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International activism born from family hardship

Stories of violence, poverty and environmental destruction that shaped her family led Colombian activist Alejandra Piazzolla to campaign from the United Kingdom for climate justice, anti-racism and international solidarity. (The Prisma memoirs)   Elle McHale   Her family’s struggles, their stories of violence and environmental damage motivated Alejandra Piazzolla to […]

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Photography’s grammar

Edita Liessner’s “Short stories on a long theme” is a pleasurable photobook to open and the pleasing playfulness of its title adds to its attractiveness.   Sean Sheehan   Her photos are of two very different kinds: geometric, colourful arrangements and scenes of everyday life. It is not immediately obvious […]

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The words behind gender inequality

From dictionaries to public speeches, words have transmitted ideas about the role of women and men in society for generations, reproducing stereotypes that still influence perceptions of gender.   Marjorie Andrea González Ramírez   It doesn’t always happen, but it happens frequently.  Passages, definitions and examples are used in such […]