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The Dialogue of Stories and Pictures
No full textIn Prince and Plague – a Relatively Late Avant-garde Project of 1931 Nikolay Rainov is one of the greatest experimenters of Bulgarian literature not just in terms of style but in terms of genre as well. His late modernist project Prince and Plague, with ‘fearful fairy tales’ and illustrations, is among the most daring ones of the fading Bulgarian avant-garde. Published in two carefully designed books with a thematic series of drawings and pictures, these works have not yet found their adequate interpretation. Announced as children books, they obviously seek for an audience more radical in its thoughts and senses. Art historians have often defined these works as ‘secessionist’ but no doubt they could be placed somewhere betweenthe extreme expressionism and the surrealism
Not a Forest but a Neon Technological Urban Tree (On the Exhibition In Front of Me, 2020)
No full textThe author’s exhibition In Front of Me is a visual symbiosis of two themes: two crises intertwined in the human behavior – the ecological one and the social one borne by the pandemic situation that turns into a deeper existential crisis and questioning of the human. The trees represented in large-scale paintings are not a forest but rather some singular entities, bare-stripped crowns strenuously cut into a gloomy sky
The historical overview of the choral singing in Kosovo
Get PDFThis research presents the historical development of Choral Singing in Kosovo within the context of general cultural and educational development at various historic times to presentdays. It mentions chronologically the choral groups that have been involved in the progress of amateur choral singing, especially at the beginning of this cultural activity. The first composers who contributed to the development of this musical genre are also pointed out. In this paper, we talk about the choral singing in general education (in primary and secondary schools), proceeding with choral singing in the context of music education (in primary and secondary schools of music). In addition, it provides the reader with the insight about the contribution of most significant educational and cultural institutions that participated in the professional development of choral singing such as: Faculty of Music, Choir „Collegium Cantorum“, Choir of RTP (Radio and Television of Prishtina), Kosovo Philharmonic Choir, etc. It also deals with the cultural situation in the 1990s as a result of thedifficult time that Kosovo had in this period. In addition, it deals with the development of choral singing after the 1999s, i.e. after the war when Kosovo was under the international protectorate till its independence in 2008; then it proceeds with the development of choral singing to the present day
The reperatoire of Bodra smyana choir in the 40s – 70s of the 20th century
Get PDFIn the history of „Bodra Smyana“ choir, conducted by Boncho Bochev, there are three stages, during which some smooth changes are noticed in the repertoire of the choir. The Bulgariancomposers, mostly contemporary, occupy a central place. During the different stages of its development, the choir performs songs by the composers involved in the choral work: Dobri Hristov, Svetoslav Obretenov, Lyubomir Pipkov, Georgi Dimitrov, Dimitar Petkov, Todor Popov and others. The circle of foreign authors, at first predominantly Russian and Slavic, gradually encompasses the western classics and pre-classics: Monteverdi, Pergolesi, Bach, Bela Bartok, Zoltan Kodaly, Kabalevsky and others. Including varied genre and thematic content, Boncho Bochev’s successful repertoire policy is raising the choir on a world level
Small crimes in small playing forms
Get PDFThe text is focused on Bulgarian short films from the last years, which deal with the sins of their characters, mainly without punishment. In one option, a dramatic event is chosen –death, usually not caused by the hero, as a key to any questions and feelings. That’s why in „Linda“, „Dog“, „Antigone“, „Hole“, the funeral is a major story pillar. In the other option, the focus is on the little crime, „so little that you can not forget it all day.“ Small bands and stories, pre-scene behind-the-scenes, and the possibility of watching and skepticism („Snail“,“Shame“,“Morning Coffee“, „Robbery“). In the short films, opposite to the full features, the end is often positive – the goodness triumphs. Which is not only film but also life position
About the Simo Lazarov`s trilogy: „Light“ (DVD) – „Tale for the Queen of Sheba“ (CD) – „Arachangeles“ (double CD), on the Mony Almalech’s books: „The light in the Old Testament“, „Darkness in the Old Testament“, „Queen, Lilith and the Crow“, „Archangeles"
No full textAbout the Simo Lazarov`s music in the trilogy – a philosophical reflection and interpretation of the theme and the text of Mony Almalech’s books, the eternal themes of good andevil, transmitted through the means of electronic music. About the electronic sound – as an object and subject, for its role and dramaturgical potential, for the stylistic features of this music
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Aims & scopeEnglish Studies at NBU (ESNBU) is an entirely open access, double-blind peer reviewed academic journal published by the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, New Bulgarian University in two issues per year, June and December, in print and online.
ESNBU welcomes original research articles, book reviews, discussion contributions and other forms of analysis and comment encompassing all aspects of English Studies and English for professional communication and the creative professions. Manuscripts are accepted in English. Translations of published articles are generally not accepted.
Submission and feesSubmissions are accepted from all researchers; authors do not need to have a connection to New Bulgarian University to publish in ESNBU.
There are no submission fees or publication charges for authors.
CopyrightAuthors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Abstracting and IndexingCEEOL - Central and Eastern European Online LibraryERIH PLUS - European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social SciencesMLA - Directory of Periodicals and MLA International BibliographyROAD - Directory of Open Access Scholarly ResourcesOpenAIREWoS Core Collection (ESCI) - Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation IndexDOAJ - Directory of Open Access JournalsCrossref memberBrill Linguistic BibliographyEBSCOICI Index Copernicus - Journals Master list databaseRSCI Core - Russian Science Citation Index (РИÐЦ)CNKI SCHOLAR (CNKI) China Knowledge Resource Integrated DatabaseZDB - Zeitschriften DatenbankEZB - Elektronische ZeitschriftenbibliothekBASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)iDiscover, the University of Cambridge’s search and discovery systemEuropean University Institute Articles+ Evaluated by MIAR - Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals
ArchivingEnglish Studies at NBU is archived in:-Bulgarian National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius†(both print and digital full text formats)-Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) (digital, full text).-The Library of Congress (both print and digital from Vol4, Issue 2, 2018)-The British Library (both print and digital from Vol4, Issue 2, 2018
The Motivation of University Students of International Relations to Learn English
No full textThis article reports on the findings of a study investigating the motivation of Bulgarian undergraduates of International Relations to learn English as a second language (L2). First, we consider language learning motivation in the context of three influential theoretical developments in research on motivation. Then, we report on a small-scale survey aiming to define the motivational profile of students of International Relations through the lens of the L2 Motivational Self System. The analysis of the survey data reveals similarities with findings of previous research as regards the favourable attitude towards English language learning, the prominent role of the ideal L2 self in the motivational pattern, and some doubt over the relation between the ought-to L2 self and the intended learning effort. The study results also indicate relations between travel orientation and the ought-to L2 self, and between the two types of instrumental motivation which have not been reported in previous research. These motivation peculiarities are explained through the specifics of the surveyed group that refer to students’ aspirations and potential careers in international relations
A Lost Lady: A Narrative of Manifest Destiny and Neocolonialism
No full textThe greatly examined story of A Lost Lady usually depicts Mrs. Forrester’s success in meeting and adapting to the challenges of a changing world, a world characterized by materialism and self-fulfilment. However, the overlooked story, one far more disturbing than the privileged story in the text, is the narrative of oppressed groups of people of other races and the lower class. Drawing on some aspects of postcolonial theory, this paper explores Willa Cather’s own reactions to real changes in her society, to the waning power of imperialism, and of her nostalgic longing for the western prairies of her youth, without showing any sympathy for the dispossessed Native Americans and other oppressed races. It will also disclose the unmistakable colonial overtones, which remarkably resonate with the common discourse of “Manifest Destiny†during the time period of American expansion to the Wild West