The concept of public space as an inspiration for the study of literary debates

Abstract

This abstract concerns a conference paper. The paper asks - on the basis of material from the Finland-Swedish literary field of the 1960s and 1970s - a question, if the concept of public space (by J.

Habermas) can be an inspiration for the study of literary debates.

Keywords

• public space
• Jürgen Habermas
• literary debates
• Finland-Swedish literature of the 1960s and 1970s