May 14, 2020Education as a battlefieldBy Jordi Solé Blanch (@jordisblanch) — pedagogue and educator. Professor at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia). Translation by Daniel Beizsley (@DanielBeizsley) In recent decades the education system has come under enormous pressure to adapt to the needs of the economy. If we say that education has become…Pedagogy15 min readPedagogy15 min read
Dec 31, 2018Learning to talk to plantsby Marta Orriols Translation by Dan Beizsley Chapter 1: Before We were alive back then. None of the terrorist attacks, nor the wars or the epidemics ever concerned us. …Terrorism4 min readTerrorism4 min read
Nov 18, 2018The decisionFirst English translation of Catalan author Jenn Diaz’s short story “La Decisió” Translation by Dan Beizsley A tree, another tree, nothing, a house, nothing, a tree, another one, a blue car, three trees together. How far is it? Granddad’s new house is further than the old one. I liked the…Fiction8 min readFiction8 min read
Oct 2, 2018Flags made in ChinaOriginal title: ‘Banderes Made in China’ By Marina Garcés Translation by Daniel Beizsley -The Chinese will do a lot of business out of this. -Out of what? -Out of the flags. I get into Madrid on the 28th October 2017 in the morning, a day after the Catalan Republic was…Politics12 min readPolitics12 min read
Sep 25, 2018A city in painOriginal title ‘Ciutat Dolguda’ By Marina Garcés Translation by Daniel Beizsley The journey home from Zaragoza feels long even if the train ride isn’t. After giving several hours of classes during the day I take the bus to Delicias station, pass through security and board the train to Sants station…Tourism10 min readTourism10 min read
