Tag: art
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Art and protest in Putin’s Russia
ANALYSIS With thanks to Liza Malyan In the past few weeks living in London I have seen the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag on every corner. As little as a ribbon pinned to the lapel is a symbol of allegiance with the oppressed. It is easy to forget that the freedom to express […]
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Androniki and prehistoric pottery: a look at non-binary gender expression in Cypriot culture
Support Politika News on Patreon. With special thanks to Ilaeira. ESSAY ‘It’s cultural’, people have often said to me. The tenacity of multiple systems of oppression – patriarchy, heteronormativity, racism – suggests they are and always have been endemic in Cypriot culture. As a member of the Cypriot diaspora, it has certainly felt that way. […]