Key Festival Topics

(N ot limited to the below)

The Migr ator y Exper ience of Language

Joao Guimarães Rosa says so beautifully that ?every word has its shadow? Taking cue from the Brazilian novelist?s exposition, this session will delve into the migratory experience of language through translation and interpretation. A journey that storytelling embarks on from a deep sense of loss The loss that occurs not only as a result of linguistic repression due to(and among other things)hyper-nationalist fascism; but also through the spatial dislocation of form and language. The conversation will also focus on a story?s passage from loss to shelter from the notions of banishment and ostracism vis-à-vis the prospects and potential of gentrification and victimhood. M oving the discussion even further, the session will probe into the paradigmatic shift from ?methodological nationalism to methodological transnationalism,?which weaves an intricate tapestry of inheritance and refuge, also that of emancipation and ( to quote fromImaginary H omelands), ?the notion that something can also be gained.?

Digital Disr uption & Content

Content maybe king but in this age of innovation, the challenge for the publishing industry is the intelligent curation of interactive content for immersive experience The question this session plans to examine is whether stakeholders of the traditional publishing sector are disincentivized to affect true change through adaption and adoption? W ary of change, especially in the context of gatekeeping and the democratization of the publishing landscape?