“Displaced” … This word is used to encompass the lives of those caught up in one of the worst humanitarian crises this century. People are doing everything they can to continue their daily lives as if there were no war. The Prisma’ memoirs. Cristina Lago In September […]
Culture
The cost of Empire
The end of the Ottoman Empire, stretching from the Balkans to the Arabian peninsula, remains in the shade of other deceased empires – ancient Rome’s epoch-defining downfall; Tsarism’s out-of-the-blue collapse; the gradual dismemberment of the British Empire – but this book corrects the imbalance. Sean Sheehan Written with understated […]
Portugal, the forgotten memories of colonialism
Debunking the belief that the Portuguese were more benign colonizers than the Spanish in South America, Ariel de Bigault points out that Brazil is one of the few countries that was totally based on slavery. Trafficking: tearing people out of their homelands to force them to work in another continent was invented by the Portuguese.
Good reactionary art
Perry Anderson is a high-powered analyst of historical and political currents and it would be amiss to go through life without reading him but while “Different speeds, same furies” is not typical of his concerns it is characteristic in its intellectual prowess, clinical dissection and coolness of tone. […]
Music and multiculturalism in springtime
From 21 April to 7 May 2023, London Latin Music Festival La Linea will return this spring featuring its mix of international stars and the brightest emerging talent from across the diverse Latin music scene. La Linea 2023 kicks off with a concert from three-time Latin Grammy winning Peruvian singer Susana Baca. Baca marked the 50th year of her career in 2021 […]