Latest news and stories about cultural critique in Portugal for expats and residents.
An opinion piece drawing parallels between Portuguese society and the moral and social decay depicted in Eça de Queirós's novel 'Os Maias', arguing that the nation mirrors the family's decadence.
At Serralves, “Fun Ist Ein Stahlbad” (something like “fun is a bath of steel”), an exhibition permeated by the idea that leisure and entertainment are agents of social control and power.
In “A Literatura Universal em 100 Perguntas”, Felipe Díaz Pardo aims not only to inform but also to engage — yet Portuguese readers may feel that the 'universal' here is too 'Spanish'.
