On The Recent Emergence of Parallel Translations
This article delves deeper into the nature of the current translation surge.
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Edikan Victoria Inemeh-Etete
- Nov 7, 2022
- 4 min
A Psychological take on Football Fanaticism
The football industry can be said to be driven by emotions; for years, the industry has attracted interest from different arenas and...
Ella Fincken
- Nov 6, 2022
- 6 min
Poetry and its Modern Significance
This article explores the continuing relevance of modern poetry as a connective medium, despite its apparent decline in popularity.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Nov 6, 2022
- 7 min
The Body as an Idea in Ancient Greece 101: Ancient Greek Mythology
The Olympians were anthropomorphic in many respects and the mythological tradition implied the kinship of the Greeks with their gods.
Felix Purat
- Nov 1, 2022
- 7 min
The Ethics of Cultural Translation 101: Tinkering With Canons
This third article in the 101 series continues with exploring the ethics related to the power translators have to form literary canons.
Bui Le Hoang Yen
- Oct 31, 2022
- 6 min
Vietnam - A Country with 54 Ethnic Groups
This article discusses the diverse culture of Vietnam, which has 54 Ethnic groups.
Ella Fincken
- Oct 30, 2022
- 11 min
Darkness, Myth, and the Failure of Relationships in "The Waste Land"
This article considers T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land" to uncover the poet's views on the state of the modern world post WWI.
Gina Darwin-Gitonga
- Oct 30, 2022
- 8 min
Politics of Western-modelled curatorship of African Art
Exploring the significance of Western museum curatorship in collecting, preserving, and exhibiting African material culture.
Taylor Pace
- Oct 24, 2022
- 7 min
Why Different Generations Think Differently
The article addresses the discussion on generational differences, illustrating Mannheim's theory of the sociological problem of generations.
Felix Purat
- Oct 17, 2022
- 7 min
The Ethics of Cultural Translation 101: A Translator’s Boundaries
The second article in this series picks up where individual originality left off and explores its borders: where does a translator stop?
Gina Darwin-Gitonga
- Oct 17, 2022
- 8 min
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?
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 9, 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?
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