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Aleksandra Savanović (Novi Sad, 1986) is writer and researcher. She has published two critically acclaimed novels (Deseti život, Kontrast, 2018 … Read More
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Elsa Paja is a visual artist living in Tirana. Although she completed her studies in Mathematical Informatics Engineering at the … Read More
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Christos Armando Gezos was born in Himara, Albania, in 1988 and grew up in Greece. He has graduated from the … Read More
Plàcid Garcia-Planas has been a reporter for the Barcelona newspaper ‘La Vanguardia’ since 1988. He has covered the disintegration of … Read More
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MORE CAPILARITY In the last two years, besides the five partner organizations, READ project included financial support to third parties, … Read More
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As part of READ (Regional Network for Cultural Diversity) residency programme, a project funded by the EU, in … Read More
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Since we started to publish The Bridge by March 2019, our homonymous organization had the ambition that this … Read More
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Robert Alagjozovski is National coordinator for interculturalism, one society, cultural development and inter-ministerial cooperation in the Government of the Republic … Read More
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Like last year, part of the project READ for 2022 is the program of residency of writers, artists and translators … Read More
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Adrian Zalla graduated from University of Tirana with a bachelor degree of philosophy. After that, he ad his master’s degree … Read More
Radmila Petrovic (1996) is one of the most soughtafter poets in the region. She has been represented in anthologies, domestic … Read More
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Aysun graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Design, with bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She has been designing products … Read More
Ben Andoni is a journalist and literary translator from Albania. He has been collaborator or editor of some of the … Read More
Ag Apolloni (Kosova, 1982) is an Albanian author. He studied Dramaturgy at the Faculty of Arts, and Literature at the … Read More
Vitomirka Trebovac was born in 1980, in Novi Sad. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of … Read More
Seran Demiral, a multifaceted intellectual, is an author of children’s literature and sci-fi writer from Istanbul, Turkey. She started … Read More
During 2021, because of the pandemics, only two literary festivals took place within the framework of READ. This year, … Read More
Nikola Nikolic was born in Podgorica (1989). He graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, where he also received his … Read More
Eqrem Basha (1948) is a poet, storyteller and novelist born in Dibër. He completed his studies in Albanian Language and … Read More
During his period of residency in Prishtina, Radmila Petrovic, Serbian writer, participated in the literary festival polip. The texts … Read More
During his period of residency in Istanbul, the Albanian author Adrian Zalla participated in the literary festival ITEF. The text … Read More
Imer Topanica (1983) is a writer from Kosovo. He graduated from University of Prishtina for Albanian Literature. He has worked … Read More
Ariana Harwicz was born in Buenos Aires in 1977, and since 2007, she is living in the French countryside. … Read More
Drago Jančar (born in 1948, Maribor, Slovenia) is is one of the most outstanding writers in Central and Eastern Europe. … Read More
Dragan Velikic is one of the most well known Serbian contemporary writers. His novels have been translated in fifteen languages. … Read More
Ag Apolloni, Albanian writer from Kosovo, participated in the literary festival Tirana Gate. The text we are publishing was read … Read More
Aidan Hehir is a Reader in International Relations at the University of Westminster. His research interests include transitional justice, humanitarian … Read More
The multicultural and multilingual mobile library will travel through the countries of the five partners of READ during a period … Read More
The colorful library on wheels has arrived in Kosovo. This October, the Prishtina-based cultural organization, Qendra Multimedia, has started implementing … Read More
Last year, besides the five partner organizations, READ project included financial support to third parties, civil Society Organizations from … Read More
Adrian Zalla graduated from University of Tirana with a bachelor degree of philosophy. After that, he ad his master’s degree of … Read More
Vladimir Arsenijević (b. 1965 in Pula, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is an awarded and internationally acclaimed Serbian writer, translator, editor … Read More
This issue of our journal will be especially dedicated to the project READ – Regional Network for Cultural Diversity – … Read More
In the previous issue, The Bridge published an announcement for a Call of the European Cultural Foundation related to cross-border … Read More
In 2021, two festivals took place in the context of READ project, one in Prishtina, polip International Literature Festival, from … Read More
Adela Demetja is an artist, curator, writer and producer born in Tirana; she lives between Tirana, Albania and Frankfurt am … Read More
Alida Bremer (born 1959 in Split, Croatia) studied in Belgrade, Rome, Münster and earned her PhD in Comparative Literature in … Read More
Ndriçim Ademaj is an Albanian- speaking poet and writer from Kosovo. He graduated in Modern Literature from the Sorbonne University … Read More
Manjola Nasi is a Tirana-based, Albanian poet and translator, winner of “Crystal Vilenica 2019 Award”. A Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program … Read More
Rita Petro, also known as Rita Filipi, is an Albanian poet. From 1980-1984 she has studied at the University of … Read More
Ylljet Aliçka is an Albanian writer, scriptwriter and former Albanian ambassador in France, Portugal, Monaco and at the international heritage … Read More
Laura Freudenthaler was born in Salzburg in 1984. She studied German language and literature studies, Philosophy and Gender Studies. She … Read More
The multicultural and multilingual mobile library will travel through the countries of the five partners of READ during a period … Read More
In the frame of READ, once per year for a total duration of three years, an open call for proposals … Read More
In his painting series titled Contrast Series, Beşer explores the transitions between what we see and what we speak, by … Read More
Krzystof Czyżewski – practitioner of ideas, writer, philosopher, culture animator, theatre director, editor. Co-founder and president of the Borderland Foundation … Read More
The European Union plays a doubly important role in the region often referred to today as the Western Balkans. On … Read More
Elizabeta Sheleva was born in Ohrid (1961). She is professor at the Department of General and Comparative Literature, University in … Read More
Ana Blandiana was born in 1942, in Timişoara. She is a Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure. Her editorial debut … Read More
Naz Feka (1972) has been involved for many years in EU and other international organisations developmental projects in Albania. He … Read More
Dr Pere Vilanova, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, has served in many international missions, among which, Head of … Read More
Ozren Kebo, leading Bosnian journalist and publicist, was born in 1959, in Mostar. He has published four books: Sarajevo for … Read More
Dr. Hikmet Karčić is a genocide scholar based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a Researcher at the Institute for Islamic … Read More
Wolfgang Klotz was born 1954 in Lower Franconia as son of a workers family and in an environment deeply informed … Read More
Ion Caramitru, (79) the Balkan theater legend, Romania’s first Minister of culture after the fall of Ceaușescu, died in Bucharest … Read More
i-Portunus Houses’ is the third round of i-Portunus pilot schemes and is a call for host organisations from all creative … Read More
Dr. Eva Blénesi is a literary historian of Hungarian-Armenian origin from Transylvania, who is based in Budapest. She is the … Read More
Valentin Boboc was born in 1987 in Bucharest, Romania. Has studied Communications and PR at Gheorghe Cristea University of Arts … Read More
Ndue Ukaj (1977) is an Albanian writer, publicist and literary critic. His poems has been included in several anthologies of … Read More
Born in the harbor-city of Durrës, Albania, during the communist regime, Arian Leka(1966) belongs to the group of those authors … Read More
This issue of our journal is focused on the International Scientific Conference on Multicultural Education, which took place last December … Read More
Agron Rustemi (1981) is an Associate Professor and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences at the South East … Read More
tefan Rashkovski (Skopje, 1990) started his activity as a journalist immediatly after his bachelor studies. Then he worked in the … Read More
Francesco Bigagli holds a PhD in Humanities from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and an MA in Education and International Development … Read More
Adina Deacu is an Environmental Psychology Researcher studying different learning, working and living environments as context of behavior, as well … Read More
Lazo Matovski was born in Struga in 1985. He has a multidisciplinary formation: law, journalism, project management, public procurement, European … Read More
Gudrun Steinacker was born in Düsseldorf, in 1951. She has studied History and Social Sciences in Munich, Münster and Belgrade. … Read More
Krzystof Czyżewski – practitioner of ideas, writer, philosopher, culture animator, theatre director, editor. Co-founder and president of the Borderland Foundation … Read More
Agrégée de Lettres Modernes and PhD in Sociology, Anne-Marie Autissier is an emeritus lecturer authorized to supervise research at the … Read More
After 20 years of teaching History of Social Theory at the University of Belgrade, ObradSavić was first suspended and then, … Read More
Iulia Enkelana (the pseudonym of Iulia-Maria Kyçyku, born in 1999 in Bucharest, in a Romanian and Albanian family) is the … Read More
Delia Chausheva was born in Sofia in 1965. After her studies in Krakow, Poland, for which she was graduated in … Read More
Bujar Luma, a theatre director by vocation, integrates into his work of civic activism modern techniques from the art and … Read More
This issue of the magazine, just like the previous one, focuses on the pandemic we are experiencing. We are now … Read More
Georgi Stardelov (Gevgelija, 28 August 1930) is a philosopher, aesthetician, essayist, literary critic and anthologist. He has been President of … Read More
This is a micro-anthology of poems written by authors from different countries of the Balkans during the pandemic, on the … Read More
Zan Mitrev, a top specialist in the field of cardiovascular surgery, was born on January 11, 1961, in Stip, Yugoslavia, … Read More
Durim Abdullahu is an assistant in the Department of History and Anthropology at the University of Prishtina. He is a … Read More
Josep Ramoneda was born in Cervera, Spain, in 1949. He is a political philosopher and is very active in the … Read More
A writer, publicist and linguist now based in New York, Ardian Vehbiu is the author of 15 books, including several … Read More
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Alessio Mazzaro’s project Edinost was selected in the 2018 Courageous Citizens grant call Courageous Citizens. What was your idea about? … Read More
Theodoros Nikolau was born in Chalkis, Greece in December 1982. His first interaction with investigative journalism comes in 2007, in … Read More
Bashkim Shehu is an Albanian fiction writer, who lives in exile in Barcelona. Many of his books have been published … Read More
The Bridge, a cultural magazine, is devoting two special issues – this issue and the next one – to the … Read More
Aslı Erdoğan is a Turkish writer, human rights activist, and columnist . Aslı Erdoğan’s books have been translated to several … Read More
Perico Pastor was born in Seu de Urgel, in 1953. He studied in Barcelona, immigrated to New York in 1976, … Read More
Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and permanent fellow at the Institute for … Read More
Delina Fico is a prominent civil society leader and manager with expertise in advocacy, gender issues, institutional and individual capacity … Read More
Arben Dedja (Tirana, 1964) completed his studies at the Faculty of Medicine (1988) in his hometown and later worked as … Read More
Wolfgang Klotz was born 1954 in Lower Franconia as son of a workers family and in an environment deeply informed … Read More
Ion Caramitru (born March 9, 1942) is a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, as well as a political … Read More
Nikola Madzirov (poet, essayist, translator) was born in 1973 in Strumica, in the family of war refugees from the Balkan … Read More
Mediha Adrović was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1979. Graduated from the Faculty of Political Science, Department of … Read More
On practising the ethos of the borderland Krzystof Czyżewski – practitioner of ideas, writer, philosopher, culture animator, theatre director, … Read More
Zharko Basheski, born 1957 in Prilep, is a Macedonian sculptor and professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Skopje. … Read More
Šejla Kamerić is a Bosnian visual artist. She works with various media such as film, photography, objects or drawings. The … Read More
Josep Ramoneda was born in Cervera, Spain, in 1949. He is a political philosopher and is very active in the … Read More
Aleksandar Prokopiev, born in 1953 in Skopje, is one of he most well-known Macedonian writers. He graduated in 1977 at … Read More
Thomas Symeonidis (Thessaloniki, 1977) studied architecture at the National School of Architecture in Paris (Val-de-Seine) and engineering at Aristotle University … Read More
Interview by Amila Kahrović-Posavljak Andro Martinović – Graduated World Literature and Film and TV Directing. Director of the Montenegrin Cinematheque. … Read More
Burhan Sönmez is the author of four novels, which have been translated into forty languages. He was born in Turkey … Read More
Vladislav Bajac is a Serbian author, translator, and publisher. He was born in Belgrade in 1954 and later studied philology … Read More
Bashkim Shehu is an Albanian fiction writer, who lives in exile in Barcelona. Many of his books have been published … Read More
Gonca Özmen was born in Burdur, Turkey, in 1982. She studied English Language and Literature at Istanbul University, receiving an … Read More
Georgiana Aldessa Lincan is a 24 years old Roma feminist and activist, graduate of the Master of Politics, Gender and … Read More
Elizabeta Sheleva was born in Ohrid (1961). She is professor at the Department of General and Comparative Literature, University in … Read More
Human Rights in Serbia: Subordinated to geostrategic deliberations Sonja Biserko is a Serbian campaigner for human rights. She is the … Read More
BG to EU, and Human Rights: negative attitudes, no acts Deyan Kiuranov, PhD, of Sofia, Bulgaria, was active in the … Read More
I, You and Man Ismail Tasholli studied analytical philosophy at the University of Graz, Austria, furtherly specializing in sociology. He … Read More
Ignorance Kills Robert Wilton is a writer, translator, coach and Balkan wanderer. After a dozen years in the British … Read More
Fred Abrahams is associate program director at Human Rights Watch where he trains research staff and supervises work on technology, … Read More
Amila Kahrović Posavljak was born in Sarajevo, 1984. She survived three and a half years of siege as a child … Read More
The story of the Balkanofilmophilia in today’s reality (cultural, political and historical) of the countries of Southeast Europe is an … Read More
Péter Krasztev ( Budapest, 1965) is a social scientist, literary historian and translator, Associate Professor at Budapest Business School (Communication … Read More
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Are the Balkans part of Europe? This question is not simply about geography. Nor is it just about membership or … Read More
erida Durakovic (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy. Her first collection of poems, published in 1977, earned two … Read More
Thomas Tsalapatis was born in 1984 in Athens. He studied at the Department of Theatrical Studies of the Philosophical Faculty … Read More
Andrej Nikolaidis was born in 1974 in Sarajevo, to a mixed Montenegrin-Greek family. In 1992, following the breakout of ethnic strife in … Read More
Alexandra Channer began translating in Kosovo in 2009 while conducting research for her doctoral thesis on Albanian national self-determination movements. She … Read More
Agnes Heller is one of the leading thinkers to come out of the tradition of critical theory. Her awesome intellectual … Read More
Iulia Enkelana (the pseudonym of Iulia-Maria Kyçyku, born in 1999 in Bucharest, in a Romanian and Albanian family) is the … Read More
Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, … Read More
Agon Maliqi is a policy analyst, civil society activist and media writer from Prishtina, Kosovo. He is the creator and … Read More
Josep Ramoneda was born in Cervera, Spain, in 1949. He is a political philosopher and is very active in the … Read More
Boris A. Novak (born in 1953) is a Slovene poet, playwright, translator, and essayist. He teaches Comparative Literature at the … Read More
Aleksandar Prokopiev, born in 1953 in Skopje, is one of he most well-known Macedonian writers. He graduated in 1977 at … Read More
George Banu was born in June 1943 in Buzău, Romania and is a well-renowned theatre personality and critic. He studied … Read More
In our region, many international artistic and literary festivals fall in the May-June period, which this issue of the magazine … Read More
Dr. Nadezhda Alexandrova is an associate professor at the Faculty of Slavic Studies at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria. … Read More
Ioanida Costache is a PhD candidate in ethno/musicology at Stanford University, where she works on issues of race and ethnicity, … Read More
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Jean-Patrick CONNERADE is Emeritus Professor of Physics at the Imperial College London, Honorary Professor at the East China University in … Read More
Andrew Finkel has been a journalist based in Turkey since 1989, during which time he has corresponded for a variety … Read More
Gradimir Gojer is a Bosnian theater director, writer and actor who was born in Mostar, in 1951. He studied and earned a degree in … Read More
Lindita Ahmeti was born in Prizren in 1973 and lives in Skopje. Her first poetry collection, Mjedra dhe bluz (Raspberries … Read More
Saša Ilić is a writer, journalist, and social activist. He has published three short story collections, The Prevision of the … Read More
Ana Pejovic (1980, Prijepolje, SFR Jugoslavija) is a cultural professional and a translator from Belgrade. She has been working in … Read More
Alek Popov (born Sofia, Bulgaria, 1966) is a leading Bulgarian writer, author of four novels, several collections of short stories … Read More
Patricia Corbett is an independent arts critic, curator and lecturer, specialising in interdisciplinary genres. A former director of major contemporary … Read More
DECONSTRUCTING FAMILY, DECONSTRUCTING THE COUNTRY: THE NEW WAVE OF GREEK CINEMA IN THE AGE OF CRISIS
Kostas Peroulis was born in Pireas in 1974. He studied law and comparative literature. His collection of short stories Automata … Read More
Bedri Baykam claims that he started to paint when he was only two years old, and has had several exhibitions … Read More
Biljana Djurdjević / Based in Belgrade, Serbia, Biljana Djurdjević is an artist whose work in a range of media, including … Read More
A writer, publicist and linguist now based in New York, Ardian Vehbiu is the author of 15 books, including several … Read More
In a recent interview, Pope Francis talked about the walls, both legal and physical, being built by wealthy countries to … Read More
Venko Andonovski (1964), the bestselling novelist, short-story writer and playwright during the last fifteen years in Macedonia. His work has … Read More
Geron Kamberi is currently an Associate Researcher and works for different Albanian think tanks. Last three years he worked as … Read More
Nedim Gürsel, born in 1951, is a Turkish writer. In 1979, he received in Sorbonne his doctorate in comparative literature … Read More
Tatyana Kmetova is an anthropologist and an activist in different NGOs in Bulgaria since 1991. She is a founding member … Read More
Activist group and network of feminist/antimilitaristic/antinationalistic/ antifascist/alter globalist orientation, whose members are women, but also men of diverse generations and … Read More
Zilka Spahic-Siljak is a university professor from Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she lives and works. She is a leading research scholar … Read More
Born in 1987 in Bucharest, Romania, Alice Teodorescu is a cultural analyst, blogger and author. She studied communication and media … Read More
Burim Myftiu (b.1961, Prizren) is an Albanian-American photographer, curator and visual artist. He is a member of New Haven’s Arts … Read More
Anastassis Vistonitis was born in Komotini, Northern Greece, in 1952. He studied Political Sciences and Economics in Athens and Philosophy … Read More
Where is Europe going? This question is being asked with increasing concern. We live in a time when the European … Read More
Vladimir Arsenijević (b. 1965 in Pula, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is an awarded and internationally acclaimed Serbian writer, translator, editor and publicist. He won the 1994 NIN-award … Read More
Amila Kahrović Posavljak was born in Sarajevo, 1984. She survived three and a half years of siege as a child … Read More
Doruntina Basha a playwright and screenwriter from Prishtina, Kosovo. She is the author of five plays and several short screenplays. … Read More
by Ana Blandiana White on White I write in white on white Though I know nobody Can read it, Not even … Read More
Thodoris Nikolau was born in Chalkis, Greece in December 1982. His first interaction with investigative journalism comes in 2007, in … Read More
Text by Jacques Lacarriere (1925-2005), spiritual founder of Actor of Europe, published in daily newspaper Le Figaro, Paris, in August 2003, for the … Read More
By Gonca Özmen Gonca Özmen was born in Burdur, Turkey, in 1982. She studied English Language and Literature at Istanbul University, … Read More
By Amila Kahrović-Posavljak December is probably the liveliest cultural month in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the summer vacations and festivals … Read More
Dado, born Miodrag Đurić in 1933 in Cetinje, Montenegro, chose as an artistic pseudonym the pet name given him by … Read More
Edi Hila was born in Shkoder in 1944. Hila studied painting at the National Academy of Art in Tirana until … Read More
By Alek Popov Alek Popov (born Sofia, Bulgaria, 1966) is a leading Bulgarian writer, author of four novels, several collections of … Read More
