Войводите в музея: биографични репрезентации от Русенско и Сливенско
The Revolutionaries in the Museum: Biographic Representations from the Regions of Ruse and Sliven
Author(s): Iskren VelikovSubject(s): History, Anthropology, Museology & Heritage Studies, Education and training, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Developing nations, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , 19th Century, Period(s) of Nation Building, Sociology of Politics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: National Revival; museums; representations; heritage
Summary/Abstract: The current text examines the museum representations of Hadzhi Dimitar, Stefan Karadzha, Zahari Stoyanov and Panayot Hitov, whose life connects the areas of Ruse and Sliven. The research is based on observations over four house museums – “Hadzhi Dimitar” in Sliven, “Zahari Stoyanov” in Medven and in Ruse, and “Baba Tonka” in Ruse. These examples display ambiguous presentations of the heroes’ biographies, based on the availability or the absence of a memorial house to the character. The type of presentation is contextualized with the settlement’s history, which in this case appears as an environment for the “spiritual growth” of the hero. The absence of a memorial house leads to a fragmented presentation of the image, turning it into an addition to the main topic.
Journal: Български фолклор
- Issue Year: XLV/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 303-313
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Bulgarian
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