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Thesis—“Unity in Diversity.” These Three Narratives Are Explored in the Following Review of Her Argument UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Shared stories and creative dissonances Transnational literary projects and European identity Zuurmond, A. Publication date 2019 Document Version Final published version License Other Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Zuurmond, A. (2019). Shared stories and creative dissonances: Transnational literary projects and European identity. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl) Download date:27 Sep 2021 Shared Stories and Creative Dissonances Dissonances Shared Stories and Creative Shared Stories and Creative Dissonances Transnational Literary Projects and European Identity In publications addressing literary refl ections on Europe, little attention has been paid to emerging cultural net- works, the role of EU subsidies, or literary organisations engaging writers in initiatives aimed at contemplating the challenges that the European Union faces. This dissertation aims to explain the role of these new initiatives by presenting four recent, transnational literary projects as case studies: the “Literatur Express Europa 2000”; “The European Constitution in Verse”; “Narrati- ves for Europe”; and “The Return of Europe”. The projects were analysed through an examination of three fundamental aspects: the expectations held by the cultural organisations regarding their initiatives; the cul- 230 mm (fi nal size) 230 mm (fi 240 mm (fi nal size) 240 mm (fi tural artefacts resulting from the projects; and the effects of the projects in the public sphere. By selecting literary projects about Europe as case studies, rather than indi- vidual authors or texts, this research allows for an inter- disciplinary approach that reveals the interaction between EU politics, civil society, cultural networks, and individual authors. Anouk Zuurmond 236 mm (with bleed 3 mm) 246 mm (with bleed 3 mm) Anouk Zuurmond 170 mm (fi nal size) 170 mm (fi nal size) 173 mm (with bleed 3 mm) 173 mm (with bleed 3 mm) 17 mm SHARED STORIES AND CREATIVE DISSONANCES Transnational Literary Projects and European Identity Anouk Zuurmond ISBN: 978-94-6375-064-6 © Anouk Zuurmond, 2019 Printing: Ridderprint BV Cover image: line from The European Constitution in Verse displayed at the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels. Het hier beschreven onderzoek werd mede mogelijk gemaakt door steun van de Hogeschool Utrecht. De uitgave van dit proefschrift werd mede mogelijk gemaakt door steun van de J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting. SHARED STORIES AND CREATIVE DISSONANCES. TRANSNATIONAL LITERARY PROJECTS AND EUROPEAN IDENTITY ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam op gezag van de Rector Magnificus Prof. dr. ir. K.I.J. Maex ten overstaan van een door het College voor Promoties ingestelde commissie, in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Aula der Universiteit op woensdag 16 januari 2019, te 11.00 uur door Anouk Zuurmond geboren te Leiderdorp Promotiecommissie: Promotoren: prof. dr. T.L. Vaessens Universiteit van Amsterdam prof. dr. M.J. Wintle Universiteit van Amsterdam Overige leden: prof. dr. L.A. Bialasiewicz Universiteit van Amsterdam prof. dr. O.M. Heynders Tilburg University prof. dr. J.T. Leerssen Universiteit van Amsterdam dr. G.J.A. Snel Universiteit van Amsterdam prof. dr. M.C. van der Waal Universiteit van Amsterdam dr. A.L.B. van Weyenberg Universiteit Leiden Faculteit: Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen Contents 1. General Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 PART I. EUROPEAN IDENTITY, THE ROLE OF LITERATURE IN (TRANS)NATIONAL IDENTITY FORMATION, AND EUROPEAN CULTURAL POLICY ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 9 2. European Identity .............................................................................................................................. 11 3. The Role of Literature in the Construction of (Trans-)National Identities .............................. 21 4. EU Policy in European Identity Formation................................................................................... 33 5. Selection of Cases .............................................................................................................................. 41 PART II. EXPECTATIONS OF THE TRANSNATIONAL LITERARY PROJECTS IN EUROPEAN IDENTITY FORMATION ....................................................................................... 51 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 53 6. Cultural Diversity and Committed Citizens: Images of European Identity .............................. 55 7. Shared Memories and Critical Narratives: Legitimising a Literary Perspective ........................ 73 Conclusion to Part II ................................................................................................................................. 85 PART III. A COMPARISON BETWEEN EXPECTATIONS AND RESULTS .................... 89 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 91 8. “So Then Tell Me, Where Is Kundera?”: the “Literatur Express” ............................................. 95 9. Overcoming an Imaginative Failure: “Narratives for Europe” ................................................. 113 10. Recalling, Murmuring and Echoing: “The European Constitution in Verse” ........................ 137 11. From Plato to Everyday European Politics: “The Return of Europe”.................................... 161 Conclusion to Part III.............................................................................................................................. 189 PART IV. THE EFFECTS OF THE TRANSNATIONAL LITERARY PROJECTS .......... 193 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 195 12. A Media Event and Its Fictional Re-workings: the “Literatur Express” ............................. 197 13. Academic Representations and Source of Institutional Inspiration: “Narratives for Europe” ..................................................................................................................................................... 221 14. Poetry on the Walls in Brussels: “The European Constitution in Verse” ........................... 237 15. A Vote for Thomas Mann or Oswald Spengler? “The Return of Europe” ........................ 251 Conclusion to Part IV .............................................................................................................................. 265 16. General Conclusions ................................................................................................................... 269 Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................. 277 Appendix 1. List of Quotes in German and Dutch ............................................................................ 305 Appendix 2. Itinerary: the “Literatur Express” .................................................................................... 335 Appendix 3. Overview of Activities on “The European Constitution in Verse” ........................... 337 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 341 Samenvatting ............................................................................................................................................. 349 Dankwoord ............................................................................................................................................... 357 Curriculum Vitae ...................................................................................................................................... 359 1. General Introduction When British citizens were asked whether the United Kingdom should stay in the European project, the historian Hugh Thomas initiated a campaign in favour of remaining, entitled “Writers for Europe.” Three days before the referendum, he published an advertisement in The Times, signed by more than 200 authors and academics (Varouxakis, 2010). That was
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