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<h3>Lina Dokuzović, Todor Hristov, Tsvetelina Hristova, Stanimir Panayotov<strong><br /></strong><em>A Discussion on the Bulgarian Literary and Publishing Landscape, Part 1 </em></h3>
<p>This discussion looks at Bulgarian literature, publishing, its challenges, how it exists as a peripheral space and how people resist those challenges through new forms of inventive publishing. Departing from an anecdote about a pivotal shift in the Bulgarian literary context that took place in 2016, the authors reflect on the historical context to elaborate how this came to be and highlight the significance of numerous contemporary experimental, resistant, and non-traditional publishing practices.</p>
<p><a href="https://transversal.at/audio/bulgarian-literary-publishing-landscape" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://transversal.at/audio/bulgarian-literary-publishing-landscape</a> <br />Part 1, transversal audio, 48 min, English</p>
<p>Part 2 of the discussion will be published on the same site next Wednesday, 14 June, at 6pm</p>
<p>In the first part of this two-part discussion, the participants focus on the peripheral role that Bulgarian writing has had in a world context. In order to clarify its marginality and peripherality, the participants reflect on several pivotal moments in recent history with the help of the observations and criticisims of a key figure in Bulgarian literary theory, Nikola Georgiev. Although of major importance, Georgiev's work is barely known outside of Bulgaria and has hardly been translated to other languages (with some problematic attempts also being outlined in the discussion). As an intervention in this direction, there is both a longer quote of his read in Bulgarian and English during this part of the discussion that help to frame it, as well as a resulting text published from a transcription of this discussion (in both a shorter abridged and a longer version with more extensive references and links). There is also a reference and links list below that should supply listeners and readers with as many resources as possible (to be uploaded with part 2).</p>
<p>With the help of Georgiev's ideas, we take a look at the heavily interlinked relationship that the Bulgarian publishing system has had with the Bulgarian university system, and see how new forms of peripherality have been introduced in this context in recent years – in contrast to the hopes of the opposite of previous decades. As a consequence, however, myriad practices of autonomous and experimental writing have emerged, and, in the second part of this discussion, we will look at many of these examples and their impacts. </p>
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<p><strong>Program of the transversal audio season</strong>:<br /><a href="https://transversal.at/audio/transversal-audio-season-spring23">https://transversal.at/audio/transversal-audio-season-spring23</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11px;">This audio is part of the project "Peripheral Visions", which is supported by the Creative Europe Programme (2021-27) of the European Union. The eipcp's participation is co-funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.<br />Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.</span></p>
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