December, 2011
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire - Monday, December 19, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">Complicit critics: the artist in the economy Arts & Culture
In the context of neoliberal, predatory, continually mutating post-Fordist capitalism, do artists have any hope of retaining a critical independence from the economy? Janine DeFeo investigates by looking at the work of Paolo Cirio and Shiraz Bayjoo.
Exhibition, New in Ceasefire, Theatre - Friday, December 16, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Arts & Culture">How to remember Stalin: ‘The Collaborators’ (National Theatre) and ‘Building the Revolution’ (Royal Academy) Arts & Culture
A Soviet-nostalgia revival seems to be under way, with John Hodge's new play 'The Collaborators' and the Royal Academy's new exhibition on Soviet Art and Architecture. Musab Younis, Ceasefire's deputy editor, reviews.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 15, 2011 5:31 - 2 Comments
Politics">El Salvador: 30 Years after El Mozote Politics
Thirty years ago this week, almost 400 men, women and children from the El Salvador town of El Mozote were brutally tortured, raped and killed by US-trained governmental units who then burned their bodies and houses. As the country unites in remembrance, Sebastião Martins reflects on the historical legacy of the event.
Letters from Brussels, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, December 14, 2011 8:52 - 0 Comments
Letters from Brussels">Police crackdown on Congolese election protesters Letters from Brussels
For the past few days, protests held by Brussels' Congolese community against last week's DRC presidential election results have met with a heavy-handed police crackdown, leaving many injuries and arrests. Emily Macintosh reports.New in Ceasefire, On Corporate Power - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9:09 - 5 Comments
On Corporate Power">Of Ideology and Philanthropy On Corporate Power
In his latest column, Michael Barker examines the anti-democratic nature of liberal philanthropy. As he notes, many of the organisations that regularly challenge the legitimacy of corporate power are in fact often themselves funded by corporate donors.
New in Ceasefire, Special Reports - Monday, December 12, 2011 7:46 - 2 Comments
Special Report">Saving Jeju: The winnable fight we can’t afford to lose Special Report
In an exclusive report, Matthew Hoey, the global outreach coordinator for the Save Jeju campaign explains why the fight against plans for a US military base on China's doorstep is one that peace activists, both in South Korea and internationally, can and must win. Failure to do so, he warns, could lead to the biggest nuclear showdown since the Cuban missile crisis.
Exhibition, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, December 11, 2011 10:08 - 0 Comments
Exhibition">Review: Tacita Dean’s ‘Film’ (Tate Modern) Exhibition
Douglas Brennan reviews Tacita Dean's Film, a showcase of 35mm film-making at Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
Books, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, December 10, 2011 20:06 - 2 Comments
Books">Review: The Political Economy of Media and Power Books
John Robertson reviews 'The Political Economy of Media and Power', edited by Jeffery Klaehn, an interdisciplinary collection addressing some of the most important issues at the intersections between mass media and the politics of power.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, December 9, 2011 8:00 - 9 Comments
Comment">The Arab Spring: A Palestinian Perspective Comment
In the fourth instalment of our series of Arab reflections on the regional uprisings, award-winning Palestinian author and playwright Ahmed Masoud explores the impact of the Arab Spring on the Palestinian struggle for freedom and justice.
Exhibition, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, December 8, 2011 4:30 - 0 Comments
Exhibition">Undiscovered Landscapes (The Wapping Project) Exhibition
Janine DeFeo reviews 'Undiscovered Landscapes', an exhibition bringing together works from five international film makers, at London's The Wapping Project.
