The pre-revolutionary Iranian writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad looks for the creation of a new subject of the Iranian modernity – not in the blind Westernization, or in retreat to lifeless tradition, but in “a return forwad” to breaking the spell of machine and technology and putting them in service of
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The decay of the Romanian education system has created a fertile ground for Covid conspiracy theories, many of which originate in right-wing America. Maria Cernat joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast produced in collaboration with Other News.Paul JayPaul Jay (born 1951) is a journalist and a filmmaker. He is the founder and host of
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Boyan Stanislavski and Maria Cernat take on the conservative Polish and Romanian resistance against the so-called Sexomarxism or liberal concepts on genderMaria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The
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An interview with an expert on child development and social care, on hurdles to social change in Bulgaria and how Bulgarians could overcome themMałgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat – Vladimir Mitev
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A crowdfunding call by the Telciu Summer SchoolTelciu Summer SchoolThe Telciu Summer School was founded in 2016. It is an educational innovative activity of the Center for the Study of Modernity and the Rural World, Telciu, Romania. It is a natural upgrade of the international conferences, which have been taking place in the Transilvanian village of Telciu
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As the Polish tragicomedy continues, the anticommunist obsession deepens. The police have interrupted an academic conference on Karl Marx as they were instructed by the local prosecutor to check whether the event does not contradict the law in terms of “spreading anti-national propaganda” and “promoting totalitarian systems”. Boyan StanislavskiBulgarian and
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What shows a study, that analyzing the effects of the fight against fraud during the university exam in Romania. Aurelian GiugălAurelian Giugăl has a B.A. in Geography and is a doctor in Political Science He has been a teacher in geography (1998-2010), and after 2013 is a university professor. He
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School fees, enrollment, examinations, books, textbooks, journeys, meals, and any other school expenses – even the nominal free education phases of our education system are overshadowed by the extra payments, that make it difficult for the majority of citizens. Ivaylo AtanasovIvaylo Atanasov is a Bulgarian journalist, political analyst and teacher.
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Parents, teachers and school principals are in a shock right around 15 September because of another inadequacy in the new Education Law. Regional inspectorates are also puzzled.Ivaylo AtanasovIvaylo Atanasov is a Bulgarian journalist, political analyst and teacher. He is one of the editors of the Baricada.org website. His research interests
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