Deposition—a curious word meaning to remove from office or a position of power and/or testimony under oath—a written statement by a witness for use in court in his absence.
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‘Most of the rooms in these photos have since been bulldozed or burned down.’
A photoessay by Bruno Fert, with an introduction by Nam Le. Shortlisted for the Amnesty Media Awards.
‘My first experience of “permanent” employment – a coveted job in publishing – was depressing for a number of reasons.’
Amber Husain on neoliberalism and workers’ rights.
‘The Wapichan are proud of their adoption of technology, and see no reason why it should make their land needs and entitlements any the less.’
An excerpt from A Trillion Trees: How We Can Reforest Our World by Fred Pearce.
‘Maxwell is a privileged person in an unprivileged place. Rarer still is that she is a female charged with a sex crime.’
An essay by Chris Dennis from Granta 156: Interiors.
‘It’s laughable to suggest France’s present approach to policing is only a response to the violence and destruction wrought by the gilets jaunes’.
Chris Knapp on the systemic racism and violence of the French police.
‘Even for those of us who feel we have integrated our history, there can be fragments, like shrapnel, that push to the surface without warning.’
‘Now I understand the meaning of — it just happened. Or — it was an accident.’
Read the title story from AM Homes' dazzling new collection of short stories, Days of Awe, available now from Granta Books.
‘Blow the candle out, taste the darkness and come back changed.’
‘Anglophilia is constantly thrumming on, or just under, the surface of our culture.’
