Along the Pamir Highway
An exchange about traditions, family, religion, national pride, and the contradictions that emerge when viewing other cultures.
The Moon as a Symbol
The moon offers a way of understanding existence. We are moved by her remoteness even as she accompanies us; she pretends to light the way, and some seek guidance in her phases.
The Things We Learn to Unlearn
Prejudice is not always born of deliberate cruelty. Sometimes, it grows quietly from the beliefs, habits, and limitations of the environments in which we are raised.
The Wolf as a Symbol
The wolf continues to walk among the trees, watching from a distance, in a territory we dare to enter only during daylight.
Bias and Sensitivity in Educational Materials
Educational materials can influence how students understand gender, race, culture, disability, and social differences.
Samara: Victory Over Circumstance
In Samara, on Victory Day, many people set aside their differences, and the focus turns to pride and celebration.
The Tulip as a Symbol
The tulip is a journey between the tangible and the intangible, a challenge to the laws of time and space, a symbol of the invisible, the forgotten, and what is reconfigured across infinite parallel dimensions.
Language and Reality
Reality gives rise to experiences that we interpret and seek to express through language; once those expressions are created, however, language in turn influences how we interpret reality.
The Concept of Culture in Literary Translation
The concept of culture is one of the most controversial in Translation Studies.