It’s tempting to trace the peculiarity of Elizabeth Bowen’s writing to the bifurcating circumstances of her life. She was born, in 1899, into an Anglo-Irish family whose ancestor had arrived with Cromwell’s invasion in the 17th century. Sean Sheehan Her father’s mental ill-health occasioned a childhood move to […]
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Thinker for today: Byung-Chul Han
Byung-Chul Han is a Korean-born philosopher, based in Germany. Training initially as a metallurgist, he moved west and switched disciplines, becoming now one of our chief public intellectuals. Steve Latham He has examined the impact of social and technological change on the psyche of contemporary culture, concentrating on how […]
Afghanistan: What will happen to women and girls?
It will not be easy for the Taliban to re-impose a regime like the one of 20 years ago. Under the protection of an aware and attentive international community, Afghan women now have a much wider and more varied arsenal of resources at their disposal to defend their rights. However, […]
All religions are possible in Cuba
The economic crisis in Cuba during the 1990s, known as The Special Period in Time of Peace, which emerged after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, led to a new reconfiguration of the religious scene. Today, all faiths have a place. Danay Galletti […]
Social media and their role in the protests in Cuba
At the beginning of July and for several days, citizens took to the streets in massive protests that have not been seen on the island since ‘El Malecónazo’. In a virtual event open to the public, experts will debate the social outburst that accentuated the conflict between the United States […]
















