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Fall 2017
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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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The History of American Animation
by Zuzana Motalová Animation. It is present everywhere, from advertisements and PC games to feature films. Some believe that its development has already reached its peak, many more expect that both the artform and the technology behind it will continue to develop. Sometimes, however, it is good to look back to the history as…
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HIDDEN FIGURES
by Anna Jílková An American film of 2017, Hidden Figures portrays issues of the 1960s. These include the Cold War, civil and women’s rights activism and the first NASA space projects.
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The concept of post-truth in Donald Trump’s White House
By Markéta Šonková Political populism is, yet again, on the rise. Be it Marine Le Pen in France, the recently defeated Geert Wilders in the Netherlands, our own president Zeman, or Brexit. Terms such as “post-truth” and “alternative facts” have been creeping into the political discourse and established themselves as powerful tools of the…
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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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The Power of Virtual Reality
by Patrícia Iliašová Although I can hear the voice of the instructor, who hands me the controllers of the HTC Vive while explaining which button does what, I find it very easy to forget the reality around me. The small, rather dark room along with the people in it quickly disappears and one forgets…
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Hippie Visual: The Art of Spiritual Journey towards the Establishment
by Yume Katsumi “Drop acid not bomb.” “Make love not war.” (Hippie Sayings)
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Trump: a Superhero, a Sexist or a Stand-up Comedian?
by Pavla Wernerová Even though Trump called media “the enemy of the American People” after his inauguration it is the media who are partly responsible for him becoming the President. Even though “of the 100 circular print newspapers,” only “ two endorsed him”, as the saying goes “even bad publicity is good publicity”. Nevertheless, there is a…