Since then, the festival has convened hundreds of authors and intellectuals from dozens of countries to sit in conversation with American writers. Every year, the festival — a week’s worth of public events across New York City — is organized around a theme tied to issues dominating public discourse. After Hillary Clinton’s loss in the 2016 presidential election, the following year’s events revolved around the subject of gender and power. Last year, following Donald Trump’s first year in office, the theme was “resist and reimagine,” and panelists discussed how other parts of the world had handled their own political unrest. Some of the events highlight social movements that have emerged anchored by personal testimony.

Source: International New York Times May 02, 2019 14:15 UTC