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At the Centenary Crossroads: Interview with His Excellency Charles Sheehan
by Markéta Šonková and Anna Formánková Ambassador Sheehan has been the Irish ambassador to the Czech Republic since 2015, but his time in the Czech Republic has slowly reached its end. The Cork-born lawyer has spent his career in the Irish Diplomatic Service, and his professional CV sports many illustrious posts. And yet, the…
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Remembering the Anglo-Irish Propaganda War
by Kristína Šefčíková The first quarter of the 20th century embodies one of the most turbulent times of the Irish existence. In a span of just a few years, Ireland experienced an uprising, a war, a split, a civil war, and a deepening secession from the British Empire. These events were accompanied by an unprecedented…
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Languages, Cinema and the Fire of Revolution: Erasmus in France
by Mariia Minaeva There were two things I had heard about the Erasmus programme – international students do not have a responsible attitude to studying and have crazy parties that prevent locals from sleeping. There were two things I had heard about France – French people like complaining a lot and do not speak English (or, if you…
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Do you remember when we thought the news was boring?
Years and Years: A Review by Blanka Šustrová Years and Years is a six-episode British TV series created and written by Russel T. Davies, who is known for his work on over thirty episodes of Doctor Who. It was created in a joint production of BBC and HBO and premiered on BBC One in May…
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Nature – Possession or a Savior of the Human Race?
by Ľubomíra Tomášová At the dawn of the 19th century, a new literary movement called transcendentalism emerged in America. It was inspired by nature and romanticism and its goal was to live in harmony with the laws of nature and feel a sense of unity with all living creatures. Ralph Waldo Emerson, at first an…
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“Becoming” First Lady
by Ľubomíra Tomášová Throughout the history, there were myriad of biographies written about First Ladies of United States and a number of memoirs written by them. In each case the story was unique and different mirroring both their backgrounds and eras in which they served. At the end of the 2018, Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming…
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The Importance of Body in the Perception of Humanity: Ex Machina in Context
by Michaela Medveďová During their short history on Earth, humans have been responsible for quite a number of terrible things. But they have also been the creators of many technological wonders which altered their living conditions – from something as simple as the wheel to something as complex as the Internet. However, it is…
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What Did They do to Bestsellers?
by Patricija Fašalek Not that long ago, the term ‘best-seller’ was used for a book which sold better than others, such as works of Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and Jane Austen, and it was reserved for fiction only. Later on, the term was applied to nonfiction also, including the very popular genre of self-help books, and…
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Towards Inclusive Heritage: Thoughts on Wain, a collection of LGBT themed poetry by Rachel Plummer
by Tereza Walsbergerová Agender and gender-queer creatures, bisexual mermaids, homosexual warriors, asexual goddesses, non-binary elves, and transgender seal folk. All this and more awaits you in Rachel Plummer’s 2019 LGBT themed retellings of Scottish mythology – Wain: LGBT Reimaginings of Scottish Folklore. As the book was commissioned by an organisation dedicated to the inclusion of…