Archive for 'Esperanto Culture'
The exotic meeting Posted by Chuck Smith on Oct 12, 2011
A little while ago, Judith Meyer organized an event in Berlin somewhat similar to my meeting: Urba Semajnfino (City Weekend). Find out what’s different in her meeting from mine in her own words. I love diversity. I love trying new food, new drinks, new activities that are popular in another part of the world… it’s…
Esperanto sex trafficking? Posted by Chuck Smith on Oct 6, 2011
Today I’m talking with Yan Vizinberg who recently decided to add Esperanto subtitles to his film. Before we get to that though, I’d like to learn more about the movie. What is the main topic of the movie? “Cargo” tells the story of a young Russian woman who is smuggled into America by human traffickers…
Esperanto in Harrisburg, PA (Nov 19-20, 2011) Posted by Chuck Smith on Oct 5, 2011
In 2009, when I last visited the USA, I wanted to meet a new Esperanto speaker in Williamsport, PA and invited him to join Judith and me for lunch in Harrisburg at an Indian restaurant called Passage to India. On a lark, I informed a friend in New Jersey about it and he decided to…
10 years ago: Welcome to Esperantoland! Posted by Chuck Smith on Sep 30, 2011
Let’s go back in time back to 2001. Why? That was my first Esperanto meeting, in August 2001… To put things in perspective, I first heard about Esperanto in January 2001, then started learning Esperanto the next month, and founded the Esperanto Wikipedia in November 2001. Busy year! Well, I wrote an article about that…
“IJK is the people” Posted by Chuck Smith on Aug 4, 2011
[Ĉi tiu artikolo legeblas en la originala Esperanto ĉe Libera Folio.] Today I’m happy to have Carolin Weemeyer with me, a 29-year-old teacher in Germany who participated in the International Youth Conference of Esperanto (IJK) in Kiev. She provides us with an analysis of the previous IJK and the IJKs in general. The above citation…
Esperanto Film Festival to attract amateur authors Posted by Chuck Smith on Apr 7, 2011
Esperanto culture mostly lives in the world of text. Attempts to professionally produce Esperanto audiovisual and television materials haven’t really had much success so far. Copyright limitations also hinder the production of Esperanto versions of already existing content. However, in principle, modern technology levels the playing field, giving everyone the chance to produce their own…
Five Periods of Esperanto Literature Posted by Chuck Smith on Feb 25, 2011
When I lived in Rotterdam, I remember taking the trip to visit the Internacia Esperanto-Instituto for an Esperanto literature seminar. It was most helpful for recognizing important authors, but when I think back on that seminar, I remember being impressed by how Esperanto literature can be divided into different periods based on different styles of…