Geist und Gegenwart 2011

Narrating Europe

Whitsun Dialogue, 08 – 10 June 2011, Schloss Seggau, Leibnitz

„Narrating Europe" is the key theme of the Whitsun Dialogue "Geist & Gegenwart". Top-class speakers will discuss this exciting topic in the inspiring ambience of Seggau Castle form 08 to 10 June 2011.

As the title suggests, "Narrating Europe" is about the aspect of diverse literary narratives, about Europeans of different, including migrant origin and from different cultural or religious backgrounds. But we also see the other great European narratives - from the Enlightment, democracy and universal human rights to economic achievements such as the European social and economic model, the EU or the euro, through to narrativees of a religious nature.

The 4th Whithsun Dialogue will provide the opportunity to discuss these exciting topics and issues in plenary sessions and insieme groups.

The event is hosted by the Styrian Government and the Diocese of Graz-Seckau and organised in cooperation with JOANNEUM RESEARCH and the Club Alpach Styria.

Speakers: Wolfgang Benedek, Florian Bieber, Christian Buchmann, Erhard Busek, György Dalos, Kristina Edlinger-Ploder, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, Barbara Frischmuth, Thomas Götz, Egon Kapellari, Beatrix Karl, Stefan Karner, Michael Kerbler, Navid Kermani, Monika Kircher-Kohl, Ruth Klüger, Michael Krüger, Franz Küberl, Richard Kühnel, Martin Kusej, Joseph Marko, Norbert Mayer, Meinhard Miegel, Hermann Miklas, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Rudolf Mittlöhner, Rainer Münz, Leopold Neuhold, Heinz Nussbaumer, Hubert Patterer, Bernhard Pelzl, Wolfgang Petritsch, Klaus Poier, Manfred Prisching, Claus J. Raidl, Manfred Reichl, Renata Schmidtkunz, Susanne Scholl, Kurt Scholz, Hermann Schützenhöfer, Karel Schwarzenberg, Ernst Sittinger, Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Herman Van Luyn, Peter Weibel, Lojze Wieser