Špecifiká činnosti inštitúcií a nositeľov folklorizmu v prostrediach Slovákov žijúcich v zahraničí
Specifics of the activities of institutions and proprietors of the folklorism in the surroundings of Slovaks living abroad
Author(s): Zuzana DrugováSubject(s): Education, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Národopisná spoločnosť Slovenska
Keywords: Slovaks living abroad; ethnic self-identification of minorities; folklore ensemble as a resource of self-identification; education of children in a minority communities;
Summary/Abstract: The long-term research of the state of traditional culture and institutional back -ground of Slovaks living abroad by ethnologist Zuzana Drugová brings a deeper connection on the expatriate community and knowledge of the current needs and manifestations of the phenomena in question. As a manager of the Methodological Centre for Slovaks Living Abroad at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, she is dedicated to research various elements of the traditional culture of Slovaks in the “Low Land”. Special emphasis is placed on the specifics of their existence in the communities of folklore groups and as a motivating factor for the self-identification of members of the Slovak minority in the educational process. The paper provides an insight into selected aspects of the activities of institutions, personalities and of the presentation of the culture of Slovaks living abroad.
Journal: Etnologické rozpravy
- Issue Year: 30/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 62-72
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Slovak
