Literatures of Small Countries and Challenges of the Modern Global World

On September 26-27, 2024, Kutaisi will host the XVII International Symposium Contemporary Issues of Literary Studies. This year’s theme is ”Literatures of Small Countries and Challenges of the Modern Global World”.
Symposium is held within the framework of the Kutaisi – UNESCO City of Literature program.

Organizers:

  • Georgian Comparative Literature Association (GCLA)
  • TSU Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian
  • Literature Kutaisi City Hall

 

Participant Organizations:

  • Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
  • Akaki Tsereteli Kutaisi State University
  • Kutaisi International University

 

Symposium Sessions:

  • World Literature and National Literatures;
  • National Literature and Regional Literatures;
  • Writing of Ethnic Minorities: Local and Global Challenges;
  • Translation as a Form of Intercultural Communication;
  • Publishing Policy in the Field of Literature of Small Countries;
    Literature as a Creative Industry;
    Contemporary Approaches of Commercialization of Literature;

 

Round-Table Sessions:

  • Kutaisi – the Birthplace of Georgian Modernism.
  • Writers from Kutaisi and the History of modern Georgian Literature (prose, poetry, dramaturgy, etc.).

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https://conference.litinstituti.ge/ka/

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