Category Archives: Vol. 3 (2016)
СONFLICTS OVER MEMORY IN CROATIA: AN ACADEMIC PUBLICATION IN THE GRIPS OF IDEOLOGY – Jasna Čapo
Abstract The paper argues that a vexed and divisive memory of Fascism and Communism persists in Croatia, with conflicts over memory regimes appearing on an everyday basis, notwithstanding that seventy and twenty-five years have elapsed since the collapse of the … Continue reading
BORDER TERRITORIES, BORDER PEOPLE: THE BULGARIAN TOWN OF ZLATOGRAD AS A BORDER AND A BRIDGE – Milena Benovska-Sabkova, Iliya Nedin
Abstract Highly disputed, the Bulgarian-Greek border near Bulgarian town of Zlatograd divided the region of Rhodope Mountain for almost eight decades in the twentieth century. Vigilantly guarded under socialism, the border was an effective means for maintaining state sovereignty. Inhabiting … Continue reading
ТРУДОВИЯТ СВЯТ НА КАРАКАЧАНИТЕ ГУРБЕТЧИИ – Начо Димитров
Abstract The political changes in Bulgaria in November 1989, related to the fall of the totalitarian regime and the democratization of the country, are accompanied with processes dramatic for the majority of the population in Bulgaria. It was the severe … Continue reading
PRIVATE LESSONS IN BULGARIA AS A TYPE OF INFORMAL ECONOMY – Ventsislav Bozhinov
Abstract The article analyzes the giving of private lessons, viewed as part of the informal economy. The problem is discussed in several aspects: private lessons in the context of the informal economy; the environment in which the private lesson system … Continue reading
ЕДНО ПОСЛАНИЕ “ХВЪРЛЕНО НА СЛЯПО” (За един неизследван ритуал по материали от Пловдивските махали) – Красимир Асенов
Abstract The paper provides a description of a ritual, unpublished and uninitiated into scientific circulation, which is part of the cultural memory and practices of the residents of the ethnically segregated neighbourhoods in Plovdiv and the region. The chronotope, psychological … Continue reading
