Dimitar Atanassov Phone: +359887225359 Address: Bulgaria, Sofia 1000, Moskovska 6A Str., Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum
The paper is focused on the image of Turkey and Turkish society in Bulgarian academic, school and... more The paper is focused on the image of Turkey and Turkish society in Bulgarian academic, school and mass publicity. According to author’s ideas, hard nationalistic narrative was leveled by Turkish telenovellas, which were able to meet viewers’ expectations and to match regional representations about cultural richness and depth. The main methodology frames used are content analysis, representation analysis, receptive esthetics and open reading, taking into account the background of social projects and ideologies.
The paper is focused on the distinction between barbarism and civilization, drawn by Orthodox Chr... more The paper is focused on the distinction between barbarism and civilization, drawn by Orthodox Christian philosophy during the Late Middle Ages.
Studies on “Istoriya slavyanobălgarska” used to conceptualize it in various ways: it was consider... more Studies on “Istoriya slavyanobălgarska” used to conceptualize it in various ways: it was considered as incept of Bulgarian National Revival; as text, written by representative of the oppressed masses and thus matching the idea of proletarian domination; it was also analyzed as a phenomenon, sharing row with European Enlightenment; as a construct, which was applied to build the image of the revival period, thought as time of national awakening. All these interpretation frames didn’t comprise the medieval context of Paisiy’s work, which the author was formatted by. Actually, this context gave birth to the resource, later used by the ideologists of Bulgarian nation.
The paper is focused on the image of Turkey and Turkish society in Bulgarian academic, school and... more The paper is focused on the image of Turkey and Turkish society in Bulgarian academic, school and mass publicity. According to author’s ideas, hard nationalistic narrative was leveled by Turkish telenovellas, which were able to meet viewers’ expectations and to match regional representations about cultural richness and depth. The main methodology frames used are content analysis, representation analysis, receptive esthetics and open reading, taking into account the background of social projects and ideologies.
The paper is focused on the distinction between barbarism and civilization, drawn by Orthodox Chr... more The paper is focused on the distinction between barbarism and civilization, drawn by Orthodox Christian philosophy during the Late Middle Ages.
Studies on “Istoriya slavyanobălgarska” used to conceptualize it in various ways: it was consider... more Studies on “Istoriya slavyanobălgarska” used to conceptualize it in various ways: it was considered as incept of Bulgarian National Revival; as text, written by representative of the oppressed masses and thus matching the idea of proletarian domination; it was also analyzed as a phenomenon, sharing row with European Enlightenment; as a construct, which was applied to build the image of the revival period, thought as time of national awakening. All these interpretation frames didn’t comprise the medieval context of Paisiy’s work, which the author was formatted by. Actually, this context gave birth to the resource, later used by the ideologists of Bulgarian nation.
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