In Blätter, Seyla Benhabib writes that Israel’s war on Hamas reflects three significant shifts in international relations: first, protectionism, imperialism and expansionism replacing globalisation, particularly in the invasion – or threats of invasion – by Russia, the United States, China...
It is possible to recognize historical events while they are unfolding, even if their significance is still difficult to evaluate. While October 7th does not have the magnitude of the fall of the Roman Empire or the Industrial Revolution, it...
In the past, and in the burning present – the two often colliding – long-term resistance has taken shape by starting from erasure. By refusing erasure, by exposing it, by opposing it with other stories. Counter-memories unravel not only myths...
W efekcie w jednym rogu ringu stoją ci, którzy są dobrze wyedukowani, raczej zamożni i samodzielni, a w drugim – mniej uprzywilejowani, a więc nienadążający za rozwojem i potrzebujący opieki państwa zarówno w obszarze ekonomicznym, jak i tożsamościowym. Oczywiście, że...
On 18 October 2024, artists and scientists gathered at the Université libre de Bruxelles to explore the possibilities of ArtScience, ‘a space for the co-construction, integration, and transformation of knowledge, practices and mindsets’. In La Revue Nouvelle (Belgium), Raoul Sommeillier,...
House keys are prosaic objects that carry extraordinary significance as symbols of home, security, place. Think for a moment: what do your house keys unlock? Do you always carry your house keys with you when you leave the house, or...
One of the most important stories of the last decade is the influence of identity politics on the Western world. This form of politics exists at the theoretical level, as well as in public policy, but also less subtly in...
LEBANON 2011. I’d moved to Lebanon to study, after the Israelis had banned me from re-entering Palestine. A friend had already arrived a few weeks before me. Hearing of an apartment for rent in Ashrafiyyeh, she went to check it...
Let us all unite and toil together To give the best we have to Africa The cradle of mankind and fount of culture Our pride and hope at break of dawn (From the African Union anthem) Consider this scenario, courtesy...
Ana Teixeira Pinto: I feel like everybody is writing the same article these days. The argument goes like this: the Left has lost the plot by choosing to fight cultural wars instead of economic ones. ‘Divisive issues’ alienated the working...
