Tag: culture
Baxtiyar Ali: “Homeland Is Not a Point on a Map”
Exile not only saves lives. It saves thinking, art, language, and the memory of humanity. Our condition as “eternal strangers” gives us the strength to criticize the fascist longing for homogeneity and to open new perspectives within dogmatic systems.
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.