Im neunzehnten Jahrhundert war es oft eine Frage der Wahl, Ukrainer*in zu sein. Die ukrainische Stadtbevölkerung sprach in der Regel andere Sprachen als Ukrainisch: meist Polnisch, manchmal Deutsch in den Städten des von den Habsburgern beherrschten Galiziens im Westen, Russisch...
Förhistorien – den samlande människan Först i mänsklighetens behovsordning kommer födan. Därefter kommer inte bara moralen utan också den högre gastronomins alla finesser. Ur ett så krasst perspektiv är födan bränsle: fetter, proteiner och kolhydrater laddade med kemisk energi som...
‘One day a poster announcing the “preparatory course”, an accelerated training programme for university, appeared in a village in central Poland. The ad presented Pokusa – a surname meaning temptation – as the first to enrol: He was accepted after...
I know Žute dunje was one of them, but the rest of the songs have faded from memory leaving only a feeling of warmth and melancholy. Nada Ler had a beautiful, soulful voice, perfect for singing the traditional Bosnian sevdalinke...
Disability is often imagined as physical, which takes away from their broad nature, as they can be mental, sensory, and intellectual as well. While some are clearly visible to the eye, many remain hidden. But whether acquired or congenital,...
Green European Journal: In your book Eurowhiteness, you discuss Europe’s civilizational turn. What do you mean by that? When did it begin, and when did it become apparent? Hans Kundnani: It is not entirely clear when it began. It may...
Lithuania is one of the most pro-European countries in the European Union and positions itself as strongly opposed to its biggest existential threat – Russia. However, when it comes to civil rights, the moral compass of the political elite sometimes...
Despite the unknown origins of Valentine’s Day celebrations, historical tradition looks nothing like today’s commodity extravaganza, and we can blame the Hallmark company for that. In 1913, it pioneered the commercialisation of Valentine’s Day with its Valentine’s cards industry, which...
I shut my eyes in horror, already having seen what was coming. The pregnant refugee, whom activists not long before had given a reassuring mobile CT scan, was about to be turned into a projectile: three guards were looming to...
‚Eines Tages erschien in einem Dorf mitten in Polen ein Werbeplakat für den „Vorbereitungskurs“, ein beschleunigtes Ausbildungsprogramm für die Universität. Darauf wurde Pokusa – ein Nachname, der „Verlockung“ bedeutet – als der Erste vorgestellt, der sich eingeschrieben hatte: Er wurde...
