I'm not a traitor!
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Radhia Toumi
Neither traitor nor impostor: the translator as a conduit of meaning, a builder of cultural bridges, and a facilitator of dialogue among peoples
Identity and Presentation
Ziyu Wang, 2026
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Ziyu Wang, Lads, 2023 – Aus der Serie "Go Get'Em Boy"
How does Gen Z view the world? Photographers from this generation – born between 1995 and 2010 – are now exhibiting their work in Frankfurt am Main, following their presentation at Photo Elysée in Lausanne.
The biggest heist of all time?
Debashree Mitra
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William Dalrymple
In "The Anarchy", William Dalrymple recounts how the British East India Company conquered the mighty Mughal Empire, plundered the wealthy region of Bengal, and, in its day, became an early symbol of global corporate power
The song of the heartbroken
Abderrahim Annag
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Abdellah Taïa
Abdellah Taïa's "Die Bastion der Tränen" is a poetic and painful novel about homosexuality, exile and the incurable wounds of origin, family and social confinement in a Morocco of memory
Those who remain silent about techno-capitalism are talking about vampires
Nat Ruiz
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Madeline Cash
A billionaire, the blood of young women, bomb-making, Islamists online: Madeline Cash collects contemporary conspiracy theories. It’s funny, but why does 'Lost Lambs' remain silent when power is laid bare?
After Mandela
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John Comaroff
Mandela is analyzed here less as an heroic historical figure than a contested symbol of transition between political epochs. A reflection on neoliberalism, generational rupture, and the unfinished promises of post-apartheid South Africa.
What intention governs a human rule?
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Bruno Elías Maduro
A critical reflection on the deep origin of human rules: prohibition, culture and social unconscious versus the rationalist fictions of liberalism and contemporary Marxism
Undercover among German Nazis
Xander Heinl
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Angelique Geray
During the covid pandemic, journalist Angelique Geray wanted to understand the thinking behind covid deniers and why they become conspiracy theorists. To do this, she created a cover identity.
Edo and the ghosts
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Stella Gaitano
In "Edo's Souls", Stella Gaitano condenses family history, civil war and the female experience into a novel of poetic force and analytical clarity, impressive also in its language and structure