Impasto and abstract painting for Everyone

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In this intensive course students will be introduced in world of fine art and painting. Impasto painting and abstract painting are very well known styles that are easy to achieve with the proper technique for the particular task. We will discuss the role of brush strokes, palette knife strokes and the material aspect of art […]

Interviewing Adults in Medical Practice

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The course will offer a discussion of some important skills needed when conducting an interview with an adult in medical practice – demonstrating empathy, validation, and compassion. The practice includes presenting a difficult situation and training. The course includes 6 hours of lectures and discussions and 6 hours of practical activities.  Course schedule  10.07.2023 10.00 […]

Introduction to cultural studies: bodies in cinema

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This class is an introduction to Cultural Studies and their application to visual film practice through an analysis of the staging of the bodies. The class is taught entirely in English. Students will need to submit a written assignment in English. Duration: 4 days

Art in public spaces

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In this course students will have the chance to study the relationship between artworks and their environment. Starting from the observation of historic and contemporary works – ranging from monuments to street art- we will question the different forms of dialogue between art and public space, including  their urban, cultural and political context. Students are […]

Comedy in American Film and Media (1900 – 1950)

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We will study the history of comedy in the United States from a perspective that is at once aesthetic, cultural, and institutional. Examples of early cinema, slapstick comedy, and musicals will help to examine the role of gag, character, and narrative in both short and feature films. The circulation of jokes, performers, and comic routines […]

Advertising Academy @ NBU

Advertising Academy is a tripartite project of New Bulgarian University, the Bulgarian Association of Advertisers and the Bulgarian Association of Communication Agencies with participation of more than 300 students (both bachelor and master level) who work in teams under the mentorship of representatives of advertisers and advertising agencies from over 50 brands from Bulgaria and […]

Subject module course 3 – Print Media

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Each semester, subject module course 4 is offered, consisting of a number of different media workshops, which the student can choose between. The workshops involve work with production forms and methods within a delimited area of the media. The student works both theoretically and practically with the relevant media area, including completing a small production. […]

Subject module course 2 – Participants, Processes and Contexts

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The subject module course will provide students with basic insights into different forms of communication, in relation to relevant participants, contexts, and processes. Emphasis will be placed on introducing theories and methodologies in relation to target group analysis and reception analysis and on the processing and analysis of empirical material in connection with communication and […]