scholarly journals Archaeological and Ethnographic Hobbies of F. N. Glinka in the Context of His «Active Life»

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-297
Author(s):  
Natalia V. Zaytseva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Literature ◽  
Local History ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
Free Society ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Life Attitudes ◽  
Active Life ◽  
General Benefit

The article is devoted to F. N. Glinka’s archaeological and ethnographic interests and research related to his interest in Russian history, his position as an educator, and his desire to be useful to society. The author focuses on Glinka’s local history journey of 1810–1811, his scientific and educational activities as Chairman of the Free society of admirers of Russian literature, folklore and ethnographic studies during the Petrozavodsk exile, archaeological research on the territory of Tver Karelia, and their poetic and scientific interpretation. Glinka’s archaeological and ethnographic research is considered in the article through the prism of his life attitudes, to which he has always remained faithful – to find happiness «in an active life, for the General benefit».

On Being a Punk and a Scholar: A Reflexive Account of Researching a Punk Scene in Russia

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 135-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Gololobov
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Social World ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Paradigms ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Youth Subcultures ◽  
The University

Ethnographic studies of youth subcultures, scenes and urban tribes often rely on insiders’ accounts, where researchers investigate a social environment of which they are presently or formerly members. This approach raises important questions about the positionality of the researcher, and the reflexivity, epistemology and ethics of an ethnographic investigation, as different roles and engagement with the field, as well as the very identity of the ‘field’ itself, no longer fit into the methodological framework of traditional ethnography. This article explores the difficulties that arise during ethnographic research on one's own social world. I was actively involved in the Russian punk scene before pursuing my academic career in England, and in the framework of a research project on post-socialist punk at the University of Warwick, I went back to study this milieu as a ‘field’ in two different sites in 2009 and in 2010. The article shows the complexity of researching one's own subculture and demonstrates that active discentring of the ‘knowing authority’ in studying one's own ‘tribe’ necessarily involves a transformation of its main research paradigms, where epistemological and ethical issues appear to be rearranged in a new way which radically affects the methodological foundations of such an investigation.

Subjects, Subjectivities, and Slavic Studies: A Design for Anti-Racist Pedagogy

Slavic Review ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-333
Author(s):  
Erin Katherine Krafft
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
History And Literature ◽  
Gender And Nation ◽  
Critical Perspectives ◽  
Slavic Studies

Folding together elements of anti-oppressive pedagogies and collaborative curriculum design, this contribution illuminates several possibilities for practicing anti-racism in the classroom while working with texts from Russian literature and history that do not necessarily center race. The identities and experiences of our students and ourselves, as well as the diverse forces that act upon us, are as important in the classroom as the texts in front of us, because our identities and experiences form the lens through which we interpret and interrogate. By framing this dynamic as a pedagogical tool, this contribution demonstrates that by engaging with Russian history and literature, students may gain critical perspectives on hierarchies of race, class, gender, and nation in their own lives and contexts while simultaneously discovering histories that they would not otherwise encounter, thereby broadening and deepening their sense of both global and national landscapes and their own positions and movements within them.

A Gothic Prelude

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-35
Author(s):  
Valeria Sobol
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Late Eighteenth Century ◽  
Late Eighteenth

This chapter examines the earliest and the most “classical” Gothic tale in Russian literature — Nikolai Karamzin's The Island of Bornholm (1793) where the Russian traveler, stranded on a mysterious Danish island, is surprised to learn that the island used to be populated by Slavs. The fictional traveler's investigation of the mysteries of the island (deriving from possible incest and the resulting punishment) becomes a journey back to the dark pagan origins of Russian history and a Gothic prelude to Karamzin's later historical project. The Island of Bornholm remains an isolated phenomenon in late-eighteenth-century Russian literature, unique for its complex fusing of Gothic tropes and historical concerns.

scholarly journals After Herzog: blurring fact and fiction in visual organizational ethnography

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Walz ◽  
Patrizia Hoyer ◽  
Matt Statler
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Werner Herzog ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Organizational Ethnography ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Multiple Media

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the unique artistic approach of film-maker Werner Herzog as an inspiration to rethink ethnographic studies in general and the notion of reflexivity in particular. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews the particularities of Werner Herzog’s approach to filmmaking, linking them to the methodological tradition of visual ethnography and especially the debate about the role of reflexivity and performativity in research. Findings Herzog’s conceptualization of meaning as “ecstatic truth” offers an avenue for visual organizational ethnographers to rethink reflexivity and performativity, reframe research findings and reorganize research activities. The combination of multiple media and the strong authorial involvement exhibited in Herzog’s work, can inspire and guide the development of “meaningful” organizational ethnographies. Originality/value The paper argues that practicing visual organizational ethnography “after Herzog” offers researchers an avenue to engage creatively with their research in novel and highly reflexive ways. It offers a different way to think through some of the challenges often associated with ethnographic research.

Evolutionary Ecology, Elite Feasting, and the Hohokam: A Case Study from a Southern Arizona Platform Mound

2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanna N. Grimstead ◽  
Frank E. Bayham
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Ecology ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Large Prey ◽  
Archaeological Research ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Small Game ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Animal Bone ◽  
Taxonomic Profile

A number of researchers have shown that the abundance, diversity, and size of prey consumed or displayed at a feast can be used by elites to solidify and/or aggrandize their social position. Expectations for archaeological signatures of elite feasting—derived from ethnographic studies, archaeological research, and ecological theory—are used to assess the archaeofaunal record from selected contexts of the Marana platform mound site, located in southern Arizona. The magnitude of work conducted in the region provides a unique opportunity to address the importance of feasting as a mechanism of power consolidation among Hohokam elites. Here, we examine a hypothesized locus of elite feasting among the Classic period Hohokam (ca. A.D. 1250). A relatively high concentration of animal bone derived from a burned room adjacent to the Marana platform mound was first thought to represent debris from elite feasting. Analysis reveals a proportionate taxonomic profile that is similar to the remainder of the community and an overwhelming abundance of small game relative to large prey. Neither situation is consistent with elite feasting expectations. These results argue for a form of feasting among non-elites that likely served to promote intragroup solidarity or political support within the community.

Locating Tsugaru within Sacred Japan

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-139
Author(s):  
Gideon Fujiwara
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Late Eighteenth Century ◽  
Late Eighteenth ◽  
China And Japan ◽  
Imperial Japan ◽  
Ancient Texts

This chapter explores the dynamics between ethnographic research and kokugaku since the late eighteenth century. It discusses Hirao Rosen's work in documenting folk life and culture across both Tsugaru and Ezo as ethnographic studies, then focuses on Rosen's three major works from 1855 to 1865: Strange Tales of Gappo, Echoes of the Valley, and New Treatise on the Spirit Realm. In these intellectual works, Rosen sought verification of the meaning of such phenomena in the ancient texts of China and Japan. The chapter also analyses the interplay between Tsugaru and Imperial Japan that culminates with Rosen's full engagement with Hirata kokugaku, following his enrollment as an official Hirata disciple. Ultimately, the chapter recounts Rosen's strange, mysterious, and spiritual matters in local society, and how he utilized the Hirata kokugaku teachings to thrust Tsugaru into the larger spiritual landscape of Imperial Japan.

The Faddish Breakouts of Ethnography

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-9 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
To Come ◽  
Market Researcher

Ethnographic research has been described as a fad that promised to look beneath the rationalisations of consumers, but did not in fact deliver the cut-through promised by agencies. This perhaps provides a clue to the emergence and relative disappearance of ethnography over the past 20 years, and to its recent re-emergence. To the generalist market researcher, ethnography appears to come and go in terms of its popularity and appeal. To avoid being disappointed about what an ethnographic approach can bring to an understanding of consumers, clients should reportedly involve a qualified anthropologist at the commissioning stage of a project to make sure that such an expensive and time-consuming exercise is really warranted. Similarly, clients should engage research companies with a long history of undertaking ethnographic studies and with expertise in the area.

scholarly journals Монголын угсаатны зүйн судалгаа ба орчин үе (= Этнографические исследования в Монголии на современном этапе)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-480
Author(s):  
Tserenkhand Gelegzhamtsin ◽  
◽  
Maralmaa Nagaanbuu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Family And Marriage ◽  
Scientific Results

Goals. The article aims to highlight the main results of ethnographic research in Mongolia. The basis for ethnographic studies in Mongolia was laid by the emergence of professional scientists in the late 1950s, development of research methodologies, and the formation of the main research directions. Since the mid-1960s, a new approach to ethnographic research has prevailed, and studies in the evolution of traditional nomadic pastoral culture in Mongolia began. It can be noted that during this period there were works on cultural anthropology. At the same time, the nomadic culture and customs of that time were described formally, with an emphasis on the historical period. The study of works from this period allows us to conclude that the research methodology was based on the fact that the reality of life rested on the source material and remained an ethnocultural fact that never lost its value. During the following decades, the main focus of Mongolian ethnographic research was, firstly, the study of the way of life of Mongolian ethnic groups, and secondly, the identification of the causes of cultural and ethnic changes. Systematic ethnographic research was actively conducted on various issues, such as animal husbandry, nomadic customs, settlements and dwellings, food, dairy products, clothing, family and marriage, religion, crafts and folklore. Results. Currently, the following can be noted. There is a development of theoretical research based on previously achieved scientific results. Field research methods of ethnography, social and cultural anthropology are becoming more complex, and the field of studying the cultural heritage of the Mongolian people is becoming more important.

scholarly journals Yuriy Shumovsky's participation in organization of museum activity in Rivne region during German occupation in 1941–1944

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 459-473
Author(s):  
Valentyna Yaremchuk
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Local History ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
General Picture ◽  
German Occupation ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Number Of Publications

Yuriy Shumovsky is a famous scientist, ethnographer, archaeologist, and priest who made a significant contribution to the material culture of his homeland. The urgency of the research topic lies in the fact that today’s existing knowledge does not provide full information about the foundation of museology by Yuriy Shumovsky in the Rivne region during the occupation period of 1941–1944. In the modern historiographical science, despite a significant number of publications, there are no scientific studies that would fully summarize and evaluate the importance of Yuriy Shumovsky’s hard work as the main founder of the museology in the Rivne region of this period. The purpose of the study is to disclose fully the participation of Yuri Shumovsky in organizing a museum in Rivne region during the German occupation (1941–1944). The archival documents and memoirs of the scientist concerning the activity of the Rivne Museum of Local History are presented in the article. The methodological basis of the research is the principle of historicism, systematicity and objectivity. The problem-chronological approach is applied while presenting the material. Particular attention was paid to the methodology of working with archival sources. According to the results received after the examination of the source base, a general picture of the functioning of the museum during the occupation period has been reproduced. The cultural-educational and research activity of the museum has been discovered. It included conducting regional studies and researches on the territory of the region and archaeological and ethnographic studies; replenishing museum collections by valuable findings; organizing educational activities; promoting the preservation and protection of the historical monuments, publishing scientific-popular works. Moreover, the staffing structure, financial support and budget of the museum have been examined and discussed. The article also mentions the availability of the museum inventory that has been found which is an important source for restoring information about the number of exhibits of five departments and the extent of the loss of museum valuables. The importance of Yuriy Shumovsky’s persistent work as the main founder of museology in the Rivne region of this period is determined. Yuriy Shumovsky's museological work in a particular collection, classification, conservation and description of exhibits has been also assessed. Photos of museum findings and expositions are presented. Key words: Yurii Shymovskyi, ethnographer, archaeologist, paleomastodon, embroidery, Volhynia, Rivne Regional Museum of Local History.

scholarly journals Theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of ethnographic research in obstetric nursing: an integrative review

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jameson Moreira Belém ◽  
Emanuelly Vieira Pereira ◽  
Vitória de Cássia Félix Rebouças ◽  
José Wicto Pereira Borges ◽  
Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immersion Time ◽  
Institutional Ethnography ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Virtual Library ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Cultural Care ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
And Training

Abstract Objective: To characterize ethnographic research in the area of obstetric nursing regarding its theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects. Method: An integrative review performed in the MEDLINE®, LILACS, BDENF and CINAHL databases, as well as the SciELO virtual library. Results: Thirty (30) articles formed the analytical corpus after screening and reading the primary references in full. The most used methods were ethno-nursing, ethnography and institutional ethnography; the immersion time in the field ranged from 12 visits to 48 months occurring in institutional contexts. The main data collection techniques were observation, individual interviews and training guides for ethno-nursing. The data were organized as themes and subthemes, analyzed through the ethno-nursing analysis guide, implementing the Theory of Diversity and Universality of Cultural Care as theoretical reference. Conclusion: Ethnographic studies in the area of obstetric nursing are within the scope of microethnographies and are operationalized based on theoretical-methodological nursing references, being useful to analyze the complexity of phenomena involving obstetric nursing care, and focusing on the etic (professional) and emic (women) perspectives.

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