Počiatky motoristického športu v Bratislave a Košiciach v rokoch 1921 – 1933

Author(s): Mikuláš Jančura / Language(s): Slovak Issue: 2/2014

The tradition of motor sport in Slovakia is not rooted so deeply as in the Czech lands, or west European states, where it was developed since the turn of 19th and 20th century. This expensive and marginal activity at the beginning started to grow through the organized motoring associations, which were based in Slovakia during the 1920s and 1930s. In Slovakia didn’t exist stable speedway in this period and the races were organized on public roads, what required the cooperation of the districts’ structures and security forces. This kind of races were more attractive and it made them accessible to a wider circle of audience. From the slowly beginnings in the first half of the 1920s a solid base of sports motoring has been formed, subsequently extended its activities range from small club trips to events such as: Competition reliability,„Star-driving“, Speed races or Competition of elegance. This positive trend, however, was temporarily dampened by the impact of the global economic crisis, which also closed the pioneering stage of development of motor sport in Slovakia. This paper aims to capture the character of a relatively dynamic growth of modern sport activity in its pioneering stage in Slovakia.

POLSCY MIGRANCI I ICH STARZEJĄCY SIĘ RODZICE. TRANSNARODOWY SYSTEM OPIEKI MIĘDZYGENERACYJNEJ

Author(s): Łukasz Krzyżowski / Language(s): Polish

Wokół migracji dorosłych dzieci w kontekście potrzeb ich starszych rodziców, konstruowane są negatywne dyskursy przybierające postać panik moralnych. W ich centrum znajdują się migrujące kobiety, szczególnie te, których rodzice wymagają pomocy w utrzymaniu higieny osobistej. Są one w większym stopniu niż migrujący mężczyźni, którzy znajdują się w podobnej sytuacji, poddane społecznym (negatywnym) ocenom w społeczeństwie wysyłającym. Zmusza je to do podjęcia dodatkowego wysiłku w państwie imigracji, aby bezpośrednią opiekę osobistą zastąpić substytutem w postaci wsparcia finansowego. Sytuacja migrujących kobiet ulega dodatkowej komplikacji, gdy są one obciążone podwójnymi zobowiązaniami rodzinnymi i opiekują się nie tylko swoimi starszymi rodzicami, lecz także własnymi dziećmi. Ta częsta w transnarodowej rzeczywistości sytuacja prowadzi do pojawienia się licznych napięć i dylematów moralnych. W swej książce zajmuję się funkcjonowaniem transnarodowego systemu opieki międzygeneracyjnej, w ramach którego realizowane są praktyki społeczno-kulturowe redukujące przynajmniej częściowo owe napięcia i dylematy.

Ekologija i pravo

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Moderní analýza biologických dat: 2. díl. Lineární modely s korelacemi v prostředí R

Author(s): Stano PEKÁR,Marek Brabec / Language(s): Czech

Po třech letech přicházíme s dalším dílem Moderní analýzy biologických dat. Tento díl představuje modely a metody, které jsou dalším rozšířením obecného lineárního modelu a kteréumožňují efektivně modelovat korelovaná (statisticky závislá) data. Dle našich zkušeností jsou korelovaná data v biologických, medicínských, ale i jiných oborech velmi častá. Proto jevelká i motivace pro použití výše zmíněných modelů a na nich založených metod statistické analýzy. Někdy bohužel až přespříliš. Jejich korektní použití vyžaduje přece jenom určité úsilí a alespoň základní přehled o tom, jak fungují, jaké jsou jejich předpoklady, co přesněříkají a na co odpověď naopak nedávají. Pokoušet se pracovat „naslepo“, bez takovýchto znalostí, tedy jen metodou „pokusů a omylů“ je samozřejmě zcela nevhodné.

Motywy fauny i flory w literaturze i kulturze. Analecta Literackie i Językowe, tom IX

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

From a scientific point of view, the publication should be assessed as a successful and valuable series of literary and cultural studies on the general phenomenon of mimicry in literature and other areas of art (with numerous references to zoology, botany, geography, ethnology and anthropology). Fauna and flora are treated here as natural phenomena on the one hand, and on the other as a reference point for determining the human condition through the use of proven instruments (exempla, heraldry, bestiaries, “cloister garths” poems collections, etc.). Works on the subject prove that insightful observation of the world of flora and fauna can well have a culture-forming function. In this approach, literary material becomes an exponent of an unconventional view of nature (both native and exotic), an interesting attempt to go beyond the stereotypical perception of animals and plants in various cultural circles. I would describe the methodological assumptions as hermeneutic inquiries within ecological humanities. They come down to searching for various meanings given to fauna and flora in literary works (or, broadly speaking, in cultural references). … In most perspectives, the animal and plant kingdom has been recognized as a phenomenological category, which allowed researchers to focus not only on the view and description, but also on exploring hidden meanings. At the time when more and more attention is being paid to the role of ecology in the life of societies and to the urgent need for respecting its principles, there is also an increasing demand for ecological humanities. This volume meets therefore current social expectations.

Zielona inkluzja, czyli o relacji człowieka z przyrodą, outdoor education i leśnej bajce

Author(s): Joanna Godawa / Language(s): Polish

The book investigates contemporary human relationships with nature, and in doing so emphasizes the necessity of re-establishing contact with nature for personal growth. The author discusses a wide range of issues including balanced development in relation to ecology, and the importance of a proactively adventurous attitude towards the outdoors. Godawa suggests a three-phase pattern of returning to nature, reflecting the three stages of rites of passage described by the anthropologist Arnold von Gennep. She also writes her own therapeutic forest stories, intended to prepare children to initiate their creative relationship with nature. She strongly believes that outdoor education can be the most efficient way to restore the loss of contact with nature in modern life.

Úvod do ekologické problematiky

Author(s): Petr Jemelka / Language(s): Czech

The textbook offers the characteristics of ecology as a scientific field. The next chapters deal with cultural ecology and nature conservation issues. It also includes a chapter on environmental ethics. The final part deals with issues of education.

Environmentální výchova z pohledu učitelů

Author(s): Jan Činčera,Kateřina Jančaříková,Tomáš Matějček,Petra Šimonová,Jan Bartoš,Miroslav Lupač,Lenka Broukalová / Language(s): Czech

The publication summarizes the results of a survey conducted in Czech schools in May-June 2016. The survey’s aim was to investigate how environmental education is implemented, e.g. what instructional strategies are used for fulfilling its goals. A total of 645 questionnaires were collected from respondents at the participating schools, 11 interviews were conducted with experienced teachers, and 9 case studies were produced at schools that had been selected as examples of best practice. The study shows both the strengths and weaknesses of environmental education as practiced in the Czech Republic. It presents environmental education as a strong field, but also points out specific weaknesses in its implementation. In its conclusion, the publication discusses the most important findings and suggests recommendations for the future support and development of environmental education at schools.

Потопено наследство, изгубени места и пейзажи на паметта

Author(s): Lina Gergova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2022

The text introduces in the problem of a collective research on the settlements obliterated during the construction of dams in Bulgaria, making an attempt at a terminological discussion. Based on the examples of the cultural practices of village commemorations, of the narrative patterns of fellow rural communities, and of the intimate gestures of connecting family memory and public spaces, different kinds of optics to the phenomenology of loss are proposed. The submerged as a particular case of lost heritage is in opposition to the heritage of loss, which is valorised as a value in the intergenerational discourse. Efforts are made to interpret the submerged and obliterated village not only as a lost place, but also as an irretrievably lost world. The cultural landscape is correlated with the landscape of memory – all this on the example of one of the most popular dams and the submerged village of the same name – Zhrebchevo.

Традиция и иновация (Как фолклорната култура на Чехия и България намира нов живот в медийната среда през време и след пандемията от 2020 година)

Author(s): Nevena Dimitrova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2023

Diverse influences of folklore tradition in contemporary media are presented in this article. The pandemic “closure” and encapsulation of the normal rhythm of life in 2020 unleashed a wave of creative TV, radio, social media manifestations, focused not only on covering the unusual situation, but also on the particular “return” to traditional practices and ways of adapting to the daily life routine. Self-introspection became a journey towards primordial rituals where tragic and comic coexist in the resistance and affirmation of life. The observed and analysed examples are from the Czech and Bulgarian media environment.

20 години от приемането на Конвенцията на ЮНЕСКО за опазване на нематериалното културно наследство от 2003 г.

Author(s): Tim Curtis / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

Editorial

Нематериално културно наследство, национална идентичност и основни права на човека. Ролята на Конвенцията на ЮНЕСКО от 2003 г. в сравнителна перспектива

Author(s): Pier Luigi Petrillo / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The paper analyses the evolution of the notion of cultural heritage from a comparative perspective and verifies the impact produced by the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 9 countries (Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Jordan, Cyprus, Spain, Burkina Faso, Korea, Japan).

Другият списък: проучване на „добри практики за опазване“ и още добри идеи

Author(s): Michelle L. Stefano / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

As UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage turns twenty, the article focuses on its primary aim of safeguarding people’s living cultural traditions, practices, and expressions at the local level. Safeguarding measures are promoted throughout the Convention and related texts, but it is arguably the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices through which actual approaches are presented as being put to the test. The article uses the Register as a launchpad for examining community-based approaches to safeguarding ICH, and distilling “good” considerations for building ethical and equitable collaborations – from the first steps of initiatives to over the long term.

Stokrát Antarktida

Author(s): Miloš Barták,Michaela Bednaříková,Josef Hájek,Filip Hrbáček,Barbora Hutňan-Chattová,Pavel Jurajda,Pavel Kapler,Michaela Kňažková,Marcel Kosina,Stanislava Králová,Monika Laichmanová,Kamil Láska,Ivana Mašlaňová,Šárka Mašová,Daniel Nývlt,Pavel Prošek,Ivo Sedláček,Peter Váczi / Language(s): Czech

The book offers one hundred questions and answers about Antarctica. In several sections, the authors, participants in Antarctic research, present the continent, the history of its discovery, and its geology, and address climatological issues and the effects of global warming in Antarctica. In the biological sciences sections, they discuss the animals, including microorganisms, and plants of Antarctica. The conclusion is dedicated to the Czech Antarctic research programme, interesting facts from the Czech J. G. Mendel station, information about its construction and operation since 2006, and about James Ross Island where it is located.

Cities in the Shadow of Pandemic and Climate Crisis. New quality of space and reality

Author(s): / Language(s): English

The authors of this monograph delve into an analysis of the impacts and consequences of diverse crises on cities, exploring the responses and adaptive mechanisms crucial for navigating challenges and fostering development, even in crisis conditions. The publication specifically addresses such issues as the spatial ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g. effects on urban spatial policies, the informational layer of cities, resident behaviour, and the informal labour market), cities’ strategies in addressing the climate crisis (e.g. urban agriculture, the creation of green urban spaces), contemporary concepts of city development aimed at enhancing the quality of life (e.g. functional mix, walkable city, New Urbanism), and crises from a regional perspective (e.g. flood threats). The authors present diverse viewpoints and employ various research methods, exploring cities in Europe and the Americas to highlight both differences and universal challenges. This monograph is the culmination of extensive collaboration among scholars from the University of Warsaw and universities in Latin America, including Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Universidad Mexiquense del Bicentenario, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Mexico, and Universidad de los Llanos in Colombia. Some articles were co-authored by teams comprising researchers from both Poland and Latin America.

Интеграция на българските градинари в местното общество. Примери от Югоизточна Унгария

Author(s): László Mód / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2024

The immigration of the Bulgarian market-gardeners to Hungary was one of the most important international economic migrations for Bulgaria in the 20th century. The paper does not intend to deal with a contemporary migration phenomenon, but rather tries to interpret the integration of the members of a special social group in the host communities in a historical context. It was not by chance that the author chose Szentes and the surrounding villages as the site of the research. This area is one of Hungary's most important vegetable-growing regions thanks to the activities and influence of the Bulgarian gardeners. The steps of the integration process can be outlined with the help of different types of sources. Its final result was that in the host communities the Bulgarians became land and real estate owners, who, after a while, sought to obtain Hungarian citizenship as well.

Výzkum orientovaný na pohybovou aktivitu: metodologické ukotvení

Author(s): Roman Cuberek / Language(s): Czech

The book characterises the main pillars of methodological paradigm of research focused on the area of human movement-related behaviour. Currently used methodological approaches are described in detail. Simultaneously, their limits are introduced, from which the key methodological challenges are critically derived. The aim of the author was to put partial aspects of methodological paradigm in a broader context and to allow the reader to obtain the comprehensive view of the problems associated with the investigation of human movement-related behaviour. The reader should understand more the essence of research in the field as a whole and thus improve his competence to interpret the conclusions of relevant studies.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Author(s): Rossen Malchev,Konstantin Rangochev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 23/2024

Ołowicze światy Śląska. W strefie chorób poprzemysłowych Jolanty Wadowskiej-Król

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

A multi-author monograph edited by Lucyna Sadzikowska and Tomasz Kipka was prepared in the aftermath of the Jolanta Wadowska-Król Post-Industrial Diseases Zone organized as part of the 7th Silesian Science Festival Katowice 2023. It is an interdisciplinary work that reflects on post-industrial diseases as a separate trend to environmental humanities. The book consists of three articles and a record of two panel discussions. The publication includes works of arts created by students inspired by the life and work of Jolanta Wadowska-Król, a physician from familoki (multi-family houses built for industry works, characteristic for the Upper Silesia region).

„Мечката е невинна!“ Природа 2.0 и съжителството ѝ с човека

Author(s): Svetoslava Toncheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2024

The article examines the question of how the concepts of nature and coexistence 2.0 have been constructed in the web 2.0 space, as well as their importance for conservation policy and decision making regarding human-nature coexistence. The object of analysis is the widely known case of a human-brown bear conflict that occurred near the town of Belitsa, municipality f Razlog, which initiated heated debates in the web 2.0 space in the context of the “innocence” of the brown bear. The analysis of the discussions falls within popular discourse of “re-connection” and “living in harmony” with nature constructed by global environmental agencies, as well as within the novel calls and proposals for coexistence between humans and nature. The article concludes that the construction of nature and coexistence 2.0 appears to serve conservation goals, but foregrounds their paradox of re-connecting with nature yet living at a distance from it.