Съпротивите срещу игрите

Author(s): Miglena Nikolchina,Enyo Stoyanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 7/2020

The text presents a discussion on the variety of concerns that are accompanying the continuous rise in popularity of video games today. The discussion focuses on the "medicalization" of the so-called video game addiction, the question oThe text presents a discussion on the variety of concerns that are accompanying the continuous rise in popularity of video games today. The discussion focuses on the "medicalization" of the so-called video game addiction, the question of the reasons for the overexposure of violence in this novel cultural form, the dangers, inherent in some of the business practices, espoused in this largely unregulated industry, as well as the conditions for the reception of its products in Bulgaria.

Национална научна кръгла маса „Динамика на социалното пространство“

Author(s): Irina Argirova,Mirella Kafkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2021

Scientific life, conference report

Научен отзив за Кръглата маса на тема: Образи на прехода: кино, театър и визуални изкуства

Author(s): Elena Fuchedzhieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 10/2021

How do different arts - cinema, theater, literature, music - tell the story of the transition to democratization? This was the main topic discussed at a Round Table, held in the end of September at G8 Cinema by researchers for the project ‘The Transition after 1989 - Interpretations of Historical Change, Social Experience and Cultural Memory in Contemporary Bulgarian Literature’. The cultural heritage of Transition was at the center of discussions about the memory, the clash between the image of freedom and the market mechanisms of governing culture and art and the role of the media.

Научен отзив за Международната научна конференция "Дезинформацията: новите предизвикателства"

Author(s): Ralitsa Kovacheva,Ralitsa Kovacheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 10/2021

The International scientific conference "Disinformation: the new challenges" brought together 16 participants - established researchers, PhD students and journalists - from Bulgaria, USA, Canada, Germany. The presented papers reflect various aspects of the problem of disinformation: the impact of disinformation on political processes, regulatory approaches to curbing disinformation, journalistic practice of fact-checking and debunking disinformation, the role of social media in disseminating and amplifying disinformation.

‘The Arbitrary Distribution of Emphasis’. (Conclusions)

Author(s): Vladimir Agrigoroaei,Ovidiu Olar / Language(s): English Issue: 5/2021

Exhibitions. Conferences. Projects. Databases. Latest publications.

Author(s): Piotr Kruk Mirosław,Ana Dumitran,Francesca Tasca,Vlad Bedros,Alice Isabella Sullivan,Julia Gearhart,Jacob Wheeler,Anita Paolicchi,Vladimir Agrigoroaei / Language(s): English,French Issue: 5/2021

Exhibitions. Conferences. Projects. Databases. Latest publications.

Re-reading the Bulgarian Folklore Journal

Author(s): Valentina Ganeva-Raycheva / Language(s): English Issue: Special 2/2020

This article is dedicated to the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian Folklore Journal. The reflections on the Journal which are discussed here are made in the context of the political and sociocultural development of Bulgaria, as well as in the context of national and international traditions in the study of folklore. At the same time, these reflections address changes in scientific paradigms and theoretical approaches, the problems of the existing boundaries between disciplines, the re-definition of scientific scope and newly defined fields of research. The interdisciplinary nature of the Journal, the development of its scientific profile, and its transformation into a journal for scholarly research in the field of folklore studies, ethnology and anthropology in the 1990s are given special attention. Editorial politics and practices, as well as different aspects of its theoretical sensibility and applied aims are traced. The place of the Journal among Bulgarian humanities periodicals and its international visibility are also highlighted.

Странстващи идеи по пътищата на хуманитаристиката. Изследвания по фолклористика, културна антропология и славистика в чест на доц. д-р Катя Михайлова. София: Издателство на БАН „Проф. Марин Дринов“. Т. 1, 2020. Т. 2, 2021

Author(s): Albena Georgieva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2022

Book review

Слова при представянето на книгата "Социалистическото българско радио (1944-1989:) на доц. д.н. Вяра Ангелова

Author(s): Raina Konstantinova,Snezhana Popova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 12/2022

The text contains a review made within the Public Seminar of the Department of „Radio and Television“, held on November 1, 2022, where Raina Konstantinova, Chair of the Public Council of the Bulgarian National Radio, and Prof. Snezhana Popova presented the new book of Assoc. Prof. D.S. Vyara Angelova „The Socialist Bulgarian Radio (1944-1989)“ (University Press „St. Kliment Ohridski“, 2022). We publish both speeches given at the premiere of the book.

Човекът - изваден наново

Author(s): Enyo Stoyanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 12/2022

The text offers a review of Prof. Miglena Nikolchina's monumental study "God with Machine: Subtracting the Human", dedicated to fundamental theoretical conceptualizations around anthropological issues. The review dwells in particular on the central conceptual paradox outlined in Prof. Nikolchina's book, namely the double determination of man as "a being who wants to be human" and “being who does not want to be human”

Icon Goldsmiths, Pious Widows, and Holy Maidens. Adventure Narratives of Greek Monks Travelling in Late Imperial Russia.

Author(s): Tasos Kostopoulos / Language(s): English Issue: 6/2022

L’article explore un aspect peu étudié de la réception de l’art religieux russe par les communautés orthodoxes balkaniques du xixe siècle: l’image de la Russie et de ses peuples, que les moines collectant les aumônes (zeteia) avaient relayée, à leur retour, dans leurs monastères d’origine et/ou aux communautés environnantes. L’objectif principal des voyages entrepris par ces moines était de convertir une partie considérable de dons et bénéfices collectés en une variété d’objets ecclésiastiques précieux et/ou revêtements d’icônes. La présente étude analyse trois récits différents de deux de ces voyages, effectués dans les années 1860 et au début des années 1890 par des moines athonites. Elle explore également deux approches dans cette collecte d’aumônes (traditionnelle vs entrepreneuriale) et la manière dont le regard porté par les voyageurs en question sur la société russe, ses institutions religieuses, ses moeurs et ses habitudes, a pu en être affecté.

Контекстът е важен за новините

Author(s): Maria Neikova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 14/2023

The monograph is an up-to-date, rich and valuable study of an issue that does not fall often into the focus of media attention. Important for the overall understanding of what is happening in the countries of the Western Balkans is the presentation of the political and public attitudes towards the EU and NATO. The key stages of the Euro-Atlantic integration of the six countries are presented.Desislava Sotirova presents the importance of reconciliation between countries, peoples and ethnic groups, highlights the role and meaning of good neighborliness and regional cooperation, cooperation with the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Tribunal for Kosovo. An important element is the external influence in the region of the Western Balkans, of Russia, China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.The coverage of the Euro-Atlantic integration of the countries of the Western Balkans was studied through three public media – BNR, Deutsche Welle and BBC. Among the approaches identified by the author in the media coverage, the observation that after the interest has been attracted, the media focus on the internal development of the six countries and out of their interest remains the extent to which the EU and NATO are prepared to accept new members.

Политическият виц през втората половина на XX век и днес

Author(s): Jaroslav Otčenášek / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2023

Book review

Относно прилагането на Конвенцията за опазване на нематериалното културно наследство от 2003 г. (Конвенция 2003)

Author(s): Mila Santova / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The 2003 Convention and Its Implementation in Bulgaria

За Конвенцията

Author(s): Dina Koleva / Language(s): English,Bulgarian Issue: 2/2023

The 2003 Convention and Its Implementation in Bulgaria

The Burgeoning Rod in Three. Vernacular Lives of Saint Audrey. Clusters of Terms, Formulae, or Images?

Author(s): Ileana Sasu / Language(s): English Issue: 7/2023

Articolul analizează imaginea toiagului înflorit în trei vieți ale Sfintei Audrey (sau Etheldreda de la Ely): una în franceză veche și două în engleză mijlocie, precum și în alte texte devoționale. Studiul arată cum, dincolo de cuvinte, imaginile sunt transferate dintr-o limbă într-alta în timpul procesului de traducere. Imaginile vehiculate de texte determină alegerea cuvintelor în traducere. Analiza se bazează pe două extrase în limba engleză medie. Primul este dintr-o ediție inedită a vieții în proză a Sfintei Audrey, acum într-un manuscris de la Corpus Christi College, Oxford, iar cealaltă din viața în proză din manuscrisul Additional 2604 de la Biblioteca Universității Cambridge, un text scris pentru o membră a unei comunități monahale feminine. Textul în franceză veche este preluat din poemul din secolul al XII-lea La vie seinte Audree, nonneyne de Ely, compus de o autoare pe nume Marie — fie Marie de France, celebra poetesă, fie o călugăriță anglo-normandă cu același prenume. Acestor texte li se adaugă alte exemple preluate din surse latine pentru a demonstra interoperabilitatea imaginii toiagului înflorit în literatura medievală.

Contemporary Representations of Ktetors in Romanian Churches. A Debate (Part 1)

Author(s): Ana Dumitran,Laura Jiga Iliescu,Vladimir Agrigoroaei,Luiza Zamora / Language(s): English Issue: 7/2023

The Histories and Film Festival in Râşnov (FFIR—Festiva-lul de Film și Istorii la Râşnov) held its fifteenth edition from 18 to 27 August 2023. ‘Radicalisation’ was the main theme of the festival, namely the fact that “our society seems less and less open to balanced dialogue; everyone defends and imposes their own truth and nuances dis-appear.” Museikon organised a debate on the topic ‘Con-temporary votive depictions—from Stephen the Great to the ktetors of our days’ (Tablouri votive contemporane – de la Ștefan cel Mare la ctitorii de azi) in the Old Church of Râşnov (dedicated to Saint Nicholas), on Wednesday 23 August 2023.

Български общности в чужбина. Аспекти на културата, идентичността и миграцията. Съставители Валентин Воскресенски, Мина Христова, Таня Матанова. София: Издателство на БАН „Проф. Марин Дринов“, 2021

Author(s): Katya Mihailova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2023

Book review

Българските културно-просветни организации в Чехия. Homo Bohemicus, 2021, № 1–2

Author(s): Vladimir Penchev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2023

Book review

Васил Мутафов. Колелото на съдбата. Българското гурбетчийско градинарство (етнографски аспекти). Издание на Изследователския институт на българите в Унгария към Българското републиканско самоуправление в Унгария. Велико Търново: ДАР-РХ, 2018

Author(s): Miglena Petkova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2024

Book review