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Knowledge for humanity / Le savoir pour l'humanité

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OPEN LETTER: Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public. Their withdrawal from sale, on the basis of ill-conceived and draconian anti terror legislation, is an affront to basic principles of free speech and expression so long taken for granted in this country. We categorically reject censorship - whether direct or indirect - and urge the government to change course, amending the legislation which has led us to this point of repressive absurdity.
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"Reading the World" is a new documentary about Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educator whose revolutionary approach to teaching connected literacy to critical thinking and democratic participation. It draws on rare archival footage of 1960s Brazil and weaves together the memories of farmers, students and educators who took part in Freire’s culture circles, his method of teaching adults to read in as little as 40 hours by drawing on their own lives, communities and experiences. “Paulo Freire was one of the most influential educators of the past century and is still widely studied all around the world. But the studies often focus on his ideas, his philosophies, his books, and much less is known about his original praxis,” says co-director Catherine Murphy. democracynow.org/2026/9/22/r…

“Pedagogy of the Oppressed” Brazilian Educator Paulo Freire Profiled in Film, “Reading the World”

Reading the World is a remarkable new documentary about Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educator whose revolutionary approach to teaching connected literacy to critical thinking and democratic...

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“Reading the World” is a remarkable new documentary about Paulo Freire, the acclaimed Brazilian educator whose revolutionary approach to teaching connected literacy to critical thinking and democratic participation. “One of the most important points of his philosophy is that everyone has knowledge,” says Maria Luisa Mendonça, a consulting producer for the documentary.
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Race or classe? ⚖️ Amb Houria Bouteldja, Cedric Johnson, Ainhoa Nadia and Arun Kundnani @readconvention @barcelona
read.@readconventionSep 16
Tanquem el dia amb una conversa clau: «Raça o classe?» ⚖️ Amb Houria Bouteldja, Cedric Johnson, Ainhoa Nadia i Arun Kundnani.
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"I Know My Soul" by Claude McKay, born #OTD in 1889. Read more: poets.org/poet/claude-mckay
"I Know My Soul" by Claude McKay displayed as follows: I plucked my soul out of its secret place, And held it to the mirror of my eye, To see it like a star against the sky, A twitching body quivering in space, A spark of passion shining on my face. And I explored it to determine why This awful key to my infinity Conspires to rob me of sweet joy and grace. And if the sign may not be fully read, If I can comprehend but not control, I need not gloom my days with futile dread, Because I see a part and not the whole. Contemplating the strange, I’m comforted By this narcotic thought: I know my soul.

ALT "I Know My Soul" by Claude McKay displayed as follows: I plucked my soul out of its secret place, And held it to the mirror of my eye, To see it like a star against the sky, A twitching body quivering in space, A spark of passion shining on my face. And I explored it to determine why This awful key to my infinity Conspires to rob me of sweet joy and grace. And if the sign may not be fully read, If I can comprehend but not control, I need not gloom my days with futile dread, Because I see a part and not the whole. Contemplating the strange, I’m comforted By this narcotic thought: I know my soul.

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read.@readconventionSep 14
💙 Demà comença READ.  Durant quatre dies, Barcelona serà un espai per posar en comú idees i estratègies davant d’un present marcat per l’avenç reaccionari. No venim només a interpretar el món. Venim a discutir com transformar-lo.  Ens trobem a Barcelona.
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read.@readconventionSep 5
Més de 440 editorials i revistes de 72 països ja formen part de la segona edició de READ. Gràcies a totes les persones i projectes que ho esteu fent possible! 💙 📅 16–18 de setembre de 2026 📍 Barcelona
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« Le corps féminin et la précarité menstruelle en milieu universitaire » Présentation de l’ouvrage "Rose rougie" et table ronde, 9h à 13h, mardi 14 juillet 2026, FLSH, Esplanade bâtiment Sembène, UCAD, Dakar
« Le corps féminin et la précarité menstruelle en milieu universitaire » Présentation de l’ouvrage "Rose rougie" et table ronde, 9h à 13h, mardi 14 juillet 2026, FLSH, Esplanade bâtiment Sembène, UCAD, Dakar

ALT « Le corps féminin et la précarité menstruelle en milieu universitaire » Présentation de l’ouvrage "Rose rougie" et table ronde, 9h à 13h, mardi 14 juillet 2026, FLSH, Esplanade bâtiment Sembène, UCAD, Dakar

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Wasafiri@WasafiriMagMay 28
Thanks to a generous grant, we are so pleased to be able to offer 150 fee waivers for submitting to the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize! If you're a low/no-income writer or translator hoping to enter this year’s prize ... 🧵
Orange background. Black headline text reads: Fee Waivers for Low/No-Income Writers and Translators. Underneath in cream it reads: Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.

ALT Orange background. Black headline text reads: Fee Waivers for Low/No-Income Writers and Translators. Underneath in cream it reads: Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.

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@amalion at #Literal_pro, Barcelona's rights fair for radical publishing - a meeting point for international publishers and rights agents to connect, exchange rights and collaborate. May 21-22, 2026. @Amalion #Barcelona @indpuballiance
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Wasafiri@WasafiriMagFeb 3
The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open for entries! Our 2026 Chair is Ellah Wakatama, with Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction), Jen Calleja (Life Writing), and Mona Kareem (Poetry). Read the full announcement and submit your work by 30 June: buff.ly/s4ol0ap
Orange background with cream and black text announcing the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, its categories of Fiction, Life Writing, and Poetry, £1000 prize and deadline

ALT Orange background with cream and black text announcing the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, its categories of Fiction, Life Writing, and Poetry, £1000 prize and deadline

Orange background with cream and black text announcing the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize judges by category: Ellah Wakatama (Chair), Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction), Jen Calleja (Life Writing), Mona Kareem (Poetry)

ALT Orange background with cream and black text announcing the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize judges by category: Ellah Wakatama (Chair), Santanu Bhattacharya (Fiction), Jen Calleja (Life Writing), Mona Kareem (Poetry)

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CAS LT Seminar Series 2026 Thinking through Knowledge Production: A View from the South - Sulaiman Adebowale, Amalion, Dakar, Senegal Tuesday 3 March 2026  4:30pm to 6pm african.cam.ac.uk/events/cas…
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Dans le droit fil de l’imagerie coloniale, Charlie Hebdo incapable de confronter les idées d’une femme noire sans la réduire à un corps dansant, exotisé, supposément sauvage. Ce dessin hideux vise à me rappeler ma place dans la hiérarchie raciale et sexiste. (via @catboychevik)
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✨ Hem necessitat uns dies de descans per assimilar tot el que hem viscut: +2900 persones inscrites a les nostres xerrades +250 editorials, revistes i fundacions progressistes 🎥 Molt aviat podreu gaudir de totes les xerrades a les nostres xarxes. Ens veiem al READ 2026! 💙
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What are the judges of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize looking for? And what could you get for winning? Read answers to five frequently asked questions about the #CWprize. Entries close on 1 November. Visit our website to read more FAQs, and enter your story 👇 commonwealthfoundation.com/s…
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International convention of books and ideas, 17-19 September @Barcelona @readconvention
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📣 English: From 17 to 19 September, READ convention in Barcelona will host over 200 radical publishers and magazines to explore strategies for cultural resistance in the face of capitalism’s reactionary turn. ROAPE will be attending. Full program at read.barcelona/

read. Barcelona 2026

read. International Convention of Books and Ideas will be an international event that brings together professionals from publishing houses and magazines.

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read.@readconvention10 Jul 2025
💭 Del 17 al 19 de setembre, La Model de Barcelona acollirà més de 200 editorials i revistes de pensament crític de tot el món per a pensar estratègies de resistència cultural davant el gir cada cop més reaccionari del capitalisme. 📡 Molt aviat anunciarem el programa
💭 Del 17 al 19 de setembre, La Model de Barcelona acollirà més de 200 editorials i revistes de pensament crític de tot el món per a pensar estratègies de resistència cultural davant el gir cada cop més reaccionari del capitalisme. 📡 Molt aviat anunciarem el programa __ 💭 From 17 to 19 September, La Model de Barcelona will host more than 200 publishers and magazines of critical thought from all over the world to think about strategies of cultural resistance in the face of the increasingly reactionary turn of capitalism. 📡 Soon we will announce the full programme __ 💭 Del 17 al 19 de septiembre, La Model de Barcelona acogerá más de 200 editoriales y revistas de pensamiento crítico de todo el mundo para pensar estrategias de resistencia cultural ante el giro cada vez más reaccionario del capitalismo. 📡 Muy pronto anunciaremos el programa completo

ALT 💭 Del 17 al 19 de setembre, La Model de Barcelona acollirà més de 200 editorials i revistes de pensament crític de tot el món per a pensar estratègies de resistència cultural davant el gir cada cop més reaccionari del capitalisme. 📡 Molt aviat anunciarem el programa __ 💭 From 17 to 19 September, La Model de Barcelona will host more than 200 publishers and magazines of critical thought from all over the world to think about strategies of cultural resistance in the face of the increasingly reactionary turn of capitalism. 📡 Soon we will announce the full programme __ 💭 Del 17 al 19 de septiembre, La Model de Barcelona acogerá más de 200 editoriales y revistas de pensamiento crítico de todo el mundo para pensar estrategias de resistencia cultural ante el giro cada vez más reaccionario del capitalismo. 📡 Muy pronto anunciaremos el programa completo

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“The Igbo people say, If you want to see it well, you must not stand in one place.” —Chinua Achebe buff.ly/E5CLMJT
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"the novel as a genre tends toward excess. ... proliferation, the plot develops like a cancer. If the writer follows a novel’s every lead, it becomes a jungle. The ambition to tell the whole story is inherent in the genre... there comes a moment when you have to kill the story"
The Paris Review
@parisreview5 Aug 2025
“Faulkner was the first novelist I read with pen and paper in hand, because his technique stunned me.” This week, we’ve unlocked our Art of Fiction interview with Mario Vargas Llosa from the archive. buff.ly/Cgd7Fx0
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We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at the age 87. His words shaped and reshaped our grasp of African resistance and decolonisation under colonialism and the postcolonial era. Rest in power. #NgugiWaThiongo buff.ly/08Dt8tC
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