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05 AreasTo see clearly is not merely an act of vision — it is an act of courage. Lucidity demands we look without the comfort of illusion.
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An explicative analysis of El Mundo footage — two visits, two politics, and what Rancière's ten theses reveal about nature, power and the Spanish Crown.
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An analysis of Rastafari from its historical roots to its cultural symbols — asking whether the wearing of dreadlocks by Westerners today distracts from the original ethos.
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Virtue ethics as an agile alternative to today's 'Angry' news — examining how deontological dominance in journalism may be compromising the artistry of communication.
Read →The Symbolism of Trees
An Op-Ed on the symbolisation of tree planting.
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How do political struggles over the environment become visible — and who controls that visibility? An examination of the aesthetic strategies through which environmental justice is represented, contested, and sometimes foreclosed.
Read →ABOUT US
Lucidity is a space for art and philosophy — a place where aesthetics meet inquiry. We explore the unseen structures of meaning through image, language, and the lived philosophy of perception. Our work sits at the intersection of critical theory, visual culture, and ethical thought, asking what it means to see clearly in a world saturated with image and ideology.
We publish essays, critical analyses, and visual projects across five interconnected areas of inquiry — Environmental Justice, Intercultural Communication, the Ethics of Mediation, Critical Animal and Media Studies, and Global Justice, War and Poverty. Each piece is an attempt to think carefully and honestly about the structures that shape how we live, what we see, and who we are.
The name Lucidity is a commitment. To see clearly is not merely an act of vision — it is an act of courage. It demands we look without the comfort of illusion, without the reassurance of easy answers. We believe that rigorous thinking and aesthetic attentiveness are not opposites but partners — that the best critical work is also, in some sense, a work of art.
Lucidity is an independent project. We are writers, thinkers, and image-makers working outside institutional constraints — free to follow ideas wherever they lead. If you want to contribute, collaborate, or simply get in touch, we would love to hear from you.