Is too much freedom a dead-end-road? How does it feel to be stuck in too much freedom? This article describes the challenges of a generation born into too much freedom. Eike-Maria Hinz │eike.maria.hinz@gmail.com Freedom has many facets: freedom of speech, freedom to vote, freedom of religion, the list goes on.... In modern western societies, these freedoms have … Continue reading Lost in Freedom? The Dilemma of Having Too Much Freedom
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Freedom of voting: what's your choice? Voting or not voting? Read more about this difficult choice within the context of European elections.
The Euroculturer has invited Dr. Lars Klein, Senior Lecturer of Euroculture Goettingen, to ask about what distinguishes Euroculture Goettingen from other Euroculture universities, how his various research areas are closely related, when he felt it was a disadvantage to be German in other European countries, and which career advice he could give to MA Euroculture … Continue reading Dr. Lars Klein “Discussing Europeanness? European Citizenship rather than European Identity!”
Michiel Luining │michiel.luining@gmail.com Recently, Der Spiegel suggested the relevance of World War I today while other media and even historians have speculated on similarities between the period around World War I and our time. Might there be some relevance indeed and, on top of that, even to Euroculture? Running roughshod over historical uniqueness by making comparisons … Continue reading What the Great War Has to Do With Euroculture
Mirja Simunaniemi & Niek Zeeman We were barely one month into our internships in Ankara and Istanbul when we were spoiled with our first holiday. Kurban Bayram is a religious holiday in Turkey with Muslims celebrating the sacrifice Abraham (Ibrahim) was willing to make as act of submission to God’s command. About to sacrifice his … Continue reading Cyprus Surprise: Sailor, Tsunami and a dog called Bubble
Mary MacKenty | mkmackenty@gmail.com When I began Euroculture, I was very determined to learn languages and integrate myself into the host country. Not to say I didn’t achieve this to some extent, but the reality is that due to our short semesters, we ended up hanging out with people from Euroculture instead of the country we … Continue reading The Euroculture Bubble
This is a review of the Rajasthan International Folk Festival in Jodhpur, India. Aditi Tandon │adititandon05@gmail.com As the sun sets, the daunting walls of the Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur drop their valiant stance, the soft lighting of the monument brings out the intricate designs of the structure whilst the tiles glisten like jewels. Once a … Continue reading India’s RIFF: “When the music is on, we are one”
Helen Hoffmann│helenhoffmann@outlook.com Welcome to Thesis Hell! This is what I like to call the three, five, six, maybe even more months you spend writing your Master Thesis. People have told you about this phase in your life, they have warned you, scared you and told you it will be the worst part of your student … Continue reading How to survive your MA Thesis
王 子 Wong Tsz The German Bundestagswahl (parliamentary election) ended on 22 September. The centre-right CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union), led by Angela Merkel, won with 41.5%; the main opposition party SPD (Social Democratic Party) got only 25.7%, The Left (Die Linke) 8.6%, The Greens (Die Grünen) 8.4%, the FDP (Free Democratic Party), the … Continue reading On German Elections 2013
A professor at Seokyeong University in Seoul, South Korea, leads us through the shadow of non-literature majors approaching literature and language as a means to a brighter end. "The best way to think about reality, I had decided, was to get as far away from it as possible..." <Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle> Steven Justice │ stevejustice1@gmail.com … Continue reading Why read literature? “Literature helps us see the big picture!”
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