Tess of the d’Urbervilles: Thomas Hardy’s Reenactment of the Demeter-Persephone Myth
Reenactment of the Demeter-Persephone myth as perceived by Thomas Hardy
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Bui Le Hoang Yen
- 6 days ago
- 5 min
Can Folklore be protected by copyright?
Whether folklore can be protected by copyright or not
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Gina Darwin-Gitonga
- 6 days ago
- 7 min
Dancing Bo(d)ys: Masculinity in VDT’s "SHUT DOWN"
Vincent Dance Theatre's 'SHUT DOWN' is a refreshing piece that challenges the status quo and deliberates over representations of masculinity
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Felix Purat
- Sep 19
- 7 min
The Pitfalls of Translating Poetry
This article reflects upon the several key pitfalls surrounding the literary translation of poetry.
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Swarnila Saha
- Sep 11
- 9 min
Can Computers Be Creative?
The article explores the concept of creative intelligence in AI and makes the claim that AI can be creative when certain conditions are met.
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Analicia Garcia Priego
- Sep 5
- 6 min
Mexican Folk Art 101: Talavera Pottery
This article explores the role of Talavera pottery as folk art in Mexican culture. It also explains its origins, and influences.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Aug 28
- 6 min
Hetairai: The Most Emancipated Class of Women in Ancient Athens?
Despite the fact that the attention of the hetairai was a paid service, their friendship most likely could not be bought.
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Tanfei Li
- Aug 9
- 4 min
Repetition in Music: Why We Can’t Get Enough of It
This article elaborates on and explains the science behind why we just can't get enough of repetition in music.
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Aug 8
- 8 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: The Culture of the Greek Bronze Age
The article is analysing perceptions of the body in the Aegean civilization.
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Nathan Hepp
- Aug 7
- 7 min
Jacques-Louis David: Political Revolutionary & Propagandist
Between the 16th and 17th of January 1792, hundreds of men voted on whether Louis XVI (1754-1793) should live. Among these voters was...
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Aug 1
- 4 min
Greek Body Liberated: The Rebellious Neoclassicism of Kostis Fokas
Kostis Fokas is observing body in a familiar environment of everyday life, but from a completely new angle, which goes beyond visual.
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Dana Kit
- Jul 24
- 6 min
Male Gaze in Post-Franco Spanish Cinema
This article explores how both misogyny and the male gaze are revealed in post-Franco Spanish cinema, using two films as examples.
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Analicia Garcia Priego
- Jul 24
- 5 min
Mexican Folk Art 101: Huichol Art
This article focuses on the Huichol community in Mexico, their art, cutural and religious practices as well as their adaptation to modernity
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Dino Mušić
- Jul 17
- 5 min
Second-Person Narration in Streamed Role-Playing Games
Tabletop role-playing games bring to the forefront a mode of narration seldom used in any other narrative media.
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Leonidas Michailidis
- Jul 11
- 8 min
Sala di Psyche: Palazzo del Te and Neoplatonism
Palazzo del Te is a villa built in Mantua, with construction lasting from 1524 to 1534.
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Analicia Garcia Priego
- Jul 10
- 5 min
Mexican Folk Art 101: Skulls and Skeletons
This article delves into the importance of skulls and skeletons in Mexican culture, both in ancient and modern times.
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Analicia Garcia Priego
- Jun 27
- 5 min
Mexican Folk Art 101: The Tree of Life
This article explores the Tree of Life as a type of Mexican folk art and its relationship to Mexican culture and everyday life.
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Elena Maiolini
- Jun 20
- 7 min
Polyglot, Multifaceted Architecture in New Orleans
Architecture is possibly the most comprehensive and eclectic form of art, and the multifaceted city of New Orleans is an emblematic example.
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Dino Mušić
- Jun 19
- 5 min
The Mythic Base and Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”
At the core of "The Tell-Tale Heart" is the act of death escaped: a discussion ensues as to why that motif is so shocking.
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Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Jun 16
- 5 min
Ophelia: The Iconic Shakespearean Heroine through Pre-Raphaelite Vision
The Pre-Raphaelites saw in Shakespeare’s Ophelia the ideal Victorian woman.
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