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Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Monday, May 16, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The Art of Spectacle
The arrival of spring hails the start of the great artworld circus that is the Turner Prize. Watching the shortlist trigger the usual mixture of ill-conceived cynicism and giddy elation, Ceasefire columnist Daniel Barnes says it's time to reflect on the cultural relevance of Britain’s most coveted art prize.
New in Ceasefire, Shawerma Republic - Monday, May 9, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
Shawerma Republic “Long-haired hijabi need not apply”
What happens when the tourism industry invades places of worship? Ceasefire's Ruqaya Izzidien, writing from Cairo, discovered some of the answers.
Beautiful Transgressions, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 3, 2011 0:00 - 7 Comments
Beautiful Transgressions The Politics of the Female Face
What does it mean when a woman covers her face? Is it an act of submission? An act of defiance? Or something else entirely? From the masked Argentinian Piqueteras to the Burqa-ban controversy in France, Ceasefire columnist Sara Motta takes on the politics of the female face.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, April 28, 2011 0:00 - 11 Comments
Politics The problem with the EU: a Leftist critique
Over the past half century, the European Union has grown from a seemingly quixotic set of proposals into a powerful superstate. In an impassioned polemic, Tom Kavanagh argues that the EU is fundamentally undemocratic, anti-grassroots and serves the elites at the expense of the people. In other words, everything the Left should be against.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, April 27, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Books ‘On Wings of Diesel: Trucks, Identity and Culture in Pakistan’
Jamal J. Elias spent almost a decade travelling up and down the clogged arteries of Pakistan’s road network studying the unlikely but fascinating subject of Pakistani truck art and culture. ‘On Wings of Diesel’, the resulting book, is reviewed by Layli Uddin.
Ceasefire Bites - Tuesday, April 26, 2011 13:45 - 0 Comments
The ECGD: Rum business
An excellent piece by Lisa Nandy MP on the shady world of the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD). Essentially, it’s little more than an official, tax-payer funded money laundering unit… Money quote: There is no more important time to reform this highly secretive and potentially damaging department. Currently the ECGD supports a handful of big […]
New in Ceasefire, Shawerma Republic - Monday, April 25, 2011 0:00 - 8 Comments
Shawerma Republic Ten simple steps to becoming a racist
Thinking of becoming a racist? In this week's 'Shawerma Republic', Ceasefire's Ruqaya Izzidien shows you how.
New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Saturday, April 23, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The View from Lebanon
In a new column on art and politics, art critic Daniel Barnes explores the work of two Lebanese artists, Walid Raad and Rabih Mroué, who bring to the fore, in his view, the crucial role of art as a tool of resistance.
New in Ceasefire, Science - Thursday, April 21, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
Science Quantum Computing: The end of privacy?
Last month, a California-based research team announced a major breakthrough in quantum computing. Theoretical physicist Sebastian Meznaric explains the huge ramifications of these developments, including possibly the end of privacy as we know it.
New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, April 14, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments
Politics Black Bloc or White Toffs: who are you calling dangerous?
Eva Baker addresses the media representation of the recent anti-cuts protest in London and asks which is more justifiable: black bloc tactics, or a national public sector destruction at the hands of white toffs?
