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past futuresJuly 31, 2019August 27, 2019

Living History: a Conversation with Kapka Kassabova

‘Often, we the natives of the Balkans or the Middle East, with our extraordinarily polyphonic histories and hurts, are narrated by others – usually others from the dominant colonising cultures.’

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women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

Channeling the rage: an interview with Meena Kandasamy

‘I think that the creation of an equal, just society is impossible under capitalism, which is why we need to learn from the mistakes of the past and imagine other ways of living. I think understanding caste, class, race inequalities is fundamental to any understanding of women’s struggle.’

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blind faithMay 30, 2019July 30, 2019

Not permanent, but real: a conversation with Selva Almada

‘Charismatic and powerful men, at least in our societies, see their role as looking after their own interests rather than serving others. That’s how it is, and more and more so as neoliberalism takes hold of our governments.’ 

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revolutionApril 15, 2019July 30, 2019

Blood on its hands: a conversation with Robert Menasse

I don’t want anyone to think that I’m an artist one day and an activist the next. When I get politically involved, I do so as an artist. That is important to me.

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revolutionApril 15, 2019July 30, 2019

No time for arrogance: a conversation with Ece Temelkuran

It has become the motto of our age to say, ‘Oh I hate politics’ – without realising that that is the most political statement you can come up with.

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found familyMarch 4, 2019July 30, 2019

Normality is fiction: a conversation with Samanta Schweblin

I think fiction starts with something really unusual. We keep trying to be normal, day after day, but normality is a fiction. It is a space between you and me, but there is nobody who occupies that space.

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