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ETNOLOGICKÉ ROZPRAVY / ETHNOLOGICAL DEBATES 2022 / 2

City during socialist period

Research on the social life in the second half of the 20th century, or more precisely during the regime of state socialism, is one of the important themes in contemporary ethnological research in Slovakia. In addition to examining the memories associated with historical events and twists of political history, the research also focuses on the way of life, the culture of everyday life and the holidays of this period. It is especially important to follow this topic today, during the current urbanization and modernization of Slovakia in urban areas. The prepared issue of Ethnological Debates will focus on urban culture. The editors invite analytic, theoretical, or synthetic articles, research reports, essays and discussions, focused especially (not, however, exclusively) on the following issues linked to the pandemic:

  • socialism in urban space
  • building the city and its (new) inhabitants
  • city and (industrial) factories
  • living in the city
  • the public space
  • lifestyles
  • holidays and festivities
  • free time
  • narrative representations of the city’s history
  • the culture of modern (socialist) society

 

Please send your abstract as an e-mail attachment to the editors, at the address etnologicke.rozpravy@gmail.com and the address of the guest editor juraj.janto@uniba.sk until June 15, 2022.

Final date for papers: August 31, 2022.

 

Guest editor:

Mgr. Juraj Janto, PhD. (juraj.janto@uniba.sk)

Department of Ethnology and Museology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

 

 

ETNOLOGICKÉ ROZPRAVY / ETHNOLOGICAL DEBATES 2022 / 1

The body and society

The research on the body in a social and cultural context is one of the classic themes of ethnology and sociocultural anthropology. Questions about the body and physicality intersect with many areas of research in social sciences, including sexuality, physical and sports activities, and health and disease. Mass media representations, which are now part of everyday life all over the world, contain various depictions of the body and physiological processes. At the same time, moral norms are associated with the body in every culture, as well as a number of stereotypes. The prepared first issue of the journal Etnologické rozpravy / Ethnological Debates in the year 2022 will give space to contributions on cultural heritage. The editors invite analytic, theoretical, or synthetic articles, research reports, essays and discussions, focused especially (not, however, exclusively) on the following issues:

  • Mass media representations of the body
  • Gender aspects of the body and corporality
  • Transgender and Queer studies
  • History of research on the body and corporeality
  • Moral assessment of physical and sexual practices in history and at present
  • Medicine and health
  • The body and sexuality
  • Medicalization of the body and sexuality
  • Sports and physical activities
  • Methodological issues of research on the body and corporeality

 

Please send your abstract as an e-mail attachment to the editors, at the address etnologicke.rozpravy@gmail.com until January 15, 2022.

Final date for papers: March 31, 2022.

 

ETNOLOGICKÉ ROZPRAVY / ETHNOLOGICAL DEBATES 2021 / 2

Moral narratives in history

Stories about historical events belong to the most important aspects of any culture. They are
related to the identity of the members of a given society and connected with moral norms.
Narratives about the past are a part of cultural education – they provide a model for heroic
deeds, but also images of enemies. They can therefore reveal not only the nuances of moral
rules, but also the role of history in the socio-political context. The prepared second issue of
the journal Etnologické rozpravy / Ethnological Debates in the year 2021 will give space to
contributions on relevant topics. The editors invite analytic, theoretical or synthetic articles,
research reports, essays and discussions, focused especially (not, however, exclusively) on
the following issues linked to the pandemic:

• The use of history in interpretations of the present
• Moral emotions in representations of historical events
• Images of heroes and enemies in history
• The role of history in cultural education
• Moral assessment of religious and ethnic groups in stories about the past
• Mass media representations of history
• Conspiracy theories
• Representations of historical events in a political context
• Commemoration rituals

Please send your abstract as an e-mail attachment to the editors, at etnologicke.rozpravy@gmail.com until 15. 4. 2021.

Final date for papers: 30. 7. 2021.