Culture

Learning from the past in the age of singularity; teaching history without lecturing; the uses of history of science; the enduring appeal of political history; Marcel Gauchet.

Under Xi Jinping the Chinese Communist Party has closed down the debate about the Cultural Revolution. However, its legacies are conspicuous throughout contemporary Chinese society, not least in the capitalist economy.

Po ketverius neatlėgstančio aliarmo metus nuolatinė aukšto lygio parengtis, ginantis nuo plataus masto invazijos, tapo varginančia rutina. Bet ar karo Ukrainoje vadinamasis normalizavimas galėtų duoti teigiamų impulsų ilgalaikiam planavimui, visuomenės gerovei ir socialinei sutarčiai? Literatūra ir kritiniai svarstymai suteikia vertingų

Modernism promised a bright future. But adventure soon became routine – the early Crystal Palace experiment since reflected in shopping malls and office blocks. Now ‘shit experiments’, rolled out by tech oligarchs and authoritarian governments, utilize neuroliberalism’s handle on malleable

Habermas’s appeal for negotiation with the Putin regime stemmed from a failure to comprehend the eastern European experience of totalitarianism. The argument that regime change is not a legitimate policy option for the West is historically misguided. [Norwegian version added]

Russia’s ambicolonial war of cultural erasure; the democratisation of Ukrainian national defence; the imagined Orient of the Soviet underground; literature and the vernacular.

Both emotional and uncanny, sincere yet ironic – contemporary British-based composers are pioneering a new aesthetic: musical metamodernism.

On the emancipatory gap between words and things; language, authority and resistance; metaphors of politics; educators under strain.

Habermas understood that the possibility for German–Jewish dialogue after the Holocaust depends on commitment to universal law. But when the past demands silence about the present, that possibility is denied. On the contradictions in Habermas’s exemplary cosmopolitan project.

In the ever-evolving world of modern music, GUITARlab has emerged as a transformative force, shaping the way guitarists approach their craft. Founded by internationally acclaimed musician Davide Pannozzo, the platform bridges the gap between tradition and innovation, offering tools and