Kiszabadulni a történetek fogságából | Diána Vonnák | TEDxLibertyBridgeWomen
Mi történik, amikor egy város, egy ország, egy élet egyik pillanatról a másikra idegenné válik? Amikor a valóság ismert keretei széthullanak, és a jövő egy sötét, ismeretlen szakadékká válik? Egy költő története, aki egy reggel elhagyta az otthonát – és soha nem térhetett vissza. De honnan tudjuk, hogy mikor veszítettük el azt, ami addig a miénk volt? És mit mondhatunk, amikor nincs megfelelő szó arra, ami történik? Egy előadás az emlékezésről, az értelmezésről és arról, hogyan próbáljuk rendezni a világunkat akkor is, amikor az darabokra hullik.
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What happens when a city, a country, or a life suddenly becomes unrecognizable? When the familiar structures of reality collapse, and the future turns into a dark, unknowable void? This is the story of a poet who left home one morning—only to realize he could never return. But how do we recognize the moment we lose what was once ours? And what can we say when there are no words for what is happening? A talk about memory, interpretation, and the ways we try to make sense of a world that is falling apart. Egy évtizede dolgozik antropológusként, főleg a nagy politikai-gazdasági váltások, történeti traumák öröksége és emlékezete foglalkoztatja. Ukrajnára specializálódott, a 2014-es donbaszi háború óta rendszeresen kutat az országban, ahol éveket töltött, 2022 óta is aktívan visszajár. Első könyve Látlak címmel jelent meg 2021-ben, felkerült a Libri-díj rövidlistájára, és elnyerte a legjobb első kötetnek járó Margó-díjat.
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Diána Vonnák has been working as an anthropologist for a decade, mainly focusing on major political-economical changes and historical traumas. Specializing in Ukraine, she has been a regular researcher in the country since the 2014 Donbas war, where she spent years and has been actively returning since 2022. Her first book, I See You, was published in 2021, shortlisted for the Libri-Prize, and won the Margo Prize in the best first book category. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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