Identitarian movements unfold in space through violently insisting on identity and the closure of spaces for alternatives. But that does not mean space in itself is a neutral field, a blank or abstract space
We shout and shout, but no one listens: Art from conflict zones, an exhibition focused on one of the elements, that create the necessity of fleeing: war and violent conflict
Today, the asylee is, among other things, a political instrument, through which the broad majority of the middleclass exercises its own vitality through symbol politics and national identity questions.
In these times of big data, there is a concurrent increase in the ignorance pertaining to the use of our data by corporations and state surveillance apparatuses in ways that go against our interests.
Every morning, waking up, I lie there a couple of minutes, not daring to open my eyes. I force them closed. Keep my hands over them. Let the fingers slide over the eyelids. Attempt to rub the fear away. I check if they are there, even though it is only when I open them, I can be sure. Are they here today?
Trump ought to be an occasion to examine national democracy, because it is within this framework he became president, but unfortunately it seldom occurs. Actually, most analysis unfolds in a manner that precisely avoids analysis of national democracy.
It shouldn’t surprise us so much that love is missing in the hypersexualized universe of the West, but what is striking is that it has no real place or important role in recent upheavals all around the world, from Tahrir Square to Taksim, from Zuccotti Park to Puerta del Sol, from Hong Kong to Sarajevo.
Rebeccas has autism. Like any other girl her age Rebecca cares about her appearance. Rebecca has her own system. She dresses according to the days of the week. Every day has a specific color...
What is the scope for circumventing the national and EU deadlock over migration, and what role can cities, together with solidarity movements, play in overcoming this crisis?
