You are here: KULTURAUSTAUSCH Sitemap SubjectsPostcolonialismThe culture of remembranceInternational relationsEnvironment and climate policyHuman rightsMigrationLiterature and artsEconomy and tradeSociety and everyday lifeCountriesAuthors Latest Photo: Ivanna Oksenyuk Talking point | AIHow dangerous is Artificial Intelligence? What is the most threatening about artificial intelligence? Author Rebecca Giblin points out where the dangers lie. A commentary By Rebecca Giblin12/06/2023 Photo: Maryam Mumladze for Kulturaustausch Flying visit | GeorgiaA house in Georgia In the Georgian capital Tbilisi, there’s a house on a leafy street corner that is like a museum. A visit By Maryam Mumladze11/30/2023 Photo: Luisa Dörr Day trip| BoliviaA skate park in Cochabamba Smashing stereotypes: Young women in traditional dress meet to skateboard in the Pacata Alta neighbourhood in the north of Cochabamba By Luisa Dörr11/30/2023 Photo: Tami Xiang Family | China“Millions of children live apart from their parents” Chinese migrant workers are often denied official residency. Many parents leave their children behind in the villages. Photographer Tami Xiang visited some of them. A conversation Interview with Tami Xiang11/25/2023 Photo: United Church of Canada Archives Discrimination | Canada“Kill the ‘Indian’ in the kid” For decades, indigenous children in Canada were sent to Christian boarding schools for re-education, where many experienced abuse. Journalist Michel Jean has written about this trauma Interview with Michel Jean11/05/2023 Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images Human rights | RomaniaRoma pushed to the dirty outskirts of the city Years ago, the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca resettled hundreds of Roma - next to a huge garbage dump. Some families fought back and managed to attract international attention By Gundula Haage11/02/2023 Photo: David Degner/Getty Images Politics | SudanA state held hostage Politicians, the military, investors: in Sudan, key players are fighting over power and money. On how violence is flaring up again in a state that just won’t settle down By Stella Gaitano10/25/2023 Photo: private Family | Republic Moldavia“We laugh together, we cry together” Valeriu Pocitari and Valeria Pocitari live over a thousand kilometres apart yet they chat almost daily. A father / daughter conversation between Moldova and Greece. Interview with Valeria Pocitari, Valeriu Pocitari10/20/2023 Photo: Alexia Fiasco Living together | FranceLove is thicker than blood A Paris flat, three daughters and at least as many chosen relatives: The family of 63-year-old widower Mouss Ould Kaci redefines family ties. A visit to France By Nadia Kara10/16/2023 Illustration: Hanneke Rozemuller Family life | Great BritainA quiet goodbye Since he can remember, there has been a deep rift between Daljit Nagra and his parents. He is ashamed of their narrow-mindedness; they despise his transformation into a “white man”. Memories of a difficult childhood By Daljit Nagra10/16/2023 Photo: Emil Malmborg Family life | Sweden“Your children are who they are” In her graphic novels, illustrator Liv Strömquist explores the everyday absurdities of being a mother — and the funny side of parenthood Interview with Liv Strömquist10/16/2023 Photo: private Indigenous justice | USA“These days, we have very few trials” Judge Abby Abinanti worked for decades in both U.S. state courts and the Yurok Tribal Court. She says many lessons can be learnt from her community’s close-knit approach to justice Interview with Abby Abinanti09/20/2023 Photo: Maximilian Gödecke Family | UgandaDear Mummy and Daddy, rest in peace! Persecution, prison, exile: Life has moved fast for the Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi since her parents died. So much has changed that she she’s catching up with the past. A farewell letter to Mummy and Daddy. By Stella Nyanzi09/20/2023 Photo: Antoine Midant Media | GermanyBeyond the European bubble German media outlets are often indifferent when it comes to reporting from outside Europe. German journalist Mohamed Amjahid has realised that writing about sex helps break down barriers By Mohamed Amjahid06/01/2023 Photo: H. C. Kwok History | TaiwanIn the shadow of the dictator Under the regime of dictator Chiang Kai-Shek, tens of thousands of people were arrested and killed in Taiwan between 1948 and 1987. However, the country has never come to terms with the “White Terror”. Photographer H. C. Kwok wants to change that with his pictures by giving the victims a voice. By Billy HC Kwok06/01/2023
Photo: Ivanna Oksenyuk Talking point | AIHow dangerous is Artificial Intelligence? What is the most threatening about artificial intelligence? Author Rebecca Giblin points out where the dangers lie. A commentary By Rebecca Giblin12/06/2023
Photo: Maryam Mumladze for Kulturaustausch Flying visit | GeorgiaA house in Georgia In the Georgian capital Tbilisi, there’s a house on a leafy street corner that is like a museum. A visit By Maryam Mumladze11/30/2023
Photo: Luisa Dörr Day trip| BoliviaA skate park in Cochabamba Smashing stereotypes: Young women in traditional dress meet to skateboard in the Pacata Alta neighbourhood in the north of Cochabamba By Luisa Dörr11/30/2023
Photo: Tami Xiang Family | China“Millions of children live apart from their parents” Chinese migrant workers are often denied official residency. Many parents leave their children behind in the villages. Photographer Tami Xiang visited some of them. A conversation Interview with Tami Xiang11/25/2023
Photo: United Church of Canada Archives Discrimination | Canada“Kill the ‘Indian’ in the kid” For decades, indigenous children in Canada were sent to Christian boarding schools for re-education, where many experienced abuse. Journalist Michel Jean has written about this trauma Interview with Michel Jean11/05/2023
Photo: Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images Human rights | RomaniaRoma pushed to the dirty outskirts of the city Years ago, the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca resettled hundreds of Roma - next to a huge garbage dump. Some families fought back and managed to attract international attention By Gundula Haage11/02/2023
Photo: David Degner/Getty Images Politics | SudanA state held hostage Politicians, the military, investors: in Sudan, key players are fighting over power and money. On how violence is flaring up again in a state that just won’t settle down By Stella Gaitano10/25/2023
Photo: private Family | Republic Moldavia“We laugh together, we cry together” Valeriu Pocitari and Valeria Pocitari live over a thousand kilometres apart yet they chat almost daily. A father / daughter conversation between Moldova and Greece. Interview with Valeria Pocitari, Valeriu Pocitari10/20/2023
Photo: Alexia Fiasco Living together | FranceLove is thicker than blood A Paris flat, three daughters and at least as many chosen relatives: The family of 63-year-old widower Mouss Ould Kaci redefines family ties. A visit to France By Nadia Kara10/16/2023
Illustration: Hanneke Rozemuller Family life | Great BritainA quiet goodbye Since he can remember, there has been a deep rift between Daljit Nagra and his parents. He is ashamed of their narrow-mindedness; they despise his transformation into a “white man”. Memories of a difficult childhood By Daljit Nagra10/16/2023
Photo: Emil Malmborg Family life | Sweden“Your children are who they are” In her graphic novels, illustrator Liv Strömquist explores the everyday absurdities of being a mother — and the funny side of parenthood Interview with Liv Strömquist10/16/2023
Photo: private Indigenous justice | USA“These days, we have very few trials” Judge Abby Abinanti worked for decades in both U.S. state courts and the Yurok Tribal Court. She says many lessons can be learnt from her community’s close-knit approach to justice Interview with Abby Abinanti09/20/2023
Photo: Maximilian Gödecke Family | UgandaDear Mummy and Daddy, rest in peace! Persecution, prison, exile: Life has moved fast for the Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi since her parents died. So much has changed that she she’s catching up with the past. A farewell letter to Mummy and Daddy. By Stella Nyanzi09/20/2023
Photo: Antoine Midant Media | GermanyBeyond the European bubble German media outlets are often indifferent when it comes to reporting from outside Europe. German journalist Mohamed Amjahid has realised that writing about sex helps break down barriers By Mohamed Amjahid06/01/2023
Photo: H. C. Kwok History | TaiwanIn the shadow of the dictator Under the regime of dictator Chiang Kai-Shek, tens of thousands of people were arrested and killed in Taiwan between 1948 and 1987. However, the country has never come to terms with the “White Terror”. Photographer H. C. Kwok wants to change that with his pictures by giving the victims a voice. By Billy HC Kwok06/01/2023