You are here: KULTURAUSTAUSCH Subjects In KULTURAUSTAUSCH, the magazine for international perspectives, authors from around the world give their takes on key political and social talking points. Environment and climate policy Wang Chung-Yong watches a dredger Photo: Ann Wang / Reuters The sand pirates Chinese freighters are hunting for one of the world's most coveted raw materials off the Taiwanese coast. But the search for sand poses a problem not just for Taipei, but for Beijing 06/01/2023 Vandana Shiva has been active as an environmentalist, feminist and civil rights activist since the 1970s Photo: Dileep Prakash for Kulturaustausch “We need a culture of less” For half a century, activist and author Vandana Shiva has been criticising the excesses of the global economy and arguing for a simple life. A conversation about false abundance and the necessity of downsizing 01/09/2023 Diamnadio Island is located in the branching Saloum River delta in western Senegal. The effects of climate change are becoming ever more apparent here Foto: FAO / John Wessels The island that’s left behind In the middle of the Saloum river delta in Senegal lies the island of Diamniadio. Here people live off the sea – but every year the nets get a little emptier 01/09/2023 Postcolonialism Margaret Busby at her desk in London, 1971 Photo: Evening Standard / Hulton Archive / Getty Images ”I want to bring Black female writers into the spotlight“ More than half a century ago, Margaret Busby became Britain’s first black woman publisher, upending the literary scene. Five decades later, her work is far from done 06/01/2023 [Translate to English:] Photo: John McDonnell / Getty Images An invisible hierarchy Contemporary society has all but eradicated the caste system, right? Far from it, argues U.S. journalist Isabel Wilkerson 06/01/2023 Sean Sherman is a chef and food activist. For many years, he has dedicated himself to rediscovering and reconstructing the cuisine of the Sioux and Lakota First Nations. In Minneapolis, he runs the restaurant “Owamni”, which serves indigenous cuisine only. Photo: Nate Ryan “My cuisine is decolonised” The restaurant Owamni in Minneapolis is one of the best in the USA. Its owner Sean Sherman is both a chef and an activist. On serving food with explosive political power 01/09/2023 In 2015, after months of student protests, the statue of British colonist Cecil Rhodes has been removed from the grounds of the University of Cape Town Photo: Charlie Shoemaker / Getty Images Postcolonialism Acknowledging the colonial past of countries, identifying the impact of colonialism on former colonies (and within former colonial powers) and reflecting on the inequalities that have emerged… Visitors in the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem International Holocaust Memorial in Israel (January 2017) Photo: Lior Mizrahi / Getty Images The culture of remembrance Dealing with historical events can also spark tensions. KULTURAUSTAUSCH regularly dives into the background narratives and offers international perspectives on the culture of remembrance… The Secretary-General of the United Nations addresses the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (April 2023) Photo: Ed Jones / AFP / Getty Images International relations Although the creation of organisations such as the United Nations and the European Union appeared to usher in the age of multilateralism, world politics remains largely shaped by inter-state relations... Smoke rises from an illegal fire near Manaquiri in the state of Amazonas. At the beginning of September 2023 alone, 2,500 illegal fires were registered in the region by the Brazilian Institute for Space Research Photo: Michael Dantas / AFP / Getty Images Environment and climate policy Environmental and climate issues play an increasingly important role on a national and global level. Climate policy has far-reaching effects worldwide. We report on climate change and sustainable development, outlining local climate initiatives and international conflicts linked to the environment... At a protest march in Istanbul, several women shout slogans and hold up signs with the portrait of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini (October 2022). Mahsa Amini had died in custody of the Iranian guidance patrol Photo: Chris McGrath / Getty Images Human rights There is hardly a subject the global community is as united on as that of human rights - and yet there are still disputes about their status and supposed universality… Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos near the village of Skala Sikaminias after crossing the Aegean sea in an inflatable boat from Turkey (2015) Photo: Matej Divizna / Getty Images Migration How are societies and states shaped by displacement and migration? And how do migrants’ stories influence the arts? At Mystetzki Arsenal in Kyiv, curators and museum staff continue exhibition operations under difficult conditions because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One challenge of many the staff are dealing with are regular power outages (fall 2022) Photo: Oleksandr Popenko / Mystetskyi Arsenal Literature and arts At KULTURAUSTAUSCH we explore the bigger picture, talking to artists from Global South and offering updates on the international cultural scene. In addition to short reviews and event tips, you'll also find interviews with top authors, filmmakers and theatre professionals… Aerial view of large container vessels and shipping containers at Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai (April 2023). The port is one of the biggest transport hubs in China Photo: VCG / Getty Images Economy and trade How are relations between states and societies shaped by economic relationships? How do trade agreements and cultural diplomacy interconnect? Market life in Lagos, the largest metropolis in Nigeria (2017) Photo: Patrick van Katwijk / Getty Images Society and everyday life In KULTURAUSTAUSCH, authors from around the world offer personal insights into everyday life, society and politics in their home countries…
Wang Chung-Yong watches a dredger Photo: Ann Wang / Reuters The sand pirates Chinese freighters are hunting for one of the world's most coveted raw materials off the Taiwanese coast. But the search for sand poses a problem not just for Taipei, but for Beijing 06/01/2023
Vandana Shiva has been active as an environmentalist, feminist and civil rights activist since the 1970s Photo: Dileep Prakash for Kulturaustausch “We need a culture of less” For half a century, activist and author Vandana Shiva has been criticising the excesses of the global economy and arguing for a simple life. A conversation about false abundance and the necessity of downsizing 01/09/2023
Diamnadio Island is located in the branching Saloum River delta in western Senegal. The effects of climate change are becoming ever more apparent here Foto: FAO / John Wessels The island that’s left behind In the middle of the Saloum river delta in Senegal lies the island of Diamniadio. Here people live off the sea – but every year the nets get a little emptier 01/09/2023
Margaret Busby at her desk in London, 1971 Photo: Evening Standard / Hulton Archive / Getty Images ”I want to bring Black female writers into the spotlight“ More than half a century ago, Margaret Busby became Britain’s first black woman publisher, upending the literary scene. Five decades later, her work is far from done 06/01/2023
[Translate to English:] Photo: John McDonnell / Getty Images An invisible hierarchy Contemporary society has all but eradicated the caste system, right? Far from it, argues U.S. journalist Isabel Wilkerson 06/01/2023
Sean Sherman is a chef and food activist. For many years, he has dedicated himself to rediscovering and reconstructing the cuisine of the Sioux and Lakota First Nations. In Minneapolis, he runs the restaurant “Owamni”, which serves indigenous cuisine only. Photo: Nate Ryan “My cuisine is decolonised” The restaurant Owamni in Minneapolis is one of the best in the USA. Its owner Sean Sherman is both a chef and an activist. On serving food with explosive political power 01/09/2023
In 2015, after months of student protests, the statue of British colonist Cecil Rhodes has been removed from the grounds of the University of Cape Town Photo: Charlie Shoemaker / Getty Images Postcolonialism Acknowledging the colonial past of countries, identifying the impact of colonialism on former colonies (and within former colonial powers) and reflecting on the inequalities that have emerged…
Visitors in the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem International Holocaust Memorial in Israel (January 2017) Photo: Lior Mizrahi / Getty Images The culture of remembrance Dealing with historical events can also spark tensions. KULTURAUSTAUSCH regularly dives into the background narratives and offers international perspectives on the culture of remembrance…
The Secretary-General of the United Nations addresses the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (April 2023) Photo: Ed Jones / AFP / Getty Images International relations Although the creation of organisations such as the United Nations and the European Union appeared to usher in the age of multilateralism, world politics remains largely shaped by inter-state relations...
Smoke rises from an illegal fire near Manaquiri in the state of Amazonas. At the beginning of September 2023 alone, 2,500 illegal fires were registered in the region by the Brazilian Institute for Space Research Photo: Michael Dantas / AFP / Getty Images Environment and climate policy Environmental and climate issues play an increasingly important role on a national and global level. Climate policy has far-reaching effects worldwide. We report on climate change and sustainable development, outlining local climate initiatives and international conflicts linked to the environment...
At a protest march in Istanbul, several women shout slogans and hold up signs with the portrait of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini (October 2022). Mahsa Amini had died in custody of the Iranian guidance patrol Photo: Chris McGrath / Getty Images Human rights There is hardly a subject the global community is as united on as that of human rights - and yet there are still disputes about their status and supposed universality…
Migrants arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos near the village of Skala Sikaminias after crossing the Aegean sea in an inflatable boat from Turkey (2015) Photo: Matej Divizna / Getty Images Migration How are societies and states shaped by displacement and migration? And how do migrants’ stories influence the arts?
At Mystetzki Arsenal in Kyiv, curators and museum staff continue exhibition operations under difficult conditions because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One challenge of many the staff are dealing with are regular power outages (fall 2022) Photo: Oleksandr Popenko / Mystetskyi Arsenal Literature and arts At KULTURAUSTAUSCH we explore the bigger picture, talking to artists from Global South and offering updates on the international cultural scene. In addition to short reviews and event tips, you'll also find interviews with top authors, filmmakers and theatre professionals…
Aerial view of large container vessels and shipping containers at Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai (April 2023). The port is one of the biggest transport hubs in China Photo: VCG / Getty Images Economy and trade How are relations between states and societies shaped by economic relationships? How do trade agreements and cultural diplomacy interconnect?
Market life in Lagos, the largest metropolis in Nigeria (2017) Photo: Patrick van Katwijk / Getty Images Society and everyday life In KULTURAUSTAUSCH, authors from around the world offer personal insights into everyday life, society and politics in their home countries…
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