Linguicism

Linguicism & Linguistic Imperialism

How languages evolve - Alex Gendler

What Happens When Languages Become Extinct?

What does the world lose when a language dies?

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o: English is not an African language

Riz Khan - Linguistic imperialism?

What is Art?

Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? - James Earle

Why is this painting so captivating? - James Earle and Christina Bozsik

The unexpected math behind Van Gogh's "Starry Night" - Natalya St. Clair

What is abstract expressionism? - Sarah Rosenthal

Is graffiti art? Or vandalism? - Kelly Wall

Tips for Journalistic Investigation

Storytelling in a Post-Journalism World: Sara Terry

 

BBC Journalism Skills: Principles of good writing for news

Movie Debate: Into The Wild

1/ analyzing the movie using psychoanalytical tools to get hold of the poetics of the protagonists self growth. Reading it as a bildungsroman

2/ analyzing the plot and the cinematic techniques used in the movie to see to what extent they consolidate a certain meaning concerning the protagonists journey. See how they put a certain perception of things into value.

3/ Considering the movie as a tragedy: discerning the tragic flaws and the cathartic elements. 

Post-colonial Discourse

In what way do the following discourses deconstruct the colonial discourse and change the pre-established colonial perception?


Funny South African Comedian Trevor Noah On Black Americans




Trevor Noah: African American - Coming Home to the Motherland




Stand-up set by Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah: It's My Culture - Service with a Smile

You Obey Traffic Lights?! - Trevor Noah - 





Scots elevator skit

Human Rights

Discussing Human Rights through the following resources





The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Story of Human Rights

The 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Some Philosophical Concepts

Discussing the following philosophical concepts:


The psychology of narcissism - W. Keith Campbell

What makes something "Kafkaesque"? - Noah Tavlin

What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin

POLITICAL THEORY - Niccolò Machiavelli