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Event 26: Rob Riemen in conversation with Jesús García Calero
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He will discuss these topics with Jesús García Calero, director of ABC Cultural, who specializes in heritage information and dissemination. The event will be presented by Hannah Schmidt, cultural attaché of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Spain.
At the end of the event, the author will sign copies of his books.
The event will be in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish.
Dress Casual (jeans ok)
Speakers
Jesús García Calero
Director
ABC Cultural
EN: He is a cultural journalist with twenty years of experience, is currently the chief editor of Culture and Entertainment at the newspaper ABC. He specializes in heritage and history matters. He was the coordinator of the Multimedia Cultural Journalism Lab at the Hay Festival Segovia. He is the co-author of Don Juan contra Franco (2018) and the author of the poetry collection Lecciones de Tiniebla (1995).
ES: periodista cultural con veinte años de experiencia, es actualmente redactor jefe de Cultura y Espectáculos en el diario ABC, y está especializado en asuntos de patrimonio e historia. Fue coordinador del Laboratorio de Periodismo Cultural Multimedia en el Hay Festival Segovia. Coautor de Don Juan contra Franco (2018) y autor del poemario Lecciones de Tiniebla (1995).
Rob Riemen
Essayist
Nexus institute
EN: Rob is an essayist, philosopher, and director of the Nexus Institute, through which he aims to create spaces for debate and keep the principles of European humanism alive. He is the author of books such as Nobleza de espíritu (2006), Para combatir esta era (2017), and El arte de ser humanos (2023). Born in the Netherlands in 1962, Riemen believes that Europe is at a complex crossroads. This crossroads involves the loss of memory regarding the principles of duty, freedom, justice, and even love for others, and a new reality based on a kind of intellectual corruption that has abandoned those universal values that called for general responsibility. There are no magic formulas, but Riemen appeals to the "nobility of spirit" to return to the democratic ideal. He proposes to achieve this through philosophers—both classical and contemporary—and prominent intellectuals such as Thomas Mann and Albert Camus.
ES: Rob es ensayista, filósofo y director del Nexus Institute, a través del cual quiere generar espacios de debate y mantener vivos los principios del humanismo europeo. Es autor de libros como Nobleza de espíritu (2006); Para combatir esta era (2017); o El arte de ser humanos (2023). Natural de Países Bajos (1962), Riemen considera que Europa se encuentra inmersa en una compleja encrucijada. Aquella que tiene que ver con la pérdida de memoria sobre los principios del deber, la libertad, la justicia e incluso del amor a los demás, y la nueva realidad basada en una suerte de corrupción intelectual que ha renunciado a esos valores universales que apelaban a una responsabilidad general. No hay fórmulas mágicas, pero Riemen apela a la “nobleza de espíritu” para volver al ideal democrático; y propone hacerlo a través de los filósofos –los clásicos y los contemporáneos-- y de intelectuales señeros como Thomas Mann o Albert Camus.
Hannah Schildt
Head Of Communications & Culture
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Spain
Head Of Communications & Culture at Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Spain
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