Monthly Archives: February 2014

CCCS Conference 2014 Info

GENERAL INFO The Republic of Macedonia is easily accessible from most European destinations via Skopje’s International Airport “Alexander the Great”, located about 17 km (10 miles) from the city, with a connection to most of European capitals (for more info, check http://www.airports.com.mk/). Also, via the international train and bus station located in the city center (with daily connections to neighboring …

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Tribute to Stuart Hall: The Departure of the Original Hipster

This past Monday (February 10th, 2014) marked the passing of Stuart Hall (82), one of the founders of Cultural Studies as an academic discipline. As one of today’s most influential thinkers, Hall directed academic discussion and discourse towards the questions of identity, media, the mutual interplay between culture, race, gender. The news received an expected, human reaction, the kinds of …

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