Today’s canonical texts of Western literature and iconographic artworks owe their repertoire to the Bible and one of its most debated elements: the Garden of Eden, whose existence has been negotiated for centuries. According to the biblical narrative, the Garden … Continue reading The Garden of Eden and Archaeological Evidence of Its Existence
In this blog, I will introduce some of the experimental filmmakers who enmeshed different mediums within the visual language of cinema by making use of the vocabulary of technology and expanding it at the same time. In the second half, … Continue reading Experimental Filmmaking and Video Art in the Post World Cinema
As we still struggle to cope with economic and health problems in the post-COVID-19 world, we come to the point of re-evaluating the importance of healthcare programs and questioning whether they really make our lives easier in such critical times, especially … Continue reading Healthcare Insurance in the USA and Covid-Related Economic Syndromes
Breast Cancer Awareness Month starts on October 1. It is an annually-held campaign organized by charity organisations to raise awareness about breast cancer and funds for research in the international domain. In the US, this month is also named as … Continue reading Pink October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month and What You Need to Know
After its release on September 17, 2021, the latest Netflix Korean TV series, Squid Game, has gained a lot of attention. Likened to The Hunger Games, Black Mirror, and Battle Royale, Squid Game presents a dystopic world investigating the deepest shores … Continue reading Squid Game: Netflix’s New Phenomenon and Why You Should Watch It
The situation of Haitian immigrants has been a hot topic during the last months. Thousands of migrants have reached the USA through dangerous pathways via the Mexican border dominated by violent people-smuggling gangs. Camping in insecure regions, they have been … Continue reading The Deportation of Haitian Immigrants: History Repeats Itself
Known as the Island of Sea Women, Jeju is home to lava caves, volcanic rocks and breath-taking landscapes, breeding the story of Haenyeo culture with its last generation. As the largest island in the South Korean province, Jeju is famous … Continue reading Anthropology: Haenyeo and Self-Governing Jeju Island’s Cultural Ecosystem
Youn Yuh-Jung, the Korean actress who won an Academy reward for her role in Minari, has recently been chosen as one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine. Having starred in many films and TV series, she also … Continue reading TIME100: Youn Yuh-Jung as One of the Most Influential People of 2021
Ghibli is a very well-known studio, even though there are some confusions about its origin. To clarify everything from the beginning, Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio founded by Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki in 1985 in Tokyo, but … Continue reading Anthropology: What Makes Miyazaki Films Special and Foreign to the Western World?