Demoted, young, integrated and hard-working: this is the Ecuadorian community living in the UK, and this is how some of its members see themselves. Cesar Barragán makes up part of one of the smallest Latin communities settled in the UK. The Office of National Statistics estimates that in 2010, […]
Author: The Prisma
Against the criticism of art, or why does the shoemaker judge the tailor
“Those who know music create it, those who know less teach it, those who know less still organise it, and those who know nothing criticise it.” Luciano Pavarotti. Macu Gavilán Rumour has it that critics feel a secret, almost sexual pleasure when they find the work they’re analysing […]
Community : Possible by individuation, destroyed by individualism
Far from being a society of mature people, western culture encourages mass narcissism and infantilisation, in ever-increasing numbers. Nigel Pocock What is ‘community’? It is a noun, and has a verbal form, ‘communication’. This gives us the essence of a ‘community’, for it is nothing more or less […]
Reyna Isabel Tejada: Women, maquilas and violence
The maquila industry is one of the main economic activities in the northern regions of Honduras. There, hundreds of women work endless days, and are often made the victims of abuse. Benjamin Serra Municipalities to the north of the country such as San Pedro Sula, Villanueva and Choloma […]
Gunter Silva: “In London no one stops to lend a hand”
In a collection of short stories, Peruvian writer Gunter Silva brings together the experiences of Latin American immigrants through the characters depicted in his tales, set in the British capital. Benjamin Serra Originally from Peru but having lived in London for eight years, Gunter Silva Passuni is a […]














