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In the first part of his article, the author outlines briefly the history and character of three periodicals published by Romani associations in Poland. In the second part a full bibliography of the Holocaust-related texts published in these periodicals has been presented.
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The paper entitled "Characteristics of Application of General Didactic Principles to the Specificity of Tactical, Operational and Strategic Military Higher Education” wants to develop the educational and instructive character of all teaching activities, and to ensure the achievment of objectives provided in the millitary education programmes. It covers three sections and four subchapters, all of them dealing with notions, principles, rules and examples that will help with the methodical preparation of young teachers. If studied and applied in a creative way, the thesis will provide a scientific background and it will ease the work done by both the teachers and the studentofficers. Also, this paper tries to answer to a desire regarding tactical, strategic and operative education that concerns the synthesizing, systematization and generalization of the positive experience coming from teachers and teaching committees. Seeing as this is a first attempt to present such particularities, I would like to state that the thesis in question is open to changes and improvements, and also I would be grateful for any suggestions or observations from the people that study or use this paper, in order to improve the teaching of such an important and specific learning process.
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In the article in question, it will be analyzed the concept of “black humour”, one of the four main pillars, which sustained the surrealist creativity. In more specific terms, they are: automat writing, insane love and objective chance. As one of the strongest expressive means of surrelist writers, black humour turned into their symbol in order to better convey the objection against the reality of time. Colorations of black humour will be analyzed in comparative platform at the following writers: Francis Picabia, Jacques Rigaut and Nikos Engonopoulos, who converge into a common thematic point – death. Through the analysis of several parts selected by them, I will also reveal the similarities in expression, poetical images used, but on the other side, their particularities as well.
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The aim of this paper is to trace the correlations between socio-economic status and stereotypes in the construction of the identity of the Romani minority. To this end the paper will focus mainly on contemporary representations of the Romani people in American media, in particular the reality TV show My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding and other related shows, such as Jersey Shore and its British spin-off, Geordie Shore. In the analysis I will be interested mostly in how stereotypes are made to fit the general format of the show and, in the case of My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding, repackaged as authentic ethnic culture. The aim of the comparison is to illustrate the fact that, though both Jersey Shore and My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding claim to offer an insight into the everyday lives of a particular ethnic minority, both shows follow a similar frame that has little to do with their respective subjects’ ethnic background and more to do with their social and economic background. The overlap between social and ethnic background can prove to be particularly problematic in the case of the Roma, since there is a distinct lack of counter-narratives and, historically, Romani cultural identity has always been tied to a particular social and economic class. Thus I will also attempt to integrate these representations into a broader historical perspective on the formation of Romani identity in order to better understand the problematic nature of contemporary representations of the Roma.
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In this article, I read Andrew McGahan’s novel Underground as a criticism of the Australian government under the leadership of John Howard in the era following the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. I draw out the satire of Howard’s perceived role as President George W. Bush’s little brother, which becomes a synecdoche for Australia’s relationship with America. I situate the novel in the context of America’s cyclically neo-colonial history in Australia and draw upon the work of Homi K. Bhabha to suggest that McGahan portrays Australians as an “in-between” people who are guilty of adopting American policies—and thereby relinquishing control of their nation’s sovereignty to America—without compunction. I further suggest that, in the tradition of satire, the novel could be read as a warning to Australians against following the United State too closely. With the rise of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, Australia has witnessed the re-emergence of the political climate that is reflected in Underground, renewing its relevance to contemporary audiences.
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The article presents the main topics related to the lifestyle of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes based on an analysis of biographical interviews. The paper examines the content of the concept of self-management and provides an analysis of research on the impact of social networks – their mechanisms and practices. A scheme of thematic analysis of the biographical narratives is developed and key categories, topics and subtopics with relevant quotes are offered to illustrate patients’ self-management process. The levels of analysis include individualperceptual level; social-categorical level associated with social network analysis and macroorganizational level, dealing with system factors. Conclusions are made both for the serious methodological potentials of biographical interviewing in health sociology and the overall description of the process of self-management of patients with type 2 diabetes in Bulgaria.
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The anonymous description of the life of Emperor Baldwin I, presented in this study, is a particularly interesting text with some of the details it provides about the events of 1204–1206. Although researchers cannot rely entirely on the data contained in it, the excerpt adds some details that clarify the way the Latin Empire was built in its first years. The information it provides about Bulgarian history is not new but confirms facts already known and thus offers a more reliable support to the researchers in the reconstruction of the events from the beginning of the 13th century.
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The region of Karlovo which is a cradle of the Bulgarian spirit during the Revival is full of springs. The strong belief in their healing properties is as ancient as their origin. The research of the springs had been made in 1995 and nowadays many of the informers are not alive. The present scientific report has been published in memory of them. The author emphasizes on the intermingling of paganism and Christianity. This is evidenced by the marble votive tablet with an image of three nymphs (3rd century, AD), found in the area ‘The Holy Trinity’ near Sopot in 1942, while a local resident was hoeing the vineyard there. During the time of the Thracians that place was a sanctuary of the nymphs. They were considered deities of the springs and the healing water. Centuries after that, after the acceptance of Christianity, in the area ‘The Holy Trinity’ a chapel with a holy spring was build, and it was also called ‘The Holy Trinity’. The holy springs are springs of health and hope. They are connected with Christianity, as well as with folk medicine, because if a person wants to get better with the help of their properties, first of all they must have strong and pure faith in their heart as the pure healing water from these holy springs.
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Review: M. Filiciak, Media, wersja beta: Film i telewizja w czasach gier komputerowych [Media, Beta: Film and Television in the Days of Computer Games], Wydawnictwo Naukowe Katedra, Gdańsk 2013, 312 pp.
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The article presents a partial analysis of the results of a research project called “Culture and Development,” which was carried out in 2014-2015 by a wide range of researchers gathered around the Advanced Studies Institute, run by the Stanisław Brzozowski Association. In the research, twelve cases of socio-cultural initiatives were analyzed. The article focuses on two of them: the Terra Artis Association and Łaźnia Nowa Theatre. The results of the two analyses are used as examples in order to diagnose the relations between the socio-cultural initiatives and socioeconomic development. Those relations are described using terms and ideas referring to development which were defined in the “Culture and Development” project. Those terms include mostly: empowerment, sense of community, participation, sustainability and auto-reflexiveness. The presentation of those terms is the second goal of the article.
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