This is how Helga Paris, a photographer in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), came to take the photographs in “Women at work”. Sean Sheehan “Whenever I was at the shopping centre, I looked at people, watched them closely, imagined how they come home tired from work, before they […]
In Focus
In Focus
Russia is not the Soviet Union
Many of us have confused our words between Switzerland and Sweden or Lebanon and Libya. Some people, when meaning Russia, end up mentioning the Soviet Union. The problem comes when one truly equates them. Texto y fotos: Victor de Currea-Lugo* Now, in the setting of the Ukraine war, […]
The ‘need’ of a doctrine of ‘sin’
Sin? A word loaded with theological overtones of repressive legalism? Completely out of step in a modern, western secular, enlightened culture? A word that deserves to be banished from the vocabulary of any sensible, ‘tolerant’ person? Nigel Pocock But might this not be a trifle premature? Human history […]
The political symbolism of colour
How can people be conservatives? Surely no right-thinking individual would admit to being part of this antiquated tribe? Steve Latham This is especially so during this recession, with conservative governments throughout the globe cutting back on welfare, and choosing policies which favour the rich over the poor. But […]
Contenders for the International Booker Prize
“Cursed bunny”, short stories by Korean author Bora Chung, will not surprise readers acquainted with the genre-bending delights of Korean cinema. Sean Sheehan The stories mix fairy-tale elements with the diabolic, the gothic and the grotesque, throwing into the mix cruelties of life under patriarchy and capitalist social […]
















