An Introduction to Literature - Ħal Qormi, 22.10.02
The Function of Literature
and the Role of the Reader
Inizjamed,
in collaboration with the Ħal Qormi Local Council, is organizing a
course of eight one-and-a-half hour sessions dealing with the function of
literature and the fundamental role of the reader in the reading and
"writing" of the literary text.
The course will focus mainly on short stories and novels and is meant for people who enjoy reading and would like to learn more about narration and its ability to redescribe reality. No qualifications whatsoever are required.
During
the course, several leading and emerging novelists will be interviewed
about their work and about the function of literature and the way the text
communicates itself to the reader. The ideology behind the course is that
once it is published, the text becomes "public property" and
nobody has the right to monopolize the way it is interpreted, not even the
writer who "created" it.
The course will be held in Maltese and starts on Tuesday, 22 October, 2002, at the San Bastjan Primary School B in Manwel Dimech Street, Ħal Qormi, and will be held on 8 consecutive Tuesdays between 6.00pm and 7.30pm.
The
subsidized participation fee is Lm8 and light refreshments will be served
at the end of every session to encourage the participants and the invited
authors to continue exchanging their views on the topics raised. Those who
attend the sessions on a regular basis and take active part will receive a
certificate at the end of the course. Places are limited. People from
outside Ħal
Qorm are also invited to attend.
The
authors who will be speaking during the course are Frans Sammut, Alfred
Sant, Oliver Friggieri, Immanuel Mifsud (far above), Henry Holland
(left), Trevor Żahra
(below), and Ġużč
Stagno. The participants will be asked to read a particular text before
the session in order to discuss it with its author and with the other
participants.
For
more details please write to inizjamed@maltaforum.org
or 325, Triq Tonna Barthet, Pembroke. STJ 14 or visit the website at http://inizjamed.cjb.net.
Those interested can also phone on 2137 6941 or 7959 5290. Inizjamed's fax
number is 2137 3272. Payment can be made by cheque payable to “Inizjamed”.
