Tag: Europe
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ADÉLA and the Machine
Adéla Jergová is a singer-songwriter and dancer from Slovakia. She broke out during the survival show Dream Academy, a show built to construct an international pop girl-group using a combination of American and Korean label expertise. This show went on to produce the group Katseye, known for songs such as Touch, Gnarly, and Daniela. Adéla…
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Todo sobre mi madre: a “radical sex change”
Introduction According to Marsha Kinder, Pedro Almodóvar was able “to perform a radical sex change on Spain’s national stereotypes”. This essay discusses how Todo sobre mi madre portrays changing identities in a post-Franco Spain and argues that it humanises minoritised and oppressed groups. To begin, it is important to lay out historical context regarding Spanish…
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Language of the Week #6: Crimean Tatar
Welcome back to Language of the Week. I do apologise for the break, I was recovering from a flare-up. This “season”, as it were, will discuss minority languages, especially those pressed between multiple cultural forces. So, evidently, we find ourselves turning to Crimean Tatar, a language spoken by an ethnic group of the same name…
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Multiculturalism and multilingualism in multi-national corporations
Multilingualism and cultural diversity can be powerful tools for a multinational corporation (MNC) to connect to diverse cultures and effectively build connections with clients. However, if not properly managed and understood, these cultural differences within a company can cause miscommunication and confusion.
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Galician and Welsh – twin languages, twin stories
Galician and Welsh share mirror histories. Each teeters on the edge of a historical global superpower, attempting to assert its cultural identity in the face of hundreds of millions of native speakers of the dominant language.
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The languages of modern Britain
The United Kingdom, despite its reputation, is home to a lot of linguistic diversity. With six native ethnic groups, each possessing their own language, and people moving to the UK from all over the world, this country has always been multilingual. I’d like to talk about what it means for a language to be British…
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Language of the Week #1: Welsh
The Welsh language, Cymraeg, has always been fascinating to me. I grew up around it, but not immersed in it, so it was always just something slightly beyond my comprehension in my environment. I’ve spoken a little since I was a kid, but only recently started properly diving into it as a proper learner project.…
