Autobiografija u kontekstu

Author(s): Gordana Gorunović / Language(s): Serbian

This is an essay-book whose subject matter focuses on group identity, individuality and subjective consciousness within one particular traditional socio-cultural environment (Orahovac village in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro), which has undergone radical changes in the course of time, especially in the period following the Second World War, and at the same time managed to adapt and survive. The first two parts of the book provide descriptions and interpretations of the context, both from a wider historical and a narrower ethnographic perspective (for the period preceding and immediately after the Second World War), while the third part is dedicated to the memoirist text written by a member of the studied local community in the late 20th century, who was the key informant in the ethnographic research. It is about the way in which a real person, a "common woman", who had been socialized/enculturated in a patriarchal rural environment, understands her own life “in between historical and personal time ", and seeks to transpose that knowledge into an (auto)narrative and an "autobiography about others", a text which also speaks about other people and other times in this local community. The title itself, "Autobiography of a Woman from Orahovac" is an evocation of the relative reference point which is Didara: Life Story of a Woman from Prizren (Malešević 2004). Herein I outlined an interpretative framework: autobiography vs. life story, and autobiography as self-portrait (William Howarth’s concept) for the reading of the text of the key informant, which is edited and published for the first time as a personal source for history and ethnography.

Kriminalistički roman u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji

Author(s): Vladimir Uzelac / Language(s): Serbian

Problem evropskog identiteta

Author(s): Ivana Gačanović / Language(s): Serbian

Srpska etnologija i marksizam

Author(s): Gordana Gorunović / Language(s): Serbian

Naš svet, drugi svetovi

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Ogledi iz antropologije starosti

Author(s): Ljubica Milosavljević / Language(s): Serbian

Ogledi iz antropologije i semiotike folklora

Author(s): Dragana Antonijević / Language(s): Serbian

In this book I have sought to examine – from the transdisciplinary perspective characteristic of folkloristics as an eclectic discipline – several methodological proposals which, each in its own way, could have or actually have contributed to the further theoretical and methodological study and interpretation of folklore. These Methodological Essays have been selected according to my personal methodological inclinations, and draw from various disciplines – anthropology and structural anthropology, semiotics, narrative theory and sociology. The common thread of these methodological experiments is the text as the main subject of study (Chapters 2, 3 and 4), or as the end product of complex folklore communication (Chapter 1). Another common thread is their innovativeness as experiments, despite the differences in the time, place and state of the discipline in which they originated and the differences in method and interpretative procedure.

Muzika sveta kao novi oblik tradicije

Author(s): Marija Ristivojević / Language(s): Serbian

World music is a hybrid musical form which is based on traditional elements. Being a product of growing interaction between people, intensive cross-cultural flows and technological achievements, world music became a complex cultural phenomenon. Some authors think that this concept presents a new kind of imperialism over, so-called, Third World countries, while the others see it as a possibility for promoting I#$ @#her", I-Western" music. Popularity of this musical form is evident in numerous specialized festivals, magazines, new performers, but also in the fact that world music became a relevant topic of academic researches and curriculums. In Serbia, world music presents a phenomenon in the making, the scene is not developed enough (the lack of media coverage, publishing and so forth). Despite all that, there is an evident effort that this type of musical expression comes to life locally. World Music Association of Serbia is one such example. The members of this association launched series of activities that seek for better visibility of this phenomenon. They started a magazine Etnoumlje, established an independent recording company WMAS Records and SWM internet radio, a project of registration of Serbian world music groups and musicians. The first festival, Etnomus, was active from 1997-2006. In August 2012, the new festival in Takovo – Serbia World Music Festival was started. This study presents an anthropological analysis of world music phenomenon. The attention is focused on interpreting the term "world music", in Western and local context, and then it reviews the perceptions and usages of this concept by musicians and audiences. Theorethical frame of this work consists of perspectives of two ethnomusicologists – Lauren Aubert and John Blacking, who treat music as a cultural phenomenon. The analysis is divided into three parts: world music in Serbia, world music in the world, and comparison of local example and global flows. Material that is used in the first part of the analysis consists of interviews with informants who deal with ethno music, while the other part is based on relevant literature and internet sources.

Romski hip hop u Srbiji

Author(s): Ana Banić Grubišić / Language(s): Serbian

In this study the author presents the phenomenon of "Romani Hip Hop" in Serbia - its origins and circumstances under which it has developed, and analyzes if this "cultural practice" initiates change to the bad situation of the Roma youth in our society. Since Hip hop culture (music, dancing, graffiti writing) was initially a cultural expression of "black", discriminated and stigmatized America, it has been often interpreted as a specific form of political expression, a strong echo of the youth social rebellion and global socio-political injustice. Therefore, "symbolic potential" of Hip hop has been appropriated by many ethnic minorities and immigrant groups around the world – the art production of racialized and oppressed ethnic/racial minorities (eg Afro-American music, AngloPakistani cinema or postcolonial literature) is seen as part of a broader process of their identity claims. The main feature of the Roma hip hop in Serbia is that it is created "from above", by non-governmental organizations which seek to strengthen creative potentials of young Roma in order to help them integrate into broader society.This musical form has also been developed in the Republic of Macedonia (Shutka), Hungary, the Czech Republic where, in contrast to Serbia, it is a self-sufficient musical and cultural expression that comes "from below", from "the streets" and is not institutionally supported. This study is a result of field research carried out in three cities (Belgrade, Novi Sad and Subotica), based on interviews with members of the Roma Hip Hop, both those self-organized and those organized by non-governmental organizations. The research also encompasses attitudes of non-Roma who are members of the Serbian Hip hop scene, collected by interviews and textual analysis of Internet portals and discussion forums dedicated to Hip hop culture in Serbia. In this study the author tries to answer following questions: how does inclusion of Roma youth in hip hop practice influence framing of their group identity in an environment where they are often exposed to discrimination and stereotyping? Has Hip hop culture become an important part of their lives? Can Roma hip hop in Serbia act as subcultural inclusive strategy or does it remain only a part of the wider Serbian Hip hop subculture? Is there a potential for Roma Hip hop to become scene of its own, or its future will stay dependent on NGO’s support.

Politička etnografija i srpska intelektualna elita u vreme stvaranja Jugoslavije 1914-1919: slučaj Jovana Cvijića

Author(s): Marko Pišev / Language(s): Serbian

Žensko

Author(s): Miroslava Malešević / Language(s): Serbian

Istorija postmoderne antropologije

Author(s): Miloš Milenković / Language(s): Serbian

After reassessing "what was postmodern after all" in anthropology, the analysis aims at repositioning the debate into a relatively coherent change in a view of what (social) science is. My main purpose is to demonstrate how anthropology should or has already changed its objects, theories and methods conforming itself to interdisciplinary and multicultural politics of knowledge. In a separate study I suggest that reflexivity in anthropology can be viewed as a coordinative definition that helped anthropology survive its three crises – the crisis of ethnographic representation, the crisis of scientific realism, and the crisis of anthropological authority. In addition, reflexivity, in a specific sense, can be taken as a substitute for experiment, a subsititute even better than comparative studies, and can thus help fulfill the long dream of consolidating anthropology on firm scientific grounds (a dream I believe is, though, no longer necessary). This text should be understood as a part of a series of studies that strive towards the methodological formalization of supposedly formalization-resistant concepts of postmodern anthropology. In reality, reflexive anthropology became postmodern science only by admitting to be experimental art, but the question is who would understand and, more importantly, finance and apply this concept? The incorporation of reflexivity into the core of anthropology enabled it to finally achieve the status of science, in the most conservative and general methodological sense. Therefore, the anti-postmodern frustration present in some relatively recent debates is neither methodologically nor pragmatically founded. Reflexivity can only be useful, not harmful to the discipline, even from the standpoint of traditional, problem-applicative concepts of method. The only remaining assignment is to reformulate it so it could be applied by methodological traditionalists as well. As much of the debate driven by the postmodern critique may well be reduced to the problem of whether there is any relevant epistemic difference between theoretical and observational assertions, my purpose is to suggest that it corresponds with "the entity realism debate" in philosophy of science. Concluding chapter aims at repositioning "the writing culture debate" into the "writing political subjects" debate, and at reaffirming its relevance both for research and acceleration of broader social, political, scientific and educational changes in contemporary Serbia.

Пјевање уз гусле

Author(s): Dimitrije Golemovic / Language(s): Serbian

Pol/rod i religija

Author(s): Lidija Radulović / Language(s): Serbian

The study explores the social and cultural construction of gender in the traditional religion of the Serbs in the course of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. Investigation of gender, with the anthropology of gender and the study of religion and gender as the focal points, is problematized through the key themes. Taking the perspective of gender-oriented research, the study is primarily based upon the constructionist paradigm and the various theoretical approaches in the analysis of religion. The discourse analysis, together with diverse research methods, is applied to the study of popular religion. In general, this study aims to, throughout the analysis of gender constructions in traditional culture, propose an alternative representation of the popular religion, and vice versa, to propose an alternative representation of cultural construction of gender and gender-based relations through the research of popular religion. The study also questions the theory that the popular religion of the Serbs is primarily entrenched in the principle of hierarchically organized sex/gender relations. Quite the opposite, the study suggests the principle of situational and contextual heterarchy: various dimensions and sorts of power stem from particular constructionsof religious discourses of masculine and feminine. Accordingly, through the analysis of magic and mytho-ritual spheres of popular religion, the study concludes that the absolute supremacy of men does not exist, even though religion has traditionally and ina variety of ways sustained their patriarchal role and power. The realm of sacred is actually the realm of power redistribution;therefore, it is context-sensitive and alterable. Some of the problems considered in this study are: 1) notions of femininity, masculinity, parenthood (motherhood), sexuality are the socio-cultural constructions an the patterns of their representation can be perceived in ritual-mytohological corpus of traditional culture; 2) recognizing magic as a strategy of symbolic power is relativizing representation of magic as exclusively women practice, which contributes to women subordination in particular social spheres; 3) reconsidering thesis that men control over reproduction is not absolute, furthermore, various strategies can bi noticed of women themself trying to obtain control; 4) it is shown that a consequence of collision of various masculine discourses is leading to demonization of alternative discourses.

Media społecznościowe. Dialog w cyberprzestrzeni. T. 2

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

The volume is the second part of a collection of articles devoted to the issues of social media – a phenomenon of the contemporary participatory culture. The texts comprising this volume examine the social media issues from a social, cultural, and public relations perspectives, which provides a continuation of the first volume. The authors have made an attempt to study social media both in macro and micro scale, with attention paid to the use of social media in communication in contemporary society. The opening article by Ewa Gębicka deals with the role of social media in the process of film and TV series promotion. The author focuses on the potential of viral marketing, whose benefits accrue from social networking services. It is the Internet that creates tremendous opportunities to enhance entirely new quality and room for communication with viewers. Hence interactive forms of film and TV series promotion are becoming more and more popular these days. The author also points to the way social media are pertinent to advertising campaigns, that is, a phenomenon of crowdfunding.The subsequent article concerns Facebook and its role in the contemporary world of social communication. Katarzyna Forst explains the principles governing this social service as well as opportunities and dangers that its users may face. The Internet, which has already permeated nearly all spheres of contemporary life, is an essential communication tool, especially among young people. The Internet is the source of recent news and social media are becoming its more and more important source. The following article by Janusz Musiał takes us through culture and media, indicating the functions they perform, from cave paintings to the Internet. The author illustrates that the advent of new media has influencedthe process of transformation of contemporary national cultures.Barbara Bogacka in her article “Gender Issues in Social Media – A Case Study” takes up different problems. The author has studied a story of an American girl who used social media to reveal her new gender identity. The last article “New Media – A Social Change” written by Piotr Dziki discusses the influence of new technology on society, which in consequence leads to cultural changes. The author emphasizes new divisions into public and private spheres that are becoming more conspicuous these days, and provides an analysis of the so-called cultural recalibration.

Медитерански свјети са мајстором приповедачем. Антрополошко читање дела Симе Матавуља

Author(s): Dragana Radojičić / Language(s): Serbian

Many authors, who have researched Matavulj’s works, have mentioned the ethnographic elements found there, sometimes even unintentionally, but as a result of the way they experienced and wrote about the world around them. A number of scientific works have been written, master and doctoral thesis have been defended, lectures and scientific gatherings held and the Collection of works of Simo Matavulj has been published in more editions. “…there are not too many writers who, in their artistic creation, knew to use their own life experience in a way Simo Matavulj did. The events he witnessed, people he met, stories he heard among people-all of them found a place in his stories”- states Marko Car. Matavulj`s works contains not only the historical testimonies but interesting travel descriptions as well. Not only did he portrayed coastal and Montenegrin areas but he was also the urban writer, introducing modern topics and characters into the Serbian literature of the time. Ivo Andric claimed that Matavulj “expanded geographical borders of Serbian short story that had been Balkan and middle European before that. He brought the elements of the seafarer`s life, of sea and all the possibilities that the sea opens for a men”. Every character from Simo`s stories “has two lives, one on the land and the other one, directly or indirectly, at the sea that represents the wide world. Matavulj wasn`t considered modern and avant-garde for his time just because he introduced Swedish gymnastics but the reviewers rated him as a writer who was the closest to the European realism among all his contemporaries.

Смех на погребу. Антички грчки погребни ритуал у родној и антрополошкој перспективи

Author(s): Lada Stevanović / Language(s): English

Између култура Истока и Запада

Author(s): Dragana Radojičić / Language(s): Serbian

Kultury obrazu – tabu – edukacja

Author(s): / Language(s): Polish

The texts comprised in the collection have been focused not so much […] on the taboo as on the complex reflection on the evolution of this concept. The authors refer to the understanding of the tabooization compliant with the traditional anthropology dictionary, wherein the meaning of what is forbidden is referenced to the very source of traditional culture (the activity that strengthens social bonds, performs functions integrating the collectivity) and the transformation of taboos that takes place in contemporary mediated cultures under the influence of high technology, the spread of modern communication techniques and related socio-cultural phenomena (liquefaction of identity, unification, secularization). In these texts one may find reflections referring to the phenomenon of the existence of the areas of the commonality of the experience of primitive and contemporary cultures (myths, rituals, social norms - foundations of the symbolic order), however there are more examples pointing to fundamental differences that confirm the thesis that the taboo as an anthropological category functions today in a little different way than it used to do previously, and above all it is subject to inevitable dynamization. a fragment of the "Introduction"

Konstrukcje i destrukcje tożsamości

Author(s): / Language(s): Russian,Polish

The volume brings together papers devoted to the constructions and destructions of identity that resulted from the changing of borders – both the old ones, long established and sometimes forgotten, and the new, recently drawn-up ones. Taking up this topic was inspired by fieldwork conducted by linguists, anthropologists and historians, who clearly indicate that formally long inexistent borders continue to live in the consciousness of the communities that neighbour them, and continue to find reflection in linguistic and cultural phenomena. Such formulation of the topic requires an interdisciplinary approach, which is why the volume features papers by scholars representing multiple disciplines.