Arts & Culture · October, 2020

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Arts & Culture · October, 2020

Stories about Arts & Culture from October, 2020

The importance of ‘unlearning’ the past: Interview with Balkans expert Keith Brown

'Critical thinking demands, as an early step, recognition of one’s own blinkers, prejudices and areas of ignorance'

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

28 October 2020

Nepali literature lovers take respite from COVID-19 by celebrating Dashain with new books

'Dashain is always incomplete without Nepali literature'

Written by Sangita Swechcha

27 October 2020

Two Tanzanian musicians turn to opposition politics to improve their communities

Folk musician Vitali Maembe and reggae artist Jhikoman get political

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

27 October 2020

Pakistan lifts ban on TikTok with conditions

The ban lasted for 10 days

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

23 October 2020

Ali Banisadr and the art of ‘visual thinking’

A combination of harmony, chaos and unique Interpretations

Written by Omid Memarian

22 October 2020

Indian ad featuring Hindu-Muslim family pulled after rightwing backlash

In response, Indians who live in interfaith families shared their experiences online

Written by Anumeha Verma

22 October 2020

During the pandemic, El Salvador hopes to revive tourism with a folkloric art rebrand

The tourism sector is the most affected during the pandemic

Written by Eddie Galdamez

21 October 2020

Caribbean alphabet series provides lots of laughs on TikTok

'C' is for comedy

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

15 October 2020

K-Pop band BTS targeted by Chinese netizens over Korean War comments

BTS became the top search result on Weibo this week

Written by Oiwan Lam

14 October 2020

A Kashmiri medical student paints on leaves to beat COVID-19 stress

Tabish Aijaz is popular on social media for her paintings

Written by VideoVolunteers

11 October 2020

New literary magazine makes contemporary Japanese fiction accessible to English readers

The aim is to be sophisticated, yet accessible

Written by Nevin Thompson

10 October 2020

‘Life and Limb’: Foresters on the front line of climate change in Vanuatu

The documentary follows Vanuatu's foresters

Written by Mong Palatino

8 October 2020

The Mexican indigenous artists who are defying labels and stereotypes

We are sharing our visual libraries to inspire future generations of illustrators

Written by Isela Xospa

Translated by Emma Dewick

8 October 2020

Uzbek DJ with a mission to popularize vintage Soviet music

'I am paying tribute to [the musicians'] heroic efforts'

Written by Filip Noubel

8 October 2020

‘We have a strange destiny': a conversation with the Livonian poet Valts Ernštreits: Part II

'It’s important for every schoolkid in Latvia to know about the Livonians'

Written by Will Mawhood

6 October 2020

‘We have a strange destiny': a conversation with the Livonian poet Valts Ernštreits: Part I

'This is something that the world can benefit from – from the Livonian experience'

Written by Will Mawhood

6 October 2020

Supergirl and Vieršnica: Symbols of revolution and gender equality in Belarus

In Belarus, the revolution comes with a female face

Written by Filip Stojanovski, Filip Noubel

4 October 2020

Trinidad & Tobago loses a fount of cultural knowledge with the passing of comedian Dennis ‘Sprangalang’ Hall

"He was a [...] repository of our stories and our history"

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

4 October 2020

Artists from around the world bid farewell to the creator of Mafalda

Mafalda is an iconic Spanish-language comic strip character

Written by Romina Navarro

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

2 October 2020

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