While we usually associate freedom with unlimited mobility in space, German philosopher Eva von Redecker turns the idea on its head. In her newest book Bleibefreiheit, and the Czech edition of the Revolution for Life, she offers alternative views on the idea of freedom, critique of social …

We asked one of the most prominent figures of ecofeminism how her current activism relates to the current fight against climate change. Does it differ in any way from the original form of this movement that arose fifty years ago?

We asked Anna Hazare, a social activist and a prominent rural development leader, about his assessment of Narendra Modi's government, what the 21st century self-government should look like, how natural resources should be treated, and whether he considers himself a Gandhian.

Indian society is still based on a discriminatory caste system even though it is forbidden by the law. The voices of the Dalit caste are heard in the songs of Kabir Kala Manch band. The resistance of the lower classes to oppression continues through music.

The destruction of secularism, which was at the birth of modern Indian nationalism, continues in India. The Hindu right has decided to abandon the developmental state model and open up to global capitalism. It does not hesitate to use the media, the persecution of political opponents or the …

Contemporary Indian documentaries on social and political issues focus primarily on the issue of caste-based and gender-based violence and the increase in xenophobia in general, quietly supported by the right-wing government of Narendra Modi. Which filmmakers speak out loud against injustice?

The story of thousands of Indian Dalits who resist daily discrimination by embracing Buddhism, instead of staying within the original Hindu tradition, proves that religious conversion can become a tool of socio-political activism. Although posing new pitfalls and challenges, the conversion …

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified a number of discrepancies and inequalities behind the long-standing crisis of Indian food systems. However, agrarian societies of the countryside, struggling against constant market pressures, have found a new ally: consumers from the cities. Together they …

We asked the journalist and cultural critic Agata Pyzik how she was influenced by Marie Janion's work on the Polish romantic myth, how Eastern Europe had lost its appeal and whether she still thought that the former Eastern bloc needed to be emancipated. We also talked about why Olga Tokarczuk …

Intimacy is being technologized for a long time now. Will further technologization of human sexuality take way of increasingly sophisticated hardware and more authentic sex robots, or will it be focused more on virtual reality? We asked about these questions British cyberneticist Lynne Hall, …