The Open Access Blogs

The latest Semafor Flagship newsletter from March 28, 2025, provides a snapshot of global events, highlighting interconnectedness and emerging tensions across various domains. The articles touch upon economic competition, geopolitical maneuvering, social crises, and cultural conflicts, offering a complex picture of the contemporary world order. This review analyzes the different aspects and implications of these news items, while connecting them to relevant scholarly literature. 1. Xi courts ...

From the BlogosphereFxdudouet (26 septembre 2024). Les grandes entreprises dirigeraient notre monde, mais qui dirige les grandes entreprises ? Sociologie politique de l'économie. Consulté le 20 mars 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/12cp0.The Premium Open Culture Blog ContentA Scholarly Analysis of Contemporary Global Issues: Insights from the Monocle Minute Newsletter, March 19, 2025“The potential decline of PBS raises serious concerns about the future of a vital component of Am...

Recent Semafor newsletters, such as Semafor Flagship from April 3, 2025, and Semafor Business from April 3, 2024, offer a snapshot of the immediate and reverberating shock felt by the business world following President Donald Trump’s implementation of significant tariffs. These provide a rich context for analyzing the implications of this policy shift, particularly in light of the initial support many business leaders had expressed for the administration. These also capture the shock and nega...

From the BlogosphereLC Admin (17 février 2025). A l’écoute des objets : les plis de la mémoire, sur les traces d’un passeport Nansen. La contemporaine. Bibliothèque, Archives, Musée des mondes contemporains. Consulté le 10 mars 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/13bvd.The Premium Open Culture ContentCultural Production, Spatial Dimension and Export Flows: An In-Depth Analysis“By employing spatial econometric models, the study identifies key determinants such as economic development, gl...

Contemporary global challenges—environmental degradation, urbanization pressures, intellectual class mobility, and social inequities—demand interdisciplinary solutions that bridge art, urbanism, academia, and activism. The Sharjah Biennial’s Farm Project exemplifies how art engages ecological memory. For instance, Hauptmeier and Recker’s artwork Palms of Speculative Memories (2025) uses sound installations to reanimate desert landscapes. Such works align with T.J. Demos’ assertion that ecolog...

Semafor newsletters, such as that from April 1, 2025, interweave narratives about transatlantic trade disputes, political maneuvering in the United States and Europe, and China’s expanding influence in research, technology, and geopolitics. Their structure—with segmented posts—mirrors the complexity of contemporary international affairs while also functioning as a medium for framing public discourse. Political Aspects and Implications Thanks for reading The Substack Newsletter for the Open Ac...

The Monocle Minute newsletter from March 7, 2025, presents a multifaceted narrative centered on the transformation and commercialization of Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, offering fertile ground for critical reflection. The text reveals deeper tensions about the nature of public space, neoliberal urban governance, and the contested meanings of development in contemporary global cities. It also gestures toward broader discourses on urban aesthetics, privatization, and the commodification of civ...

The Monocle on Design newsletter from March 19, 2025,—an eclectic narrative spanning design innovation, business transformation, and creative cross-disciplinary interactions—serves as a microcosm of contemporary design discourse. It weaves together accounts of international business evolution, creative collaborations, and the reinvention of everyday spaces. By presenting stories from diverse geographical and cultural settings (from Ireland to Texas, Sweden to the UK), the text offers a rich c...

The newsletter from Semafor Business from March 13, 2025, offers a snapshot of the anxieties and strategic shifts within the American business and financial landscape under the current Trump administration. The content touches upon a range of interconnected issues, including economic policy, political maneuvering, social anxieties, and evolving cultural norms within the corporate world. Economic Aspects and Implications Thanks for reading The Substack Newsletter for the Open Access Blogs! Sub...

The newsletter from Monocle magazine from March 19, 2025, offers a concise yet diverse snapshot of current global affairs. The selection of topics, ranging from the potential defunding of PBS in the US to the expansion of French luxury brands and shifts in international defense treaties, reflects Monocle‘s signature focus on global business, design, culture, and current affairs. This review will analyze each segment, connect it to relevant scholarly literature, and discuss its broader implica...

Recent posts from the Ocula magazine, and other sources, indicate a significant period for the contemporary art scene in Hong Kong, centered around the convergence of Tai Kwun’s inaugural art week and another edition of Art Basel Hong Kong in late March 2025. The events signal a dynamic interplay between local and international art institutions, artists, and audiences. These not only celebrate creative innovation but also signal the increasingly transnational nature of art institutions and cu...

The Great Academic Divide: How Open Access is Reshaping European ResearchAcademic publishing is the lifeblood of scientific progress, yet beneath its surface lies a growing rift in Europe—one that threatens to deepen inequalities in how knowledge is created, shared, and valued. Recent insights reveal a stark division: some European countries are rapidly embracing newer, Open Access publishing models, while others cling to traditional journals synonymous with prestige. This divergence isn’t ju...