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Mima Simić
Mima Simić (born Ana Marija Simić; 4 February 1976) is a Croatian writer, an awarded film critic, translator and an LGBTIQ+ media activist. She holds degrees in Comparative literature, Comparative Literature and English Language and Literature from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb and Gender studies, Gender Studies from the Central European University. Simić was Croatia's first openly out LGBT, LGBTIQ+ political candidate. Career Simić wrote for the ''Feral Tribune'' in the 2000s. She is the author of a short story collection ''Pustolovine Glorije Scott'' (The Adventures of Gloria Scott, AGM, 2005), which is currently being made into an animated series and a collection of film essays ''Otporna na Hollywood'' (HFS, 2009). Her short stories and various other texts have been published in numerous Croatian and international magazines, journals and anthologies. Activism and media work Simić is particularly interested in activist interventions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comparative Literature
Comparative literature studies is an academic field dealing with the study of literature and cultural expression across language, linguistic, national, geographic, and discipline, disciplinary boundaries. Comparative literature "performs a role similar to that of the study of international relations but works with languages and artistic traditions, so as to understand cultures 'from the inside'". While most frequently practised with works of different languages, comparative literature may also be performed on works of the same language if the works originate from different nations or cultures in which that language is spoken. The characteristically intercultural and transnational field of comparative literature concerns itself with the relation between literature, broadly defined, and other spheres of human activity, including history, politics, philosophy, art, and science. Unlike other forms of literary study, comparative literature places its emphasis on the interdisciplinary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |