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
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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
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”
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
The parliamentary by-election for the United Kingdom House of Commons which took place on the 28th of February in Eastleigh (New Hampshire) saw the victory of the Liberal Democrat candidate, Mike Thornton. It also witnessed a dangerous shift in British politics: UKIP and their candidate, Diane James, came second, pushing the Conservative Party into … Continue reading With Europe but Not of It : The case of Nottingham
We moved to a small Swedish countryside house 60km away from Uppsala since we couldn’t find any other accommodation in the town. One day with -15°C outside, I looked at him sawing a huge branch and thought to myself, ”Oh my, this is too much! A Brazilian who is used to walking around shirtless in … Continue reading I will follow you wherever you go…
The 3rd Edition of The Euroculturer March - May 2013 Helen was right when she said that it was about time to ask Euroculturers the question: Where is home? Is it possible to feel at home in the city that you will live for only a few months? It sounds difficult to answer until Liga says: … Continue reading Editorial: Way back home
“When I am at home, I'm always thinking of going abroad” “To me, the green Uppsala buses mean home” “The most important things in my home are all my electronics” Helen Hoffmann | helenhoffmann@outlook.com When you are moving every 4 months, what is home? When you are away from your culture, what is home? When the people … Continue reading Where is home?
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