Literature, which was the focus of this concept laboratory, should not be understood as a synonym for the Western literary canon, but rather as a concept which integrates African, Arabic, South and East Asian, as well as Occidental literatures and the manifold theorizations of the term ‘literature’.The public panel discussion held during the three-day concept laboratory “Approaches to World Literature” considered not only the views of literary scholars, but also the more hands-on perspective of writers. How do different literary traditions influence each other in the production of texts? What impact do different writing systems, literary and religious traditions have on literature? Is it possible to negotiate a new ‘inclusive’ canon of World Literature? These issues were discussed by a panel of internationally-renowned intellectuals.

You can find further information on the panelists and the panel discussion here.
The video of the public panel discussion will soon be available here.
The panel was part of a three-day concept laboratory organized in cooperation with the Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School. Further information on the concept laboratory is available here.