Państwo bez wstrętu

Author(s): Przemysław Czapliński / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2016

In this article Czapliński proposes to read Stefan Żeromski’s novel Before the Spring as a rather cruel project of the modern state. In this state the key subjects are communities (bioclasses and social classes) whose raison d’être are reproduction and productiveness. The biopolitical state must take them into consideration, as their usefulness transcends their own disgustingness. The state need not consider infertile classes (the landed gentry) or unproductive classes (parts of the Jewry), as their inability to meet the new criterion they are inexorably stigmatized as odious.

(С)поделена природа? Природно наследство и местно развитие в един регион от българо-сръбското пограничие

Author(s): Ivaylo Markov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The article is focused on a border region between Bulgaria and Serbia which is geographically dominated by Ruy Mountain (whose ridge is the boundary between Bulgaria and Serbia) and the valley of Erma river forming two huge defiles along its way in this mountainous region – the Lomnishko defile (in Bulgaria) and the Poganovsko defile (in Serbia). The micro region (from natural and geographical point of view) shared until 1919 several cultural, social and economic characteristics (from an anthropological point of view), thus forming a common historical and geographical entity. The demarcation of the boundary between Bulgaria and Serbia as a result of the Treaty of Neuilly split the region between the two countries. The border regime, which was rigid and impermeable through the whole second half of the 20th century, made the zones on the both sides of the border well guarded, but industrially underdeveloped periphery. With the opening of the border in the period after 1989 and especially with the intensification of the European integration processes the character of the Bulgarian-Serbian border is undergoing changes and is gradually turning into a bridge for diverse trans-border initiatives. A great deal of these initiatives are connected with the well preserved ecology of the region, which is evaluated at present as a treasure by the local authorities and communities who believe it to be an important resource and instrument for the overcoming of the peripheral position of the region.

СЪВРЕМЕННАТА ИКОНОМИЧЕСКА МИГРАЦИЯ НА БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ МЮСЮЛМАНИ

Author(s): Sonia Hinkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The article is scrutinizing the causes and dynamic, but mainly the consequences form the economic migration on the Bulgarian Muslims. This influence is presented through its diverse impact among the different subgroups of the Bulgarian Muslims – ethnic Turks, Bulgarian- speaking Muslims (divided according their own self-determination on Bulgarians, Pomaks and Muslims) and Muslims form the ghettos (according their own self-determination predominantly Turks, but also Romas). Here are analyzed the Muslims preferences for some particular countries as a season-work or long-term employment destination. The study places particular emphasis on the influence of the immigrant communities over the religious and ethnic identity of the Bulgarian Muslims. This context makes possible the outlining of the substantial differences among the diverse subgroups of Bulgarian Muslims as well as the different perspective for “import” of ideas and specific practices.

Eдна „риза“ за нестинарска икона от с. Визица, община Малко Търново

Author(s): Goran Stefanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

Магдалена Елчинова. Невидимата общност: православните българи в Истанбул. София: НБУ, 2017

Author(s): Valentina Ganeva-Raycheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

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Марек Якоубек. Войводово. Историята на едно чешко село в България (не само) през погледа на неговите жители. София: Парадигма, 2016

Author(s): Kiril Hristov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2018

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Uchodźcy jako „podejrzana społeczność” (suspect community).

Author(s): Sławomir Łodziński / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2019

The purpose of this article is to analyze the results of a series of public opinion polls carried out by the Public Opinion Research Center in the period May 2015 – December 2018 which focus their attention on the attitudes towards refugees. I try to show that the admission of refugees in Poland has ceased to be seen as a kind of obligation to help this group whether from moral reasons, humanitarian (these people are found in the situation of war and ethnic persecution), legal (due to international agreements regarding the protection of their rights signed by Poland) or historical (in a sense of solidarity as we – Poles – were also refugees in the past). Refugees began to be seen primarily as a community that threatens us from the perspective of maintaining public security (threat of terrorist attacks), native culture (fear of religious fundamentalism and intolerant attitudes to other religions and customs, especially concerning women)and use of limited financial and social resources for our needy citizens.

Българската етнология в началото на ХХI век – теория и практика. Съст. Валентина Васева. София: Издателство на БАН „Проф. Марин Дринов“, 2017

Author(s): Anelia Kasabova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2019

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Модел на педагогическа среда с антидискриминационен компонент и формиране на позитивни нагласи към хора с различен етнически произход и хора с увреждания

Author(s): Sasho Nunev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 9/2019

In the article, a research of the formation of positive attitudes towards people with different ethnic backgrounds and persons with disabilities in the social work students in the conditions of the model of pedagogical environment with an anti-discrimination component is presented. The sample and the research instruments used are consistent with the purpose and specificity of the research. The results of the statistical analysis of empirical data reveal the role and importance of the model of pedagogical environment to create conditions which stimulate students: to accept and value the cultural heritage of the communities and to respect the human dignity of their representatives; to know and study their own and of the people from different groups of cultural and other contexts; to create a sensitive and valued microclimate in curricular and extracurricular activities, to overcome their own stereotypes and prejudices and to enhance their cultural competences; to accept and value diversity and to work for its validation in the academic community and society. The presented aspects create an integrative basis for the formation in the social work students of positive attitudes towards people of different ethnic backgrounds and persons with disabilities.

Иновации в сегрегираното образование – готов ли е учителят

Author(s): Yossif Nunev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 9/2019

Innovation in education is not a new phenomenon in Bulgarian education. In the past, innovative solutions in educational institutions have been neglected or even totally ignored by educational authorities. Nowadays, however, they are part of the state policy and are directly dependent on the area where the school is located, the ethnocultural composition of the pupils, the number of its pupils, the social status and activity of the parents, the support of the institutions and the society. In this sense, we have to pay tribute to the role of the pedagogical specialist and place it at the epicenter of innovative solutions in the educational environment. Moreover, we must not forget that it is precisely the teacher who must know the needs of his students, be boundlessly motivated to experiment and show creativity, constantly enrich his experience and to do his best when immersed in practice. The presented material analyzes the results from a survey of pedagogical specialists working in two of the largest schools with Roma students in Sofia. The basis of this questionnaire is their confidence, conviction and faith in the innovativeness of their activities in the process of education and socialization of Roma students.

The Identification Strategies of the Bulgarians in Ukraine

Author(s): Svetlana Koch / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

This article analyses the process of choosing different strategies of identification by Bulgarians in Ukraine. The present state of ‘identification processes’ against the background of ‘war of memory’ and ‘invented traditions’ places them among the priority problems of science and politics. The subject of analysis is the specifics of the formation of collective memory, which is at the root of the choice of identification strategy: commemorative practices, mechanisms for the memorialization of the past, the correlation between the local history of the group and the national strategies of Bulgaria and Ukraine. The conclusion is that the choice of identification behaviour is influenced by the efficiency of social adaptation under specific historical circumstances. The social resources at the disposal of the group in any particular moment influence the choice of vectors of collective memory and predetermine the formation of defensive practices aimed at preserving the group.

Трансграничен изследователски проект „По пътя на българските градинари“

Author(s): Yordan Tyutyunkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2019

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Elections, Representations, and Journalistic Schemas: Local News Coverage of Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib in the US Mid-term Elections

Author(s): BASHRI Maha / Language(s): English Issue: 24 (2)/2019

Communication research has systematically pointed to the disparities in news coverage of political candidates from women and minority groups. These differences may hurt the chances of these candidates at being elected. Recently more migrants are entering the political arenas in their adopted Western countries. Migrants have become the center of debates over the rights and wrongs of multiculturalism. In particular, Muslim women, in liberal democracies have been turned into an allegory for undesirable cultural difference. The November 2018 US Congressional race saw an unprecedented number of women especially minority women run for office. Ilhan Omar (representing Minnesota) and Rashida Tlaib (representing Michigan) are the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Both Omar and Tlaib won by large margins. This study examines if local news coverage of Omar and Tlaib’s candidacy was congruent to prevalent schemas in representations of Muslim women and minorities in American media.

В новите броеве на списанията на издателство „Аз-буки“ четете

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2020

Празниците ни са далеч повече! Междукултурно взаимодействие и празничност в бирелигиозни семейства

Author(s): Desislava Pileva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2020

The marital partners in mixed families engage in a form of cultural transition as a result of negotiating the differences between them. This leads to the development of a new cultural model which is influenced by or even combines both partners’heritages. An important aspect of this intercultural interaction is the festivities, more particularly the manner of their functioning, especially within bi-religious families. Hence, the festive events appear to form an essential and very visible part of each partner's own cultural heritage, which the couple more or less incorporate into their mixed family’s life. This article focuses on several ethnocultural (including religious), as well as social aspects of the festivities of couples composed by Bulgarians and foreigners of the Middle East and North African countries. The text considers the place of the festivities in the lifestyle of the partners and their children, as well as the agents’attitudes, personal motivations and involvement in certain activities.

Акултурация и идентичност на юноши имигранти. Анализ на случай от Франция

Author(s): Aleksandra Kirova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2020

This paper draws on the author’s ethnographic research with 11 – 15 years old adolescents conducted in a “prioriy” middle school in Normandy, France (2014 – 2017) and aims to explore these immigrant students’ experiences of acculturation, sociocultural adaptation and identity formation. In particular, I present the case study of a Moroccan boy in an attempt to uncover more profound aspects of these phenomena. I use the theoretical framework of Berry et al. (2006) regarding strategies for acculturation and identity processes in adolescence in order to analyse data gathered through ethnographic methods. Then, I illustrate how methodological pluralism can produce a nuanced picture and allow for alternative interpretations. In addition, followingPollock and Van Reken’s example of a third-culture kid, I use the concept of a third culture adolescent (Pollock and Van Reken 1999) to demonstrate how a migrant student with a diffuse profile, that defines him as marginal and confused, viewed through an ethnographic lens, can be thought of as someone creating “third culture”.

Nouvelles revendications féministes et médias numériques. Contournement des interdits sociaux et religieux en Tunisie et Maroc

Author(s): Hassan ATIFI,Zeineb TOUATI / Language(s): French Issue: 25 (1)/2020

This paper deals with the question of Tunisian and Moroccan womenpresence on social networks. An analysis of how they grab these digital tools tomake their new right claims visible. Our methodology and our questions ariseessentially from the ethnography of electronic communication and semiopragmatics. Our objective here is to observe and describe devices, uses and actorsinvolved in these new online mobilization and activism media for women benefit inTunisia and Morocco. Two web corpuses are analyzed. The first corpus comes froma regular watch on Facebook accounts of associations, activists and ordinary netusers in Tunisia. The second one is made up of 12 episodes of “Marokkiates” webseries broadcast on Facebook and Youtube in 2017-2018. These corpuses have led toa contrastive study of new digital forms of mobilization, circumvention of social orreligious prohibitions, activism for women new rights detailing as well the currentfeminism uses in the two north Africa countries.

BULLYING in schools - Activities through which teachers can prevent Bullying at school

Author(s): Ana-Maria Ţebrean,Andreea Ţebrean (Sabie) / Language(s): English Issue: 9/2018

In this paper entitled BULLYING in schools - Activities through which teachers can prevent Bullying at school, we propose to present a worrying reality of our day by proposing some preventive ways that could come in support of a worrying phenomenon, which has increased in size in schools in Romania. We consider that the teaching staff also plays an important role in trying to stop this phenomenon, by implementing some active-participatory activities in the classroom, activities that we intend to highlight in this paper.

Международният ромски съюз, световните цигански конгреси и активистите на циганското движение в Шумен (1966–1981 г.)

Author(s): Dimitrinka Demirova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2020

The present article follows the relations of the Gypsy activists from Shumen with the International Roma Union, the attempts to send representatives to three of its congresses, as well as the control exercised by the authorities on these activities in the period 1966–1981. Archival documents and narratives of the witnesses of the events or of their relatives have been used. First of all, the analysis of the documents and narratives shows that the so called Gypsy nationalism (that lead to putting under observation of the Gypsy activists and to the restriction of their attempts to maintain contacts with the International Roma Union) was groundless. The article will also show that the self-study attempt of the Gypsies in Bulgaria were actually the efforts of a small group of representatives of the Roma intelligentsia, but not an all-Roma movement.

Ленка Будилова, Марек Якоубек. Българските чехи. Случаят Войводово (Социалноантроположки ескизи). София: Парадигма, 2016

Author(s): Katerina Terzieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2020

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