Bella Caledonia – independence – self-determination – autonomy
3 天之前 · Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from 2007 – 2021. Curated by Mike Small, this anthology is a flavour of Bella’s output over these 14 years ― the editor’s pick.
Bella Themes for 2024
2024年1月2日 · This requires new types of media, new types of thinking and new types of action beyond a) the relentless loop of ‘debating’ climate change b) the endless engagement with tired broken processes (“COP56 has promised a breakthrough”) c) looking to new forms of direct action and building methods of resilience here in Scotland.
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In Why Scots Should Rule Scotland (1992), Gray proposed a possible female figurehead to represent Scotland: “Since the 18th century sculptors and political cartoonists have often represented nations as single people, usually robust and beautiful women with names like La France, Italia, Germania.
Bella Caledonia: An Anthology of Writing from 2007 – 2021
This is a book celebrating fourteen years of publishing and collaborations. We have taken the idea of ‘self-determination’ and began to ask what would that mean for us as individuals, communities, towns and cities, not just as a nation?
Bella Caledonia Anthology
2023年7月24日 · There’s only a box of the second print run of our anthology of fourteen years of writing left. It takes the form of blogs, rants, poetry, reviews, and long-form essays – all a creative mess of expression and ideas from a wide range of some of our best writers and activists.
Self-Determination, Autonomy, Independence – Bella Caledonia
2022年8月16日 · Hi Alex – 100% agree that ‘ a “better Scottish government” can ONLY be realised by securing the powers of Independence.” Bit I think being completely uncritical of our current governance does not serve the cause of independence and is incompatible with independent media.
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Alasdair Gray’s Bella Caledonia
2019年12月30日 · In Gray’s story Bella is a metaphor for a nation. As Kirsten Sterling tells us in (“Scotland Deformed?”“The label “Bella Caledonia” below the portrait of the main character on p. 45 of Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things (1992) suggests that Gray wants us to read the character Bella Baxter as a female personification of the Scottish nation, …
Bella Caledonia, an Anthology from 2007-2021
2021年11月25日 · I’m delighted to announce a project we’ve been working on for months, an anthology of some of the best of Bella’s published work since we launched way back in 2007. We publish in the New Year but you can pre-order an advance copy here for only £12.99.. The collection is a mash-up of all the different forms and tones and styles that Bella brings: long-form journalism, cultural commentary ...
Bella Caledonia: Books, Ideas and Debate – Bella Caledonia
2021年10月9日 · Since its establishment Bella Caledonia has provided a vibrant, vital platform for discussing politics, culture and ideas relevant to Scotland. It has over the period also taken time to review books and publications. As the new Books Editor of Bella I would like to build on Bella’s impressive work over the years, and provide a space for profiling and reviewing books on a wide range of subjects.