D.H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” has never recovered from charges of primitivist male chauvinism, but a new edition of the novel presents an opportunity to rescue the book from too-harsh and too-simply delivered criticisms. Sean Sheehan Connie Chatterley —her Lady title derives from the class status of the […]
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José Martí, the teacher Gabriela Mistral never met
The Chilean author discovered in the Cuban intellectual’s writings a source of inspiration that shaped her thinking and her connection with the island. Poet Jaime Quezada revisits this relationship through a collection bringing together literary, journalistic and essayistic material gathered over years of research. Fausto Triana A virtual, […]
Protection or prison? The paradox of victimhood
In 2006, Ofer Zur argued that reducing someone to a role shaped by past experiences can limit their ability to regain control of their lives. Social support remains essential, but responding to suffering also requires facing complexity and recognising individual agency rather than relying on a single explanation. Nigel […]
A phrase that sets the language of gestures in motion
For anyone unfamiliar with Mandarin, the expression can be used to ask for help, point out an address on a map or attract a taxi driver’s or shopkeeper’s attention. It also opens contact from either side: visitors use it, and hosts say it to travellers and customers. Luis Melián […]
The migrants who came to pick daffodils… and stayed
Anna came to Lincolnshire from Poland expecting to stay for three months. Twenty years later, she is helping other migrants make a life in Boston. Opportunity brought many others. Their stories offer a glimpse of how a Lincolnshire town has changed, and how it is learning what it means to become more diverse… “The Prisma Series: Lincolnshire transformed by migrants”.















