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A lecture-discussion with Rostyslav Semkiv
10 WRITERS who became POLITICIANS
Writers speak, and they are listened to. If they are well-known, their works not only attract attention but also their civic stance. Therefore, many famous writers not only influenced the political life of their time but also actively participated in politics. Could these be true stories of service to the state?
TEN FIGURES FROM THE LECTURE—RANGING FROM THE ROMAN CONSUL MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC VÁCLAV HAVEL—DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN VARIOUS WAYS AS STATESMEN AND LITERARY FIGURES. HOWEVER, THEY LEFT THEIR MARK IN HISTORY IN BOTH SPHERES OF ACTIVITY.
MENTOR
ROSTYSLAV SEMKIV
Associate Professor at the Department of Literary Studies at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Director of the publishing house ‘Smoloskyp’, author of the books ‘How the Classics Wrote’, ‘How to Read the Classics’, ‘Adventures of Ukrainian Literature’.
DISCUSSION STRUCTURE
- In the struggle against dictatorship: Cicero, Hugo, Orwell, Llosa.
- Compromises or principles? Dante, Swift, Zola.
- When to take responsibility: Vynnychenko, Churchill, Havel.
- What does Lesya Ukrainka have to do with this?
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
- Why is civic engagement an effective factor of influence?
- From writer to politician: a conscious path or a challenge of fate?
- How to influence state-building through literary talent? Impressive stories of transformation.
PARTICIPATION IN THE DISCUSSION IS
Kyiv, 10 Dobrovolchykh batalyoniv str.