Month: April 2021

Cómo distinguir entre la pintura de Remedios Varo y Leonora Carrington

Por Olympia Villagrán ¿Sabes quién de ellas es la que pinta unicornios en sus obras la que elige plasmar la ciencia en sus trazos? *Este artículo fue publicado anteriormente en el 2016 y ha sido modificado La estrecha amistad entre las artistas surrealistas Remedios Varo y Leonora Carrington, era de envidiarse, una influenciaba el trabajo de …

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Boy draws painting to show mother’s domestic labour, artwork selected as Gender Budget document cover

New Delhi: There is a tendency in our society to treat the household work done by women as non-important or not holding much value. To once again contradict this notion, a boy in Kerala’s Thrissur has depicted his mother’s daily routine through a painting. What triggered the Class 9 student Ajunath Sindhu Vinayala was his …

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Illustration by Ailin Rojas Bondarczuk

Producing and Reproducing: Capitalism’s Dual Oppression of Women

By Celeste Murillo and Andrea D’Atri From the mid-19th century through the first few decades of the 20th century, women entered the labor force in increasing numbers. Driven at first by capitalist development and later by the “shortage” of male workers during War World I, women increasingly became wage laborers. However, this came into contradiction …

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Kulturschaffende besetzen Theater in Frankreich

By Johannes Kuhn Mit den Besetzungen wollen die Kulturschaffenden die Wiederaufnahme des Kulturbetriebs mit Hygienekonzepten erreichen. In Frankreich sind die Spielstätten seit Oktober geschlossen. Die Sozialleistungen reichen nicht aus, um die große Leere der Theater zu füllen. Nun haben Kulturschaffende die Öffnung selbst in die Hand genommen. Das Théâtre de l’Odéon in Paris ist seit einer …

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Flora Tristán: el martillo y la rosa

Por Andrea D’Atri Creciendo bajo la contradictoria influencia del romanticismo, Flora Tristán se inclinó por la lectura de Bernardino de Saint Pierre, Víctor Hugo, Lamartine y convirtió a su vida en digna de la de una heroína romántica: escenarios sórdidos y oscuros, aventuras extravagantes en paisajes exóticos, belleza, amor, tristeza, melancolía, soledad. Y aunque sus …

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Abortion in Venezuela | The arduous fight for the legalization of the right to decide

Induced abortion, or the voluntary interruption of unplanned, unwanted, and unexpected pregnancy, is a controversial issue that gives rise to divergent opinions and confrontations that involve moral, religious, and personal grounds. On the other hand, miscarriage does not stir big social questionings or moral judgments. The voluntary termination of a pregnancy is a reality that …

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