Книги 2015–2016
Selected bibliography in the field of Bulgarian Studies published in 2015-2016
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Selected bibliography in the field of Bulgarian Studies published in 2015-2016
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Discontinuum-continuum: the theory of composition by Julio Estrada. The Julio Estrada’s output is still the unexplored area, what creates the opportunity to study the phenomenon called discontinuum-continuum. During the last 36 years of the creative activity, Estrada has developed several aspects of the macro timbre that integrate several compounds of a composition. In his research, Estrada confronts two different situations in the compositional process: continuous transformation of the sound and chronographical method, using strictly defined recording process in order to receive three-dimensional movements of the sound in the topological order. As a result of existing these two situations, a musical work is impossible to be defined by one technique or musical style. Examination of the theory of composition called discontinuum-continuum allows one to understand a new methodology of musical creation that involves scientific research of the physical phenomenon of sound and introspection of the imagination of the sound.
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Selected bibliography in the field of Bulgarian Studies published in the current year
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This article presents a possible model for teaching 9th grade Literature material related to the Bible and the Old Bulgarian literature by applying the knowledge that the students have acquired during the Information Technology classes. The demonstration of the student presentations about famous Bulgarian monasteries favors the formation of teamwork skills, the creative usage of the Internet resources and the improvement of the knowledge connected with the subjects studied in 9th grade.
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Conference report on an international scientific conference “Old Believers Abroad”, held in Toruń 19th-20th September 2016. The conference was devoted to various aspects of life of Old Believers’ communities outside Russia, as well as the problems of Old Believer emigration and general questions of Old Believerism.
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The paper is focused on the image of North America and the stereotypes about American reality that are represented and ironized in the short stories, written by the Bulgarian author Svetoslav Minkov and published in his books Shadow play (1928) Automatons (1932) and The lady with the X-Ray Eyes (1934)
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The article focuses on the relationship between the model in which the Bulgarian literary language is formed during the Revival period and the own - foreign opposition. It analyzes those cultural and historical prerequisites, which determine the specifics of the own – foreign opposition in the field of the literary language and explain the tolerance towards the foreign influences related to the orientation of our society towards European cultural models. The character of Bulgarian Purification is analyzed.
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This article addresses disability in a Middle Eastern context. It interrogates disability and identity from a Bedouin perspective. The author relays her experiences with a physical disability and society’s stigmatization of different bodies. More often than not, this usually creates psychological traumas and a complex terrain of emotional tensions when dealing with society’s oppression of individuals with disability. The author engages with a discursive discussion of the struggles of navigating spaces of shame, the traumas of stigma, and ultimately healing in finding a voice that is separate from the collective.
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This article introduces Tod Browning’s 1932 film Freaks, in conversation with nineteenth century carnival and fair practices and further explains the creation and development of the freakshow. In tandem with theoretical work by authors such as Judith Butler, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Adrianna Cavarero and Lennard Davis, the article positions the freakshow within disability and trauma through the notions of ‘staring’, ‘normal’ and ‘horrorism’. Using two contemporary texts such as American Horror Story: Freakshow and the reality television series Freakshow, this article firstly introduces these texts thematically before analysing all three in conversation with one another as a means of further contextualizing the role of the freakshow in contemporary cultural products, then connecting these texts to the notion of violence and the use of disability as a tool for horror. The article concludes that although the freakshow has been dismantled in the literal sense, the obvious bodily difference that predicates it still remains present in today’s cultural sphere.
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Selected bibliography in the field of Bulgarian Studies published in the current year.
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The article considers the problems of scientific knowledge in conjunction with the formation of a person in the modern information space. Various philosophical schools and their concepts about the process of cognition, as well as the evolution of these views, are considered. A comparative analysis of modern Western European thought and the heritage of the philosophers of the “Golden Age of Islam” has been carried out. Based on the analysis, a conclusion is made about the need to set new tasks for such a discipline as social pedagogy.
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Content of the main Bulgarian scientific journals for the current year in linguistics, literature, history, folklore, ethnography and art studies
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Mefküre Mollova was the first Turkish woman and university professor in Bulgaria, who defended her Ph.D. thesis in the field of turkology and gained international fame for her research. She is the author of over 150 publications in prestigious international journals that continue to be cited today. Mefküre Mollova was among the founders of the Turkish Philology at the University of Sofia. She had worked for only about 7 years (1953-1961), when she and her husband were dismissed from their academic positions on false claims, and the Department was closed. She remained outside the academia until the end of her life.
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The paper gives information on a medieval Slavonic translation of the Vita of St. Sabbas the Sanctified. A Middle Bulgarian copy of the translation (manuscript no. 226 of the 14th century, kept in Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos) is edited with variant readings from two other copies: Hilandar 432 and Dragomirna 706.
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The essay explores the puzzling relationship between joy and the problems of postmodern culture, which affect the quality of our being in the world. Reflection on the precarious status of joy and its uncertain position in contemporary culture allows for a unique perspective on this relationship. The higher the political, economic and social stakes, the more the search for joy becomes a search for meaning, an essential nourishment for cultural forms. Such joy, filtered through our struggles with life’s challenges, compels us to examine the consequences of its absence (pain, suffering, joyless existence) and its manifestations in art (music), religion (Christianity), and philosophy (freedom). The power of joy lies in recognizing the inevitable imperfection of all solutions to our problems that do not include it as a fundamental component of life.
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The article explores Instapoetry, a genre emerging through social media, particularly Instagram, that has revolutionized modern poetry. Characterized by its concise, accessible form, it blends visual art with minimalistic verse, attracting a diverse, global audience. Prominent figures like Rupi Kaur, Lang Leav, and Atticus have led this movement, turning their personal reflections into widely shared expressions. Instapoetry's impact lies in its ability to democratize poetry, making it more inclusive while challenging traditional literary norms.
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Through constantly-surprising breakthrough into the numinous space, the religious man follows his path towards the full experience of the sacred, thus positioning himself in a state of anticipation of the encounter with the numinous – therefore in a closeness toward the numinous as the Other. This closeness toward an imminence will in turn impose an interpretive reporting on both the context and the Other – therefore a positioning through an enunciation with the intention of preparing an understanding of these states. However, preparing this enunciation related to the future encounter with the numinous does not only mean building a space, but also orientation towards a sense. By orientation towards sense, it becomes necessary to build a statement that follows a dynamic composition of signs and senses through which the positioning – of oneself and towards the Other – becomes an enunciation with meaning.
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The Latin-Romance direction and the modernization of the Romanian literary language in the 19th century are two essential aspects in the development of modern Romanian, reflecting both external influences and the need for modernization and standardization of the national language. The Latin-Romance direction was a cultural and linguistic movement that promoted a return to the Latin origins of the Romanian language, in the context of the development of national consciousness and Romanian cultural identity. This movement was supported by the intellectual and political elites of the time, who viewed Latinity as a foundation of Romanian national culture and as a link to Western Europe. The modernization of the language also involved the adoption of neological borrowings, with French being the most influential language in this process, mainly due to the cultural and political prestige of France during this period. Due to its cultural proximity and shared Latinity, Italian was another important source of borrowings, particularly in the fields of arts and literature.
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In the evolution of Romanian civilization, the topic of gastronomy is not of particular interest among intellectuals, but, as Eugen Simion noted, writers – such as Costache Negruzzi and Mihail Kogălniceanu – were among the ones to ”display some sensitivity to what is called the gourmet discourse.” In this context, it is worth mentioning that Costache Negruzzi’s library included ”The Physiology of Taste”, written by Brillat – Savarin, whom Honoré de Balzac considered one of the great prose writers. Although gastronomy was not a fundamental dimension of his work, Kogălniceanu’s sensitivity to gastronomy is evident in many of his writings – elements of culinary art were incorporated both into his own lifestyle and the lives of his characters – and throughout his correspondence. In doing so, Kogălniceanu not only shaped the historical physiognomy of his era but also highlighted the refinement and good taste of certain social classes in mid-19th century Moldova.
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