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