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  • Deep Blue Rhapsody wins the 19th Lletra Prize

    Deep Blue Rhapsody wins the 19th Lletra Prize

    18 .09 .2019 - K Team

    “Deep Blue Rhapsody” has been selected as the winner of the 19th Lletra Prize for the best digital initiative to promote Catalan literature, organised by the Prudenci Bertrana Foundation and the Open University of Catalonia’s Lletre Project.

  • Books and Places for a Literary Summer

    Books and Places for a Literary Summer

    23 .07 .2019 - Kosmopolis

    Eternal cities, the centre of the world, a mysterious lake, the red planet, wonderland or the closest place possible… What book would you pack if you had to choose? This is the question we asked the CCCB team. And these are these are the results – their suggestions for a literary summer. Long live the joy of reading!!!

  • The Filmed Word

    The Filmed Word

    23 .07 .2019 - Kosmopolis

    The marriage between literature and screen has always offered fertile ground, and even more so in recent decades. Since its beginnings, Kosmopolis has been keen to explore the presence and influence of literary works in TV series and films. These are some of the activities that we presented.

  • K Dialogues

    K Dialogues

    06 .06 .2019 - K Team

    Conversing with prominent modern authors on the key themes of their work allows us to probe the subtleties of our own history, the way in which we build our own narratives and the way in which these narratives are written. These are some of the talks we were able to see at K19.

  • The Quantum Story

    The Quantum Story

    06 .06 .2019 - K Team

    The great story of quantum physics has changed our perception of “reality”. It has profound geopolitical and economic implications, but it also poses a philosophical, ethical and literary challenge that will be decisive in coming decades. These are some of the activities related with quantum physics we were able to see at K19.

  • The Feminist Revolution

    The Feminist Revolution

    06 .06 .2019 - K Team

    The power of feminism and its narratives, which focus on three areas that manage to encapsulate the different currents and manifestations of the new feminisms: the struggle for equality, the role of women in the fight against climate change and feminist sisterhood. These are some of the activities related with the feminist revolution that we presented at K19.

  • Transitions of Capitalism

    Transitions of Capitalism

    06 .06 .2019 - K Team

    Post-capitalist literature forms a heterogenous body of work that takes in everything from accelerationism and singularity to the risks involved in an augmented humanity without knowledge or control of the technologies that rule the world. These are some of the talks related with the transitions of capitalism that we presented at K19.

  • Stories Lab

    Stories Lab

    06 .06 .2019 - K Team

    At Kosmopolis, we’ve created a space for sharing, discussing and testing out new tools and channels for the stories that make the world go round. These are some of the activities of the Stories Lab that we were able to see at K19.

  • The Stories that Inspire Kubrick

    The Stories that Inspire Kubrick

    06 .06 .2019 - K Team

    To coincide with the end of the “Stanley Kubrick” exhibition at the CCCB, K19 is exploring the stories that have inspired Kubrick’s labyrinth. These are some of the activities that we presented.