Culture
Taking our cue from Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore how politics works through old and new media, books, film, stage and screen, music and sport – prioritising the grassroots voices democratising creative channels of communication.
Taking our cue from Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore how politics works through old and new media, books, film, stage and screen, music and sport – prioritising the grassroots voices democratising creative channels of communication.
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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
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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’
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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
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What happened to Local TV?
Local TV promised to platform grassroots politics and marginal voices, but weak regulation saw the sector thin out. Andy Brain surveys the survivors and asks: can communities reclaim the airways?
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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
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Jude awakening
Juliet Jaques celebrates the work of Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude, whose incisive social commentary prioritises laughter, substance and style
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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
