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Book presentation Janneke Spoelstra

Book presentation Janneke Spoelstra

Book presentation Janneke Spoelstra's 'Wêr bliuwe de froulju?'

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Publication

Janneke Spoelstra interviewed ten poets about their poetry and their position in Frisian literature. It is no coincidence that all ten are women. Do women write as much as men? Are they published as easily? Do women have as good opportunities as men in Frisian literature today? These kinds of issues were discussed in the interviews.

On Wednesday 12 November from 2.15 p.m., Spoelstra's book “Wêr bliuwe de froulju? Ynterviewbondel oer de Fryske literatuer (1988-2023)” will be presented at the (Leonardo) Oranje Hotel on Stationsweg in Leeuwarden. The book is published by Afûk.

Programme

2:15 p.m.: Doors open
2:45 p.m.: Programme starts
• Opening by Froukje Sijtsma
• Lecture by Fleur Speet (Fixdit collective) on 'female authors in Dutch-language literature and the imbalance in appreciation' (in Dutch)
• Music by Immen
• Janneke Spoelstra, on compiling the interview collection
• Recitation by interviewed poets
• Publisher Ernst Bruinsma (Afûk), on the publication
• Presentation of the book to Gabrielle Terpstra and recitation by Gabrielle Terpstra
17:10: Closing and drinks & bites

Oer Janneke Spoelstra

anneke Spoelstra (Hijum 1962) has been employed by the Fryske Akademy since 2001, first as a proofreader for the Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal/Woordenboek der Friese taal (Dictionary of the Frisian Language), and then as a research assistant involved in other (lexicographical) projects. She completed her master's degree in Frisian Language and Culture, specialising in Literary Culture (University of Groningen 2012). Since 2018, she has been an editor for the Online Dutch-Frisian Dictionary. She now contributes to the maintenance of Frysker.nl. In 2023, she published an article on “Mooglike genderneutrale foarnamwurden yn it Frysk” (Possible gender-neutral pronouns in Frisian).

Janneke Spoelstra is also secretary of the Redaksje Literaire Rigen. She was one of the compilers of the lhbty+ anthology “Do draechst de leafde oan / Jij draagt de liefde aan” (2021).

In brief

What: Book presentation by Janneke Spoelstra, 'Wêr bliuwe de froulju? Ynterviewbondel oer de Fryske literatuer (1988-2023)'
Where: (Leonardo) Oranje Hotel, Stationswei 4, 8911 AG Leeuwarden. The presentation will run parallel to the third Conference on Frisian Humanities.
Time: Doors open at 2:15 p.m., programme starts at 2:45 p.m.
Registration (required): The event is fully booked. Registration is no longer possible. 

 

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