Culture

Squatting Slavs: a culture, a stereotype or just a meme?

Article
Kristiana Naydenova
16/12/2017
18 minutes to read

Is the Squatting Slav phenomenon helping Slavs express themselves or is it ruining their reputation? This article explores the emergence, historical background, popularization, culture and language of the meme.

E-waste and the infrastructures of digitalization

Article
Nikolas giampaolo
04/12/2017
14 minutes to read

The precipitous evolution of electronic technology, along with the rapid product outmodedness, has escalated the proportion of the e-waste problem The annual e-waste production amounted to an estimate of 30-50 tons. 

How could K-pop gain fans worldwide?

Article
Jiyong Choi
03/12/2017
17 minutes to read

How has K-pop spread around the world the way it has? This article examines precisely that question, from various angles.

Ethnicity, masculinity, and patriotism in the US: A personal tale

Column
Christian Chun
02/10/2017
4 minutes to read

I ’m the Tony Manero character played by John Travolta in the film, Saturday Night Fever. I may think of myself as a White working-class guy but is it received as such in US society?Now one may ask, what’s the problem? So what if you are?