Information Transfer and “Otherness”
Information transfer is used to bring cultural "otherness" into other languages via translation. But how much "otherness" is enough?
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Dino Mušić
- 7 days ago
- 6 min
"A Song of Ice and Fire", "Harry Potter" and the Appeal of an Undead Villain
With ASOIAF and HP as examples, this article will discuss how each of them construct their undead villains and what makes them so appealing.
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Gina Darwin-Gitonga
- 7 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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Finn Archer
- Sep 19
- 11 min
The Old Firm: Celtic, Rangers and Sectarianism in Scotland
The article examines the history of contemporary sectarianism in Scotland, through the Old Firm football rivalry between Celtics and Rangers
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Dino Mušić
- Sep 18
- 6 min
Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: What About Science Fiction?
A brief overview of science fiction as a genre and a discussion on what separates it from the genre of fantasy.
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Nathan Hepp
- Sep 11
- 7 min
Film Genre 101: Film Noir
Foreword Film Genre 101 is a set of eight articles that reviews different film genres in the context of what binds them together within a...
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Dino Mušić
- Sep 11
- 6 min
Hell and Temporality in Neil Gaiman's "Other People"
On temporality, hell, and reshaping of myth in Neil Gaiman's "Other People".
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Marcelina Marcjoniak
- Sep 7
- 7 min
What Hollywood Got Wrong About Rebellion — The Graduate
The Graduate — directed by Mike Nichols and starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Katharine Ross — premiered in 1967. This movie is...
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Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Sep 5
- 8 min
Postmodern Retellings 102: Deconstruction in Fairy Tales
Authors deconstruct traditional fairy tales by dismantling binary oppositions of Western culture.
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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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Dino Mušić
- Sep 4
- 6 min
Angela Carter's "The Werewolf" and the Impact of Story Retold
Fairy tales are evergreen stories, but their impact has become that much greater with contemporary retellings.
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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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Camille Rebouillat-Sarti
- Aug 22
- 8 min
Animal-Derived Clothing: the Gap in Research on Leather
Ethical issues among the leather-clothing industry are numerous, yet there is a large gap in academic research on its media representations.
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Dana Kit
- Aug 21
- 5 min
Fukuyama's End of History
The "end of history" describes the ideological collapse of the Soviet Union, replaced in its stead by the dominance of Western liberalism.
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Nathan Hepp
- Aug 18
- 9 min
The Failure of the Stolypin Reforms
In 1906, Pyotr Stolypin (1862-1911), the Prime Minister of Russia, introduced a set of reforms that he thought would modernize Russia and...
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Eugenia Ivanova
- Aug 17
- 5 min
Back to the Roots? The Eleusinian Mysteries and Contemporary Antwerp Theatre
The Antwerp theatre environment has given the world two significant names that revolutionize the idea of dramatic art: the theatre group...
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Dino Mušić
- Aug 14
- 5 min
Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: On Urban Fantasy
A brief discussion of urban fantasy will be concluded with a familiar example. Why is urban fantasy worthy of proper literary analysis?
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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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Leah Dietle
- Aug 8
- 8 min
The Cult of Education in Korea
This article will discuss Korea's educational system, structure, and how society views it as the key to economic and social success.
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