How imperialist Jinglism drives UK Crises

In dialogue with poet & academic Fran Lock The following article is a letter response to Fran Lock's essay from 15.05.2020: On flags, fascism, mourning, and the machinery of capitalism, in which I focus primarily on the use of language in collective memory, trauma, Vergangenheitsbewältigung¹ and social change. Dear Fran, It’s easy to forget that …

The Conscious Tongue – Part V: Enjoy the silence!

Deutsche Version unten Do you speak silence? This might seem like an odd question but it’s not. How you convey silence and what you don’t say is often as important as what you express in words. Sometimes more so. And particularly, when it is done consciously. Among certain cultures, it is almost an art form …