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Culturescapes Island

Between Sagas and Pop

Culturescapes Island

Between Sagas and Pop

Portrait of the creative and sensational cultural scene of Iceland

With contemporary photographic picture series

Book design by the well-known artist Ragner Helgi Ólafsson

With Jon Gnarr, Andri Snær Magnason, Iceland Love Corporation, Sjón and many others.

Festival ‹Culturescapes Iceland›: October to December 2015 in various Swiss cities

‹Culturescapes Island› explores the cultural landscape of the island in the North Atlantic under the aspects of history, language and trauma. In Iceland, literature is particularly closely linked to historiography and has strongly influenced the young nation. Literature, Iceland's most traditional art form, is therefore discussed in more detail. Icelandic experts, artists and creators as well as connoisseurs from the rest of Europe describe an extremely creative and sensational cultural scene and its basis in Iceland's fascinating history. The volume is completed by a picture series of contemporary photographic work. With contributions by Ástráður Eysteinsson, Jürg Glauser, Hallgrímur Helgason and Andri Snær Magnason.

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See also

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Culturescapes Aserbaidschan

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Culturescapes Greece / Griechenland

Archaeology of the Future

Culturescapes Israel

Culture in the Area of Tension in the Middle East

Culturescapes Moskau

The Stage of Presentation

Balkart

The international festival of culture ‹Culturescapes› and the cultural magazine ‹Kosovo 2.0› join forces and take up the political (un)culture of the Balkan states.

Historische Landschaften

Als Durchzugsgebiet und Sammelbecken für Ethnien, Kulturen und Religionen blickt Aserbaidschan auf eine spannende und ereignisreiche Geschichte zurück.

Neuer ölboom am rande Europas

Fast zwanzig Jahre nach dem Systemwechsel ist Aserbaidschan noch im Umbruch begriffen.

Musik und kunst in Aserbaidschan

Das musikalische Kleinod des Landes zwischen Kaukasus und Kaspischem Meer ist der "Mugham".

Aserbaidschans literatur

Dichtung hat im historischen Gebiet von Aserbaidschan eine lange Tradition...

Zeitgenössische prosa und lyrik aus Aserbaidschan

Es gibt nur wenig aserbaidschanische Literatur in deutscher Übersetzung.

«On the Edge»


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