Podcasts about george town literary festival

Ooi Kee Beng in conversation with Sharaad Kuttan Penang is home to the George Town Literary Festival and the cosmopolitan culture it has long hosted. Over the centuries, its people and cultures have been buffeted by global political conflict, social dislocation and technological advancement, for better and worse. In this conversation with Ooi Kee Beng, Executive Director of Penang Institute, we explore if the assumptions underpinning the Island's cosmopolitan impulses have been permanently disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nikola Madzirov is a poet, essayist, literary translator and editor from Macedonia, born to a family of Balkan War refugees. His poetry has been translated into over 30 languages. During his recent visit to Malaysia for the George Town Literary Festival, we spoke to Madzirov about the roots of his poetry, the value of sharing his work with the world, and how his works often speak of a sense of both belonging and displacement.

Nikola Madzirov is a poet, essayist, literary translator and editor from Macedonia, born to a family of Balkan War refugees. His poetry has been translated into over 30 languages. During his recent visit to Malaysia for the George Town Literary Festival, we spoke to Madzirov about the roots of his poetry, the value of sharing his work with the world, and how his works often speak of a sense of both belonging and displacement.

George Town Literary Festival presents 1-1 conversations with authors currently making waves in world literature. Melissa Idris speaks to celebrated Indonesian poet Sapardi Djoko Damono in this special session. Speaker: Sapardi Djoko Damono Moderator: Melisa Idris

George Town Literary Festival presents 1-1 conversations with authors currently making waves in world literature. Eddin Khoo speaks to acclaimed Indian author Perumal Murugan in this special session. Speaker: Perumal Murugan Moderator: Eddin Khoo

George Town Literary Festival presents 1-1 conversations with authors currently making waves in world literature. Kam Raslan speaks to renowned Uzbek novelist Hamid Ismailov in this special session. Speaker: Hamid Ismailov Moderator: Kam Raslan

George Town Literary Festival presents 1-1 conversations with authors currently making waves in world literature. Tehmina Kaoosji speaks to Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner Saras Manickam in this special session.  Speaker: Saras Manickam Moderator: Tehmina Kaoosji

George Town Literary Festival presents 1-1 conversations with authors currently making waves in world literature. Zhou Hau Liew speaks to Mahua Literature academic Tee Kim Tong in this special session.  Speaker: Tee Kim Tong  Moderator: Kho Tong Guan

In this episode of A Bit of Culture, Kam is joined by Skip Intro sweetheart, Julian Yap and the return of the voice of Evening Intro, Lee Chwi Lynn, to engage in a discussion on swastikas, cooking challenges and patronising pop-culture fans. Returning from the George Town Literary Festival 2019, Kam is intrigued by the work of a German author about the historical vacuum that exists in Eastern-Germany after World War II. On the other side of the boat, Lynn has gotten hooked on Bon Appétit’s YouTube channel and relishes on the satisfaction of seeing wholesome content from relatable online personalities. And Julian objects the condescending attitude some fans adopt when they expect everyone to recognise relics of pop-culture, in effect to generational differences.

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bernice Chauly and Melizarani T. Selva about the gargantuan task of curating Malaysia’s largest literary festival. You can find more information about the George Town Literary Festival here: http://www.georgetownlitfest.com/

This week, on Bookmark, Uma speaks to Bernice Chauly and Melizarani T. Selva about the gargantuan task of curating Malaysia’s largest literary festival. You can find more information about the George Town Literary Festival here: http://www.georgetownlitfest.com/

Let's Talk sees Sharaad Kuttan in festive spirits. He talks to Bernice Chauly, Director of George Town Literary Festival, Susie Kukathas, Curator of Think City’s Confluence Festival and Umapagan Ampikaipakan of the Cooler Lumpur Festival on the impact on society and economy from this penchant to make merry.