The Days of the National Shame
The Days of the National Shame
Author(s): Vlad ManoliuSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Muzeul Ţăranului Român, Editura Martor
Keywords: miner riots; violence; testimony; subjectivity; experience; democracy; (fall of the) communism; transition; nation;
Summary/Abstract: In June 1990, I was working at the Technical Engineering University in Bucharest while living relatively close to my job, so that on 14th June, in the morning, when the miners arrived in Bucharest, I wasn’t present in the city centre. Hardly had I reached the University when I received a phone call from a former student, a police officer, who warned me not get near the city centre, regardless of the situation. Why? Because I was bearded, bespectacled and I used to wear jeans. In other words, I fit the description of a ragamuffin from Universităţii Square perfectly.
Journal: Martor. Revue d’Anthropologie du Musée du Paysan Roumain
- Issue Year: 2005
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 61-61
- Page Count: 1
- Language: English