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“I Don’t Repeat Courses. That Would Be Freaky!” Interview with Hanjo Berressem
By Blanka Šustrová The English Department at the University of Cologne in Germany has been a popular ERASMUS+ destination for many of our students. I have spent my summer 2017 semester at the Englisches Seminar I. (department focused on literature, culture and linguistics) and to anyone thinking about studying abroad at this department I can…
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“During the time of my career, there have been some very extraordinary changes”: Interview with Her Excellency Barbara C. Richardson
By Makéta Šonková and Anna Formánková Although not as much talked about as with the U.S. or the U.K., Canada, too, shares long-cultivated ties to our country, and these ties have been growing strong recently. Partly, it might be thanks to the charismatic Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, it might also be thanks to…
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Building a Bridge between Theory and Practice: An Interview with Justin Hall
by Blanka Šustrová What was your first contact with comics? A humorous strip in the newspaper or a comics magazine you persuaded your parent to buy for you? Justin Hall, a cartoonist and an Assistant Professor in Comics at the California College of Arts, grew up with comics. Thanks to the Fulbright Program, he…
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I Would Not Have Dreamt of an English Academic Career: An Interview with Professor Milada Franková
by Michaela Medveďová, Anežka Hrežová Imagine studying English during the period it was considered to be the “enemy” language. Few English-spoken movies, restrictions on books, and scarce contact with native speakers. This is what the Department of English and American Studies looked like in the sixties when Professor Milada Franková was a student here. Now, being…
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“My posting to Prague is definitely the nicest place I have ever been posted to”: Interview with Her Excellency Jan Thompson OBE
By Markéta Šonková and Anna Formánková Her Majesty’s Ambassador Jan Thompson has been in the Czech Republic for almost four years. Although she has spent lengthy periods in tough places, including war zones, during her diplomatic career, her job in Prague is no walk in the park either: she has to make sure that the…
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Adaptation is characteristic of everything – of all life, all disciplines and all media: Interview with Kamilla Elliott
By Blanka Šustrová It would not be an exaggeration to claim that all of us have experienced some type of adaptation during our lifetime already. People often go to the cinema to watch movies based on their favourite books, play games based on their favourite movies and then read books based on the games.…
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The Many Sides of Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel
by Martina Krénová and Tereza Walsbergerová Although he is not leaving the department altogether, the fact that he is stepping down as head after 15 years definitely feels like the end of an era. That is why we decided to sit down with the former Head and current Deputy Head of the Department of…
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The Czech Sock in Bristol
An Interview with Chris White Written by Blanka Šustrová Edited by Martina Krénová Studying English language at university is not unusual these days for non-native speakers. But what if a young English-speaking man from Bristol decides to devote his college years to studying Czech language? It was a pleasure to ask Chris White what had…
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Write Only What You Want to Write
by Martina Krénová edited by Blanka Šustrová Such are the words of Laura Dockrill who was kind enough to spare a few minutes to answer our questions. Writing is only one of her many accomplishments as she is a woman of numerous talents; apart from being an author, Laura is also a performer and…
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Translating for Children Means Greater Responsibility
An Interview with Filip Krajník, the Czech Translator of the Darcy Burdock Series by Martina Krénová edited by Blanka Šustrová You are the translator of Laura Dockrill’s Darcy Burdock series. Why did you choose to translate a series for pre-teen girls? Tell us the backstory. Actually, it wasn’t me who made the choice. I’d…