Sundance Film Festival
by Matt McGrath Earlier this year I traded the sunshine of Alabama for the snow of Utah. The reason? Sundance Film Festival. Located just 45 minutes outside of Salt Lake City, Park City acts as a quiet ski village for 11 months of the year, but in January it is overrun with celebrities, press and … Read more
Chicago.
by Joanne Goldhawk I was one of the few of us who decided that we’d go the “unusual” route for our year abroad and apply for the internship program just to see what happens… Before I knew it I had a place to work for the British American Business Council in Seattle (Yes, it says … Read more
Film review: Django Unchained
Aileen Suresh “Django. The D is silent.” This memorable quote will soon be renowned in future film history. Already swinging its lasso around two academy awards, this Western provides a strong talented cast, quirky dialogues, and an impressive script. In short, there is no surprise that Tarantino has won an Oscar for the best screenplay … Read more
Issue 3 – Canada Special
New Brunswick – SAM WOOD Ottawa – KATE HARRISON A Sweet Hereafter – AILEEN SURASH Idle No More – DR STEVE HEWITT Our Home on Native Land – BETH DITZEL
New Brunswick
by Sam Wood Students Going to Canada: Get this at the top of your TO-DO LIST! THE STORY: FIRST AND FOREMOST, the processing time for a Canadian study permit can vary tremendously! I had my flight booked for 25th August 2012, having only applied for my permit 2 weeks before. After I applied I noticed … Read more
Ottawa
by Kate Harrison Doing a year abroad with university is the best life choice I have ever made. Moving to Ottawa was a huge step for me, especially as I have lived at home with my mum during my studies in Birmingham. Hardly knowing anything about Ottawa before moving was both a frightening and exciting … Read more
A Sweet Hereafter
by Aileen Surash The title of the film suggests it is a romantic tale filled with love, hope and dreams. Wrong. The Sweet Hereafter explores the tragic story of a horrifying school bus accident set in a small town in Canada. The film directed by Atom Egoyan examines the repercussions of the loss of innocent … Read more
Idle No More
by Dr Steve Hewitt Over the last few weeks, unprecedented indigenous protest has erupted across Canada involving thousands of people. Roads and railway lines have been blocked; protest marches have occurred in a number of Canadian cities; sit-ins have been a regular feature at Canadian universities; and one chief, Theresa Spence, launched a high profile … Read more
Our Home on Native Land
by Beth Ditzel The title of this article derives from the first line of the Canadian national anthem: ‘O Canada, Our home and native land’. From what I’ve learnt from my classes at the University of Ottawa, and the “Idle No More” movement that is currently sweeping the country, it that this ‘Native land’ is … Read more
‘Looper’, Film Review
by Charlotte Amer (2nd Year American and Canadian Studies and Film) Looper (2012) is a futuristic action film based around the concept that in the future, time travel exists but murder does not. The criminal underground misuses one to solve the other; sending people from 2074 to 2044 to be killed. Problems arise when these … Read more
