Blog o studiu na univerzitě ve Spojených státech a o všem, co k tomu patří očima studenta na Soka University of America.
Prvni mesic na University of Cambrige ubehl jako voda a tak jsem rozhodl, ze sepisu, jako z toho mam zatim dojmy. Najdriv musim uznat, ze Cambridge je jednoduse uzasne mesto. S asi 125 tisici obyvatel (bez perifernich oblasti), Cambridge neni velke ale ani male. Kazdy si tu prijde na sve, ale co vsechny sdruzuje je…
Zacinam studium oboru MPhil Politics & International Studies na University of Cambridge v UK! Predchazel tomu slozity proces, ale nakonec vse vyslo (nastesti i funding) a prave jsem v polovine uvodniho tydne. Cely obor je mnohem vic zamereny na vyzkum, nez jsem cekal, ale to nebude problem. Muj mentor je cinan, takze budu pokracovat v…
Protoze se chystam na skolu do Anglie, uz dlouho se samozrejme trapim tim, kde na to vzit penize. V USA jsem mel takrka plne stipendium, nicmene magisterske studium uz je prece jen horsi. Studenti z CR jsou nejcasteji financovani dvema zpusoby: Vlastni finance Nadace Ty nadace jsou v podstate tri: Bakala, Kellner, Krsek. Jsou opravdu stedre…
Uz strasne dlouho jsem nic nenapsal a dost se za to stydim. Uplne to totiz podkopava ten puvodni smysl tohoto blogu, tj. vykreslit zajemcum o studium v USA co nejpresnejsi obrazek toho, jak to probiha. No ale rozhodl jsem se, ze si prodlouzim domenu a polepsim se. Budu se ted snazit popisovat zivot po odgraduovani!…
Source: www.liveforfilm.com This piece is concerned with what Renov considers the “four fundamental tendencies of documentary;” these are the tendencies to: record, reveal or preserve; persuade or promote; analyze or interrogate; and express. The first element revolves around visual appeals and representation. As such, it replicates the real and creates “a second-order reality cut to…
Source: www.antiracistresistance.wordpress.com In their piece, Shohat and Stam expose how marginalized communities are underrepresented in all sorts of media outlets, coining the term for the approach “multicultural media studies.” Performing the analysis across borders, cultural communities and identities, the authors utilize this “cultural syncretism” to propose a new analytical framework. From the beginning, it is…
Source: www.persepolisgrill.com Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel presents the story of Marji, a ten years old Iranian girl, amidst the turmoil of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and its attendant demonstrations against the rule of the Shah. As the story unfolds, Marji learns that she is the grand-daughter of Iran’s former prime minister and the emperor’s son. During…
Source: www.jackhalberstam.com In this book, Jack (also Judith) Halbertstam examines animated movies for children through the lens of critical theory. Halberstam argues that modern animated movies offer one an opportunity for a revolution, transformation and rebellion in terms of acceptable societal norms, particularly values pertaining to the family, queerness, gender and sexuality. His witty “Pixarvolt”…
Source: www.trueactivist.com The 2014 documentary film Citizen Four reveals the shocking truth about the U.S. government’s virtually unfettered surveillance practices. Directed by Laura Poitras, the documentary’s implicit argument revolves around the illusionary nature of American freedom. The argument seems to come down to the question of civil liberties vs. security, representing a Sophie’s choice where the…
In this work, Lilie Chouliaraki undertakes the difficult task of pointing out the systemic inequalities and hierarchical structures at work in mediating human suffering. The selected chapter (2) lays down a conceptual framework for the analysis of the “imaginary,” allowing the reader to become familiar with the author’s viewpoint. To this end, Chouliaraki presents a definition…