WHEN – 26. 11. 2024, 9:00
WHERE – Festivalna hall, Pionirski dom, Vilharjeva cesta 11, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The conference is dedicated to exploring the role of poetry in the educational process and presenting good practices and methodologies for incorporating poetry into school curricula. The event is intended for students, teachers, professors, university lecturers, and anyone interested in the role of poetry in education.
https://www.pionirski-dom.si/novice/pesniki-sodobnosti-glasovi-prihodnosti-mednarodna-konferenca-glasovi-prihodnosti-pomen-poezije-v-sodobnem-izobrazevalnem-sistemu
https://knjizni-sejem.si/dogodek/glasovi-prihodnosti-pomen-poezije-v-izobrazevalnem-sistemu/
Conference Program:
08:30 – 09:00 – Arrival and coffee
09:10 – 10:00 – Opening lecture – Anja Zag Golob
10:00 – 11:00 – Round table: Methodology of introducing poetry into schools:
- Urša Strehar Benčina (Slovenia)
- Weronika Murek (Poland)
- Andrej Nosov (Serbia)
- Anna Anttonen (Finland)
- Nikolett Szekeres (Hungary)
11:00 – 11:15 – Break
11:15 – 13:15 – Presentations of good practices – international representatives from UNESCO Cities of Literature:
- Marija Mažulienė (Vilnius): “Understanding the complexity of poetry through translation“
- Waldemar Mazur (Krakow): “Poetry isn’t scary and can be cool – less theory, more practice“
- Edoardo Zuccato (Milan): “Network for contemporary poetry“
- Hawwa Alam (Manchester): “Multilingual city poets of Manchester“
- Maija Laugale (Riga): “Maintaining the relevance of poetry: involving local contemporary poets“
- Hannah Trevarthen (Nottingham): “Our city, our stories“
13:30 – 15:30 – Lunch break
15:30 – 17:00 – Round table: Real stories of experiencing the project
In this round table, key project participants, including poets, professors, and a dramaturg, will share their experiences:
- Veronika Dintinjana (poet of the project)
- Lidija Dimkovska (poet of the project)
- Mojca Osvald (professor, Bežigrad Gymnasium)
- Natalija Isak (professor, Ravne na Koroškem Gymnasium)
- Staša Prah (dramaturg and artistic coach of the project)
*** Participation is completely free, and registrations are accepted via the online form: https://forms.gle/oVoFUJac8TCqTxcK6
Please confirm your attendance by November 22, 2024.
