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01 engleza:Layout 1 5/14/13 12:43 PM Page 1 Published by the Romanian Cultural Institute Romanian ditorial by ANDREI MARGA Book TEhree Solutions The reorganization of the Romanian Cultural Institute in a synchronized concept entailed finding solutions to many unsolved problems. We know the fact that any public institution has to be transparent and acce- ssible to citizens’ arguments . Review One of the solutions for the ISSUED MONTHLY G No. 4 G MAY 2013 G DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE decentralization of the Romanian Cultural Institute was to create historical subsidiaries in the historical provinces of the country. The following subsidiaries were officially inaugurated until now: Oltenia-Gorj (Tg. Jiu), Moldova (Iaşi), Dobrogea (Tulcea), Banat-Crişana (Arad). More and more local authorities file requests for subsidiaries. However, during the public debate, a series of questions were raised. Does the network of inspectorates in the counties become twice as large as it is at the present time? The answer is negative. By law, the subsidiaries − as well as the entire London Book Fair 2013 Romanian Cultural Institute − are assigned the task of making Romanian culture known in the world, of ensuring its visibility and prestige. They deal with the dissemination of Romanian values worldwide (in fact, the cultural centers in the province interact with other countries as well); they do not overlap with the competences of the county inspec- torates for culture. Do the ICR subsidiaries waste precious (especially financial) resources? The answer is: no resources are wasted! On the contrary! As it was pointed out in the beginning, in the documents of establishment, the infrastruc- ture of the subsidiary is ensured by the local authorities. No new positions were created. Every subsidiary can employ personnel according to the extra-budgetary resources it obtains. What are the financial resources of the subsidiaries? The Romanian Cultural Institute, as a whole, functions based on programs announced publicly, and the access to resources is competition-based access. The subsidiaries can accumulate extra-budgetary resources, like anywhere else in the civilized world. Does the level of activities decrease due to the fact that the subsidiaries were set up? There is no such danger, since the historical provinces put forth values which can be ON PAGE 6 successfully displayed internationally. Undoubtedly, the Romanian Cultural Institute has to promote a high level of exigency, but the latter is not jeopardized by In this issue: developments with better ideas. What have the subsidiaries done so far? Here are some examples of activities of “internationalization” of culture carried out in the subsidiaries: a photo exhibition “ The BOOKS AUTHORED BY: Danube Delta ” in Tel Aviv, in partnership G G G with the County Council Tulcea; Contem- Ion Alexandrescu Adrian Alui Gheorghe Ion Beldeanu Lucian porary Dramaturgy in Europe . Support given G G G to the participation of the theatre “Jean Boia Mircea Ioan Casimcea Livius Ciocârlie Dumitru Constan - Bart” in the International Conference of G G G G Contemporary Dramaturgy in Dijon tin-Dulcan Ion Costaş Cerasella Crăciun Gheorghe Crăciun Ion (Dobrogea); The International Symposium G G G G Cultural Tourism, Vector of Promotion and Cucu Dan Dungaciu Ruxandra Garofeanu Paul Gherasim Silviu Valorization of Cultural Heritage in Transyl- G G G G vania ; the International Festival “The Gates Gherman Anatol Grosu Dan Hăulică Antoine Heemeryck Eugen of Poetry” (event dedicated to the promotion G G G of Romanian Poetry); The Congress of Istodor Catherine Naugrette Veronica D. Niculescu Cristi Pante - Translators from the Balkans and Eastern G G G Europe (Banat-Crişana); the International limon Violeta Pătrunjel Popescu Alexandru Popescu Viorica Conference “ Brâncuşi, the International G G Citizen of Gorj ” (Oltenia-Gorj) ; The Cultural Răduţă Gheorghe Săsărman Stan Stoica Caravan in Chişinău (Moldova). It is not much yet, but this is the right direction. In the next issue : The Turin International Book Fair, 2013 02-03 engleza:Layout 1 5/14/13 12:10 PM Page 2 The RCI Bucharest Agenda CONFERENCE The conference “The Story of RCI (inter)national English in 100 Words”, held by the The European Film Festival, Bucharest 2013 well-known linguist David Crystal , took place on Monday the 15 th of April. The event was organized by the British Council in partnership with the The European Film Festival (Bren dan Gleesnon), in 2012. Romanian Cultural Institute. took place in Bucharest, at Cine - During the event, the following A writer, an editor, a conference ma Studio and Eforie cinema- participants took the floor: His speaker , and a producer of radio and TV programs, professor David theque, for three days, between Excellency Oliver Grogan, the the 9 th and the 11 th of May. This Ambassador of Ireland in Bucha - Crystal has published more than one hundred books in the domain of th linguistics and its practical applications, and he was the editor of the 17 edition included movies rest, Mr. Laurenţiu Damian, the reference books The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language from ten countries, as well as a president of the Romanian Film - and The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. selection of cinematographic makers Union, Ms. Anca Mitran, projects made by the students of the general director of the Na tio - ANDREI MARGA AT THE IRCCU VENICE the National University of Art in nal Film Archives , and Mr. Vla- Bucharest. di mir Simon, vice-president of nd In the beginning of the the Romanian Cultural Institute. On the 22 of April, in the conference hall “Marian Papahagi” of th the Romanian Institute of Culture and Humanities Research in Venice, festival, on Thursday the 9 of In addition, the program May, at 7 o’clock P.M, Cinema included the Romanian docu - the president of the Romanian Cultural Institute, the university professor th Andrei Marga, PhD, held the conference “Religion and the State in Studio showed the Irish comedy mentary movie The 8 of Today’s Europe”. The Guard (2011) , directed by March directed by Alexandru Croatia, the Embassy of Finland, The conference dealt with the John Michael McDonagh. The Belc, who participated in a ses - the Embassy of Ireland, Balassi historical point of view of the movie, presented with the help of sion of Q&A after the projection. Institute − the Hungarian Cultu - relationship between religion and the the Embassy of Ireland in Bucha - The European Film Festival ral Center, the Embassy of Ser- State and analyzed the thesis of the rest, was awarded the Prize The 2013 was organized by the bia, the Embassy of Slovakia, the separation of the two , especially in Best Debut Film at the Berlin Romanian Cultural Institute in Embassy of Spain, the Embassy societies which are pluralistic from a Film Festival, in 2011, and no mi - partnership with the Romanian of Sweden, Cinepolitica Festival, religious point of view. Furthermore, nated at the Golden Globes for Filmmakers Union, the National Libra Film, Voodoo Films and new solu tions to the relationship the category The Best Actor Film Archive, the Embassy of UNARTE. religion-state were analy zed. The conference fo cu sed on the process of re-thinking, of re-systema tizing, and of recons tructing the knowledge underlying the religious belief which has been shaping a culture for a World Book Day long time. The importance of the solutions brought by religion in the new context of global society is oriented by Andrei Marga towards an attempt at recovering philosophy as an expression of human experience Book launch: William Shakespeare - Works VI in a world in which religion has an essential role in the construction of the new identities marked by globalization processes. Andrei Marga addressed this subject in the volume Religion in the On Shakespeare day (the 23 rd of April), the Era of Globalization (The Foundation for European Studies Publishing Romanian Cultural Institute in Bucharest hosted House, Cluj-Napoca, 2003). the ceremony of the launch of the 6 th volume of the series Complete Works, re-translated integrally, PROFESSOR IONEL HAIDUC AT THE RCI in verse, a series coordinated by professor George Volceanov. th The Romanian Cultural Institute continued the series of the ICR The 6 volume was published by Tracus Arte Conferences, a project meant to stimulate dialogue and to promote (director Ioan Cristescu), with the help of ICR culture. On Wed nesday, the 24 th of April 2013 , academician Ionel Publishing House (director Mariana Avanu). The Haiduc, the president of the Romanian Aca demy held a conference translators of the three plays: Violeta Popa, Lucia with the title “Confluences between Na tural Sciences and Humanities” Verona, and Ioana Diaconescu were present at the at the headquarters of the Roma nian Cultural Institute in Bu charest. event, next to the rest of the team (George President of the Romanian Volceanov and Horia Gârbea, as presenters, this Academy since 2006, professor at time). Volceanov, and the latter was published with the the Babeş-Bolyai University , and In addition, the first volume of Shakespeare’s help of the Faculty of Arts, Hyperion Uni versity. A a chemist, academician Ionel Notebooks was launched, with a very rich con tents group of actors from this university, coordinated by Haiduc is a scientist who earned of Shakespearean studies, as well as Romanian professor Petre Florescu and introduced by the international renown thanks to his Shakespeare Journal no.1, with studies in the well-known actor Eusebiu Ştefă nescu, presented a activity − more than three hundred English language and authors from several fragment from “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, specialized works, as well as the countries. Both works were coordi nated by George translated by Lucia Verona. initiation and the de ve lopment of a new scientific domain (organometallic che mistry).