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  • Dannie Chalk – Witchcraft in Early Modern

    Dannie Chalk – Witchcraft in Early Modern

    Published on December 25, 2015 / History Talks

    Watch Dr. Dannie Chalk talk about the image of Witchcraft in Early Modern England and the common prejudices and misconception related to the art of Witchcraft and the witches. Dannie Chalk is an Assistant Professor in the Arts, Languages, and Literature Department at AUBG. Dr. Chalk got her PhD in English from the Pennsylvania State University in 2009. One of her main research interests is the British literature of 17th and 18th centuries. View Witchcraft in Early Modern England on YouTube […]

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  • Michael Strauss – God, Particles, and the Cosmos

    Michael Strauss – God, Particles, and the Cosmos

    Published on December 6, 2015 / Science Talks

    (October 13, 2015) God is a concept which rarely finds any support from the scientists. Most of them don’t even try to include the idea of God in the modern science. And of course, there are exceptions such as Dr. Michael Strauss, who tries to find a scientific explanation of God in his talk “God, Particles and the Cosmos”.  Dr. Michael Strauss is the Professor of Physics at the University of Oklahoma.   View God, Particles, and the Cosmos on YouTube […]

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  • John Rodrigue – Breaking the Crown: Rebellion and the King’s Image in Early Stuart England

    John Rodrigue – Breaking the Crown: Rebellion and the King’s Image in Early Stuart England

    Published on November 29, 2015 / History Talks

    (October 19, 2015) John Rodrigue talks about the images of kingship and the resistance to it, as these things played out in literature, drama, and polemic. Most specifically, on the “image wars” between the King and his opposition as they wrestled for the hearts and minds of the people — a struggle Charles I seemed to have lost when he lost his head, but that monarchy ultimately won. Historically, the “image wars” were one of the first PR battles to […]

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  • Jürgen H. Gangoly – How Social Media Changed Society

    Jürgen H. Gangoly – How Social Media Changed Society

    Published on October 30, 2015 / Journalism Talks

    Watch Jürgen H. Gangoly talk about how Social Media impacted the society, turned the tides in marketing, PR and advertising. Mr. Gangoly gives his insight into the model of Public Relations and Media Communication which all professionals should adapt if they want to succeed in the world, so heavily changed by the social media. Jürgen H. Gangoly is the Managing Director of The Skills Group at Die Kommunikationsgesellschaft PR agency. View How Social Media Changed Society on Youtube The AUBGTalks channel […]

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  • Cosmina Tanasoiu – Politics and Superheroes

    Cosmina Tanasoiu – Politics and Superheroes

    Published on October 16, 2015 / Political Talks

    December 9, 2014) Cosmina Tanasoiu talks about one of the essential elements of the modern popular culture – superheroes. Starting with the philosophical concept and the history of superheroes and then moving to their ideological and sociological context, she explains why politics and superheroes are closely tied together. Cosmina Tanasoiu is a Associate Professor in the Politics and European Studies department at AUBG.

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  • Lynnette Leonard – Weaving Fun and Fan into Life

    Lynnette Leonard – Weaving Fun and Fan into Life

    Published on September 16, 2015 / Journalism Talks

    (March 26, 2015) Dr. Lynnette Leonard talks about how comic books reflect real life and help people to understand the world in a different way. The speaker is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the American University in Bulgaria.

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