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Would you choose Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme again if you could rewind time?

The Euroculturer Poll "My Erasmus Mundus Life" Thank you very much for your answer! We wish you the best with your (Post) Erasmus Mundus life!   The result of the poll will be collected and delivered during the General Assembly of Erasmus Mundus Student and Alumni Association (EMA) which will take place on 14-15 June 2013 … Continue reading Would you choose Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme again if you could rewind time?

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Establishing a trans-national political sphere – the work of European-level political foundations

How can European-level democracy work in reality? How should it relate to the established national political spheres and identities in Europe? How can a European political sphere be established? As a Euroculturer, you will have certainly come across these and other questions on the legitimacy of the European integration process. The following article presents how … Continue reading Establishing a trans-national political sphere – the work of European-level political foundations

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Creative Europe: Exporting Culture at the EU Level

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

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Franco-German Interferences on Exhibition at MAMCS

                        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

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Director Norbert ter Hall: “That word ‘should’ makes me nervous”

- “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”

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Gangnam Style – Decoding Transculturalism in Pop Music

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

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With Europe but Not of It : The case of Nottingham

  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