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Papers by Muresan Dorel-Aurel

Papers in Arts and Humanities

Reading and Watching Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, written by Iulia... more Reading and Watching Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, written by Iuliana Borbely, examines the transcoding of Jane Austen’s novels into film adaptations, focusing specifically on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. Drawing on adaptation theory and intermediality, the book explores the relationship between the novels and their screen adaptations. Borbely discusses the challenges of adapting well-known literary texts and the concept of fidelity in the context of two different media. The book provides comprehensive analyses of various adaptations, emphasizing themes, narrative devices, character portrayals, and visual techniques. Additionally, it offers a theoretical foundation for adaptation studies and invites further exploration of Austen’s works in different cultural contexts. Overall, this book contributes to the field of adaptation studies and Austen scholarship, serving as a valuable resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts intereste...

Papers in Arts and Humanities, 2021

Ali Smith’s novel depicts the gloomy state of post-Brexit England by focusing on the lives of two... more Ali Smith’s novel depicts the gloomy state of post-Brexit England by focusing on the lives of two main characters: Richard and Brittany. Smith intersects the paths of the two depressed and depressing characters to that of Florence, a pure and almost magical child, insisting on the idea that opportunities of new beginnings are constantly granted to people, as long as they are willing to change. Far from being a fairy tale, “Spring” is a serious novel about harsh realities, thus, not all the characters receive a happy ending. However, Ali Smith’s novel encourages us that as we take advantage of the chances given and we accept the constancy of change, we are the ones that actually become a fairy story.

Cultural Texts and Contexts in the English Speaking World , 2023

Zadie Smith's On Beauty is a novel that tackles issues such as politics, class, race, nationality... more Zadie Smith's On Beauty is a novel that tackles issues such as politics, class, race, nationality, gender, and religion, while also focusing on the importance of art and the multiple ways of approaching it, from the emotionally sterile method of theoreticians, to the emotionally rich approach of the uneducated naives. Moreover, Smith's novel abounds in complex characters that are unable to properly relate to each other because of the aforementioned issues. However, the issue of class is one of the main factors that prevent true bonding in the novel. Thus, the paper analyzes the issues of race and class, pointing out that the basic racial dichotomy is long gone and that otherness and the lack of resonance have more to do with social class than with the colour of one's skin.

Perichoresis, May 1, 2024

Cultural Perspectives and Retrospectives, 2020

Romglish or Romgleză is a mixture between Romanian and English, a linguistic hybrid and a very in... more Romglish or Romgleză is a mixture between Romanian and English, a linguistic hybrid and a very interesting linguistic phenomenon. Romglish affected the areas of youth magazines, IT, business, music, sports, technology, economy, transportation, psychology, art, construction, film, medicine, cosmetics, tourism and this list could probably continue. The attitudes of linguists towards Romglish are divided into three: those who hate it, those who tolerate it and those who love it. This paper looks at these three different views, trying to answer the question: Is Romglish an evolution or an involution of Romanian? The conclusion of the paper is that there is no ultimate answer to this question yet, since Romglish is a linguistic phenomenon that is still developing.

EduCREA(c)TIV - UEO's 8th Student Symposium on Creativity, Imagination and Innovation, 2021

The number of methods and materials used to teach English as a Second Language is constantly grow... more The number of methods and materials used to teach English as a Second Language is constantly growing, creating an overwhelming number of choices for teacher. This paper intends to draw attention to the use of stories as a successful method of teaching English as a Second Language. Although using stories as a tool in teaching English is not a new idea, its success has been demonstrated over the years. The paper focus especially on using stories in young learners’ classes, describing the efficiency of such a task from two perspectives: the language perspective and the social perspective. The paper also discusses the benefit of story-based lessons with children who prepare for Cambridge exams.

Memory, Trauma, and the Construction of the Self, 2021

Ali Smith’s “Autumn” is the first novel in her ‘seasonal quartet’, that centers around the idea t... more Ali Smith’s “Autumn” is the first novel in her ‘seasonal quartet’, that centers around the idea that time flies. The novel is filled with dreams, memories, past and current day events, emphasizing the subjective nature of both history as well as personal experience, in a world where the only constant things is change. Although the theme of death occupies an important part in the novel, “Autumn” is a text that invites to hope in a future that might be brighter. Unexpectedly, hope arises from forgetting, not from remembering, since the erasure of the past might offer the chance for a new beginning.

Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies, 2023

both a writer and a scholar, has taken up a research mission that is closely connected not only t... more both a writer and a scholar, has taken up a research mission that is closely connected not only to his academic status, but also to his more artistic side; that of trying to shed light on the first four years of what is known as the Romanian P.E.N. Club. Therefore, D. H. Popescu's book, Pentru o istorie a P.E.N. Club-ului Român: anii cei dintâi: 1922-1925, published at Editura Universității din Oradea in 2022, is the result of such an ambitious research mission. The book was very well received, being endorsed by former Romanian P.E.N. Club presidents, such as Ana Blandiana, who was responsible for the Romanian P.E.N. Club between 1990-2004, and Magda Cârneci, who took on such a role between 2011-2019. For the latter, D. H. Popescu's book is a serious booka historical one, but also a passionate book, resembling a detective novel. On the other hand, for the former, the book is an answer to the poet's longing to see a published version of such research, that, she hopes, the author will continue in

Perichoresis, 2024

Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel The Remains of the Day delves into the intricacies of memory, self-decepti... more Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel The Remains of the Day delves into the intricacies of memory, self-deception, and denial through the lens of its protagonist, Stevens, a devoted butler. This article meticulously examines the interplay of these themes within the novel, elucidating their profound impact on Stevens’ identity and worldview. By meticulously dissecting Ishiguro’s narrative, the paper elucidates how memory functions as a tool for constructing personal narratives, particularly evident in Stevens’ selective recollection of events to maintain his idealized butler persona. Furthermore, it explores Stevens’ unwavering commitment to duty, which leads to his blindness towards his employer’s moral failings and the subsequent isolation and regret he faces. Through a comprehensive analysis, this paper argues that Stevens’ self-deception and denial emanate from a quest for dignity and purpose, underscoring Ishiguro’s critique of sacrificing integrity for societal conformity. Moreover, it elucidates how Ishiguro’s exploration resonates with broader philosophical discourse on memory, identity, and ethical considerations, accentuating the imperative of acknowledging past errors for individual growth and societal advancement.

Knowledge International Journal, Jun 19, 2020

Postmodernism worked at constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing everything, including the li... more Postmodernism worked at constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing everything, including the literary setting, thus, postmodern spaces in literature became rewarding research topics, offering new insight into the way everything is reshaped and reorganized. This paper analyzes the re-imagination of Glasgow and London, the cities depicted in two postmodern novels - Gray‟s Lanark and Ackroyd‟s Hawksmoor - as well as the motivation of the authors in using and re-imagining these cities in their texts. The dystopian facet of the two cities as presented in the novels is discussed within the postmodern framework, in which dystopias become a tool in training the reader to adjust to the ugly, the painful and the shocking in order to form a survival instinct. The last part of the paper consists of a presentation of the images of the underground as a postmodern space of death and painful truths, a paradoxical place that promises redemption and offers death.

Postmodernism offered the context for feminist and postcolonial writers to challenge the canon, ... more Postmodernism offered the context for feminist and
postcolonial writers to challenge the canon, by rewriting canonical
texts from fresh perspectives or by filling the gaps, voicing the silences
and narrating the untold stories. Such is the case of Marina Warner’s
novel “Indigo”, a lyrical narrative that abounds in intertextual
references to William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. I argue that
Marina Warner uses female characters that in Shakespeare’s play are
either absent or simple pawns in the patriarchal game, to give voice
to the enslaved natives and to the silenced women and to emphasize
the importance of oral history. Marina Warner’s novel is an invitation
to look back in order to revisit history, to challenge it and/or to
recover it through the act of storytelling. Moreover, storytelling also
becomes the instrument that can help in constructing a better future.

Knowledge - International Journal, Jun 19, 2020

In a time of pandemic, during which everyone is forced to find solutions to fit the requirements ... more In a time of pandemic, during which everyone is forced to find solutions to fit the requirements of the
new reality, teachers are obliged to adapt in order to continue their task in creating positive contexts for the
development of their students. The paper is an analysis of my experience in online teaching using the Google Suite,
and especially Google Classroom. After a brief description of the Google Suite, I look at the general view and
attitude towards this online teaching tool across the world as well as the one observed locally both with my fellow
teachers and with the students. Then, I describe my personal experience and offer feedback using the actual data
provided by the tool, with explanations concerning the fluctuation of student involvement in different periods of
time. I conclude that Google Classroom, despite its disadvantages, is a useful tool for several reasons, among which
I mention the fact that it is very user friendly both for the teachers as well as the students and even for parents (in
younger students‘ case), it contains a range of features that can be time-saving and it is free, while offering the
opportunity to continue doing online what used to be face-to-face activities.