Category Archives: Culture

“With/out borders” on the expat+HAREM

My newest expat+HAREM post, “With/out borders”, is featured on their beautiful site for the next week.

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Whites Only?

A She Writes blog post by an African-American woman calling for “White Ambassadors To Help Me Cross Over” provokes a blog series, in which this piece is one of seven reactions.

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Surround Yourself With Women – The Unedited Version

From our inaugural guest poster, Yancy Jack Berns, we give you a beautiful piece about why it is important to surround yourself with women.

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The Cobblers

The work of a Prague Cobbler.

Zuzu narrates a strange Prague encounter with creatures she calls Cobblers.

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The Healing Power of Horror

From MARTYRS to AMERICAN MONSTERS to psychological methods of trauma healing to Toni Morrison’s Beloved to Cold Case while discussing the healing powers of horror stories. (But no Lady Gaga this time :-)

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On Dreams, Suffering and the French Film MARTYRS

I was reminded of a strange dream I had a few years ago after recently watching the brilliant French film MARTYRS, and of course also manage to tie this back to Lady Gaga. ;-)

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Self-Referentiality: Internal monologue turned external dialogue

What do the expat+HAREM, Dialogue 2010 and Lady Gaga have in common?

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Intertextuality and Irony in Lady Gaga’s PAPARAZZI

My submission for this week’s www.RedRoom.com themed blog competition on “What is your favorite pop song?”

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On homosociality, American masculinties, and violence against women in DEADGIRL

Delving back into my much-loved world of cultural anthropology via the horror film “Deadgirl” and its social significance.

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The Assasination Of Marilyn Monroe

My review of the tragic “Assassination Of Marilyn Monroe”.

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Portrait of A Killer

A review of Patricia Cornwell’s phenomenal forensic study “Portrait of a Killer: Jack The Ripper Case Closed”

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On Angels, Demons and Living Paradoxically

My friend Vesper’s amazing blog post inspires me to consider my thoughts on good, evil and other things in between.

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Why?

An explosive encounter with a racist Czech granny prompts me to once again consider why it is I continue to live in Prague.

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Transitions Abroad Essay Competition Winner

Dear Readers, Just a quick note to let you know that the essay I wrote about life in Prague as an expat placed as a runner-up winner in the Transitions Abroad essay competition. The article, Living in Prague as an Expat: The Times They Are a-Changin', will be on their website for the next ...

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Woe Is Me

Exploring the various facets of women’s literature and where my first novel, AMERICAN MONSTERS, fits into the debate.

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Born Hybrid

In 1990 Chris McCandless donated all of his life savings to OXFAM and went into the wild to live in the Alaskan outback. He had the feeling he didn't belong ...

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