Category Archives: Vol. 4 (2017)
ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ В ДВИЖЕНИЕ: ПОГЛЕД КЪМ БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ ДИАСПОРИ (IDENTITIES IN MOTIONS: A LOOK AT TODAY’S BULGARIAN DIASPORAS
Abstract The demand of multiculturalism calls for dealing with the cultural characteristics of migrants in all spheres of life and puts to the fore the topic of identity. The fast-growing cultural diversity of European societies puts in question the – … Continue reading
MULTICULTURALISM IN NATION-STATES AND IN CONSOCIATIONS: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Abstract: Starting from the typology proposed by Michael Walzer in which this author distinguishes between Nation-States and Consociations, this article will analyse two different kinds of politics of recognition of ethno-cultural diversity. It will endeavor to show that despite their … Continue reading
IRONY, MEMORY, AND MEMORABILIA: AMERICANS CONSUMING THE COLD WAR
Abstract: A small purchase made by the author at the flea market in front of the Alexandar Nevski Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2010 serves the point of departure for this work, which explores the manner in which certain American … Continue reading
IMAGES OF “OUR FOREIGN FRIENDS”: REPRESENTATIONS OF STUDENTS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA IN THE BULGARIAN STUDENT’S TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER (1960-s – 1970-s)
Abstract: The acceptance of university and Ph. D. students from countries of five of the continents was a part of Bulgaria’s socialist concept of spreading political, social and in a way cultural influence among the ‘non-developed’ societies, especially those, newly-gained … Continue reading
БЕДСТВИЕ СЛЕД БЕДСТВИЕТО: НАВОДНЕНИЕ И ВЪЗСТАНОВЯВАНЕ В ЕДНО БЪЛГАРСКО СЕЛО (DISASTER AFTER THE DISASTER: FLOOD AND RECOVERY IN A BULGARIAN VILLAGE)
Abstract: After heavy rains and rapid snowmelt in February 2012, the dam of an artificial lake collapsed and the water flooded the village Biser. It took the lives of six people, destroyed 56 houses and damaged many others. What does … Continue reading
