Zhenya Kondryukova

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The article "New dimensions in cultural communication" by Lucius D. Battle seems to be quite interesting for me because the specialty I am studying at is closely connected to the article. During Inter-Cultural Communication classes in the university, we were talking about cultures in different dimensions. That is why I was interested to learn what other cultural dimensions can be singled out. In the article, the author emphasizes that people often use the word "cultural" in their speech in such phrases as a "cultural center", "cultural explosion", etc. The author states that in spite the fact that people use it in all life spheres, they hardly even know what they are talking about. Lucius D. Battle points out the importance of intellectual revolution in people's lives. The desire to obtain knowledge can be satisfied nowadays with the help of different means, which leads to a new period of cultural and intellectual advance. The author single...

The article  "The state of letters" by Catharine Savage Brosman was interesting for me because it raises important issues. The author is concerned with the declining status of literature, so in the article, she analyses this process's background and direct consequences. First, she refers to T.S. Eliot who claims that literature from the past is the basic to those of present. She author gives a lot of her personal examples while comparing literature habits of different generations. Catharine Savage Brosman claims that her students are no longer interested in reading challenging texts that acquire literary knowledge. She urges people to get acquainted with particular authors which would help not only to understand literature better, but it would help to understand life better. The author states that literature has a capacity to consolidate a common ground of understanding.  I have chosen this article because the author is speaking about the rol...

In the article "Intertextuality and Biblical studies: A Review" by Dr. Steve Moyise, the author analyses the way in which five "types" of intertextuality are used in biblical texts. He enumerates these types: intertextual echo, narrative intertextuality, exegetical intertextuality, dialogical intertextuality, and postmodern intertextuality. He considers that in spite of the fact that intertextuality is a very productive and creative conception, it has a few drawbacks. The author states that it would be better if scholars clarified what type of intertextuality they had used or specified the theorist they were depending on while doing their research. Dr. Steve Moyise suggests using an "umbrella" term for complex interactions between different texts as it is an evocative term.  I have chosen this article because it is connected to the topic of my course paper. It was quite useful for me to learn these very types of intertextuality and that the author sugg...