From the Roman Circus to the Media Trial
The psychology of those who cheer on these media trials closely resembles that of those who turned their thumbs down…
Three differences between Nolan’s adaptation and Homer’s Odyssey
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has already generated countless reviews discussing its cinematic qualities. This article has a different purpose. Rather…
Football: From Violence to Dialogue
Civilisation has never been about eliminating conflict. It has been about finding increasingly human ways to decrease and to manage…
The first novel in history
One of the most sexist criticisms of classical novels is that they were written by men, thereby rendering invisible the…
Literature Teaches Us to Think
The novel often considered the greatest modern work, Ulysses by James Joyce, portrays the inner communication of an ordinary person…
Potatoes, chocolate, the Moon and Mars
Europeans did not know about tomatoes, maize, potatoes, or chocolate, among many other things that were introduced to us by…
The concept of dream in Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day “I Have a Dream.” Almost everyone knows it and values it, but few people have…
Centenary of Virginia Woolf’s Great Novel
In January 1925, Virginia Woolf completed Mrs Dalloway, which was published a few months later. Many critics consider it her…
Hybrid Teaching: Interactions and Outcomes
The proliferation of people who have become suddenly “experts” in talking and writing about hybrid teaching has reached the point…
Educating Self-Love
bell hooks writes in her book All About Love: New Visions: “Self-love is the foundation of our loving practice. Without…