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Powerpoint presentation An introduction to traditional Latvian music; classical composers, artists and conductors; ballet; modern music This is an introduction to Latvian music for Honours students studying Latvian Language, History, Society and Culture
Powerpoint presentation - A brief introduction to famous people born in Latvia. This presentation can be used for culture and language classes. It was originally used to make role cards to practise introducing oneself.
Powerpoint presentation of the novel A wartime memoir by Alaine Polcz, a Hungarian World War 2 survivor and memoirist. Used as lecture and seminar notes for women’s writing courses at Glasgow University.
An examination of linguistic, political and cultural issues relating to language identity among the Slavs
A PDF both Russian and English of Shamil Khairov’s article in the Rusistika magazine on Reflections on amateur and fine-art photography in Post-Soviet Russia. This resourse is going to be a part of my course “The Russian C20 Visual culture” taught at Glasgow and Tampere, Finland.
A Powerpoint Presentation (71 slides) of an exhibition that took place in Edinburgh in September – October 2009 on Russian rural and urban landscapes taken from 1998 to 2008. Used as part of the options course The Russian 20th century visual culture taught at Glasgow and Tampere.
Pdf file of a Shamil Khairov’s interview published in the “Цифровик» магазин. Discussion on the current state of art and amateur photography in Russia, Reproduction of S.Khairov original photographs. This resource is used in “The Russian C20 visual culture” taught at Glasogw and Tampere.
Powerpoint presentation - Identity, memory and landscape: a case study of Estonia. This was originally devised as a conference presentation, but has since been used for teaching purposes, on a summer school in Estonia in July 2009 and on an MSc course in Glasgow. The Powerpoint supported a workshop format, where students were invited to reflect on the various images in groups.
Powerpoint presentation with lecture notes on Statehood, Nationhood and Nationalism in Central and Eastern Europe.This presentation was used to support the introductory session of an MSc module.
Powerpoint presentations and class notes - different reading approaches of Karel Čapek’s travel writing. Used as powerpoint presentations accompanied with classnotes
Texts, powerpoint presentations Information on the life and work of several Czech authors As reference material; power points are used in class to complement lectures.
Powerpoint presentation on the influence of literature and the arts on politics. Used as a teaching aid
Powerpoint file - exploring Czech literature and politics from 1945 - 1989 used as teaching aids
Powerpoint and word documents - Covering Hungarian literature and culture. Used as teaching aids
Powerpoint verslecture given at Glasgow University on a Hungarian woman writer (life and work) Hungarian literature, women’s writing, literature and culture. Used as powerpoint aide in undergraduate lecture in Comparative Literature
Powerpoint version of a lecture given at Peter Pazmany RC University, Budapest. Hungarian literature, literature and culture, creating national cultural institutions. Used as powerpoint aide to summer school lecture.
Word document - A bibliography of English-language scholarly articles on 20th century Hungarian literature with electronic availability wherever possible Hungarian literature, women’s writing, literature and culture I have used it as an aide to find secondary material to Hungarian and comparative literature courses
Word document - The nature of Polish within a wider linguistic and cultural background. A brief article on Polish as a Slavonic language describing its distinctive features, grammar and history. This text was used as a part of level 1 introductory lecture on the Polish language.
Word document - THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD historical term coined by the critic Martin Esslin for the work of a number of playwrights, mostly written in the 1950s and 1960s. Used as reference material in teaching
Texts, powerpoint presentations Information on the life and work of several Czech authors As reference material; power points are used in class to complement lectures.
Word document - Information on the life and work of Václav Havel. Used as reference material in teaching
Word document - Review of Milan Kundera´s Unbearable Lightness of Being. Used as reference material in teaching
Word document - Information on the life and work of Milan Kundera. Used as reference material in teaching.
Word document - Information on the life and work of Michal Viewegh. Used as reference material for teaching
Word document - Information on the life and work of Emil Hakl (real name Jan Beneš). Used as reference material in teaching
Information on the life and work of several Czech authors, Used as reference material in class to complement lectures
Powerpoint presentation - Information on the life and work of Karel Capek. Used in class to complement lectures
Information on the life and work Karel Capek. Used as As reference material for teaching
PDF - Ethnic maps depicting Lithuanian distribution in Russian Empire (mid 19th century – 1914). Conference presentations, PhD dissertation
Ethnic maps depicting Lithuanian distribution in Russian Empire (mid 19th century – 1914. Conference presentations, PhD dissertation
Powerpoint presentation - Ethnic maps depicting Lithuanian distribution in Russian Empire (mid 19th century – 1914). Conference presentations, PhD dissertation
Powerpoint Presentations - Ethnic distribution in the North Western part of the Russian Empire (mid 19th c. – 1914. Ethnic maps depicting Lithuanian distribution in Russian Empire (mid 19th century – 1914. Conference presentations, PhD dissertation
Word document - Estonian History, Society and Culture The Livonian War. Estonians Under the Swedish Rule. The Great Norhern War. Handouts for the lectures of Estonian History, Society and Culture
Word document - Estonians in the 14th to 16th centuries. Handouts for the lectures of Estonian History, Society and Culture
Word document - Estonia in the Middle Ages and the The ancient Estonian religion. Handouts for the lectures on Estonian History, Society and Culture
Estonian history from the beginning to the Livonian War. Handouts for the lectures on Estonian History, Society and Culture
Word document - The beginning of Estonian history, until the end of the Iron Age. Handouts for the lectures on Estonian History, Society and Culture
Word document - Series of ethical scenarios designed to generate class/group discussion. Small groups of students are asked to discuss one of the four scenarios and then feed back to the group outlining what action they would take and why.
Word document - A film review of Czech film Vratné lahve (Empties, 2007). Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Tajnosti (Secrets. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Štěstí (Something Like Happiness), directed by Bohdan Sláma. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Silný kafe (Bitter Coffee), directed by Bőrkur Gunnarsson. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Šílení (The Lunatics, directed by Jan Švankmajer. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Poslední motýl (The Last Butterfly),directed by Karel Kachyňa. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Nuda v Brně (Bored in Brno, directed by Vladimír Morávek. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A Czech film review of Návrat idiota - The Return of the Idiot, directed by Saša Gedeon. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - Czech film review of Musíme si pomáhat Divided we fall,directed by Jan Hřebejk. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - Czech film review of Kouř - Smoke, directed by Tomáš Vorel. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A Czech film review of Knoflíkáři - Buttoners,directed by Petr Zelenka. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A Czech film review Jízda - The Ride, directed by Jan Svěrák. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A Czech film review Je třeba zabít Sekala - Sekal must die, directed by Vladimír Michálek. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Babí léto - Indian summer directed by Vladimír Michálek. Used as a source for teaching
Word document - A review of Czech film Horem pádem - Helter Skelter, directed by Jan Hřebejk. Used as source material in teaching
Word document - review of Czech film, O rodičích a dětech - Of parents and children, director Vladimír Michálek
Powerpoint document - Information on the history of Contemporary Czech Cinema. Used as source material for teaching
Text and Powerpoint documents - Information on Czech cinema and a selection of recent Czech films. Used as source material for teaching
Word document - Information on the history of Czech cinema used as source material for teaching
A selection of video interviews exploring the Czech: Economy, Literature and History. The video's have been produced for Humbox, but will be used for teaching
Video interview with Dr Jan Culik discussing Czech History. The video footage was produced for Humbox, but will be used in teaching.
A video interview with Dr Jan Culik, Glasgow University discussing 20th Century Czech Literature. The video's have been produced for Humbox, but will be used for teaching
Czech 19th Century Literature this resource has been created for Humbox, but will be used for teaching
An Interview with Professor Martin Myant, University of the West of Scotland on the Czech Economy. This video was produced for Humbox, but will be used for teaching
A selection of documents used in language and culture lectures covering Latvia's History, Literature, Language, communities, folk art and music
A list of internet resources for Honours students studying Latvian Language, History, Society and Culture at beginners’ and intermediate level, as well as for students at all levels who are taking Latvian as their compulsory language as part of the language-based postgraduate degree in Russian, Central and East European Studies.
Powerpoint presentation on famous Slovenes, uses in language and culture lectures.
Powerpoint presentation on Slovenian literature. Used in language and culture lectures.
Series of documents used in lectures covering, history, grammar and all aspects of Slavonic languages.
Powerpoint presentation used in Slovene culture and language lectures. Exploring all aspects of Slovenian culture
Powerpoint presentation used in language and culture lectures. Exploring Slovenia today, communities, culture and habits
Powerpoint presentation used in Slovene language and culture lectures. Explores the history and cultural traditions of Slovenia
Powerpoint presentation used in modules covering Slovene Language and culture. Explores the history and legends of Slovenia
Powerpoint presentation used in modules about Slovene culture and language. Covering Slovene seography and tourism
Powerpoint presentations on various topics, covering different aspects of Slovene culture and civilization. Language, Geography and Tourism, History and Legends, Traditional Slovenia, Slovenia Today, Culture, Literature, Famous Slovenes. Used as teaching aids for modules about Slovene culture and other language modules to explain certain aspects of Slovenia
PDF Documents used as hand-outs intended to assist students in following the lectures and to serve as an aide-mémoire. They provide a brief description of the salient features of each of the Slavonic languages
Word Document - Plotting the Linguistic Map of Europe. an annotated list of the languages spoken in Europe, giving information on language relationships, the places where the languages are used, their status. the alphabet(s) used and (not in all instances) the number of speakers. Used as a handout
A series of Word Documents and Powerpoint presentations on Czech opera and two Czech operatic composers. Used as source material for teaching
An article published in the Edinburgh Review. Information on current Czech politics, literature and culture, Used as reference material
Word Document and Powerpoint presentation - A lecture on Constantine and Methodius and the introduction of Cyrillic liturgy to Moravia in the 9th century. Used as source material for teaching
Powerpoint presentation covering the Slovene Language, used as teaching aids in language modules
Word Document, Lecture - Stalin’s Consolidation of Power, 1924-41
Powerpoint presentation: A description of the development of the Latvian language, as well as folk songs, folk tales, proverbs and beliefs. This was originally a lecture as part of a series of events relating to Central and Eastern Europe.
A powerpoint presentation - A description of Latvian pagan deities, their symbols in folk art and folk songs, with English translations, in which these deities are mentioned. This presentation is the basis of a tutorial on Latvian mythology. We discuss the deities, look at examples of folk art and translate the folk songs into English.