{"id":5015,"date":"2026-08-12T12:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/?post_type=event&#038;p=5015"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:47:25","slug":"aanel-x-espoo-cine-populism-vs-elitism-is-culture-for-all","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/en\/event\/aanel-x-espoo-cine-populism-vs-elitism-is-culture-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c4\u00e4nel x Espoo Cin\u00e9: Populism vs. Elitism \u2013\u00a0Is Culture for All?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, August 29, 17:30 | Bio Rex Lasipalatsi lobby<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is the time ripe for a cultural renaissance, or is culture simply stuck on a downward slope? This discussion digs beyond the trenches of black-and-white dichotomies, searching for meaning and purpose on the other side of the oppositions \u201cAI vs. culture\u201d and \u201celitism vs. populism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussion features <strong>Laura Lindstedt<\/strong>, author and co-founder and CEO of the \u00c4\u00e4nel digital book platform, and <strong>Pontus Purokuru<\/strong>, author, podcaster and freelance philosopher. The Finnish-language discussion will be moderated by <strong>Tytti Rantanen<\/strong>, Executive Director of Espoo Cin\u00e9. 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