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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…
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Bond: The Man Fleming Always Wanted to Be
By Anna Formánková Three years after the 50th anniversary of James Bond on screen, the franchise continues with what is expected to be the most successful Bond movie yet: SPECTRE. The embodiment of what Ian Fleming always desired to become returns on silver screen in the 24th instalment, the fourth adventure starring Daniel Craig as…
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Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond
by Anna Formánková Ian Fleming, the man who introduced the world to one of the biggest British heroes: Bond. James Bond. Though best known as a successful author of the Bond novels, Fleming drew inspiration for 007’s adventures from his own experience which he gained while working at the British Naval Intelligence Division. His life…
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Robert Olen Butler: Severance
By Lucie Horáková Butler’s Severance is an unexpected take on the format of a short story collection. It contains sixty one very short texts that all adhere to some rather specific rules. Each short story has exactly 240 words. Why? Because Butler used some interesting facts as his starting point. First, “After decapitation, the human…
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Language and Quebec: the Fixation
by Melissa Upton As language students, we are familiar with the impact that language has on cultures and peoples. We are fluent in how it has shaped history and continue to learn how it affects our own generations. As a resident who was born and raised in Quebec, I am no stranger to this ever…
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All About That Game
By Šárka Panochová There are new signs on the lawns tonight. As if nobody cared about tomorrow’s midterms anymore, the “Parking $10” signs ruthlessly replaced the names of politicians I had seen flying above the front yards. Tonight they are irrelevant. The usually empty streets of the campus and its surrounding neighborhoods are already packed…
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Stepping into Oxford Shoes
By Anna Formánková Wet pavements. Red busses. BICYCLES. If you thought that a city centre without cars is a calm and silent city centre you would be terribly mistaken. The narrow lanes, broader streets, hidden passages: all the places are buzzing with life. From lectures into the libraries, a stop by the college to pick…
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External contributors wanted!
To all people wishing to see their articles published in our magazine: Re:Views is currently looking for external contributors! Whether interested in writing a single article or seeking long-term cooperation, do not hesitate to contact us. Tell what you are interested in writing about and if you have had any experience working in a magazine. Drop…
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The Pocket Chronicle of The Gypsywood Players
By Barbora Orlická and Tomáš Varga It all began in 1965 in a small village called Cikháj when a nice lady from Scotland got an idea. She was none other than Jessie Kocmanová. Jessie arrived in Czechoslovakia after 1945 with her husband, a Czech airman Vincenc Kocman. She became a member of the Department of…
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The (Brief) History of KAA
By Tereza Pavlíková and Blanka Šustrová The Department of English and American Studies (KAA) has been here for more than 95 years. Following the establishment of the university in 1919, it was one of the founding departments of the Faculty of Arts. However, finding out the precise day of the founding of the English Department…