• Russians in Movies: Why are they always the bad guys?

    Introduction
    Poorly known and subject to a wide range of diffuse stereotypes, Russia has always been at the centre of a deceptive, exaggerated and misleading representation, which contributed to the Western collective idea that Russians are always the bad guys… or at least in movies are always depicted like this!

    Characters in a narrative text, like those […]

  • Cultural diversity – AVATAR

    When we talk about cultural diversity it is important to talk about what culture is. UNESCO (2001) defines culture as “the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group, that encompasses, not only art and literature, but lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs”.

    When discussions […]

  • The Chinese Zodiac

    Differently from the countries that use the Gregorian calendar, in the period that goes from the end of January to the first half of February, China (and most of the Asian countries) celebrates New Year: now, in 2023, we are entering the Year of the Rabbit.

    But have you ever asked yourself why these specific animals […]

  • Sexual harassment in the workplace

    Sexual harassment in the workplace is a key concern worldwide. As stated by the UN Woman Executive Director, Michelle Bachelet, up to six out of ten women will suffer physical or sexual violence in their lifetime and workplaces are spaces where this often happens. This evidence combined with the growing heterogeneity of workplaces, begs questions […]

  • Happy Day of the Dead!

    Death is an element that is inextricably connected to our life. Every day we experience directly and indirectly the death, and for this reason it is interesting to look at how people in different parts of the world feel and look at it.

    For example, if we consider this time of the year, we can see […]