During the very weekend that marked the second year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, writer Tanya Malyarchuk and translator,…
Debates on Europe
Debates on Europe is a series of events organized by the S. Fischer Foundation and the German Academy for Language and Literature in cooperation with local partners across Europe.
Sofia 2023
For anyone interested in understanding the challenges facing European societies, the Bulgarian capital of Sofia is right now one of the most interesting places to go. Here many of the current conflicts become clearly visible.
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Is Literature Lost in War? Tomorrow evening, the International Literature Days in Zürich opens with a talk by Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside, and…
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International Literature Days in Zürich Life is characterized by transience: we leave places, things and people behind us – they disappear from view, are erased…
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The 2nd Skopje Debate on Europe 17–19 November 2023 As war again haunts the European continent, the political project Europe must be thought anew. Instead of…
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Balkan Talks on War and Peace We are proud to announce the Balkan Talks on War and Peace, organised by the Belgrade Institute for Philosophy and Social…
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Congratulations! Congratulations to the fabulous Georgi Gospodinov and his equally fantastic translator Angela Rodel on winning the International Booker Prize 2023.…
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Europe’s Future We are excited to announce that Debates on Europe will be hosting a second event at the Leipzig Book Fair:…
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Under Pressure This year’s Leipzig Book Fair takes place from 27 to 30 April.Debates on Europe will be present with the following…
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Finding a Language to Address the Crisis The Sofia Debate on Europe, 24–26 February 2023 The Sofia Debate on Europe opens on a portentous date in recent…
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What happens to the idea of community in times of war? This evening, the Baltic Literature Days kick off with a “prologue” in Zurich. Yet again, Literaturhaus Zurich has put together…
Debates Digital
A series of digitally published content including articles and discussions by some of the outstanding writers, scholars and public intellectuals who are part of the Debates on Europe network.
Idea
Debates on Europe is a series of events organized by the S. Fischer Foundation and the German Academy for Language and Literature in cooperation with local partners across Europe.
Past Debates
Since its inception in 2012 Debates on Europe has been hosted in places where the idea of Europe is at stake; often in places of conflict, where a contested past is made active in the present, weaponizing politics and dividing societies, places where issues of borders and cultural, ethnic and religious identity are at the top of the agenda.
