Category: Articles
The End of Cash and the Battle Over Digital Currencies
In an era where digital transformation is reshaping every aspect of our lives, the realm of money and payment networks is no exception. But what is at stake in the gradual yet significant shift from physical cash to digital forms of money?
“The Authorities Don’t Know What to Do with Us”: A Fight for Justice Unites Mothers Around the World
Mothers around the world do not give up and continue to fight for their children and, at the same time, for the world. The struggle of desperate mothers has stopped wars.
The Gender(ed) Politics of Fascism: How Women Came to Lead the Contemporary Far-Right
Despite apparent misogyny, gender is a nuanced and complicated issue in far-right women leaders’ politics. By drawing on certain aspects of (fascist) femininity these women have played a central role in the normalisation and legitimization of racist misogyny in Europe.
Dancing Around a Fire: A Century of Revolutionary Imaginings in the Iranian Women’s Movement
In the article I explore the radical potentialities opened by the Iranian women’s imagination, which they articulated as part of their journey to discover alternative realities.
From Prison to Exile: Art as Resistance, a Dialogue with Zehra Doğan
Maryam Ashrafi engages Zehra Doğan in a dialogue regarding her imprisonment and unique form of resistance through art.
Infocalypse or Cultural Renaissance? The Two Faces of Generative AI
The year 2023 marked a cultural revolution of a sort. For millions of people, artificial intelligence has become a part of everyday life and consciousness, shaping the way we understand and imagine our interactions and societies.
Music and Politics in the West: Struggles, Shifts, and the Shadow of Capitalism
There are several examples throughout history of how political struggles intertwined with the world of music. They cross-contaminated each other and grew, regardless of the logic of profit, that came to dominate the industry and society.