Friday, 9 Sept

9.00–19.00 The 14^th International Comparative Literature Colloquium: “Literature and Ethics” (Part I)
Chairs: Špela Virant in Irena Samide (Slovenia)
Keynote Speech: Tomo Virk (Slovenia)
Presenters: Renata Salecl (Slovenia), Edvard Kovač (Slovenia), Andrea Leskovec (Slovenia), Alenka Koron (Slovenia), Dejan Kos (Slovenia), Elizabeta Šeleva (Macedonia), Vladimir  Gvozden (Serbia), Slavica Srbinovska (Macedonia), Daniel Graziadei (Germany), Damir Arsenijević (BiH), Iztok Osojnik (Slovenia)
Ljubljana, Slovene Writers’ Association Hall
The colloquium will be held in English.

11.00 Literary Path Through Ljubljana
Guide: Martin Šušteršič
The tour will be held in English. In collaboration with Ljubljana Tourism.

11.00 Meeting of Literary Mediators:
“The Marketplace of Slovene and Central European literature”
Participants: Neil Astley, Pamela Robertson Pearce (Bloodaxe Books, Great Britain), Geoffrey E. Taylor (International Festival of Authors, Canada), Thomas Zandegiacomo Del Bel (Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Germany), Birgit Hatlehol (Oslo International Poetry Festival, Oslo Poesifilm, Norway), Sibila Serdarević, Ana Kožul (Fraktura, Croatia), Tanja Petrič (Literæ Slovenicæ, Slovenia), Andrej Hočevar (LUD Literatura, Slovenia), Katja Stergar (Slovenian Book Agency, Slovenia) and others
Moderator: Andrej Blatnik
Ljubljana, Trubar Literature House

15.00 Literary Reading
Carlos Pascual (Mexico/Slovenia), Robert Schindel (Austrija), Bergamini Alexandre (France), Bogdan Suceavă (USA/Romania), Patricija Dodič (Slovenia), Les Wicks (Australia)
Moderator: Breda Biščak
Ljubljana, Gajo Jazz Club (SWA Summer Garden), in case of rain, in Konzorcij Bookstore

17.00 Round Table and Literary Reading:
“Latvia at Vilenica”
Ingmāra Balode, Artis Ostups, Arvis Viguls (Latvia)
Moderator: Klemen Pisk
Ljubljana, CD Club (entry for visitors at Entrance 1)
The discussion will be held in Slovenian and English. Translation by Romana Mlačak.

20.00 Reception by the Mayor of the City of  Ljubljana
Literary Reading: the Vilenica 2016 Prize Winner Dubravka Ugrešić (Croatia/Netherlands), Slovenian Author in Focus 2016 Suzana Tratnik (Slovenia), Ülar Ploom (Estonia), Jana Bodnárová (Slovakia), Martin Dyar (Ireland)
Music: Severa Gjurin and Miha Kraker (guitar, voice)
Keynote Speech: Mayor of the City of Ljubljana, Zoran Janković
Moderator: Seku M. Conde
Ljubljana, Ljubljana Castle, Estate Hall

*Accompanying Programme