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GORDON PARSONS recommends an entertaining account of the years between Germany’s defeat in WWI and Hitler’s seizure of power
Reading revolution for the written-off
James Walker reports on an innovative literacy project for marginalised young people in Nottingham
MIGUEL YOSHIDA explains the evolution and influence of the Cuban Casa De Las Americas in joining culture to the revolutionary struggle
ANDY HEDGECOCK is charmed by a skilful adaptation of Tove Jansson’s lyrical portrait of three generations of a family, overcoming grief
ALEX HALL treads warily through a messy, dialectical struggle fought in the mundane machinery of driving licences, criminal law, and birth registries
MICHAL BONCZA, FIONA O’CONNOR, JAMES WALSH and ANGUS REID review Atlas of Disappearance, Love Me Tender, Bouchra, and This Tempting Madness
Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
I despise illiteracy and would go so far as to classify it as a form of child abuse, given how profoundly it can shape an entire life.
England’s never had it so good when it comes to this shameful social problem. According to a major study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), it holds the unenviable title of 22nd most illiterate country out of 24 industrialised nations.
The study involved over 166,000 adults and went as far as to suggest the potential threat of “downward mobility,” whereby the younger population is less educated than the older generation. Not what you’d expect in the so-called information age.
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