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Education, a practice of freedom

Depending on how we understand ‘social justice’ and ‘education’ the relationship between them changes. ‘Social justice’ can be a slippery concept, particularly when it is kidnapped by a government that supports an individual-blaming culture.   Mabel Encinas   The Centre for Social Justice, set up by Ian Duncan Smith, defines […]

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The city is an animal

The Earth is an animal. She shakes off her fur when she comes out of the water. She is a living thing, spinning on her axis from the moment she was born from the powdery particles of the universe. She knows she exists. And like all living things, parasites have […]

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Confronting catastrophe

Mao Zedong saw the opportunity of radical change when the existing social and political disorder was in a state of critical disarray: “There is great disorder under heaven; the situation is excellent”.   Sean Sheehan   Zizek goes a step further by noting that, while disorder under heaven is once […]

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Architecture (re)constructs childhoods

The war in Ukraine has expelled thousands of children and young people from the country, who are now taking refuge in neighbouring countries. A group of architects work hard to help these displaced young people to integrate into their new communities.   Jorge Raedo   The “Architecture & Childhood” Work […]