Ethnologia Actualis

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The Mexican ‘Pueblos Mágicos’. A Qualitative Research Using Ethnological Methodology

Adam Uhnák

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 1 > 8-18

The main focus of this study is on the ‘magical villages‘ in Mexico. The magical villages were originally established based on a political project with the aim to increase travel and tourism and revitalise the culture. In the introduction, the author describes the type, function and goals of this project based on the official requirements set by its originators. Firstly, the author explains the aims...

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Ethnic and Regional Identity in Polish Part of Spiš Region (On the Example of Jurgów Village)

Vojtech Bagín

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 1 > 78-94

In my study I am focusing on the issue of national and regional identity of Spiš region inhabitants. The researched Jurgów village belongs to territory situated on the frontier between two states and at the same time between two regions. In the study I analyze the question of stereotypes present in the locality concerning gorals from the neighbouring Podhale region and Slovak part of Spiš region....

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Darfur Crisis of 2003: Analysis of the Darfur Conflict from the Times of First Clashes to the Present Day

Veronika Danielová

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 1 > 37-59

The present article discusses the conflict in the Darfur region that took place in 2003. Main aim consists inanalyzing of major Darfur conflict emphasizing historical events preceded it. The crucial question raised here is what were significant causalities that affected the emergence of terror? The paper deals with the origin and evolution of tension and violence in Darfur. It observes growth of violation...

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Back to Local Food in Urban Environment

Zuzana Turiničová

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 1 > 95-111

Post is focused on problems of activities aimed at local food in urban environment. The theme is studied in the view of cultural changes in nutrition in Slovakia after 1989, affecting of global phenomena, incoming of giant international companies and importing foreign food. On the other side, there is also globalizations and glolocation view as an impulse for return to local food. Post is focused...

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Imaginary Sudan – Reflections on the Formation of the Notion of Sudan in the Period of European Influences

Maciej Kurcz

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 1 > 19-36

The author explores how the images from the colonial past affected what we understand today under the notion of Sudan. He concentrates on the category of the Nile, Sudanese-Egyptian analogies, the history making processes and colonial rule. Moreover points out that the the British used and reproduced a Muslim concept of cultural geography of Africa, and in particular, the notion of Bilad as-Sudan...

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Visualisation of Intangible Data of the Cultural Heritage in Field Research and Hermeneutic Analysis

Ivan Murín

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 1 > 60-77

Ethnology and cultural anthropology are characterized by the field research and ethnographic collection of material. Recording and transcription seem to be issues of ethnoscience that have already been resolved many years ago. The relevance of their use in science, e.g. by intercultural comparison,was getting lost with the use of more illustrative and available photo and film recording. Later on,...

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Limitations and Challenges of Building Democracy in the Conditions of Multiethnic Society in Zambia

Jozef Lenč, Tatiana Hrivíková

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 2 > 26-42

Some politicians in Europe ever more frequently claim that multiculturalism has failed. Others assert that it is primarily the current model of democracy which is in crisis. On the other hand Africa is generally perceived as a continent without experience with either democratic tradition or even liberal concept of multiculturalism. But is that really the case? What do we know about the diversity of...

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African Independent Churches in Zambia (Lusaka)

Kateřina Mildnerová

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 2 > 8-25

The African Independent churches (AICs) in Zambia, as elsewhere in Africa, from their very beginning formed a protest movement against the cultural imperialism undertaken by the missionary representatives of the historic mission churches and also played an important role in the anti-colonial political struggles. In Zambia, the early AICs were closely related to witchcraft eradication movements such...

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Ultras in Trnava: History, Activities and Ideology

Daniela Kušnierová

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 2 > 59-96

The environment of football fans is unknown phenomenon for the rest of the public. This article offers basic view on formation and functioning of the most numerous and the most active ultras group in Slovakia, Trnava fans. First part of the text encompasses a history overview of ultras movement, as well as an overview of basic activities of ultras fans during a football match and also outside of it...

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Study Possibilities of Present-Day Ethnic Revitalization of German Woodsmen in the Little Carpathians

Katarína Slobodová Nováková

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 2 > 97-108

The article discusses the influence of macro-social processes and issues of assimilation, acculturation, ethnic and linguistic revitalization on the example of one particular group of German woodsmen in the social context of Western Slovakia. It attempts to analyse how historical and political changes during the 20th century influenced changes in the structure, system of values and hierarchy of ethnic...

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Ethnological Analysis of the Process of the Post-War Migration of Slovaks from Hungary to Czechoslovakia in the Years 1946-1948

Magdaléna Paríková

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 2 > 43-58

The article focuses on the application of the possibilities of collecting narratives and their analysis in the reconstruction process of migration of people to the new country - in Slovakia. The analysis of the particular data gained by fieldwork research using the oral history method comparative with the historical and statistic dates. These facts offer not only relevant information documenting the...

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Analysis of Huncokars’ Dialect

Dušan Fedič

Ethnologia Actualis > 2014 > 14 > 2 > 109-119

The study is an attempt to present the background and the first results of the current research, documentation of the language of German woodcutters known as Huncokars. We introduce the characteristic Huncokars’ dialect. Based on the record comparison of Huncokars’ dialect with dialects in Tyrol, Styria and Bavaria we have identified possible area from which Huncokars came to Slovakia. Huncokars have...

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A School That Forms? A Look at the Years of the Communist Regime and the Present

František Neupauer

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 1 > 126-136

Based on personal experience of students and use of archives, the study shows how totalitarian ideology of communist regime influenced students and aimed at socialization of villages - collectivization. Real examples imply various questions in relation to the past and the future: How should teachers influence students nowadays? Should history classes focus on historical facts, or should they form...

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Memorial of Vasil Biľak: Did the Truth Really Remained Truth?

Peter Jašek

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 1 > 113-125

The paper deals with the memorial of Vasil Biľak that was unveiled in Krajná Bystrá in Eastern Slovakia in February 2015. However, Vasil Biľak was considered as a very negative figure for his participation at the Warsaw Pact occupation in 1968. The paper points out some gaps in the remembrance policy in Slovakia after the fall of communism and also some inconsistency that accompanied the process of...

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Between Patriotism and Far-Right Extremism: A Case of Youth Activism in Matica slovenská

Martin Priečko

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 1 > 65-90

This case study discusses a youth branch of Matica slovenská, a pro-Slovak culture organization. It is based on in-depth research of the structure of the organization and it focuses on basic characteristics of functioning of this social movement such as funding, membership base, political orientation, civic engagement, patriotic activities and also the causes of negative media presentation. Presented...

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The Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia: Christian Legacy, Post-Socialist Memory and the Present Spirit of Capitalism

Matej Karásek, Ľubica Kollárová

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 1 > 40-64

The subject of this case study is the youth political organisation Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia (KDMS). The first parts of this paper are dedicated to history and the structure of organisation. Latter parts discuss the influence of historical memory on creating the collective discourses of KDMS and its civic engagements, ambitions and activities. The purpose of the paper is also to evaluate...

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Understanding the Post-Socialist Experience Across Generations

Dušan Deák

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 1 > 8-39

The paper discusses transmission of the historical memories of the comparatively recent past across generations in Slovakia. It introduces the Slovak debate on the recent and difficult pasts, explains the basic theoretical stances, moves on to introduce the regions of the research and the methodology used and finally gives voice to young and older respondents whose information is commented and analyzed...

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Youth Eco Activism in Slovakia: Case of Wolf – Forest Protection Movement

Radoslav Hlúšek

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 1 > 91-112

The study deals with the activism of young Slovak people on the field of ecology and conservation of Slovak nature. As an example of this kind of activism Wolf - Forest Protection Movement was selected because it is the most active and most successful environmental organization in Slovakia. The main objective of this case study is to describe and analyse organisational structure and activities of...

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‘We Don’t Need No Education’. A Case Study About Pastoral Datoga Girls in Tanzania

Emília Bihariová

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 2 > 30-45

The topic of this paper reflects the reasons why formal education is not in accord with Datoga pastoral life in Tanzania and why this marginalized Nilotic tribe hesitates to send children to schools. In an attempt to grasp different reasons of avoiding education, the paper is focused especially on education of girls, which is less preferred than that of boys. The discussion reveals the impact of formal/informal...

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The Ukrainian Minority in Brno: A Qualitative Research on Ethnic Identity

Taťána Součková

Ethnologia Actualis > 2015 > 15 > 2 > 66-80

The article focuses on the presentation of the temporary results of the qualitative ethnological research concerning the Ukrainian minority in Brno, Czech Republic. It is aimed on the description of the basic principles of the life of the diaspora in Brno and expressing the ethnic identity of the Ukrainians. After the introductory part author defines the methodological approach as well as the techniques...

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Ethnologia Actualis

The Mexican ‘Pueblos Mágicos’. A Qualitative Research Using Ethnological Methodology

Ethnic and Regional Identity in Polish Part of Spiš Region (On the Example of Jurgów Village)

Darfur Crisis of 2003: Analysis of the Darfur Conflict from the Times of First Clashes to the Present Day

Back to Local Food in Urban Environment

Imaginary Sudan – Reflections on the Formation of the Notion of Sudan in the Period of European Influences

Visualisation of Intangible Data of the Cultural Heritage in Field Research and Hermeneutic Analysis

Limitations and Challenges of Building Democracy in the Conditions of Multiethnic Society in Zambia

African Independent Churches in Zambia (Lusaka)

Ultras in Trnava: History, Activities and Ideology

Study Possibilities of Present-Day Ethnic Revitalization of German Woodsmen in the Little Carpathians

Ethnological Analysis of the Process of the Post-War Migration of Slovaks from Hungary to Czechoslovakia in the Years 1946-1948

Analysis of Huncokars’ Dialect

A School That Forms? A Look at the Years of the Communist Regime and the Present

Memorial of Vasil Biľak: Did the Truth Really Remained Truth?

Between Patriotism and Far-Right Extremism: A Case of Youth Activism in Matica slovenská

The Christian Democratic Youth of Slovakia: Christian Legacy, Post-Socialist Memory and the Present Spirit of Capitalism

Understanding the Post-Socialist Experience Across Generations

Youth Eco Activism in Slovakia: Case of Wolf – Forest Protection Movement

‘We Don’t Need No Education’. A Case Study About Pastoral Datoga Girls in Tanzania

The Ukrainian Minority in Brno: A Qualitative Research on Ethnic Identity

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