ANDRAŽ ROŽMAN: This cannot be erased

If you are a fan of the writings of Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich, you should also get to know the literature of Andraž Rožman, a writer and former journalist who, with sensitive but uncompromising prose, testifies to what is almost impossible, unwilling, and unwelcome to be talked about; about which, after all, we are still silent in our society. Will we manage to erase what the erased and their loved ones carry within themselves more than 30 years after the most massive violation of human rights in Slovenia? No, because it cannot be erased. Maja Pan will talk to the author and guests Slavica Đuričić and Irfan Beširević.
Andraž Rožman was born in 1983 in Novo mesto, and then spent most of his life in Mengeš and Ljubljana. He graduated in journalism from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana and worked as a journalist for more than 15 years. He has always been most attracted to reportage and interviews, and especially to the stories of people whose voices are not heard. His work mostly ranges between journalism, documentary and fiction. Recently, he has been mainly dedicated to writing. In 2019, his debut, the documentary novel Trije spomini, was published by Založba Goga, for which he was nominated for the Kresnik Award. His second novel, Titov sin je, was also selected as one of the ten nominees for the Kresnik Award. The documentary novel Tega se ne da izlibi is his third book, and is based on the testimonies of people erased from the register of permanent residents.
Maja Pan holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree, a Master's degree in Women's Studies and Feminist Theory (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, Department of Philosophy). She works as a feminist theorist and independent researcher in scientific research, and is the author and co-author of several scientific articles and chapters in international and domestic publications in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
The event is organized by the Pekarna, the Maribor Library, Amnesty International Slovenia and the Minoriti Cultural Quarter.