Culture

Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices

World without borders Illustration: Cressida Knapp

Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices

World without borders Illustration: Cressida Knapp

  • A stock photograph of a baby being held by their parents

    We Grow the World Together – review

    We Grow the World Together’s collected essays are a vital resource on caregiving and abolition for those hoping to build a better world for future generations, writes Gracie Mae Bradley

  • A black and white photograph of Andrée Blouin

    My Country: Africa – review

    Andrée Blouin’s autobiography, whilst messy at points, charts a clear history of resistance to colonial oppression, writes Olivia Umuerwa Rutazibwa

  • A photo of Sara Ahmed smiling, next to an image of her latest book cover

    Can’t complain? An interview with Sara Ahmed

    Paula Lacey talks to feminist scholar Sara Ahmed about institutional violence, complaint activism and the power of saying ‘no’

  • A person in jeans and a white shirt stands arms outstretched looking over a valley

    In pictures: West Bank lives

    With global attention on Gaza, an already grave situation in the Palestinian West Bank has intensified. A Solidus Collective photographer documents two years of change

  • Against a red background, a close up of singer Chloe Slater with her album cover to the right

    Chloe Slater and the politics of young Britain

    Political messaging, generational tensions and deepening class conflict are fuelling Chloe Slater’s popularity, argues John Newsham

  • On a bright yellow background, a montage of movie posters and filmmaker Radu Jude holding an award

    Jude awakening

    Juliet Jaques celebrates the work of Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, whose incisive social commentary prioritises laughter, substance and style

  • Maria Alyokhina, seated and speaking into a microphone at a press conference

    An interview with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina

    Maria Alyokhina explains the power of music and political will at a time of war, rising authoritarianism and right-wing radicalisation