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Studying Peoples in the People's Democracies
Under socialism the anthropological sciences developed under conflicting pressures: on the one hand Soviet influences, Marxist ideology and institutional changes, on the other the continued influence of national traditions and of the distinction between Volkskunde and Volkerkunde. The chapters bring out striking differences between the countries considered: the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. They also draw attention to variation within countries, and between sub-branches of the discipline. Coverage extends from the Stalinist years to the end of the socialist era, and the topics range from folklore studies at home to fieldwork expeditions abroad.
An Ethnographic Chiefdom
The Czechoslovak academic discipline called ‘Ethnography and Folklore Studies’ was impacted and influenced by the daily realities of state socialism in 1969–1989. This book examines the role of the planned economy, Marxist–Leninist ideology, disciplinary hierarchies and clientelist networks, ultimately showing how state socialist features together brought about the discipline’s epistemic stalling. It offers a fresh perspective on the long-standing debates purporting to capture the differences between the Central and Eastern European tradition of ethnology and Western sociocultural anthropology.
The Postsocialist Religious Question
Assumptions of increasing secularization have been called into question across the globe but under the socialist variants of modernity traditional forms of religious belief and practice were subject to quite specific forms of repression in favour of 'scientific atheism'. What is the legacy of this socialist experience for the postsocialist era? How is religion mobilized in the public sphere to support assertions of ethnic identity and the building of nations and states? In the private sphere, how does religion help persons to cope with uncertainty and dislocation? What has been the impact of external influences, including pressures to implement religious human rights as well as the missionising efforts of modernist, 'universalizing' faiths, both Christian and Muslim? This book explores new configurations of local, national and global religious communities through ethnographic studies from two regions, Central Asia and East-Central Europe. The main focus is on the consequences of changes in the sphere of religion for generalized civility, which is understood minimally as the acceptance of diverse beliefs and practices in everyday social life.
A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe
A Companion to theAnthropologyof Europe BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe “The volume also deserves a place on the shelves of academic libraries as well as the larger public library.” Reference Reviews “Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries.” Choice “This important collection challenges all anthropologists to re-examine the importance of European perspectives on the most provocative debates of our time. It transcends regional interests to highlight the complex intellectual landscape of our field.” Tracey Heatherington, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee “This significant volume critically interrogates assumpti...
"Be European, Recycle Yourself!"
"Westernisation" and the prospect of European integration have been formidable catalysts for social and economic change in Eastern European countries since 1989. Full of promises and expectations but lacking economic means and adequate structures, Romanian enterprises have faced particularly difficult problems. Prompted by employees' self-criticism, this book explores the dynamics of work values in the service sector in Bucharest. Based on long term ethnographic fieldwork, the study analyses the factors determining social and cultural change at the local level, from the impact of Western ideologies and symbolic measures to concrete organisational and economic constraints. Monica Heintz emphasizes the impact of the forced pace of change, which caused social disorder and disrupted individual values. She challenges the notion of a universal ethic of work and argues that what governs relationships between employers, employees and clients in the Romanian context is simply an ethic of human relations. Book jacket.
Claiming Ownership in Postwar Croatia
The book analyses inter-group relations in a war-torn region of postsocialist Croatia which previously had a large Serbian population. The focus is on the legitimising discourses, structures and agencies which regulate access to houses and land. It explores the role of ethnicity and locality in everyday life and in politics and shows that the views of Knin Croats often diverge from those of recent Croatian immigrants. The study contributes to theories of conflict and reconciliation as well as to the anthropology of postsocialism and legal anthropology.
A Good School for Every Child
This book offers an insider's look at some of the key challenges in education, and is an invaluable guide for parents and teachers interested in how our schools work today.
Senses
The essays in this volume present deeply contextualized cases of sensory experience.They link senses to each other and to event, sentiment, emplacement, identity, and the ongoing shaping of social life. In doing so, they make a strong Joint case for the importance of taking the senses seriously, not in isolation but as integral elements of culture and interaction.
Anregen - Vertiefen - Ausbilden
Kompositionspädagogik ist ein Sammelbegriff für vielfältige Ansätze mit teilweise divergierenden Zielen und Zielgruppen. Er umfasst Konzepte, die das Komponieren als Methode im Rahmen von ästhetischen Erfahrungsprozessen bzw. im Rahmen der Vermittlung zeitgenössischer Musik einsetzen, Konzepte, die im Rahmen eines Instrumentalunterrichts im Komponieren eine Möglichkeit des eigenen kreativen Schaffens sehen bzw. die das Komponieren als Methode zur Vermittlung theoretischer und analytischer Fähigkeiten nutzen, Konzepte, die auf die Vermittlung eines Komponierhandwerks abzielen und schließlich Konzepte, die den Prozess des Komponierens als regelgeleiteten Vorgang beschreiben. Entsprechend unterschiedlich sind die Zielgruppen, die vom Elementarunterricht an Musikschulen bis hin zum Kompositionsstudium an Hochschulen reichen. In diesem Sammelband präsentieren vierzehn Autorinnen und Autoren praktische Konzepte für unterschiedliche Altersstufen sowie Ergebnisse wissenschaftlicher Studien zur Kompositionspädagogik.
Der Welt abhanden gekommen?
Unverkennbar nimmt der Titel dieses Bandes Bezug auf Friedrich Ru?ckerts Gedicht 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen'. Als Frage gewendet zielt diese Zeile auf musikpädagogische Reflexion. Lassen wir uns ausreichend in die Welt mit ihren Schönheiten, Abgru?nden und (scheinbaren) Normalitäten verwickeln? Wie weit wollen und mu?ssen wir den Bedu?rfnissen von (potenziellen) Studierenden entsprechen? Sind die gängigen/traditionellen Ausbildungsinhalte, Studien- und Pru?fungsordnungen (der dreiphasigen Musiklehrer:innenbildung) tauglich fu?r die Wirklichkeit des Musikunterrichts?
