Tony McKenna argues that the historical necessity embedded in the story and characters of Game of Thrones means that there is only one way it can end. Winter... Continue reading
Nick Wright reviews South Africa: The Artof a Nation Filmgoers of a certain age will remember the 1964 film Zulu, which shows a group of British soldiers... Continue reading
Nick Wright reviews Benjamin and Brecht: The Story of a Friendship, by Erdmut Wizisla. The diverse appropriations of Walter Benjamin – the cultural theorist and critic — of his... Continue reading
Adrian Chan-Wyles discusses some links between Marxism and Buddhism. ‘It is a question of spirit which creates itself out of nothing, hence it is a question of... Continue reading
Welcome to Culture Matters I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green... Continue reading
A radical cultural struggle against the established order: Mike Quille reviews the Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery. Curators sometimes overuse the word revolutionary when promoting exhibitions... Continue reading
Culture Matters Co-Operative Ltd has been running now for over 10 years. We continue to manage this website; run Bread and Roses Arts Awards; publish books and... Continue reading
Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt traces the contours of cultural policy in Cuba since the Revolution. On 26 July 1953, a group of young Cubans attacked two of the army... Continue reading
Professor Mark Stephens argues that the underlying solution to the misery inflicted on the characters portrayed in David Loach’s film lies in reforming policy, not charity. Ken... Continue reading
as if they are normal folk by Jane Burn Shops. Imagine them wanting shops. Wanting to buy stuff as if they are normal folk. Wanting to be... Continue reading