In this article, I reflected on the similarities that lie between speed of the knowledge society and the need to escape from it as well. I mixed Eastwood's Alcatraz movie, Beck's Risk Society with my permanent concern with the challenges ahead for the Basque Society....

Between 15-17th May 2008, I participated in the International Conference on "Writers in Between Languages. Minority Literatures in the Global Scene" organized by the Centre for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, in Reno (USA). Among other participants: Bernardo Atxaga, Joseba Zulaika, Aurelia Arkotxa, Mariasun...