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Profiting from destruction and reconstruction
Right now, the dominant narrative of those that occupy political and economic power-centres, and those whose careers and lives are wedded to militaries, is that a new world war is looming, and that we need to get ready. One person with such a narrative is the Swedish commander in chief, Micael Bydén, who stated that…
To learn and unlearn from Brexit
The greatest winner of Brexit has been Nigel Farage. Almost everyone else are on the losing side, it seems. This political maneuver was conceived as a communications play and not as a policy, and IWM rector Misha Glenny evaluates it as a grave mistake on today’s episode of Standard Time Glenny reminds that after the…
A day in the life of a bottle collector
A regular Wednesday afternoon at Roskilde Festival’s central refund station. Dealing with hundreds of items for each person, the wait in line usually lasts several hours. Intro: Roskilde Festival is more than ‘just a music festival’ – they say There’s an ongoing joke in Denmark: once a year, ‘Roskilde Festival’ becomes the fourth largest city…
When nourishment leads to starvation
Öland is an ancient island located off the Swedish coast. Protected by UNESCO, it has been home to humans for about 5,000 years and hosts archeological sites dating back to the prehistoric period. As per the islanders’ custom, Öland has preserved its agricultural landscape and traditions dating as far back as the Iron Age and…
I just want to be normal!
Agathe was waiting for me at the door. As always, I was running late. While brushing my teeth, I took my bag from my room and remembered that before leaving I wanted to clean some dirt that I felt when I was taking care of the plants. Rushing and with Couto foam dripping from the…
Unifying protest | Eurozine
On 6 May 2024, a coalition of students from UvA, Vrije Universiteit (VU), and Amsterdam University College (AUC) established a Gaza solidarity encampment on the Roeterseilandcampus. Their demands included transparency regarding the university’s ties with Israeli institutions and the cessation of collaborations with entities implicated in human rights violations. (Open letter, UvA, Het Parool, Folia)…
Neither here nor there | Eurozine
We are many Severinosand our destiny’s the same:to soften up these stonesby sweating over them,trying to bring to lifea dead and deader land,to try to wrest a farmout of burnt-over land.But, so that Your Excellenciescan recognise me betterand be able to follow betterthe story of my life,I’ll be the Severinoyou’ll now see emigrate. The Death…
AI, Media Literacy, and the Next Generation
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept. Although it has existed for decades in various forms – from basic automation to advanced machine learning –, its development has now reached a new frontier. More specifically, in recent years, generative AI, a type of AI that can create original content, has made significant advancements.…
Reign of terror | Eurozine
US citizens are living a reign of terror. Trump has ordered US Marines and the National Guard to quell relatively benign street protests in Los Angeles, California, against his crackdown on immigration. No less alarming is the number of government departments and programmes, as well as private institutions, that Trump is in the process of…
Connecting with audiences beyond algorithms–an interview with Kurziv & Kulturpunkt
Kurziv is a non-profit cultural organization based in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the umbrella organization housing the community media organization Kulturpunkt. While Kulturpunkt focuses on publishing, Kurziv fosters cultural awareness and social development through the arts locally in Croatia. Priyanka Hutschenreiter (PH): What is Kurziv’s history? What is your main focus? Ivana Pejić (IP): Kurziv…
