Culture

El futuro sobre plano (2004), by the Madrid-based punk rock band Biznaga, is an expression of rage in the face of the severe housing crisis in the Spanish State and a call for social mobilisation. The lyrics reflect the current housing situation in the country: financial speculation by vulture funds, lack of social housing, gentrification, mass tourism, evictions… but they also call for the contestation of the city and for reclaiming the right to inhabit it with dignity. The music … Read more

The Strategy of the Snail (1993) is a Colombian film directed by Sergio Cabrera and written by Humberto Dorado. It is considered by many critics to be the finest film in Colombian cinema, and has won awards at festivals such as the Berlin International Film Festival and the Biarritz Latin American Film Festival. Based on a story by Ramón Jimeno, the film tells the story of a community of residents in a building known as La Casa Uribe who face … Read more

  By mapping identities without sovereignty, a break in the uniform narrative of nation states is revealed. Atlas of Stateless Nations in Europe (2017), by Breton researcher Mikael Bodlore-Penlaez, provides a precise geopolitical catalog of indigenous, national, and cultural movements demanding autonomy from the Basque Country to Lapland. Through detailed maps and historical analysis, the book breaks down the mechanisms of cultural homogenization to highlight realities such as those of the Sorbs in Germany or the Veneti in Italy. The … Read more