Будућност народне традиције ‒ поглед из перспективе дечје антропологије
The future of folk tradition: a view from the perspective of children’s anthropology

Author(s): Nina Aksić
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: the media; folk tradition; ХХI century; present and future
Summary/Abstract: New millennium, new views on both the past and the present, and thus the future, have been noticeable. The aim of the research will be to examine how much new generations of children attending the 1st to 4th grade of primary school are interested in traditional culture, that is, that segment of it which concerns the custom’s practice and former life in the countryside, which is available to them mainly through traditional media, and mostly through various publications. Also, in accordance with their interests, the goal is to find out whether they would pay more attention to such content if they were available through various games on tablets and smartphones. Although after the nineties of the twentieth century, the revitalization of tradition began, since the end of the second decade of the XXI century, with the establishment of numerous publishing houses that have their own departments for children, there is an increase in their interest in printing various publications containing elements of folk tradition, so the paper will give a brief overview of the topics covered in this literature. Given that, today there are numerous picture books and children’s books of small size with and without tasks, as well as coloring books. Since 2010, an elective subject has been introduced in the lower grades of primary schools as a compulsory subject ‒ Folk tradition, and with the help of children’s opinions on this subject, they will try to see and to some extent create an overall picture that refers to the importance, manner of presentation, as well as the interest of folk tradition for these new generations. We will also suggest new ways in which Generation Z (children born from 2007 until today) could be introduced to the richness of folk tradition and be interested in perhaps future work in ethnology and anthropology.

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