Why Doesn’t Every Body Matter?

FILBo 2025: Panel discusses the way violence and conquest imprint themselves on people's bodies. Ángela Forero-Aponte If not every body...

The many lenses through which to read La Vorágine

Professor Carlos Guillermo Páramo celebrates 100 years since the publication of this classic at FILBo 2024. Prof. Carlos Guillermo Páramo, Dean...

Migration stories from the Darien

A new exhibition at the Centro Cultural Gabriel García Márquez highlights the dangers of migration in the northwest of Colombia. We found out more...

No single story can capture Adichie at FILBo 2023

Chimamanda Ngochie Adichie says, "Own what you like and own it without apologising" Photo: Ángela Forero-Aponte Books may have been replaced...

How Colombia’s presidential candidates stack up on animal rights: Hernández vs. Petro

In the first of a new series, we’re looking at both candidates’ positions on certain issues in the run-up to the presidential election in...

FILBo 2022: Narrative Journalism and the Power of Stories

Three journalists tell very different stories, all of which are both moving and shocking. On stage at FILBo: Pablo Barrientos, Diana López...

Spanish language: Do you know your eggs?

Do you know eggs-actly how to order huevos for breakfast? We give you some eggs-amples of what to say. It’s no yolk. Know your eggs. Photo:...

‘The state wants to silence us’

Steven Gutiérrez was an eyewitness to the fatal wounding of Dilan Cruz, a young student shot with anti-riot ammunition by ESMAD riot police during...

Duque’s grand debates: The environment

We dip into the national conversation with a look at what was talked about in yesterday’s environmental discussion. The environment was also a...

Wrong use of Spanish language in the media: Don’t get me wrong

Spanish language in the media isn't always right. Photo: Elijah O'Donnell, Unsplash We all make mistakes when we’re learning, but some common...