1. (Up to 3 answers) What are the real competencies of Humanities majors in today’s fast changing, globalised world? (Humanities majors example: Art, History, Classics, Languages, Literature, Religion, Cultural Studies, Philosophy, etc) - 2.Would you choose to study Humanities again if you had the chance to change to a more ‘practical’ major that would lead you straight … Continue reading (Poll) What are the real competencies of Humanities majors?
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“Pakistan is our country. Britain is our country too.” - A Pakistani woman living in Bradford, UK [1] “We shall wake up one day to find out that far from solving the problems of our continent, the myth of ‘Europe’ has become an impediment to our recognizing them … It has become little more than … Continue reading Europe: A Short Story
The night begins with an improvisation that mixed sax music, dance and visuals. Then, a small walk leads to a penthouse where “A mother”, monologue of Dario Fo and Franca Rame, takes place, leaving the audience in the room breathless; Juliette, a beautiful French dancer, warmly welcomes us at her house and suggests us to … Continue reading Apartments become stages: a different way of performing and enjoying arts
Second round of the Second Edition of The Euroculturer 3 January 2013 - Do we love or hate Europe? Well, don't know yet but here are some Euroculturers who decided to love or hate Europe the hard way. On a rainy day, Rashid laments the loss of his political and platonic love for the EU. … Continue reading Europe: Love or Hate?
Heather Southwood│Southwood28@gmail.com “You put your left foot in, your left foot out, in, out, in, out, you shake it all about”* *the hokey pokey, a dance At first glance, this probably describes one of Britain’s (I’m not sure if it extended beyond our borders) awkward dances that took place at every school disco at Primary … Continue reading A Question for Scotland – or is it?
The idea of the EU is countries working together to strengthen each other so that people can live more prosperous lives in peace. However, instead, it has been a verbal battle ground to decide who’s in, who’s out, who’s to blame and how can I come out ahead. Mary MacKenty | mkmackenty@gmail.com “Dove sei nata?” … Continue reading Welcome to the EU: Everything makes sense in theory, but in practice we’re still a bit lost
Cuts threaten Erasmus “The EU’s university exchange scheme Erasmus could be threatened by budget cuts in member states across the union. The much-loved scheme allows university undergraduates to spend up to a year studying for their degrees in foreign countries all over the world.” (25/10/2012, euronews) Penelope Vaxevanes │prosiliomani@hotmail.com The first Erasmus I remember vividly … Continue reading The Girl Who Went on Erasmus Twice
Mario Aller San Millán │marioallersanmillan@gmail.com "Europe will live or will perish as it arrives or not to take conscience of itself"− Salvador de Madariaga Two interesting pieces of news concerning Europe overlapped in this second half of 2012. To my great dismay, the rumours of the decrease in the budget for the Erasmus Programme (a … Continue reading You, Me and Us: Who makes Europe and Why?
Edith Salminen │edithsalminen@gmail.com Part I Almost a year ago from this very day, I embarked on an exciting and demanding adventure, writing my Master thesis. Like many other second year Master students, I was disoriented, bewildered and extremely stressed out because of it. Outright, I was lost in the maze of ideas that didn’t cease … Continue reading Lost in Gastronomy (1) − In Search of My Culinary Self
Bianca Rubino│biancarubino@gmail.com Groningen is a university town in the Netherlands with less than two hundred thousand inhabitants in which about every one out of five is a student. Groningen has a vibrant cultural life full of theatre, exhibitions, and concerts’ events. And yes, it plays a very central role in international underground music scene. Since the nineties, … Continue reading Eurosonic Festival: starting the year with the right beat!
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