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The mountains of Greek mythology
The decision on my topic of research was very easy and quick. Stories about heroes, adventures and love have always been a huge part of me, so I cannot think of a better focus of research than ancient ancestors of all… Myths. At first, I planned to take a beautiful and very long trip across…
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Mountains in Jack Kerouac’s works
I decided to do my research about mountains in literature. More specifically, I am going to focus on Jack Kerouac and his works. It is generally known that he used to travel a lot and that he spent quite a lot of time in nature surrounded by mountains. He then wrote down some of his…
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The perception of mountains and the social media
My goal in this research is to look at the mountains and their perception through the eyes of the Media Ecology. Media Ecology is a complex discipline which believes that the media affect various aspects of human life without necessarily noticing. With the advent of mass media, the world has become smaller. What used to…
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Ain’t no mountain high enough
I remember the day exactly, when my obsession started. It was summer 2017 and I was spending my holidays working as a volunteer on a farm on the shores of Loch Lomond. Sundays were usually the days off and since all the bigger cities were far, it only seemed logical to explore the nature around.…