Baklava is a recent Bulgarian film which was banned as soon as it was released a couple of years ago due to allegations of content unsuitable for the screen, including violence, indecency and child pornography. Allegations aside, the film presents a bleak,… Read More ›
Sociologists of Crisis 
Ring the alarm! The sound of crisis: from ‘language games’ to… ‘politricks’
(…continuing from last month’s post) I To suggest that language may appear as a problem for a country that is teetering on the edge of financial, moral and political collapse, could be easily mistaken for virtually inviting a debt-ridden population… Read More ›
Introducing a special feature: the ‘Sociologists of Crisis’ series
I Sociology and crisis often appear linked together, trapped in each other’s embrace sometimes as ‘intimate bedfellows’ and sometimes as an ‘odd couple’ too. What binds the one to the other is the very nature of their unusual relationship which,… Read More ›