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Out of Steam: Is The ‘Franco-German Engine’ Beginning to Sputter?
Out of Steam: Is The ‘Franco-German Engine’ Beginning to Sputter?

Aaron Syposz explores the history of Franco-German relations, and how recent political chaos in both countries may adversely affect a cultural, economic and political partnership that had, until recently, appeared relatively harmonious.

Public university on the brink: Higher education under threat in Argentina
Public university on the brink: Higher education under threat in Argentina

Ella Hartley gives her insight from the ground in Argentina where the country's president, Javier Milei, has vetoed a law angering the higher education community and leading to huge public protests.

French cinema’s reckoning with the #MeToo movement: trop peu trop tard?
French cinema’s reckoning with the #MeToo movement: trop peu trop tard?

Travel: Postcards

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A lesson learned from backpackers: embrace chaos, and call it liminality instead!
A lesson learned from backpackers: embrace chaos, and call it liminality instead!
To a restaurant in Tirana
To a restaurant in Tirana
Postcard from Belgrade
Postcard from Belgrade

Expanding the vision of cultures, art and languages in Cambridge and beyond.

Le Penseur Auguste Rodin

Europe

Middle East, Central Asia and Africa

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Lost in Translation (Help! How can I be polite in English?)
Lost in Translation (Help! How can I be polite in English?)
Nigeria, Film and English:  An Exploration into Its Potentials
Nigeria, Film and English:  An Exploration into Its Potentials
Etgar Keret’s “Fluid Reality”
Etgar Keret’s “Fluid Reality”

Etgar Keret’s The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God has something to teach us all.

Plaza Mayor Madrid

South America

Year Abroad

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Los N.N. — Una cruda realidad colombiana ondulándose en su río tumba
Los N.N. — Una cruda realidad colombiana ondulándose en su río tumba
This is America: Panama’s American Dream
This is America: Panama’s American Dream
The Racism of Language: Accentism in Portugal
The Racism of Language: Accentism in Portugal
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Treasure Hunting My Way Through Paris
Treasure Hunting My Way Through Paris
Sangria and the City II: Water, Water Every Where
Sangria and the City II: Water, Water Every Where
Reflections of « une étrangère » in France
Reflections of « une étrangère » in France
Beyond the Chicken Coop II - Paris F.C.
Beyond the Chicken Coop II - Paris F.C.
Taking the Plunge at Porte des Lilas
Taking the Plunge at Porte des Lilas
Beyond the Chicken Coop I - Four Weekends
Beyond the Chicken Coop I - Four Weekends

Asia

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The Yoshiwara Red-Light District: Spotlighting Sex Workers in Japan’s ‘Nightless City’
The Yoshiwara Red-Light District: Spotlighting Sex Workers in Japan’s ‘Nightless City’

Fatiah Suleiman explores the three hundred year history of the Yoshiwara Red-Light District, in modern day Tokyo. In her own words, ‘Writing is a conduit, through which we can put a spotlight on what the Yoshiwara Red-Light district was, and hopefully, tell the stories of the thousands of women who were never passed a pen.’


Mamaks - how the humble open-air food stalls act as a microcosm of Malaysia’s multiculturalism
Mamaks - how the humble open-air food stalls act as a microcosm of Malaysia’s multiculturalism

Mamak stalls represent more than the multicultural nature of Malaysian cuisine but serve as a metaphor for the nation’s multicultural heritage and history, as explained by Zerlynde Goik through a sensitive and deeply personal account of what the open-air food stalls mean to her.

Fula-Fula I - Minchí
Fula-Fula I - Minchí

In the first instalment of his column exploring the impact of Portuguese colonialism through food, William Anderton-Pithers examines the history behind minchí, a staple dish in Macau.

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View fullsize Cheeky and charming, Nina Bugeja introduces us to her Saint Petersburg, the beautiful women she saw, families she knew and paradoxes that perplexed her.
View fullsize Staff writer Jensen Hawkes takes a critical stance on the German Green party and its anti-nuclear sentiment, having presided over a decrease in clean energy production.
View fullsize In the second instalment of her column, Ella Eagle Davies explores the emotional significance of memory settings through the lens of Taiwanese indie-rock band No Party for Cao Dong, in particular their song “Simon Says”.
View fullsize Izzie Hackett compares a photographic and fictitious volcanic eruption in this first step on her quest to illuminate the wealth of Latin American literature, starting from Domingo Faustino Sarminento’s famous quote ‘las ideas no se matan&
View fullsize Staff Writer, Genevieve Badia-Aylin, explores the political influence of music through an in depth look at Argentinian ska-punk band Todos Tus Muertos, begging readers to ask themselves what political movements are lacking in the UK and suggesting th
View fullsize Vivid, researched and lucid, Columnist Hanna Simojoki’s first instalment of her series on folk epics transports us to Finland in its discussion of the National epic, the Kalevala, and what we can derive from it about belonging, collectivity and
View fullsize Sofia Johnson (Russia, Eastern Europe & Central Asia Editor) surfs the Russian state media platform Ria Novosti and tries to glean its influence on the Russian population.
View fullsize Looking beyond the aesthetic value of street art, Columnist Freya Swinburne delves into the social, cultural and political meanings behind the numerous forms of graffiti found in Berlin.
View fullsize Inês Goes-Marlière points out the extent to which ‘guiri’ mocking has become embedded in Spanish culture, politically charged, as an expression of the consequences of tourism on local communities.

David Michaelangelo