A Yearning for Coherence

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A Yearning for Coherence
A Yearning for Coherence

Love songs tend to be seen as unpolitical. Granî however, the energetic Kurdish wedding music, contains significant political meanings. An essay by Martin Stokes on the power of hidden dissent cultures, inspired by George Mürer’s film «Her Bijî Granî».

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Design: Šejma Fere

Intersectionality Rules

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Intersectionality Rules
Intersectionality Rules

Watching the film «A Girl’s Band» inspires Luisa Fernanda Uribe to think deeply about feminism and intersectionality in Latin America.

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Design: Šejma Fere

Ritual of Masculinity

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Ritual of Masculinity
Ritual of Masculinity

After watching Anna Gawlita’s film «Krzyżoki» (Horse Riders), Agata Pyzik wonders what’s next for contemporary masculinity?

 

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Design: Šejma Fere

Ebram the Breeze

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Ebram the Breeze
Ebram the Breeze

Azin Feizabadi gets caught in Ebrahim Monsefi’s spirit breeze conjured by Kamran Heidari’s «documentary» on the Iranian singer/songwriter, «None of Your Business».

 

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The Agency of Sonic Thinking

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The Agency of Sonic Thinking
The Agency of Sonic Thinking

Sound is able to merge supposed contradictions: in the audio walk «Zero, Land der Zukunft» at Dystopie Festival, our writer finds herself entangled both in dystopian and utopian worlds. Here is a short essay on listening as a mode of creating critical agencies.

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Quote: Andrea May
Design: Klaus Janek

Nobody Dey Get Us

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Nobody Dey Get Us
Nobody Dey Get Us

In Ghana, everyday life is widely ruled by the Christian religion. The artists portrayed in the film «Contradict» revolt against this religion’s tendency to dominate people’s histories – by writing their own.

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Design: Šejma Fere

Tongues and Borders Are Immutable

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Tongues and Borders Are Immutable
Tongues and Borders Are Immutable

Lacking a common language is not always an obstacle to communication. It can help to build new connections without preconceptions. An essay inspired by the film «In Your Eyes, I See My Country», in which two Israeli musicians travel to Morocco.

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Imagining Worlds and Making Meaning With Four Artists From Delhi

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TIMEZONES – Episode 3: Delhi
Imagining Worlds and Making Meaning With Four Artists From Delhi

Episode 3 of the «Timezones» podcast series, co-initiated and co-produced by Norient and the Goethe-Institut. In this episode, four contemporary artists with a connection to the city of Delhi reflext upon their diverse and evolving practices.

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Why Locality Still Matters: Baltimore Club

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Why Locality Still Matters: Baltimore Club
Why Locality Still Matters: Baltimore Club

While techno and house have become widely commodified by white Europeans, Tedra Wilson’s documentary Dark City Beneath the Beat shows how Baltimore Club kept its highly localized aesthetics, and proves the richness of Black club music in the 21st century.

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Design: Šejma Fere

A Spirit Guides You

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A Spirit Guides You
A Spirit Guides You

Steph Kretowicz is struck by the power of the creative impulse exhibited by Camille Degeye’s protagonist in her short film «Journey Through a Body».

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Design: Šejma Fere

Your Body Is a Medium

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Your Body Is a Medium

A body is not just perceiving sounds, it is also their medium. Here is an essay about the materiality of sound and how the body shapes the listening process.

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Quote: Luise Wolf
Design: Johannes Plank
Photo: Anngret Wolf
Sound: Johannes Plank