Center of Greek and Arabic Literature and Culture (Κ.ΕL.A.L.P.)
Launch Announcement
We are very pleased to announce the official launch of the activities of the Center of Greek and Arabic Literature and Culture (K.EL.A.L.P.- https://culturepolisngo.wixsite.com/kelalp?lang=en), the new autonomous initiative created under the umbrella of the private, non-profit organisation CulturePolis, with the aim of strengthening an open effort to analyze and study the two cultures for a better understanding of “what unites us, rather than those that separate us.”
The new website of K.EL.A.L.P. aspires to be an important forum for those dealing with issues of interest to the Center.
K.EL.A.L.P. has planned actions to inform and raise awareness of experts and the general public on Greek and Arabic literature, culture, poetry, language and related initiatives in Greece and neighbouring countries, as well as relevant research, studies, analyzes, discussions and dialogue through targeted actions and programs.
K.EL.A.L.P. will also contribute significantly to the activities of the project “TOGETHER – Towards a cultural understanding of the other “, which has just been approved by the ERASMUS + Adult Education program, led by CulturePolis and other partners from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Georgia and Lebanon.
The first action of the Center for the new programming period 2020-2021 will take place on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 18:00 in the form of an online meeting from Corfu, on the topic:
“The Role of Literary Translation in Promoting Intercultural Dialogue and the Understanding of the ‘Other’: The Case of Arabic Literature” with the main speaker the author and translator of Arabic literature Mrs. Persa Koumoutsi (https://culturepolisngo.wixsite.com/persa-koumoutsi?lang=en).The event is organized in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting of the Ionian University. A salutation speech will be given by Dr. Vasileios Laopodis, Founder and President of CulturePolis/ K.EL.AL.P., Prof. Sotiris Livas, President of the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting of the Ionian University and Mr. Nikos Koukis, President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture – view announcementHERE
The team of K.EL.A.L.P. welcomes you to this new “journey” of exploring the Arabic culture and its relations with the Greek culture. New announcements will be followed about the forthcoming actions of the Center.