Storytelling
Iconographies of the Pandemic
Ivan Pintor Iranzo
We review the visual symptoms of the pandemic, its representation by individuals, politicians, media and the entertainment sector, and the dilemma posed by combining these with the personalised tracking of the population.
Storytelling
The Year of the Spectre
Max Besora
A confined writer keeps himself entertained by rearranging his private library and seeking refuge in books as windows to other worlds.
Education
Where games live
Hugo Muñoz Gris | Lucas Ramada Prieto
If play gives us the world and through play we make the world ours, we are offering you a series of tips and videogames to make this possible.
Planet
De-centred Humanity II
Elisabet Roselló
Theories such as actor-network theory, flat or object-oriented ontologies and hyperobjects, question the central role of human beings in the conception of the classic natural order.
Planet
Ideas to resist
Víctor Recort | Berta Gómez Santo Tomás | Albert Lloreta | João França | Joana Moll | Tania Adam | Lucas Ramada Prieto | Toni Navarro | Míriam Hatibi
Some inspiration to lift our mood during the days of confinement we’re experiencing in certain parts of the world.
Storytelling
Cassandra Khaw: “It’s just a question of time before video games are accepted as culture”
Marina Amores
We talk to the scriptwriter of video games and science-fiction author about their narrative potential and the challenges still facing this digital format.
Planet
De-centred Humanity I
Elisabet Roselló
On the need for considering new world visions geared towards a resilience and a more adequate position at this planetary time.
Culture
Is Counterculture Still Alive?
Joan Carbonell
We talk to Jordi Costa and Germán Labrador about the historical roots of counterculture and its current situation.
Commons
Jason Y. Ng: “Violence will only lead to more escalated violence”
Sergi Vicente
We talk to this lawyer, activist, and journalist about his experiences with protests and non-violent civil disobedience in Hong Kong.
Technology
The I in the Internet
Jia Tolentino
The Internet has gone from being a utopia where everything was possible to a place full of angry people obsessed with their own representation
Culture
Extremely Short History of Trap Music
Max Besora
We review the origins and principal identifying features of this musical genre, strongly linked to digital technologies and the Internet.
Storytelling
The Women Men Don’t See
Ricard Ruiz Garzón
Among the authors who most helped to renew science fiction in the 20th century was James Tiptree Jr.: the pseudonym of a woman, like those who today are leading the revolution of the genre.