Justice: One or Many? (2007)

Programs: 
New Symposium
Country: 
Greece
Genre: 
Documentary
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"Justice: One or Many?"


Paros, May 7-13, 2007

 

The 2007 New Symposium took place May 7 – 13, 2007 on the island of Paros in the Cyclades archipelago. Convening for the second time, the New Symposium brought together fifteen writers from the U.S., Greece, and around the world to discuss a topic of interest and pressing concern to all thoughtful citizens. The topic in 2007 was “Justice.”

Year: 
2007

Happening Now

  • In addition to becoming the Berlin LitFest’s first curator-in-residence, Helon Habila has also just received Kaduna Books and Art Festival’s KabaFest Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his "exceptional writing and significant contributions to the development of literature globally."

  • Congratulations to Enah Johnscott, whose film Half Heaven won three awards at the Cameroon International Film Festival—best film, best director, and best cinematographer.

  • We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.

  • Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

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