At the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, a bespectacled Dr. Jones (in suit and bowtie) addresses his students: “The archaeologist work is not a treasure hunting, there…
Written by Maria Seijo-Richart
Dr. María Seijo-Richart was born in Galicia (Northern Spain), but has lived in the United Kingdom since the early 2000s. She has worked in language teaching for almost fifteen years. María is also an academic researcher in cinema. She holds an MA in World Cinema at the University of Leeds. She has an International PhD about the Film Adaptations of Emily Brontë’s Work at the University of A Coruña (Spain). In her spare time, María enjoys watching films, writing fiction and doing archery.
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