Comparative Politics

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An investigation of different political and administrative systems from the comparative politics perspective. Regular attendance and active participation are indispensable requisites for successful results. To be awarded 4 or 6 credits, participants are required to hold one presentation or one presentation and one written assignment, respectively, on course-relevant topics of their choice. As this course […]

Theory/ Photography and Photoshop “The image and its manipulation”

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From the first use of Photoshop and Lightroom Classic software, we are confronted with the practical, theoretical and ethical question of the “manipulation” of the image. Manipulate will be the word that will challenge throughout an intensive week during which ERUA students will participate.  We are going to submit several images to processing, to various exercises, […]

International Summer School in Cognitive Science

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The International Summer School in Cognitive Science is a unique event, which brings together students and researchers all over the world and it’s a platform for collaboration. The Summer School in Cognitive Science gives an opportunity to students and young researchers to be acquainted with a range of current topics and achievements in cognitive science […]

Bambara Copular Sentences

A multi-copular language is a language that possesses more than one copular. The multi-copular languages we know hitherto have two copulas: (Spanish: ser/estar), (Irish:bì/is). Mono-copular languages exist too: (French: être), (English: be). When it come to Bambara, there are four copulatives elements: dòn, bɛ́  yé, ká. Each form requires a specific usage. In order to […]

Open Science: Basic Course

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Policymakers and research funders support Open Science – but what are the benefits for you as a student, researcher or teacher? This online course introduces you to the different aspects of Open Science in research and teaching. The focus is on open access publishing, research data management and sharing teaching materials as free educational resources. […]

Mass media in post-communist Europe

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The course outlines the specific features of media systems in European countries, which used to be part of the communist world. The first module of the course is devoted to the transition from communist media logic to a democratic one. The focus is not only on Balkan states, but also on those beyond the European […]

Main Concepts and Schools in Literary Theory

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The course traces the major concepts and schools in literary theory. It analyses the emergence of literary theory in the early 20th century and discusses how the concepts of literature, text, and the relationship between content and form are understood by different literary theoretical strategies. It presents the main debates between the schools of literary […]

Legal English through Literary Fiction

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The course Legal English through Literary Fiction aims to introduce students to legal terminology in the wide- and wild- world context of literary fiction. The methodology touches upon Educational Drama through Scripted Role-Play, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Learning English for Specific Purposes. The course offers spoken and written language practice to students […]

Sustainability Communication

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In this course, you will explore the role of communication in relation to sustainability and sustainable development. After expanding your disciplinary and terminological background, the lecture focuses on the three dimensions of sustainability communication, communication of sustainability (Marketing and product communication, PR and organizational communication), communication about sustainability (i.e. climate change & sustainability representations in […]