Nations Unlimited

Prosjekt: Nations Unlimited 

The Nations Unlimited project will deal with and explore the nation in both its practical and conceptual understanding the basic questions being:

• What is the actual condition of the traditionally unifying political organisation called the nation-state, and how do we conceive of the tem "nation" in 2005?
• What impact has the written, read and spoken word on the ways the world is evolving, and more specifically, on the concept of the nation?

Activities:

• 3 International book Festivals in UK, NO and SE with actions such as:
• Lecture series of glabalisation/cosmopolitanism
• Book/Exhibition project on war, escape, migration
• Profilic writers touring all festivals/cities
• PEN- series of Writers in Exile statements
• An Interactive T State of the Nation Website
• Youth/school Participation through all three cities

Europeiske partnere:

• Kapittel 05 - Stavanger internasjonale litteraturfestival (Leder) (NO)
• Edinburgh International Book Festival (UK)
• Goteborg International Book Fair (SE) 

Varighet: 2005

Tilskudd fra Kultur 2000: Ca. 1 200 000