Irene Baqué, director of the documentary “Carmen, without fear of freedom”: “We should end 600 years of discrimination against the Gypsy people”
There is a scene towards the end Carmen, unafraid of freedom, the short documentary by the Catalan director Irene Baquein which three of its protagonists, women Feminist Gypsy AssociationThey dream of a future in which their struggle is no longer so lonely, in which those who are now girls take to the streets on May […]
Interview with trans activist Valentina Berr, who is publishing a book about the questions they ask trans women
BarcelonaFed up with so many questions that come close to poor education due to indiscretions, Valentina Beer started a podcast which she has now turned into a book with the same title: The answer to everything you would ask a trans aunt (Editorial egales). Born in Ripollet in 1993, Beer is an activist against transphobia, […]
Violence against women is a men’s issue – Corriere.it
I will never stop repeating it. Many of us have been saying it for years and are encountering a wall of silence: violence against women is a men’s issue. I don’t know if the wall has really broken this time between writers, actors, intellectuals and artists who have joined our voice in these hours. What […]
Violence against women, Rai commercials from November 25th – Corriere TV
The Rai campaign for November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, is aimed at men. A campaign that tells a tragically heard story, “challenges” would-be murderers and, for the first time, sends a warning to men who behave violently: ask for help before it’s too late. The campaign will air […]
Seven stories and five poems attributed to Louisa May Alcott, author of ‘Little Women,’ come to light | Culture
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Undated image of Louisa May Alcott, author of the novel “Little Women.”WIKIMEDIA The influence that spiritualism and other pseudosciences had on 19th century literature in the United States was the catalyst for Max Chapnick revive to one of the most admired authors of the time, Louisa May Alcott. Chapnick, an associate professor at Northeastern University […]
The Dutch Mariët Westermann, the first woman to head the Guggenheim Museum in New York
Monday, November 20, 2023, 7:40 p.m comment Copy link Whatsapp Facebook X LinkedIn telegram Months late, there was finally white smoke at the Guggenheim in New York, which has announced its next director and CEO, Mariët Westermann, whose position she will take up on June 1, 2024. Her profile differs from that of her… This […]
Mariët Westermann, first woman to head the Guggenheim Foundation and its museum in New York
The Dutch art historian Mariët Westermann was named Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, replacing Richard Armstrong. He comes to the Guggenheim with a proven track record in world-renowned leading organizations in higher education and philanthropy dedicated to the arts and humanities. He brings in-depth knowledge of art history, museums […]
Violence against women, the documentary “Another Tomorrow” tonight on La7 – Corriere TV
After the dramatic news events of these hours, La7 offers on Saturday evening – at the end of Massimo Gramellini’s program “In altre parole” – the first TV show ever – the documentary film “Another Tomorrow” (2023), written by director Silvio Soldini and Cristiana Mainardi (Ambrogino d’Oro 2003 for his cultural commitment in the fight […]
Ángeles Caso: “They called me corny or corny because I was a woman who wrote”
Ángeles Caso lives in a town in León, Write. Behind her large eyes, which seem to embrace the screen that connects her with the interviewer, there is a serene and sometimes restless look, that of a woman who takes seriously the subject to which she has dedicated much of her life: reveal the injustice that […]
“The Permanent Image” by Laura Ferrés: a challenge to tone and structures
Laura Ferrés’ first feature film won the Golden Spike for Best Film at the Seminci full of conceptual, narrative and directorial ideas. Without falling into solemnity, the author of Los desheredados (2017), a short film that won an award at Cannes (Critics Week), conceives a film that stands out for its ambition and its determined […]