It took centuries of struggle for women to be able to express themselves without restriction. But, let’s face it, this freedom is not accepted everywhere, especially when it comes to writing about the body. With the #MeToo movement, women’s bodies have been invited into the literary space, challenging a dominant male vision. How are women writers writing about the body today?
With Isabela Figueiredo, Lauren Groff and Szilvia Molnar.
This event will be moderated by Curator of Cultural Programs at the American Library in Paris, Rachel Donadio.
About Festival America:
The 11th edition of AMERICA will take place in Vincennes from 26-29 September 2024, and will for the first time be the venue for exchanges and debates between American and European writers.
Every two years since 2002, the AMERICA festival has brought together writers from North America. Over seven hundred authors from Canada, Quebec, the USA, Mexico, Cuba and Haiti have come to meet their French readers. For 4 days and 3 evenings, the Vincennes event offers a rich program of meetings – booksellers’ café, major interviews, thematic debates – screenings of adaptations of novels or documentaries, a children’s festival, concerts and events combining books and street culture.
AMERICA’s strength lies in the fact that it brings American voices and texts to Vincennes, shedding light on the universality of each artist’s work.
