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Two men fighting, wearing jiu-jitsu gear.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a Marker of Whiteness and Anti-Blackness. Embodying Inclusive Conservative Conviviality in Rio de Janeiro

By Raphael Schapira. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioners often perceive their sport as a discrimination-free space, stating: “On the mats, everyone is equal”. However, this belief in equality can sometimes obscure the fact that BJJ has been predominantly associated with Whiteness. This paper explores how the Gracie and Fadda lineages – crucial for the sport’s development – have distinctively constructed BJJ as a White sport, each for their own purposes. Schapira argues that Whiteness and anti-Blackness are constitutive elements linking the appeal of Bolsonaro and neoconservativism with communities typically expected to instead support other political forces more interested in progressive socio-political change.

Shakespeare, History and ‘Cancel Culture’

By Sabine Schülting. In an article published in September 2020, Peter-André Alt, Professor of German Literature at Freie Universität Berlin and President of the German University Rectors’ Conference (HRK), complains that contemporary culture seems to have lost any interest in history.

‘شكسبير والتاريخ و’ثقافة الإلغاء

زابينه شولتنغ (اللغة الإنكليزية وآدابها، جامعة برلين الحرّة، ألمانيا). في مقال نُشر في أيلول/سبتمبر من عام 2020، اشتكى بيتر أندريه ألت، أستاذ الأدب الألماني في جامعة برلين الحرّة ورئيس مؤتمر رؤساء الجامعات الألمانية (HRK)، من أنّ الثقافة المعاصرة تبدو كأنّها فقدت أيّ اهتمام بالتاريخ. ولاحظَ أنّ الكتب المدرسية تكيّف لغات الماضي الأدبية مع طريقة تعبيرنا الحالية، وأنّ البطلات الكلاسيكيات والأبطال الكلاسيكيين – “ميديا وهاملت، فاوست وكليوباترا” – يُعَصْرَنون في المسرح والسينما على حدّ سواء.

“The Pictures Are the Thing”: Farm Security Administration Photographers Document the American Factory in the Depression Era

By Rick Halpern. The 1930s were a formative period for documentary photography in the United States. The twin phenomena of the Great Depression and the emergence of a militant workers’ movement gave photographers interested in the working class a surfeit of material to shoot.