Bruises Beneath Brocade

What does it mean that some of the most exquisitely sensitive films about constraint and moral courage—films that taught many viewers to notice class cruelty, emotional repression, and the quiet heroism of small acts—were created inside a system that often asked others to keep quiet, endure, and carry on? 

Organizations, Books, CultureChristine HaskellJanuary 2, 2026Dative.worksmerchant ivory, literature, humanities, moral courage, invisible work, dysfunctional organizationsComment