The 22nd Text Reading Forum: Vision 2030 shapes Saudi literature
The activities of the Text Reading Forum continued in its “22nd” session, organized by the Jeddah Literary Association, today, Thursday, as the fourth session witnessed in-depth critical theses about the transformations of The major transformations that the Kingdom is experiencing have given creative people new horizons to bridge the distance between great national aspirations and contemporary literary production, ensuring the creation of immortal works that enhance national identity.
The awareness gap in environmental literature
Dr. Mansour Al-Mahous addressed the topic of “Saudi environmental literature and achieving the goals of the vision,” differentiating between the traditional description of nature and contemporary environmental literature concerned with sustainability.
Al-Mahous pointed out that the “Green Saudi Arabia” initiative The environment has been placed at the top of priorities, which requires writers to move to the role of active partner in Formulating a new environmental awareness.
The results of a questionnaire presented by Al-Mahwis showed that there was a gap in the conceptual awareness among some intellectuals despite the high emotional approval, calling for the establishment of the “Environmental Literature Association” to be an institutional umbrella that supports works that make climate change and earth issues a central focus in the literary text.
Digital transformation and poetic taste
Dr. Ahmed Al-Yatimi reviewed the journey of “poetic selection from paper to digital,” taking From the “Asmar” podcast, a model of digital cultural transformation in the Kingdom.
Al-Yatimi explained that the Saudi literary movement was not isolated from the digital transformations that contributed to presenting culture through new media outlets such as podcasts and visual platforms.
He indicated that this transformation led to functional changes in poetic selection and had a tangible impact on shaping literary taste and the reception of poetry, stressing that the electronic medium has become an effective means of modernizing the methods of presenting literary heritage in a way that suits the requirements of the digital age. Modern.
Representations of place and the narration of history
Dr. Mona Al-Ghamdi confirmed in her paper on “Place in the Saudi Novel” that place is no longer just a neutral theater for events, but has turned into an essential element for generating conflict and shaping identity in light of Vision 2030.
Al-Ghamdi pointed out that some works tended to “narrate the future” through science fiction so that the place would be a tourism and cultural promotion tool for new Saudi cities.
For his part, the researcher presented Faisal Al-Sarhan’s reading of “Narrating History and the Production of Meaning,” indicating that the vision reformulated the relationship between the novel and history, as the novelist moved from a mere acknowledgment of historical discourse to a producer of it who filled its gaps, which contributes to determining national identity and creating a literary achievement that keeps pace with the comprehensive renaissance.
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