Marseille, a lively multicultural city and ancient Greek port, still continues to live from the sea. Walking from the Gare St. Charles, you can already feel it: the sound of people out in the streets and the view and smell of the sea… Marseille-Provence 2013 has extensively worked on this dimension to make its programme’s … Continue reading Marseille-Provence 2013: A dive into the Mediterranean
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Once upon a time – in the future Borislava Miteva │borislava.miteva@gmail.com I had been waiting for years for the day when I would wake up naturally at dawn like most elderly people, but on that particular Sunday morning my deep sleep was once again interrupted by my annoying alarm clock. Still sleepy, I extended my … Continue reading Futuristic Sunday
Exporting creative industries is important in boosting a European city, but the EU is still ignorant of such potential asset. The ‘creativity’ sector includes architecture, audiovisual products, cultural heritage related services, design, music, performing arts, publishing and visual arts. María de las Cuevas Linares│mariadelascuevas@hotmail.com Do we have to see the world only through the eyes … Continue reading Creative Europe: Exporting Culture at the EU Level
Laura Marchetti│laura-marchetti@live.it I’m not really fond of cooking. Don’t get me wrong, nobody likes eating more than I do! I just hate the preparation process. And being an Italian abroad doesn’t really help, as people usually have high expectations of my cooking skills. For this reason, during the past couple of years, I have collected … Continue reading Italian cuisine for dummies
Interférences/Interferenzen Architecture: Germany and France 1800-2000 Bianca Rubino│biancarubino@gmail.com Inspirational meeting with the renowned architectural historians Jean-Louis Cohen, Professor at New York University, and Hartmut Frank, Professor at the Hafen-City University of Hambourg, also curators of the exhibition “Interférences/Interferenzen Architecture: Germany and France 1800-2000” which delivers an exceptional approach to discover the architectural and urban interferences … Continue reading Franco-German Interferences on Exhibition at MAMCS
- “I never think: ‘I still have to put a gay character in.’” – Director Norbert ter Hall on his new European film &ME. Albert Meijer │ albert_meijer@hotmail.com On March 14th, &ME, an unconventional love story set in Brussels, premiered in the Netherlands and Belgium. The Euroculturer talked to director Nortbert ter Hall about love, … Continue reading Director Norbert ter Hall: “That word ‘should’ makes me nervous”
Do you follow or not? Following tendencies in society Georgios Tsarsitalidis│tsarsitalidis@hotmail.com Often individuals define themselves by projecting the ‘other’. In many cases this ‘other’ can be music, fashion, movie stars or even someone you see walking down the street on an ordinary day. Who did not have posters on their bedroom walls when they were … Continue reading Hipster or Hipstered?
In this article, I wish to demonstrate a comprehensive overview of how “Gangnam Style” reflects certain phenomena of Transculturalism. One thing I find most intriguing in music is precisely the ‘invisibility’ which gives immense space of imagination. I do agree that with visual aids, certain messages can be notably transported to an individual audience, but … Continue reading Gangnam Style – Decoding Transculturalism in Pop Music
Dear Mr. Help, We are girls from South Korea, Mainland China and Hong Kong. We’ve encountered several problems while living in Europe as students of MA Euroculture and need your help. 1. Just call my name, correctly – South Korea (Eunjin Jeong, Euroculture 2011-13) Hello, Mr. Help. My name is Eunjin. I have a problem … Continue reading Mr. Help – Being an Asian girl in Europe
How much do we know about Europe? And how much do we know about Europe in the eyes of a Japanese? The Euroculturer invited Natsumi Kagao (Euroculture 2011/13) from Japan to share her experience in Europe. Natsumi Kagao │natsumi.kagao@hotmail.co.jp 1) Hello, Natsumi. Could you introduce yourself and tell us how long you have been in Europe, and why … Continue reading Feature Interview ② “I am happy that in Europe I don’t need to be girly”
