Reality in a Microcosm: Railway Modeling in Bulgaria – Narratives, Images, Discourses
Reality in a Microcosm: Railway Modeling in Bulgaria – Narratives, Images, Discourses
Author(s): Angelina IlievaSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Psychology, Sociology, History of ideas, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Social psychology and group interaction, Social development, Sociology of Culture, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: railroad modeling; free time; discourse
Summary/Abstract: The article is a culturological and anthropological study of railway modeling in Bulgaria. The history, the social organization, and the cultural practices of the Bulgarian modelists are represented through the prism of their personal narratives and discourses shared in the public space. At the same time, railway modeling is conceptualized as a cultural microcosm with specific artistic “poetics”. The author also outlines some basic themes within the verbal and visual discourse: the aesthetics of the models, their technical precision, the image of the modelist as a creator, as well as the attitude towards Bulgarian railroads as cultural heritage.
Journal: Български фолклор
- Issue Year: XLVI/2020
- Issue No: Special 2
- Page Range: 093-111
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
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