Summer School in Critical Theory and Praxis: Literature and Society

The Summer School in Critical Theory and Praxis: Literature and Society is a seven-day intensive programme held on the island of Cres, Croatia. It brings together scholars, students, researchers, artists, educators, activists, cultural workers, and policymakers for interdisciplinary exchange through lectures, workshops, and cultural events. The programme connects theoretical inquiry with literary and artistic practice, addressing pressing social and political issues while exploring creative and innovative responses. Thirty participants and around fifteen lecturers and workshop leaders will spend six working days engaging with this year’s theme: the relationship between literature and politics. The programme will also feature artists whose work thoughtfully integrates theoretical, historical, and social research with experimental artistic practice. Recognising that literature is deeply embedded in its social context, the programme will examine its role in interpreting and shaping political, economic, and cultural processes, as well as public understandings of social relations and change. Particular attention will be given to the shifting functions of literature throughout history – from a repository of cultural values to an agent of social transformation.