Baudelaire's "Invitation to the Voyage": Polymorphy and Locus Amoenus
By inspiring an important part of modern French poetry, such as symbolism, Baudelaire's work is considered as a cornerstone in the...
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Melanie Rose Gazvoda
- Mar 19
- 8 min
Behind the Scenes: Women Film Editors
Due to sexist views held collectively in early films, women editors never achieved the recognition they deserved.
Yoran Praet
- Mar 12
- 5 min
Video Game Narratives
It is a common idea today that video games include stories. That was not always the case as some game researchers opposed narratives.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Feb 27
- 8 min
Moscow Romantic Conceptualism 101: The Art of Heightened Senses
Foreword Moscow Romantic Conceptualism was a major Soviet underground art movement and the echoes of its influence still manifest...
Yoran Praet
- Feb 26
- 6 min
The Problem of Likability in Protagonists
A common misconception in writing is that a protagonist must be likable.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Feb 20
- 8 min
The Expression of Movement in Athenian Vase Painting
Images on vases complement the knowledge on the life and religious traditions of their creators and the dominant ideas in their society.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Feb 20
- 9 min
Moscow Romantic Conceptualism 101: The Cultural Labour
Foreword Moscow Romantic Conceptualism was a major Soviet underground art movement and the echoes of its influence still manifest...
Athaaya Handoko
- Feb 8
- 7 min
Journaling: Overlooked Hobby for Mindful Therapy
Journaling is a helpful tool for therapy as it brings positive mental health benefits.
Melanie Rose Gazvoda
- Feb 6
- 7 min
The Persian Poet and Mystic: Hafez
The fourteenth-century poet, Hafez, was a catalyst for change and impacted mystics, Sufis, and poets everywhere.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Feb 5
- 5 min
Minimalism in Japanese Art and Architecture: Roots and Significance
Japanese minimalism, inspiring poets, artists and designers, is a unique system of of worldview that has evolved over the centuries.
Yoran Praet
- Jan 30
- 8 min
Visible God in Robert Bresson's "L'Argent"
In Bresson's final film, L'Argent, money is represented as a divine-like authority controling the fate of the characters.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Jan 22
- 7 min
Illusion and Eternity in Pieter Janssens Elinga’s “Room in a Dutch House”
The work reveals the original talent of the artist with their subtle coloristic vision, the delicacy and accuracy in conveying the mood.
Martin Chef
- Jan 22
- 6 min
A. Spiegelman's Maus: Memory and Post-Memory
Remembering the Holocaust and the atrocities of the Second World War, even 80 year later, is a particularly difficult ordeal, and still...
Martin Chef
- Jan 9
- 7 min
Alamut by V. Bartol: a reflection on the complementarity between fiction and historiography
Written by Vladimir Bartol and published in 1938, Alamut is considered as a classic among the historical fiction genre. Only in 2004 was...
Eugenia Ivanova
- Dec 18, 2022
- 5 min
Moscow Romantic Conceptualism 101: The Reality of Absurd
Foreword Moscow Romantic Conceptualism was a major Soviet underground art movement and the echoes of its influence still manifest...
Martin Chef
- Dec 18, 2022
- 7 min
A. Moore’s The Saga of The Swamp Thing: Beyond the Nature vs Culture binarity
According to Global Footprint Network, in 2022 the Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 28. The current economic model based on the resources...
Lucia Cisterni
- Dec 12, 2022
- 6 min
The Relationship between Reality and its Representations
The relationship between reality and its representation in media creates a complicated philosophical conversation around encoding meaning.
Eugenia Ivanova
- Dec 11, 2022
- 5 min
Rhythm and Order in the Aesthetic Reality of Classical Athens
One of the approaches to studying a culture in its fullness and complexity is conceptualization of its representatives’ reality. Attempts...
Eugenia Ivanova
- Nov 20, 2022
- 4 min
The Voice of the Muses: Museums in Cross Cultural Communication
The education that the museum has potential to provide can significantly influence the formation of an environment safe from discrimination.
Liam Mclaughlan
- Nov 14, 2022
- 9 min
The Rationality of Emotional Responses to Fiction
'How can one have an emotional response to something they know isn't real?' This article explores the paradox between fiction and emotion.
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