You Probably Didn’t Hear that Venezuela Was Again Ranked the Happiest Country...
Why has there been so little attention to the report – and to Venezuela’s ranking in it, among the U.S. outlets that did cover it? Could it be that the gains in Venezuela over the past decade challenge...
View ArticleIn Venezuela, Music Eases Pain of Kids with Cancer
Nine-year-old Victoria Alzuru looks earnest and determined and happy as she practices her violin before undergoing chemotherapy.
View Article11th Annual World Poetry Festival in Venezuela Pays Homage to Amiri Baraka
Venezuelanalysis.com reporter Arlene speaks to lead participants of the World Poetry Festival happening now in Caracas on the life of Amiri Baraka, revolutionary poet and founder of Black Arts movement...
View ArticleThe National Assembly of Venezuela Considers Demands of Gay Pride Marchers
The LGBTI community of Caracas observed the 14th Annual Pride Weekend with at least two separate demonstrations. Despite their disunity, the National Assembly (AN) announced they would debate some of...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Indigenous Mapoyo Language Added to UNESCO Heritage List
The inclusion of the Mapoyo language was the only Latin-American proposal included this year.
View ArticleAccusations of Censorship in Venezuela’s Suena Caracas Music Festival: Public...
Venezuelan free software activist Luigino Bracci addresses accusations that state channel Avila TV “censored” the beginning of a song by an anti-government group which was critical of corruption during...
View ArticleRevolutionary Muralists Fill Venezuela’s Andean Capital with Color and...
Fuga was created just days after Chavez’s death, when Rodrigo met two other artists and kindred spirits among the millions waiting in line to pay their respects at the socialist leader’s wake in...
View ArticleSabino Vive: A New Film by Carlos Azpúrua
On the second anniversary of the brutal assassination of Yukpa leader and revolutionary Sabino Romero, political analyst Chris Gilbert reviews the 2014 film that illustrated Romero’s fierce story of...
View ArticleRemembering Ali Primera: The People's Singer of Venezuela
Ryan Mallet pays tribute to revolutionary Venezuelan folk singer Ali Primera on the 31st anniversary of his death, hailing his living legacy as a champion of the oppressed and an icon for today's...
View ArticleEnrique Dussel: Without Epistemic Decolonization, There Is No Revolution
Renowned Mexican-Argentine philosopher Enrique Dussel argues that progressive forces across the continent must take two steps forward and decolonize their revolutionary imaginary, breaking with...
View ArticleWhat is Behind the TV Series on Hugo Chavez?
Supuesto Negado unpacks the political and cultural implications of Sony's new TV series on the life of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
View Article“Art Should be in the Streets, and that’s Possible Thanks to the Revolution”
Venezuelanalysis sat down with artist and muralist Pablo Kalaka to talk about his new exhibition “A Caribbean Question” in the National Museum of Contemporary Art, the changes in Venezuela’s art scene...
View ArticleRumbas in the Barrio: Personal Lives in a Venezuelan Collectivist Project
In this excerpt from Curated Stories: The Uses and Misuses of Storytelling , author Sujatha Fernandes explores the subversive potential of storytelling through the testimony of Ricardo José Guerrero,...
View ArticleThe Chavistas Who Toppled Columbus: Venezuela’s Fight Against Colonialism
Long before the statues were taken down in the U.S., social movements in Venezuela removed all monuments from Caracas.
View ArticleReconnecting Agriculture to our Cultural Base: An Interview with Ana Felicien
A Venezuelan food sovereignty activist explains the need to combat agrobusiness’ complex web of domination in this interview with Venezuelanalysis.
View ArticleInternational Book Fair in Venezuela: Being Educated is the Only Way to Be Free
US-based organizer Alicia Jrapko reports on her participation in Venezuela's FILVEN book fair and the significance of these kinds of initiatives.
View ArticleThe Time for Peace Is Now: An Interview with José Alejandro Delgado
Young Venezuelan singer José Alejandro Delgado talks to VA about the current struggle for peace and the role artists should play.
View ArticleAlameda Theatre: Culture, Colours and Militancy in San Agustín
VA's Ricardo Vaz visited the Alameda Theatre and talked to Reinaldo Mijares about its history and the role it plays in San Agustín.
View ArticleCultural Production in Revolutionary Venezuela: A Conversation with Kael Abello
A key member of the ‘Comando Creativo’ artists’ collective reflects on how to make relevant art during a revolution.
View ArticleThe Role of Intellectuals in the Bolivarian Revolution: A Conversation with...
Venezuela’s most acclaimed contemporary writer talks about the Bolivarian Revolution and its dialectical relation with cultural producers.
View ArticleThe Orinoco Mining Arc & the Kueka Stone: Compensatory Multiculturalism
Aporrea columnist Omar Vazquez contrasts the government’s efforts to return the indigenous symbol and extractivist practices in ancestral lands.
View ArticleVenezuela’s Education Under Siege: A Conversation with Luis Bonilla-Molina
A professor and researcher who advised Chavez on education issues talks to VA about Venezuela’s pedagogical model.
View ArticleDe-Colonial Dialogues: Migration, Sexual Exploitation, and Human Trafficking
Venezuelan alternative media outlet Alba TV looks at xenophobia, migration myths, and the realities of sex trafficking.
View ArticleDialogue and Reconciliation in Venezuela: A Conversation with Father Numa Molina
A Jesuit priest highlights the connections between communal socialism and liberation theology.
View ArticleReengaging with our Subversive Traditions: A Conversation with Amaranta
A socially committed singer-songwriter talks about Venezuela’s rich musical tradition and her own artistic production.
View ArticleOvercoming Inequalities: A Conversation with Otro Beta (Part I)
A barrio-based cultural project looks for creative ways to incorporate youth in the Bolivarian Process.
View ArticleMusic Brings Down Walls: A Conversation with Sandino Primera
We talk to the singer and songwriter about the intersection of art and politics in his work and about his father, Alí Primera.
View ArticleOperation Cosette: Hugo Chávez’ Cultural Revolution
Venezuelanalysis writer Andreína Chávez writes about the Bolivarian Revolution's cultural policies, their impact, and present-day versions.
View ArticleBooks and Culture: A Conversation with Ernesto Villegas
Venezuela’s Culture Minister talks about a recent book fair and about cultural initiatives in the Caribbean nation.
View ArticlePolitics of the Commons: Singing and Fighting
In his latest VA column, Reinaldo Iturriza explores the intersection of cultural trends with politics.
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