The representation of im(e)migration in Romanian-language cultures is undergoing dramatic change. Migration in the UK, working knowledge of English, and the ready availability of online English-language news to (young and adult) Romanian audiences are significant means for diffusing a culture…
CULTURAL DIFFUSION AS DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE: YOUNG ADULT FICTION (MY SWORDHAND IS SINGING, 2006) AND COMEDY COP SHOWS (COMRADE DETECTIVE, 2017) – Onoriu Colăcel
Notions of dissemination across cultures as one-dimensional flows are increasingly challenged by paradigm shifts in cultural diffusion studies. This is also true among niche-market commodities of (young) popular English-language cultures whenever they build on the legacy of Dracula. Plots that…
IN PURSUIT OF ONE’S SELF-INTEREST: AYN RAND’S LITERATURE AND RIGHT-WING POPULIST DISCOURSES IN ROMANIAN MEDIA – Onoriu Colăcel
Coined by the American writer Ayn Rand, the so-called ‘virtue of selfishness’ may well be indicative of a certain literary legacy that shapes the populist discourses of the right. Such statements maintaining that self-interest is self-esteem – and particularly Rand’s…