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Event 10
Jona Lendering in conversation with Jan W. Bok
Fake News and Soft Persuasion
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IE University. Aula Magna
Everybody seems to like the ancient world, and everybody seems to know things better than archaeologists, philologists, and historians. Ever since the early 1970s, there’s been an avalanche of insufficiently professional publications, and the rise of the internet has enabled the reintroduction of already refuted ideas. Measured by its ability to inform the general public of new insights, the study of the ancient world is a disappointment. Fortunately, there are lessons to be learned about proactive forms of science communication.
Jona Lendering (1964) read history in Leiden and has been writing about archaeology, history, and ancient languages ever since. He published several books and built Livius.org, which was, in the days before the Wikipedia, the largest website on Rome, Greece, Persia, and other civilizations from the distant past. Today, he maintains a daily blog on ancient history, MainzerBeobachter.com.
Jan W. Bok (1970) is a faculty member of the Global College, IE University, Madrid. Before that, he taught Political Philosophy at the Erasmus University, the Netherlands, and World Language and Literature at the Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy. He is a proud graduate from different academic institutions, including the Erasmus University of Rotterdam (History and Arts, Philosophy) and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS, Political Science) in Paris, France.
Presented by Hannah Schmidt, Cultural Attaché at the Royal Embassy of the Netherlands.
Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish
Acclaimed British philosopher Anthony C. Grayling will discuss his latest book, Discriminations: Making Peace in the Culture Wars. In this timely and provocative work, British philosopher Grayling, author of more than 30 books and founder of the New College of the Humanities, explores the history and consequences of cancel culture, drawing connections between ancient ostracism and modern political and social polarisation. He argues that many so-called cultural conflicts do not arise from conflicting rights, but from the clash between vested interests and fundamental freedoms.
At the end of the event, the author will sign copies of his books
Event in English with simultaneous translation into Spanish
In a Europe marked by uncertainty, populism, and a future too complex to calmly plan for, culture can give us the resilience we need. Because culture is another form of politics—it creates spaces for dialogue and helps us understand "the other." Where there is culture, there is always hope. This is how Teresa Grøtan, director of the Bergen International Literary Festival, sees it. A journalist and writer, she has published several books, the most recent being Før øya synker. She will speak with Miquel Molina, deputy editor of La Vanguardia and writer.
At the end of the event, the author will sign copies of her books
Event in english with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish
Price: €9.00 (EUR)
In collaboration with Bergen International Festival and the Royal Embassy of Norway in Spain
Isabel Fuentes, Andrés Pérez Perruca, Gervasio Posadas and Daniel Restrepo with Juan Carlos Monroy
Cultural Managers versus Writers
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Biblioteca Municipal de Segovia Casa de la Lectura
The universe of cultural management is as exciting as it is complex and exhausting, where days need to have more than 24 hours and countless pieces have to be put together to push projects ahead. Is there life beyond culture? For some of these cultural managers, there is - but it’s a life still tied to culture, given that they have written and published novels.
From the beginning of her professional career Isabel Fuentes, she has been involved in scientific communication and cultural management. She is currently the director of CaixaForum Madrid. In 2015, she published her first novel, Un gen fuera de la ley, which was nominated for the RAE 2016 literary creation award, and in 2025, her second novel, Hemoglobina. Gervasio Posadas is a writer, trainer and cultural manager who has been the director of Ámbito Cultural at El Corte Inglés since 2018. He is the author of several novels, including El mentalista de Hitler ('The Clairvoyant: The Man Who Predicted Hitler’s Rise to Power') and El fracaso de mi éxito.
Daniel Restrepois the Social Action Director at Mapfre Foundation and is the author of numerous articles and several books on Ibero-American archives and history. Andrés Pérez Perruca is a cultural manager, musician and writer. He is in charge of Contents and Publications at Espacio Fundación Telefónica. In 2024 he published Vida de un pollo blanquecino de piel fina.
The event will be moderated by Juan Carlos Monroy, Councillor for Culture at Segovia City Council andan expert in cultural management.
There will be a book signing at the end of the event
Event in Spanish
Price: €9.00 (EUR)
With the collaboration of the Ayuntamiento de Segovia
