Since the 1960s, American women have experienced significant advances in work, education, legal status, political visibility, and athletics. Yet, it seems that feminism has stalled if not regressed in recent years, particularly in terms of childcare legislation, maternity leave, and pay equity. Changes in public policy, and class and race fissures among women themselves have […]
Group 1 @ 17:00-18:30 Minsk time Group 2 @ 18:30-20:00 Minsk time Led by Rachel Koch – an educator and an optimist. She has been working in higher education for the last thirteen years. From 2010 to 2018, she taught writing and ran a first-year writing program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.Then, from […]
Led by Kate Youngdahl Stauss Kate has been writing in multiple genres – from drama to documentary film and poetry to critical literary analysis – for more than thirty years. Her film and television clients include National Geographic, History, and PBS. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Bread Loaf Journal and BBC […]
About the lector: Brandon worked teaching English in various regions of Spain before returning home to pursue a masters degree in linguistics. He received two masters degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder, one in Hispanic Linguistics and one in TESOL. While studying there he taught coordinated Spanish courses at the university and helped run […]
The workshop “Art of Making Comics” will be conducted by Alex Simmons, writer, comics author, artist and teacher, consultant in the field of integration of education and art. In four two-hour sessions, you will be able to create a 6-8 page comic (black and white).
“The American South is a unique region, influenced by its rich history and warm climate, and its culture and language reflect this. Life in the South moves more slowly, as does its dialects, with the well-known drawl and colorful sayings.” Dr. Lee A. Farrow is Chair of the Department of History and World Cultures, Distinguished […]
Group 1 @ 17:00-18:30 Minsk time Group 2 @ 18:30-20:00 Minsk time Led by Rachel Koch – an educator and an optimist. She has been working in higher education for the last thirteen years. From 2010 to 2018, she taught writing and ran a first-year writing program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.Then, from […]
Led by Kate Youngdahl Stauss Kate has been writing in multiple genres – from drama to documentary film and poetry to critical literary analysis – for more than thirty years. Her film and television clients include National Geographic, History, and PBS. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Bread Loaf Journal and BBC […]
About the lector: Brandon worked teaching English in various regions of Spain before returning home to pursue a masters degree in linguistics. He received two masters degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder, one in Hispanic Linguistics and one in TESOL. While studying there he taught coordinated Spanish courses at the university and helped run […]
Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes are two of America’s most inspirational poets, one white, the other Black. Whitman’s 19th century poetry depicted a new nation, increasingly urban, increasingly diverse, and with unlimited prospects. Yet, he also noted the challenges in preserving a democratic form of government. Hughes, writing in the 20th century, also acknowledged the […]
Who are influencers and what do they do? Influencers are a reality of the current Internet age, with many of us encountering them on social media. While there can be different categories of influencers, most seem like ordinary people, except they have a side hustle selling skin creams, beauty products, and gadgets. Who are these […]
Как появился Пасхальный кролик? Почему американцы катают пасхальные яйца (Easter Egg Roll) по газону перед Белым домом? И какие еще необычные традиции празднования Пасхи существуют в США? Узнайте на дискуссионном клубе с американской студенткой Лилли О’Флагерти! Лилли О’Флагерти учится на четвертом курсе Американского университета и специализируется на российских исследованиях и международных отношениях. А еще Лилли […]