The Relevance of Memory and the Role of the Witness. A Case Study
The Relevance of Memory and the Role of the Witness. A Case Study
Author(s): Mirel-Eleodor BănicăSubject(s): History
Published by: Muzeul Ţăranului Român, Editura Martor
Keywords: voluntary work; memory of communism; educational system; food; body.
Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to recall, from the standpoint of the witness, the latter stages of Romanian communism, more precisely “agricultural training”, the generic term for the voluntary labour provided by thousands of pupils and students during the busiest period of the autumn agricultural season. It was not my intention to perform a socio-political analysis of this phenomenon itself, but rather to revisit the physical practices, the types of sociability, the type of food consumed, etc., while on “agricultural training”.
Journal: Martor. Revue d’Anthropologie du Musée du Paysan Roumain
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 219-230
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English