A recent event at Union Berlin has led some to suggest that German football has a racism problem. Is this true, and if it is, who should deal with it?
Articles with tag “Culture & Sport”
The muffling of Steve Bell
The British Guardian newspaper has sacked their long-standing cartoonist. Is this because of antisemitism or part of the paper’s general move to the right? And what does this mean for satire in the UK?
Not such a bad year after all – 2020 in Film
Despite the closure of cinemas for several months, 2020 was a surprisingly good year for films. There was very little to moan about, if we ignore Sofia Coppola for a moment.
Review – Rebellious Daughters Of History by Judy Cox
How did you spend lockdown? Judy Cox wrote a series of pen portraits of largely unknown rebellious women. At first, Judy’s essays appeared on her Facebook page and theleftberlin.com. Now they’ve been released as a book. Arlene Finnigan reviews.
The Bundestag and Israel Boycott – leading cultural institutions respond
Just over 18 months ago, the German Bundestag passed a resolution condemning the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement as “antisemitic”. It is non-binding and even the Bundestag research service has called it unconstitutional. But it has already had serious consequences and provoked protests from unexpected sources