Culture and Media

The UK Suffragettes were activists in the British WSPU (Women’s Social and Political Union), led by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, seeking the right to vote for women through some nonviolent methods of protest such as hunger strikes, and other tactics…

Dear Readers,Himal Southasian is pleased to announce the launch of its third quarterly of 2015, ‘The Bangladesh Paradox‘ (Vol 28 No 3). Despite spurts of interest, Bangladesh does not get the attention warranted by a country of its size, complexity and…

“It is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” –William Carlos Williams By Gary Corseri and Charles Orloski (Intro: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold,” Yeats…

What Is Revolutionary Media? 3 Key Ideas July 20, 2015 by Kit O’Connell @KitOConnell   The following essay is based on a short presentation I gave Saturday at Monkeywrench Books in Austin, Texas as part of “Imagining Revolutionary Media,” a…

 Save the Pope’s Radical Prophetic Message from Media Trivialization By Rabbi Michael Lerner – most recent editorial in Tikkun magazine The recent national conference of the Religion Newswriters Association in Philadelphia focused on preparing the several hundred media attendees for…

By Gabriela Jurosz-Landa Museums of art, culture or personalities, including those of science and anthropology, need a major change in concept, if to maintain the interest of future generations. While attempts have been made, many museums still lack convincing strategies.…

ProMosaik e.V.’s interview with Tony Henderson, Asia Editor at Pressenza Hong Kong Dr. phil. Milena Rampoldi: What are the main specific objectives of Pressenza Hong Kong? Tony Henderson: Pressenza’s objective generally is to spread widely, across whatever networks and media…

Hundreds of Hungarians turned out in Budapest today at Keleti train station – the scene of terrible images in recent days when thousands of refugees were refused access to trains despite having paid for tickets – in order to take…

He was an honest, brave and impartial journalist, who raised voice relentlessly against the separatist militants of trouble-torn northeast India. Moreover he was also vocal for the basic minimum rights of journalists and other media employees of Assam. Hiten Mahanta,…

Read the headlines on any given day, and it’s easy to assume that people are driven by conflict and greed. But are we getting the whole—or even the true—story? Michael Nagler, a noted peace scholar and award-winning author, will discuss…