The panel discussion titled "How much do we read each other" was held on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, in lecture hall A-302. This event brought together prominent experts in the field of literature to discuss the importance of reading South Slavic literatures, their position on the local and global scene, and the reasons why we (don’t) read each other.
The discussion focused on examining the position of South Slavic literatures as either "ours" or "theirs," local or global, which served as a framework to address the question of how much we read each other. Using data as a foundation, participants sought to answer why this is the case and opened the issue of reading neighboring countries' literatures in the context of developing democracy and "national" literatures.
The panel featured literary critic and translator Jagna Pogačnik, translator and librarian Ksenija Banović, reading advocate and editor Marija Ott Franolić, professor of Slovenian literature and executive editor of Književna smotra Ivana Latković, and professor of comparative literature and project leader of Memory (of) Literature in Everyday Life Lovro Škopljanac. The discussion was moderated by Anita Peti-Stantić, ensuring a dynamic and insightful conversation.