Theatre and Animals: Erasure and Renaissance.
Tracing theatrical timelines, from tragedy's anthropocentric form, to new emerging postmodern theatre. What is the animal's role in theatre?
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Bui Le Hoang Yen
- Oct 16, 2022
- 5 min
Who wears folk costumes today?
Kimonos, Hanbok, Kilts, Ao Dai, Lederhosen, Dirndl, Kaftan, Sari: these are all familiar names for traditional costumes worldwide....
Eugenia Ivanova
- Oct 10, 2022
- 7 min
How Modern is Modern Art: Thoughts on Picasso’s Composition with Skull
“Composition with Skull” by Pablo Picasso is imbued with the spirit of modernism and, nevertheless, is containing a lot of influences.
Dino Mušić
- Oct 9, 2022
- 5 min
Suspended and Stolen Agency in Fictional Narratives
An overview of character agency and aninsight into how it can be thematized.
Anna Artyushenko
- Oct 9, 2022
- 6 min
The Rise of the Occult in 1960s America
The rise of the interest in the occult can be traced back to the 1960s in America. It had a significant influence on art and popular culture
Nathan Hepp
- Oct 3, 2022
- 5 min
The History of Ska and Its Association with Subcultures
A look into the history of ska and a few associated subcultures
mmatikashvilim
- Oct 2, 2022
- 8 min
Shame and surveillance in David Egger’s "The Circle"
David Eggers' The Circle transforms the idea of surveillance and it implements it positively through the emotion of shame.
Dino Mušić
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
Theory of Fantasy Literature 102: What About Fables?
A brief overview of the history of fables followed by insight in what makes it stand out compared to fantasy.
Marzhan Zhailau
- Oct 2, 2022
- 4 min
Shut Up, I'm Manifesting! The Power of Manifestation
The topic of manifesting became a mainstream across the social media platforms. This article investigates whether the manifestation works.
Felix Purat
- Sep 27, 2022
- 6 min
Information Transfer and “Otherness”
Information transfer is used to bring cultural "otherness" into other languages via translation. But how much "otherness" is enough?
Dino Mušić
- Sep 25, 2022
- 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.
Gina Darwin-Gitonga
- Sep 25, 2022
- 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
Felix Purat
- Sep 19, 2022
- 7 min
The Pitfalls of Translating Poetry
This article reflects upon the several key pitfalls surrounding the literary translation of poetry.
Finn Archer
- Sep 19, 2022
- 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
Dino Mušić
- Sep 18, 2022
- 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.
Nathan Hepp
- Sep 11, 2022
- 6 min
Cinema & Film Noir
What is Film noir? The idea of studying film genres exists since the dawn of literature. The concept of genre—and the analysis of...
Dino Mušić
- Sep 11, 2022
- 6 min
Hell and Temporality in Neil Gaiman's "Other People"
On temporality, hell, and reshaping of myth in Neil Gaiman's "Other People".
Marcelina Marcjoniak
- Sep 7, 2022
- 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...
Ana Isabel Bugeda Díaz
- Sep 5, 2022
- 8 min
Postmodern Retellings 102: Deconstruction in Fairy Tales
Authors deconstruct traditional fairy tales by dismantling binary oppositions of Western culture.
Analicia Garcia Priego
- Sep 5, 2022
- 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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