Lessons in Art and Politics

By Julia Friedman – Brooklyn-based multimedia artist Hank Willis Thomas in 2019. was awarded a commission to create a sculpture celebrating the civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. The monument was to be installed on Boston Common, America’s oldest public park, where King gave a speech to a crowd of 22,000 people in April 1965. [...]

UN Failure in Srebrenica

By Alexandra Heller Nicholas – Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanic has built a career around telling stories about the people from her homeland. Movies such as 2006’s Grabvica (which won her the Golden Bear at Berlin), 2013’s For Those Who Can Tell No Tales, and her most recent feature Quo Vadis, Aida?, Žbanic has often focused explicitly on the Bosnian [...]

Korean “Parasite” on Capitalism

By Julian Ryall (Tokyo – DW) - While cinema aficionados have long acclaimed the work of South Korean directors, South Korean films have been glossed over at the global level. Bong Joon-ho’s fourfold Oscar win for “Parasite” marks a watershed change.

When Parasite director Bong Joon-ho accepted the Oscar for best picture at Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, [...]

Age of Propaganda

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) GENEVA — Fake news, propaganda and disinformation has always existed. What sets today apart from years gone by is its rapid dissemination and global reach, experts say, VOA News reported. 
Concerns raised by the instant propagation of fake news in the digital age and the harmful impact it has on the credibility and independence of journalism, democratic [...]

Propaganda Always Survives

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) GENEVA — Fake news, propaganda and disinformation has always existed. What sets today apart from years gone by is its rapid dissemination and global reach, experts say, VOA News reported. 
Concerns raised by the instant propagation of fake news in the digital age and the harmful impact it has on the credibility and independence of journalism, democratic [...]

Propaganda Somehow Survives

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) GENEVA — Fake news, propaganda and disinformation has always existed. What sets today apart from years gone by is its rapid dissemination and global reach, experts say, VOA News reported. 
Concerns raised by the instant propagation of fake news in the digital age and the harmful impact it has on the credibility and independence of journalism, democratic [...]

Long Existed Propaganda

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) GENEVA — Fake news, propaganda and disinformation has always existed. What sets today apart from years gone by is its rapid dissemination and global reach, experts say, VOA News reported. 
Concerns raised by the instant propagation of fake news in the digital age and the harmful impact it has on the credibility and independence of journalism, [...]

Melania’s Shoes Trouble Afoot

By Amra Šabić-El-Rayess – During the recent Presidential campaign, Melania Trump was presented with a pair of specially crafted stilettos by Bosnia’s Serb shoemaker Bema in her (and her husband’s) preferred color of white. Bosnian Serbs hope that their shoes will usher a new era into the White House. The imminent First Lady invited Bema’s [...]

European Culture Capital 2017

By Courtney Tenz – As a 2017 European Capital of Culture, Aarhus has joined with 18 of its surrounding municipalities to present a full schedule of events and special cultural offerings for visitors to Denmark’s second largest city.
With a wealth of museums, galleries and cultural offerings, Aarhus has become one of Denmark’s liveliest cities, yet it [...]

Artistic Projects for Peace

By Annette Blum – Artistic projects of all kinds are so much a part of the fabric of our society/culture and continue to be tremendously inspirational, carrying a strong message and having the ability to resonate with large audiences no matter what the medium. It is this context that makes the work I am engaged [...]

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