The Latin American and Caribbean left’s social and political struggle has a much wider scope, but undoubtedly the aim of attaining control of the state is one of the main objectives, at least as a condition for subsequent progress. Juan Diego Garcia This struggle seems to be subject […]
Critical Dialogues
Critical Dialogues
Feeling the city
The technocratic, managerial ethos of Twentieth Century urban planning left out human value and scale. Steve Latham But opposed, for instance, to Robert Moses’ schemes for New York, arose Jane Jacobs, who reasserted the role of the local, small-scale, and human, for city-living. But it’s debateable whether she […]
Latin America, a synthesis of diverse cultures
An accurate historical account of Latin American identity is to be found in the fact that the notion of ‘Latin America’ has changed over time, ultimately adopting a sense of the unity and integration which exists between Latin American nations. Claudio Chipana Gutierrez The terms ‘Hispanic’ or ‘Latin’ […]
Afghanistan: What will happen to women and girls?
It will not be easy for the Taliban to re-impose a regime like the one of 20 years ago. Under the protection of an aware and attentive international community, Afghan women now have a much wider and more varied arsenal of resources at their disposal to defend their rights. However, […]
Conversion therapy and religious faith
The Prisma recently featured an interview with Jayne Ozanne, a leading progressive Christian in the United Kingdom. Steve Latham Herself a lesbian, she is seeking to enable legislation in Parliament, outlawing conversion therapy (CT). CT refers to supposedly psychological attempts to change someone’s sexual orientation, from LGBTQ to […]