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…
REGIONAL IDENTIFICATION IN PRESENT DAY ROMANIA. THE CASE STUDY OF SUCEAVA COUNTY
In the aftermath of the 1989 Revolution, Romanian mainstream culture set out to reclaim the pre-Communist legacy of the country. The ‘golden age’ of interwar was the obvious choice; both popular and academic debates on Romanian identity looked back at…
SUCEAVA ON CAMERA: THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND LOCAL SELF-IDENTIFICATION IN 21ST CENTURY ROMANIA
In post-communist Romania, regional self-identification has undergone significant change. Particularly, a paradigm shift occurred in relation to 20th century Romanian historiography (I have in mind the national communist as well as inter-war historic narratives). The literature and the promotional films…