International PEN discussion Russia and Ukraine: New Conflict, Old Propaganda

Sofi Oksanen. Photo: Toni Härkönen
Author
Date
08.10.2014  
Time
14:30 
Moderator
 
Place
At the Frankfurt Book Fair

 

How best to approach the escalation of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia and what is the distorting effect propaganda has on the value of words? What role can culture play in the face of violence and censorship? A group of distinguished writers and PEN members discuss these questions.
Co-organiser: PEN International Free the Word!
Participants:
Oksanen, Sofi
Schischkin, Michail
Haslinger, Josef
Ralston Saul, John

Venue Weltempfang - Stage, 5.0 E81, Exhibition site