Reading Time: 7 minutes Semiotic Analysis of “The Elephant Man” Andrei Bleahu | February 2, 2021 Introduction: visual “myth” creation The Elephant Man is a historical drama, directed by David Lynch. It is centred on the life of John Merrick. Merrick, a man with severe deformities, was born in Victorian England, a time of heavy industrialization where freak shows […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes “How do we know? The effect of technology on knowledge and communication Lemmit Kaplinski | January 26, 2021 The invention of the printing press in the 15th century caused thorough changes within society. The simple act of multiplying texts on an industrial scale also brought about a profound shift in what we perceive as knowledge […]
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