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Turning Pages Through Time: A Seminar Dedicated to 500 Years of the Estonian Book and Literary Culture

September 19, 2025
11:00 AM
Tartu College, 3 Madison Ave. Toronto
Speakers: Adam Cullen , Andres Kasekamp, Kadri Tüür, Ann Komaromi, Philipp Lekmanov, Kaia Gallagher, Anneli Andre-Barrett, Piret Noorhani

 

In English / Free event / Register at info@vemu.ca by September 17th

 

+ Opening of the Exhibit „Estonian Book 500“
Petro Jacyk Central & East European Resource Centre, 3rd floor, Robarts Library
130 St. George Street
Friday, September, 19th 4:15 PM
In collaboration with the University of Toronto

 

Program:

Tartu College, 3 Madison Ave., 11:00

11:00- 13:00 Session 1
1. Piret Noorhani (VEMU Estonian Museum Canada), Literature, Libraries, and Legacy: Safeguarding Estonian Culture in the Diaspora
2. Anneli Andre-Barrett (VEMU Book Club), Reading: From the Personal to the Political
3. Kaia Gallagher (Atterberry Press), Blending my Family Memoir within Estonia’s WW2 Story
4. Kadri Tüür (University of Toronto), A Collection of Poetry by Men from the Islands (2025, Saare meesluule almanahh): How Come?

13:00-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:45 Session 2
5. Adam Cullen, Silverwhite: From Thule to Free Estonia
6. Andres Kasekamp (University of Toronto), The Challenges of Writing Baltic History
7. Ann Komaromi (University of Toronto), Estonian Editions in the Database of Soviet Samizdat Periodicals
8. Philipp Lekmanov (University of Toronto), Memoirs in the Dissident Legacy Project

In English

Opening of the Exhibit „Estonian Book 500“- 16:15 at Petro Jacyk Central & East European Resource Centre, 3rd floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street

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