scholarly journals The Saami webcommunities in the eyes of moderators (on the example of “VKontakte” social network)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4-2021) ◽  
pp. 141-153
Author(s):  
O. A. Suleymanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Virtual Groups ◽  
Sensitive Topics ◽  
Ethnic Network ◽  
Network Communities ◽  
Virtual Platform ◽  
Ethnic Associations

The article discusses the problem of moderation of ethnic network communities on the example of the Sami virtual groups “VKontakte”. An expert survey was conducted with moderators of webcommunities, on the basis of which the goals of creating groups, their main functions and prospects for further development were determined. According to the interviewed moderators, the priority goal of creating these groups is to unite representatives of the Sami people on a single, albeit virtual platform, within which certain individual and collective interests can be realized (searching for like-minded people, gaining knowledge, a sense of common ethnicity, etc.). Among the main functions of the Sami webcommunities, the moderators single out those that are inherent in such virtual ethnic associations: communicative, integrative, information-cognitive, entertainment and a number of others. The moderators consider the most important topics for dissemination to such topics as the preservation of the Sami language and culture (including a significant part of the content related to material culture), environmental problems and traditional crafts. At the same time, it is noted that the greatest response from the audience of these groups is received by posts devoted to art, entertainment and everyday life topics. Moderators carefully monitor the thematic focus of the content and try to avoid various “sensitive” topics and discussions, especially those related to politics. The audience of the Sami online communities is assessed by the moderators as conflict-free, but at the same time not active enough. In general, the moderators highly appreciate the technological capabilities of social networks for disseminating relevant information, establishing contacts, self-presentation, socializing Sami youth, broadcasting their culture and expressing ethnic identity.

scholarly journals Looking beyond appearances: a multi-analytical approach on the prehistoric clay weights

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Manea ◽  
Mircea Lechintan ◽  
Gabriel Popescu ◽  
Theodor Ignat ◽  
Vasile Opriş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Experimental Archaeology ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Cultural Complex ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Size Modification ◽  
Multiple Meanings ◽  
Transformation Processes

Abstract In this paper we analyzed a batch of 64 clay weights from three archaeological sites located in Romania (Gumelniţa, Măgura-Jilava, and Sultana) that belong to Kodjadermen-Gumelniţa-Karanovo VI cultural complex (4600–3900 cal. BC). Our approach includes an interdisciplinary investigation based on technological analysis, experimental archaeology, and X-ray CT scans coupled with statistical analysis. This investigation has a high potential to reveal relevant information regarding the technological background (e.g., inclusion, voids, temper, etc.), manufacturing stages (e.g., modeling, shaping, kneading, etc.), or transformation processes (e.g., drying and firing vs. weight and size modification) in order to identify, explain and understand the chaîne operatoire for this type of artefacts. Moreover, correlation of the results with the experimental archaeology could offer an integrative interpretation about the material culture of past humans and its multiple meanings, but also critical information about the multiple dimensions of manufacture for these objects (e.g., time, effort, physical–chemical processes, etc.). The multi-analytical approach proposed here also includes a comparative study of technological aspects of these clay weights across the three archaeological sites investigated, as well as the experimental replicas.

LINGUOCULTURAL CODE: THEORETICAL BASIS OF RESEARCH

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Myronova
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Cultural Codes ◽  
Cultural Paradigm ◽  
The People ◽  
Cultural Code ◽  
The One ◽  
Cultural Linguistics

Language is the "spirit of the people". Today the generally accepted idea is the one of the anthropocentrism of language. The formation of the anthropocentric paradigm has focused researchers' attention on a person, on its place in culture because the linguistic personality is the center of cultural tradition. Within the framework of this paradigm, cultural linguistics are developing – the science focused on the cultural factor in language and the linguistic factor in the person; the science that aims to study the correlation and the communication between language and culture, between language and consciousness. The formation of the stable nomenclature is the cultural linguistics' problem of high priority. One of the most important concepts in this field is the concept of linguistic-cultural code, along with the concepts of "cultural code" and "verbal code". The article is devoted to the analysis of modern approaches to the study of the concept of linguistic-cultural code, which is a verbal embodiment of the cultural code. It aims to analyze existing works on this problem and define the theoretical foundations of the study of the linguistic-cultural code. The article reveals typological and functional characteristics of linguistic-cultural code systems. It describes methods of classification of codes within the system on the thematic and substantive grounds, namely the division of codes into substantive and conceptual ones. The purpose of the classifications of this kind is to identify and organize material means of expressing culturally relevant information. The article considers the system of the hierarchical ordering of linguistic-cultural codes and uses the term "subcode" to denote the linguoculture of lower-level systems. The linguistic and cultural interpretation of the subcode as a unit of the lower level than the code and of its place in the system of cultural codes with branchy vertical and horizontal internal connections, forming a figurative cultural paradigm, appears to be relevant. The conclusions of the article may serve as the theoretical basis for further practical research in the field of linguoculture and linguistic semiotics.

scholarly journals Main results of fundamental research of FSBSI “Institute of Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Problems” for the 2020 year

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
В.Е. Козлов ◽  
Е.Ю. Левина ◽  
С.В. Хусаинова ◽  
Т.М. Трегубова
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Modern Human ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Ethnic Network ◽  
Network Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Fundamental Research

В 2020 году Институт педагогики, психологии и социальных проблем (далее Институт) работал по государственному заданию Министерства образования и науки Российской Федерации, по трем проектам: № 0N59-2019-0013 «Проблема современной методологии изучения формирования и развития человека в эпоху цифровизации»; №0599-2020-0006 «Проблема бесконфликтного социального взаимодействия»; № 0599-2019-0043 «Проблема отклоняющегося поведения в системе современного человековедения». В статье описаны основные результаты исследований сотрудников Института, в частности, раскрыты: сущностные характеристики когнитивной парадигмы образования; обоснованы потенциал и инструментарий когнитивной педагогики в эпоху цифровизации образования; обосновано использование концептов «габитус» «информационное общество», «виртуальная этничность», «реальная виртуальность» применительно к этническим сетевым сообществам; расширены системно-коммуникативные параметры в деструктивных молодежных сообществах; обоснована роль социальных проектов в профилактике ксенофобских и экстремистских настроений. Разработана концепция «дерадикализации и ресоциализации личности, склонной к террористической и экстремистской деятельности». Предложен инструментарий сопровождения лиц категории особого внимания. Проведены пилотажные исследования сфер личности: лиц категории особого внимания и лиц осужденных за террористическую и экстремистскую деятельность. Статья предназначена научным сотрудникам и исследователям в социогуманитарной сфере, работникам системы образования, руководителям образовательных организаций; сотрудникам отраслевых министерств и ведомств, представителям духовенства и общественных организаций. In 2020, the Institute of Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Problems (hereinafter the Institute) worked on the state order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, upon three projects: No. 0N59-2019-0013 "The problem of modern methodology for studying the formation and development of a person in the era of digitalization"; № 0599-2020-0006 "The problem of conflict-free social interaction"; № 0599-2019-0043 The problem of deviant behaviour in the system of modern Human sciences The article describes the main research results of the Institute's employees, in particular, following aspects are revealed: the essential characteristics of the cognitive paradigm of education; substantiated the potential and tools of cognitive pedagogy in the era of digitalization of education; substantiated the use of the concepts “habitus” “information society”, “virtual ethnicity”, “real virtuality” in relation to ethnic network communities; systemic and communicative parameters in destructive youth communities have been expanded; the role of social projects in the prevention of xenophobic and extremist sentiments is substantiated. The concept of “deradicalization and resocialization of a person prone to terrorist and extremist activities” has been developed. A toolkit for accompanying persons of the special attention category is proposed. Pilot studies of the spheres of personality were carried out: persons of the category of special attention and persons convicted of terrorist and extremist activities. The article is intended for researchers and researchers in the social and humanitarian sphere, employees of the education system, heads of educational organizations; employees of sectoral ministries and departments, representatives of the clergy and public organizations.

scholarly journals Toward a Prototypical Model of Culture for Bible Translation

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-61
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Lake Victoria ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Image Schemas ◽  
Bible Translation ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Prototypical Model

Bible translation is inherently a communication event originating in a historical language and culture. Recipients of translated Scriptures interpret this historical text through their language and cultural grid. They have cultural practices, material culture, beliefs, values, a worldview, image schemas, etc., that can assist or compromise their ability to properly understand the Bible. This work addresses the challenge to translators and translation consultants to more readily identify translation issues that are rooted in the target culture such that they may be further researched and treated as appropriate in the translation and helps. A prototypical model of culture is proposed to support these deliberations, which is comprised of a stratified network of observable cultural systems, beliefs, values, and deep structural components of worldview and image schemas. The cultural model is productively applied to a survey of translation issues rooted in the target cultures of several language teams in eastern Africa, and to three, in-depth analyses from Zinza and Digo Scriptures. The results suggest that Zinza prefer LINK and PATH image schemas over IN/OUT and FULL/EMPTY CONTAINER image schemas in metaphorical extensions such as “in Christ.” In addition, the Digo people’s limited knowledge of biblical construction practices, and the strong impact of the Lake Victoria ecosystem on Zinza culture, present translation challenges to the Digo New Testament and Zinza Genesis, respectively.

scholarly journals Professional glamour and feminine mystique: Barbara Moon's Style in words and wardrobe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Couturier
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Professional Women ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Gender Expectations ◽  
Skilled Professional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Collection ◽  
Personal Appearance ◽  
Professional Contexts

‘Glamour’ is a term usually reserved to describe celebrities and fashion personalities. This research project proposes that glamour can also be performed by highly skilled professional women to assert themselves in the workplace and challenge gender expectations. Years before the publication of the Dress for Success books in the 1970s, women were already entering typically masculine environments and negotiating their professional identities through fashion and personal appearance. This paper provides a case study of one woman’s wardrobe, donated to the Ryerson University Fashion Research Collection in 1997. Its owner, Barbara Moon, was a highly respected journalist and magazine editor who worked in Toronto from the 1950s to 1990s. Through material culture approaches, as well as textual and discursive analyses, Moon’s wardrobe was examined and situated within the social and professional contexts in which it was worn. Connections were drawn between the themes she explored in her writing, and her elegant self-presentation.

From Imperium to Imperialism

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Mattingly
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
Historical Archaeology ◽  
New World ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Colonial Society ◽  
Roman World ◽  
Recent Developments

This chapter reviews the traditional understandings of the Roman Empire and reflects on how recent developments in the study of imperialism more generally could influence the future of Roman studies. It explores problems with the orthodox paradigm of Romanization and highlights the need for alternative interpretative frameworks. It presents a case for applying the concept of creolization to the Roman Empire, despite its connotations primarily with the New World and slave society. Creole language and creole material culture are built up by the integration of the language and traditions of the underclass with elements of language and culture of the dominant colonial society, resulting in a “highly ambiguous material culture, in the sense that it is imbued with different meanings in different contexts.” In principle, these approaches adopted in North American historical archaeology to understand the material culture and social behavior of the slaves and underprivileged classes can also be applied to the archaeological record of the Roman world.

scholarly journals Ethnological Collections in Selected South African Museums - Past Issues and Current Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-458
Author(s):  
Mathodi Freddie Motsamayi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Material Culture ◽  
South African ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Environmental Significance ◽  
Current State ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
Huge Challenge

The paper examines the state of ethnological collections in two post-apartheid South African museums, with a specific focus on cataloguing, and is based, inter alia, on an appraisal of anthropological discourses that informed the collections. A discussion of the artefacts’ background is of importance in establishing their origins, motives for their presence in collections and the current state of these collections. Presently, such information is difficult to establish since persons who have knowledge regarding the makers, donors and collectors of artefacts are no longer part of the museums’ establishment. Evidently, curators face a huge challenge in cataloguing such materials with only patchy information available.In South Africa many ethnological collections of artefacts produced by Africans are 'owned' by heritage institutions, but the care expanded on the objects consists mainly in placing them in storeroom facilities where they are distant from custodians, devoid of identifying material, and insufficiently researched. I contend that the lacklustre manner of assessing items of indigenous material culture in museums of ethnography, and the accompanying decontextualization, are irreconcilable with their original socio-cultural and environmental significance, their meanings and technological trends. The question is what to do with museum collections of rare indigenous material culture, created in the colonial and apartheid era but which, unfortunately, are left without relevant information? 

scholarly journals The Burial Ground: A Bridge Between Language And Culture

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Burkette
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Linguistic Variation ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Burial Ground ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Physical Location ◽  
Atlas Data ◽  
Regional Language

This paper explores the cultural and historical forces that created variation in terms for “cemetery”, including links between language and material culture, using cemetery terms found within two Linguistic Atlas data sets to demonstrate how colonial influence, cultural changes, and physical locations contribute to linguistic variation. Speakers’ lexical choices in the 1930s still show the effects of the religious and social climates of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Northern and southern colonial trends were still influencing regional language use several hundred years later. Furthermore, for the LANE data we find that the physical location of historic cemeteries has an effect on speakers’ use of specific lexical items.

scholarly journals Professional glamour and feminine mystique: Barbara Moon's Style in words and wardrobe

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Couturier
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Professional Women ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Gender Expectations ◽  
Skilled Professional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Collection ◽  
Personal Appearance ◽  
Professional Contexts

‘Glamour’ is a term usually reserved to describe celebrities and fashion personalities. This research project proposes that glamour can also be performed by highly skilled professional women to assert themselves in the workplace and challenge gender expectations. Years before the publication of the Dress for Success books in the 1970s, women were already entering typically masculine environments and negotiating their professional identities through fashion and personal appearance. This paper provides a case study of one woman’s wardrobe, donated to the Ryerson University Fashion Research Collection in 1997. Its owner, Barbara Moon, was a highly respected journalist and magazine editor who worked in Toronto from the 1950s to 1990s. Through material culture approaches, as well as textual and discursive analyses, Moon’s wardrobe was examined and situated within the social and professional contexts in which it was worn. Connections were drawn between the themes she explored in her writing, and her elegant self-presentation.

scholarly journals Transformation of the linguistic culture of the Urals Mari in the XX – at the beginning of the XXI centuries

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-211
Author(s):  
Anna V. Berezina
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Education System ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
The Urals ◽  
Cultural Interpretation ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Trading Activities ◽  
Fresh Impetus ◽  
Transformation Processes

Introduction. Based on the analysis of the transformation processes of the linguistic culture of the Urals Mari, the article considers how various types of transformations can give a culture a new potential for its development or have a harmful influence on its foundations. With the prognostic goal the work makes an attempt to outline the structure of the model of language transformations, which is tested on the example of the language culture of the Urals Mari. Materials and Methods. In the framework of cultural interpretation, interviewing, survey and sociological description are applied. Hermeneutical and lingvocultural methods are also used. Results and Discussion. Historically, it was recorded that the changing of the language culture of the Ural Mari was influenced by proximity to other nations, trading activities, borrowing in material culture. The formation of the Mari alphabet gave a fresh impetus to the development of ethnocultural education. Thus, ethnocultural identity was expressed in writing. The language of the ethnos, perceived visually and thus fixing the achievements of culture, contributed to the awareness of the community of the ethos. Analyzing such borrowings, the author comes to the conclusion about positive transformational processes. Negative transformation processes are associated by the author with the mass culture and the loss of ethnocultural values. Mass culture comes along with the loss of traditional types of employment, together with the termination of the study of the language of the ethnic group in the education system. Conclusion. The author comes to the conclusion that the developing the regions of the Urals Mari festival and tourist activities carried out in the language of the super ethnos cannot influence the leveling of the value foundations of culture. First of all, it is necessary to level out the processes that negatively affect the language and culture of the ethnic group.

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