Aled Gruffydd Jones interviews Syriza's Minister of Culture Aristide Baltas, who reveals how Greek citizens are reclaiming their ancient heritage in the name of radical democracy and internationalism, and offers inspiration for how other nations could expand cultural provision in the face of severe austerity.
Read moreAngharad Gwilym and Ted Parry explore long-established links and potential alliances between Wales and Liverpool in the face of the depredations of the British state. Could this English 'Celtic' city contribute to an imminent break-up of British culture?
Read moreSteve Gough revives the voices of Welsh child miners whose testimonies of exploitation contributed to a landmark piece of Victorian social reform. Was this the first and last time children's voices in Wales were heeded so extensively?
Read moreSlavery, including child slavery, exists across Wales. The Welsh Government Anti-Slavery Co-ordinator, Stephen Chapman, explains how citizens have an important role to play in making Wales hostile to this heinous crime.
Read moreA Welsh Government policy priority of wellbeing is under threat from intensified austerity. In a climate where workers are increasingly burdened by job insecurity, overtime and a punitive benefits regime, Frances Williams details the vital importance of rest for the imagination and artistic production, and has a unique proposal for burnt-out creative workers…
Read moreOur series Retracing Wales offers creative responses to the Wales Coast Path which lead us far astray from the tourist script. In this issue, a 19th century asylum inmate has an extraordinary vision of a future Wales in a new short story by Mary-Ann Constantine set in Amroth, Pembrokeshire.
Read moreAnthony Brockway is transfixed by the womanly gaze of Christ in Majesty, the sculpture in Llandaff Cathedral by the controversial artist Jacob Epstein, and reveals the story behind its ambiguous features, before travelling to Manhattan in search of its glamorous twin...
Read moreOur Welsh Keywords offers contemporary perspectives on the meaning of words in Welsh, inspired by Raymond Williams’ Keywords. In this issue, Rowan O’Neill explores the contradictory strains and liberating potential of cymysgrywedd/hybridity, writing as a Welsh-speaking woman and descendant of English incomers living in bilingual Wales.
Read moreGuest edited by Mike Parker
Peter Finch on Iain Sinclair
Norena Shopland reviews Queer Wales
Charmian Savill looks at Addlands by Tom Bullough
Murdo MacDonald reviews The Tradition
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Read moreAs Brexit threatens to cut off Welsh ties with the continent, Meic Llewellyn introduces the Tosta project which binds together stateless nations and minoritised languages including Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, the Basque Country, Galicia and Friesland.
Read moreEllen Bell is marvelled by a new exhibition at Oriel Davies which displays the work of ‘outsider artists’ from margins of society around the world. But do shows such as these exploit those who have chosen to remain outside the art market?
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