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At deBuren captivating guests cross swords in order to give inspiring contributions to the public debate, on topics ranging from the cultural, academic and political field. Apart from organizing lectures, debates and exhibitions, we also stimulate the virtual debate through columns by a wide range of authors.
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We compassionately encourage you to critically reflect and comment on the columns posted by the chosen authors. But on open ground: under your own name or under a pseudonym known by our web editorial department. deBuren always maintains the right to remove posts that, in our view, do not support an open and honest debate.
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Written by deBuren on 23 April 2012
As a shared initiative between the Embassy of The Netherlands and the city council of Tbilisi, the citybooks about the Georgian capital will be published in book form. Hot off the press, this bilingual English-Georgian publication will be officially presented on the 23rd of April at the Europe House in Tbilisi. Competition: deBuren is giving away 5 copies!
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Written by deBuren on 23 April 2012
citybooks, the international literary project of deBuren, will take to three new cities this year. In each of the cities Turnhout (Belgium), Venice (Italy) and Yerevan (Armenia), five writers and a photographer will make individual and unique ‘city portraits’, following a two-week residency.
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Written by deBuren on 27 February 2012
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Written by deBuren on 27 February 2012
Yet again, there is lots of new content to discover at www.city-books.eu. Dutch author Joost Zwagerman has recorded his citybook Vallei flies high, or: Satori in Sheffield, and it can now be heard and downloaded in three languages: Dutch, English and French. What’s more, there is a whole range of newly translated citybooks available to read and download, including texts by Simone Lenaerts, Thomas Gunzig, Caroline Lamarche, Goce Smilevski, Werner Schandor and Jeroen van Rooij.
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Written by Paul Lewis on 26 October 2011
What would be the collective story of Europe’s top young journalists, brought together to ponder the future of journalism? The temptation would be for aspiring journalists to portray themselves as the victims in a “bad news” story. The headline? ‘Journalism Is Dying’. An opinion piece by Paul Lewis, journalist The Guardian, following his opening lecture at the conference YoungPress.eu in Antwerp. Authoritative media personalities, from both home and abroad, are invited to attend all three days.
Graphic column
Written by deBuren on 7 April 2011
Now that we can see and feel the sun again in all its glory, everyone at deBuren wants to go outside and sit at pavement cafés – wonderfully relaxed while people watching… and overhearing? This month ILAH illustrates the suffering that sometimes accompanies this relaxing pastime…
Graphic column
Written by deBuren on 22 February 2011
How did you spend your Valentine’s day? Red roses? Moonlight? This week ILAH painted a more realistic picture of love.
Graphic column
Written by deBuren on 20 January 2011
In 2010 several Flemish and Dutch artists made beautiful graphic columns for deBuren. You can view these visual pearls by Barbara Stok, Steve Michiels, Michiel van de Pol, Maaike Hartjes, Matei Branea, Brecht Evens and Daniel Ginelli on our website. This year we continue the graphic columns in a slightly different way. One artist will make a topical visual commentary for every month of the year. A new permanent, yet familiar face will join us: Ilah.
Graphic column
Written by deBuren on 9 November 2010
The second graphic column by Brecht Evens, winner of the first Willy Vandersteenprijs (2010), immediately rang a couple of art historical bells. What (or whom) does this image remind you of?
Graphic column
Written by deBuren on 28 October 2010
The multicultural society is not only a hot potato in Flanders and The Netherlands, but also in other European countries. In his graphic column the artist Daniel Ginelli comments on the statement made by Angela Merkel last week.